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General Discussion Area / Re: Fkight Costs

« on: 18 January 2026, 22:20:36 »

We tend to stay in villas, and not many do packages now.

It also means booking flights late can be a risk, as 12 weeks before departure you tend to have to pay in full for villa.


Not a fan of hotels, particularly as she likes to get up early and sit by the pool until I get up (and I'm like a teenager on holiday )

Got to beat zee Germans stealing the loungers next to the pool!

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Omega General Help / Re: Part number help wanted: Fr coil spring

« on: 18 January 2026, 21:56:42 »

Even if you don't refresh the rear suspension, you would be well advised to replace the rear track rods as they have a nasty habit of seizing solid.

I only ever bothered if they needed adjusting, and heat couldn't free them.  Obviously when fitting new, a good coating of (proper) coppaslip on the threads tends to prevent further reoccurance.

Anytime I'm under the motor (maybe every few Months) I give all the adjusters bits a scoosh of loose oil, then when it comes to needing to remove/adjust a track rod it's (usually) easier to move.

I fitted the pedders top mounts to the omega when I refurb'd the front end, tightens it up quite nicely without being too harsh.

https://pedders.co.uk/details/5851

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Omega General Help / Re: More gearbox issues

« on: 08 July 2025, 20:16:04 »

Not quite an omega but it's old brother the senator! I recently bought a 2nd hand R25-28 manual box as I'm going to change my senator over to manual.  ......

 

The car is trying to tell you it wants to keeps being an auto! 

It'll pay for that! Every time it changes up I'll just kickdown again

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Omega General Help / More gearbox issues

« on: 08 July 2025, 19:29:29 »

Not quite an omega but it's old brother the senator! I recently bought a 2nd hand R25-28 manual box as I'm going to change my senator over to manual.

trouble I'm having is the main shaft only turns about 1 spline before locking. I thought maybe the box was in gear as the selector mechanism was loosened off for transportation but I've tried quite a bit of force to turn the mainshaft and it's not moving. I've tried resetting the selector mechanism and it feels like it's in neutral but it's not moving. It's not as if the box is seized as the shaft moves a spline then clunks into something and doesn't move. Praying it is in reverse and just tight to move.

Hopefully I've not bought a lemon. I'm just wondering if it isn't stuck in gear then what are the things that could be causing this?

Thanks

G

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General Discussion Area / Re: Daylight!

« on: 18 June 2025, 21:55:07 »

Still almost daylight up here in mckilt land at 10 tae 10. 

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General Discussion Area / Imagine this!

« on: 17 June 2025, 06:48:22 »

Noise from front wheel, can't find the issue and it's this:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/738784335385142

Drive you mad trying to find it.

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General Car Chat / Re: Who owns a milk float on here?

« on: 03 June 2025, 21:57:10 »

Could go for a wales and edwards rangemaster!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales_%26_Edwards#/media/File:Dairy_Crest_Ex_Unigate_Wales_And_Edwards_Rangemaster_Milk_Float.jpg

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General Discussion Area / Re: Common sense prevails

« on: 19 April 2025, 14:31:58 »

Just checked downstairs there in case my biology had decided to assume my body had decided to "self-identify" as something else, lol nope still got meat and 2 veg down there!

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General Discussion Area / Re: Heathrow Airport Closed

« on: 26 March 2025, 07:22:21 »

It's just more evidence that Britain is totally and utterly broken. 

.

Quote from a newspaper today " The world is laughing at the fragile state of the UK after yesterday's fiasco at Heathrow airport"

At least we're giving everyone a giraffe!

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Headlight aim warning can't turn off

« on: 08 March 2025, 14:41:49 »

MOT failure ?

The guy took pity on me since I'd done so much work on it!

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Headlight aim warning can't turn off

« on: 03 March 2025, 08:57:44 »

Is the snsor just popped off or wet?  suspect latter, and its constantly cycling through broken/good

I had the whole arm off for refurb and never put sensor back and as was going to just try and replace the system. I might just put the switch back on for now.

I should have said leave the sensor off and hope it doesn't complain 

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Headlight aim warning can't turn off

« on: 17 February 2025, 00:25:24 »

Replace the system with what

With nothing, I didn't put the sensor back on.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Headlight aim warning can't turn off

« on: 01 February 2025, 20:16:43 »

Is the snsor just popped off or wet?  suspect latter, and its constantly cycling through broken/good

I had the whole arm off for refurb and never put sensor back and as was going to just try and replace the system. I might just put the switch back on for now.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Headlight aim warning can't turn off

« on: 30 January 2025, 18:54:34 »

This stems from I need to fix the adjuster thing on the LH wishbone for headlight aim. In the meantime whenever I get the warning I just tap the bottom left steering mounted switch to turn the warning off. Recently after the car being laid up for a bit over winter it now doesn't turn off when I click the switch, any ideas why it won't turn off now? Is this the car getting pissed off I'm not fixing it?!

Cheers

G

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General Discussion Area / Re: LA Fires

« on: 13 January 2025, 19:12:29 »

Mm, that’s how conspiracy theories start and of course however unlikely, sometimes,  there’s no smoke without fire. No pun intended.

And the city fire brigade went woke