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General Discussion Area / Re: Worst roadkill road??

« on: 18 April 2007, 23:54:38 »

I LOVE driving on that road...... Do it on the way to croyde bay....
 
So open... can really loose perception of speed!

Yeah. I miss going down there every so often. Used to love climbing those hills in the Westfield when all the caravanners were about, grinding up the hills at 40 MPH. 200BHP and 650Kg meant you didn't really notice you were climbing!

Kevin

35087

General Discussion Area / Re: Worst roadkill road??

« on: 18 April 2007, 10:31:05 »

Don't remember ever seeing road kill there before. Some of the speeds I've taken that road at in my youth a pheasant could have been really nasty.

There's a little lane near us with a sign up, around this time of year "Peasants crossing". Seems they breed pheasants nearby and the young ones like to cross this lane in an almost continuous procession at a particular spot.

Anyway, you approach the spot in question and there are a queue of pheasants crossing the road. There are always half a dozen squished ones on the road. The alive ones look at you as you approach in a ton and a half of metal, then stop and look at their squashed brethren, then back at you. You'd think the penny would drop and they'd think "Sh!t! I'm going to get flattened by that big lump of metal". But no, they just continue ambling along, oblivious.

The lane's also a particularly good hill climb in the Westfield but I am nice to the pheasants. A mate of mine got a rabbit wrapped round his propshaft at <mumble> MPH once, and that was not a pleasant clean-up job!

Kevin

35088

General Discussion Area / Re: My hand...

« on: 19 April 2007, 09:57:07 »

couldn't get hold of any assembly grease so easily.. do they sell it in halfrauds?

Don't worry. I've got a bottle of Torco MPZ left over from and engine rebuild. I'll bring that along.

Kevin

35089

General Discussion Area / Re: My hand...

« on: 19 April 2007, 09:33:47 »

I've got one.  

If the belt's used you have to align the tensioner marks differently. I guess this allows for a new belt to "give" a little bit.

Kevin

35090

General Discussion Area / Re: Interesting Cam Belt article

« on: 17 April 2007, 15:22:07 »

Even I know all Senators used Chains.....

Yeah, that raised an eyebrow with me too.

Kevin

35091

General Discussion Area / Interesting Cam Belt article

« on: 17 April 2007, 13:30:38 »

http://www.gates.com/europe/file_save_common.cfm?thispath=Europe%2Fdocuments_module&file=018_019_PMM_MAR04.pdf

Kevin

35092

General Discussion Area / Re: Lights on chime....

« on: 18 April 2007, 09:47:38 »

next time pop the gearbox selector lever cover up (hooks in at end nearest ashtray, clips in at handbrake end - note that on the facelift it's the entire black plastic bit as opposed to just the gaiter on pre and mini facelifts), you can then push down the yellow tab on the left of the selector and move it out of park  

Ahh, yes. That would have done it too. Thanks for the tip.

Kevin

35093

General Discussion Area / Re: Lights on chime....

« on: 06 April 2007, 20:41:35 »

Well, my head was in the driver's footwell today and I remembered this poll. Mine comes from a little white relay-like object with a louvred cover in the relay panel under the fusebox cover. So driver's side but not the switch.

I wish I'd had the presence of mind to pull it out while I was working on the stereo instead of letting it slowly drive me insane. (Had to have gearbox out of "P" for access, had to have driver's door open, wouldn't let me remove keys!)

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: Broke my hand :(

« on: 16 April 2007, 07:19:32 »

Ouch! Really sorry to hear that. Best get yourself down to A+E as you say.

I wish you a speedy recovery.

Kevin

35095

General Discussion Area / Re: V8 conversion?? PAH thats for girls!!!

« on: 17 April 2007, 10:15:46 »

I wonder if the cam cover gaskets leak on them?

... cos there's an awful lot of bolts to undo!

I agree that there's nothing that meakes a better sound than a Merlin but they're best appreciated from the air.

Stood just behind the wing of a 'spit when it was started once. Those flames out of the exhaust stubs are real    Actually, you see a few splats of fuel fly out onto the fuselage and then the whole lot gets torched as it starts. Fortunately the draught from the prop then puts the flames out.

Kevin

35096

General Discussion Area / Re: Are Omegas sort of Police immune?

« on: 12 April 2007, 15:27:14 »

I may get shot down for this but personally I think there'd be less idiots on the road if people driving like that were prosecuted and penalised as they should be, without choice, otherwise they just think they'll get away with it all the time!

If his driving was as bad as you say then I agree but traffic officers able to exercise discretion are a good thing in these days of Talivans handing out summary justice by Royal Mail.

Getting a good old fashioned roadside dressing down by a traffic officer, pointing out the errors and likely consequences of my driving would have a far more positive impact on my future driving technique than an NIP hitting the doormat followed by grudgingly putting a cheque in the post.

"there's never a cop car about when you wanna see some nut get pulled over"!

This is what occurs to me every evening when I leave work. There's always someone pulling out of an office car park, mobile phone clamped under one ear while trying to put seat belt on, etc.. If they're not 100% occupied doing all that they may even look before they pull out into the traffic! It's blatantly obvious that the car isn't under control and should't have moved from their parking space yet.

If this type of thing could be as firmly drilled into people as the "speed kills" message we'd be onto a winner.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: Are Omegas sort of Police immune?

« on: 12 April 2007, 12:49:19 »

I am afraid I am more concerned about the workers than what my exact speed is

This is the problem with all the hysteria over speed limits these days. The average driver can concentrate either on maintaining his speed within +/- 2 MPH or on looking where he is going and reacting to hazards on the road ahead. More often than not these days the former seems to take precedence over the latter.

Kevin

35098

General Discussion Area / Re: New to this what does this arial do

« on: 13 April 2007, 10:51:48 »

The FM radio antenna is built into the heated rear screen. I presume that is a mobile phone antenna.

There is an extra antenna connection behind the driver's kick panel which seems to be routed in that direction.

Kevin

35099

General Discussion Area / Re: Mark 1 escort won't start!

« on: 13 April 2007, 11:38:50 »

Points should not spark.

This is true, and it indicates a faulty condenser if you're getting significant sparks at the points.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: Mark 1 escort won't start!

« on: 13 April 2007, 10:49:38 »

Presume,. could just put a spark plug on the end and earth it...

You could do. Not as much fun though  

I tell you what. Ask Markie what he'd prefer.

Kevin