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General Car Chat / Re: Grandland 1.2 cambelt problems

« on: Today at 00:20:10 »

The lad across the road works for Stellantis, apparently there is go-no go gauge for the belt. As above, what a stupid idea!

Correct, they check for belt wear through the oil filler hole on this engine. What it doesn’t show is the fine belt dust degradation and fine fragments that clog up the oil pick up, which in turn starves the engine of oil.

This clip shows the intricate tool for checking the belt width only. One can only assume that if your belt width is out of spec, you can turn the tool around and use it for blowing bubbles to amuse yourself while you ponder what to do about it.

https://youtu.be/Bob5h_aevis?si=KykIL-PTBFkvulUi
That checking tool looks a complete load of shoite

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 25 December 2025, 12:25:59 »

I must admit that i've been quite lazy with mine. Luckily it's the common as muck star silver, so doesn't really show how bad it is. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Merry Christmas

« on: 25 December 2025, 12:19:53 »

Merry Christmas to all you old buggers from a very sunny Suffolk. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person

« on: 24 December 2025, 19:10:06 »

Mick Abrahams, 82. One of the founders of Jethro Tull.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Faster internet....finally.

« on: 24 December 2025, 13:57:49 »

WiFi is variable.  Thats why only tests made with a network cable are remotely valid.

The client (laptop/phone/tablet) may, for instance, decide that it thinks a 2.4GHz channel is best.  You'll be hard pressed to get much more than 250Mb from 2.4GHz - 5.8GHz is where you will get the speed.

The router may have a feature called band steering, that tries to persuade clients onto 5.8 from 2.4, though that can bring issues if poorly implemented with connectivity when slightly further from router, as the client may try to hang on to an inappropriate channel.  But worth a go.

Essentially, WiFi is a crap technology, particularly if you live in urban areas, and you're constantly fighting your neighbours for the airwaves, made worse by the fact that nobody sets their 2.4GHz up correctly, and channel bonding cocks it up for everyone else!

Cheers, TB.

It seems that internet speed is similar to battery range on a milf float.

They come up with  ridiculous figures that most people can't get anywhere near in the real world.

The engineer did say I can 'upgrade' to 2.4 gbps on the same cable, so presumably they can speed it up and slow it down at will.

A milf float? Where would I be able to purchase one of those? 😍

You always know where his mind is going. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person

« on: 22 December 2025, 16:24:36 »

He won't be driving home for Christmas. Plagued with ill health over his lifetime i believe. RIP Chris, really liked his music.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Faster internet....finally.

« on: 20 December 2025, 23:58:08 »

Hope you have better luck than i did.Signed up to Sky about four months ago. Had date fixed for connection to the fibre cables installed on my estate by a company called City Fibre. Got a text from Sky postponing the connection until they had completed a "feasibility study". Week later got a phone call from City Fibre (who it seems are owned by Sky) saying that there were issues with the cables laid under the pavements on my road, which were defective and they had no plans to rectify them, as the uptake of customers was minimal. I then had to crawl back to BT, now EE to be reconnected.
Not surprised really as the first gang of contractors were a real bunch of cowboys. Which meant that another gang had to come out to rectify the work. Not very well it seems. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 16 December 2025, 16:01:48 »

Atacama

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General Discussion Area / Re: Woman saved from certain death by drowning.

« on: 14 December 2025, 10:18:08 »

Jesus wept. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: spotted

« on: 11 December 2025, 22:43:49 »

I still miss my Desmond. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 10 December 2025, 17:25:02 »

Had the plumber coming to service my boiler earlier, but he didn't turn up. 

When I phoned him he said he couldn't come as he was doing another job and wouldn't be able to come round before Christmas. 

I'm not having much luck with tradies at the mo.   

Waited in for service engineer for my warm air central heating unit. Arrived at 1 ish, took it to bits, shoved a smoke bomb up, then condemned it. Bugger.    Leaking out into the loft at the flue angled joint with the ridge tile vent. Waiting to hear if they can source the correct flue part. It can stay mild for as long as it likes. 

That'll be alright. Just don't go up in the loft when the heatings on.     

Do not use notice plastered over it and he's blanked off the gas meter too. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 10 December 2025, 17:19:55 »

Moses

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 09 December 2025, 16:56:39 »

Had the plumber coming to service my boiler earlier, but he didn't turn up. 

When I phoned him he said he couldn't come as he was doing another job and wouldn't be able to come round before Christmas. 

I'm not having much luck with tradies at the mo.   

Waited in for service engineer for my warm air central heating unit. Arrived at 1 ish, took it to bits, shoved a smoke bomb up, then condemned it. Bugger.    Leaking out into the loft at the flue angled joint with the ridge tile vent. Waiting to hear if they can source the correct flue part. It can stay mild for as long as it likes. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Christmas Totty Time - NWS

« on: 06 December 2025, 14:00:36 »

Disgusting. Why is my wrist aching? 

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 06 December 2025, 13:57:55 »

Hope you have a carbon monoxide detector. 

I took the battery out of ours
the constant beeping was making me dizzy and giving me a headache