Thermostat Job!

[albitz]

I had a look at the Haynes manual and it just sounded like jibberish to me!

thats because it is

[Kate]

What time should I turn up on Saturday?  There are hundreds of cambelts need doing aren't there?

[Marks DTM Calib]

Ok if I buy that off you then?

I will bring some with me anyway....

Fortunately at this meet we have plenty of capable people to help although, given some of the feedback on your stat so far, I plan to do this job myself.

As for time, when ever is convenient, there will be members turning up from 8.30ish onwards and you have quite a distance to travel...

[Kate]

Thanks that great! I'm looking forward to it!

[shyboy]

Why don't you turn up at 4.30 and make Mark prove to us all that he can do jobs as quickly as he keeps telling us he can.    
Seriously, best to arrive AM so that there are no snags timewise. I'm sure that, like me, you'll find the whole day interesting, and fun, but if you need to, you can leave when you wish if your jobs have been done.

[shyboy]

I had a look at the Haynes manual and it just sounded like jibberish to me!

thats because it is

[/highlight]

Don't take that too much to heart, Kate.    Much of the Haynes manual is of limited value to the experts, but I find it very good as a  guide to how to go about most things. And as in every walk of life, once you've done it once, the next time is much easier.
It could be better, but it has its uses, eg. an excellent source of torque values.
Bill.

[Marks DTM Calib]

I had a look at the Haynes manual and it just sounded like jibberish to me!

thats because it is

[/highlight]

Don't take that too much to heart, Kate.    Much of the Haynes manual is of limited value to the experts, but I find it very good as a  guide to how to go about most things. And as in every walk of life, once you've done it once, the next time is much easier.
It could be better, but it has its uses, eg. an excellent source of torque values.
Bill.

It can be useful for finding torque values....

Its at its most useful when you find you need to be 1 inch taller...

[ians]

I had a look at the Haynes manual and it just sounded like jibberish to me!

thats because it is

[/highlight]

Don't take that too much to heart, Kate.    Much of the Haynes manual is of limited value to the experts, but I find it very good as a  guide to how to go about most things. And as in every walk of life, once you've done it once, the next time is much easier.
It could be better, but it has its uses, eg. an excellent source of torque values.
Bill.

I agree although in the case of the thermostat it does make it sound like a 5 minute job.

[Kevin Wood]

I agree although in the case of the thermostat it does make it sound like a 5 minute job.

.. and in the case of the V6 cam belt it omits to mention that you have to get the cam timing correct.

Kevin

[ians]

I agree although in the case of the thermostat it does make it sound like a 5 minute job.

.. and in the case of the V6 cam belt it omits to mention that you have to get the cam timing correct.

Kevin

does it really!  minor details..

[Kevin Wood]

does it really!  minor details..

I must read it again for comedy value but I'm pretty sure that it only gives it a cursory mention before stating the standard disclaimer that you should take it to VX to have the tension checked afterwards (and by the time they've charged through the nose to strip it down to see the belt you may as well have got them to change it). The laughable thing is the tension's the easy bit to get right on a V6.

They really just cut and paste information from a generic "haynes manual" these days rather then working out the tricky bits on each model, which makes them useless to someone who knows the basics, and dangerous to someone who doesn't IMHO.

Kevin

[shyboy]

I had a look at the Haynes manual and it just sounded like jibberish to me!

thats because it is

[/highlight]

Don't take that too much to heart, Kate.    Much of the Haynes manual is of limited value to the experts, but I find it very good as a  guide to how to go about most things. And as in every walk of life, once you've done it once, the next time is much easier.
It could be better, but it has its uses, eg. an excellent source of torque values.
Bill.

It can be useful for finding torque values....

Its at its most useful when you find you need to be 1 inch taller...

[/highlight]

See what I mean, Kate.    

[shyboy]

does it really!  minor details..

I must read it again for comedy value but I'm pretty sure that it only gives it a cursory mention before stating the standard disclaimer that you should take it to VX to have the tension checked afterwards (and by the time they've charged through the nose to strip it down to see the belt you may as well have got them to change it). The laughable thing is the tension's the easy bit to get right on a V6.

They really just cut and paste information from a generic "haynes manual" these days rather then working out the tricky bits on each model, which makes them useless to someone who knows the basics, and dangerous to someone who doesn't IMHO.

Kevin

You don't actually own one, do you Kevin?

[shyboy]

I suppose it's a bit like the Bible, really. Whether you believe it not you should read it just to know what's going on.  

[Jimbob]

Even the experts use Haynes now and again....