Guest Hooli Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Hurrah! You can cruise the M1 selling photocopiers once again. bolognasal spray, Mr_Bo11ox and Brodders 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Rejoice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 nice to see one that hasn't been GSI'd to death!!!! RobT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSteve Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 nice to see one that hasn't been GSI'd to death!!!! The process was started by the previous owner, but only got as far as the lowered springs which are, frankly, shit. They twang and squeak and I can't get my trolley jack under the car very easily- standard height springs would be a welcome improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSteve Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 So Michael, what act of completely avoidable misfortune occurred this week...?  The Cav decided to start late Tuesday afternoon, so to celebrate I went for a hoon up the B6255 to Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales. As I neared Hawes my bladder indicated it was going to lose containment. So I headed to the public loos, which I found were now shut for the night. Right, I'll have to find a layby and some trees/bushes... Driving along, now getting the sweats from holding back the flood. Pulled into the first layby with some modesty cover- by the river. I had to leave the engine running as I didn't want to be stuck miles from home if it decided not to start again. The river bank was quite steep and uneven, but I got a footing and relieved the pressure. Mid-flow I heard cars coming and tried to duck down a bit, at which point I lost my footing and fell in. Just managed to catch onto some grass so I didn't disappear off downstream Fucksticks. I was wet with water of all kinds, muddy and I'd jarred my shoulder. Hauled myself up the river bank. squelched back to the car, put the heater on and drove back home. The crank sensor was going to pay for this... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Meyle sensor, like most aftermarket sensors is made entirely from plastic, unlike the Bosch original. It hasn't aged well in the time it has been on the car- a few months and less than a hundred miles. It is weirdly distorted now.So I ordered a Bosch sensor off ebay, which arrived this morning. Comparison with new Bosch sensor:Differences of note:Thicker O-ring- approx. twice the diameter of the Bosch one. It also can't slide further up the sensor due to the step in the sensor body.Thickness of the plastic bracket bit where the retaining Allen screw goes- plastic version is twice is thick as the metal one.So with the Meyle sensor even once you overcome the difficulty of getting the short Allen screw to catch the thread in the block, it then fails to seat properly due to the fatter O-ring bending the retaining bracket, misaligning the magnetic section which also distorts as it heats up and gradually changes shape.I suppose if you removed the O-ring on the plastic-bodied sensor then it would fit better, but then it might leak a bit of oil when running...which I suppose is kind of normal for Vauxhalls... Fitting the Bosch sensor felt better- it made a satisfying gentle 'pop' sound as I pushed it home in the crankcase hole. So with the Allen screw in, the connector plugged in, the key went in the ignition and...it fired up first time.Yay- so now that sense of dread of will it/won't it start and the memory of the river incident will start to fade... Richard, Rusty_Rocket, Dick Longbridge and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 I was expecting a cynical presenter saying ' unfortunately they survived being minced by the combine harvester' as you knew that was what he really wanted to say on that TV programme Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Haha. I once had to use a verge as an impromptu urinal. I had both open doors to protect my modesty. It was breezy but nothing too bad. However, mid flow a large gust of wind blew my waterfall off course and I pissed into my own car. somewhatfoolish, Dick Longbridge, Mr_Bo11ox and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolognasal spray Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 I went for an impromptu piss this afternoon, down the embankment of a lay-by on the A1079 just outside Hull. Fuck me, I was waste deep in crap down there - hundreds of bottles and cans, a suitcase, a big arc lamp, all manner of detritus and debris. One or two unmentionable and unidentifiable objects too. Think I was in sight-line of SUV and 4x4 people as well. So far from ideal. Didn't manage to lose my footing on either the way up or down though, so that was a bonus. Was a close thing though. There's a Nandos, a KFC and a MacD's about a mile further on but I was really dying for a slash so had to pull over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSteve Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 I used to be able to hold a piss from Dover all the way back to Lancaster, but these days I think I would be damp somewhere near Milton Keynes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Top tip- when pissing not quite out of sight of traffic it's a good idea to take off your hi-viz vest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 The back wheel of a double decker used to be a handy piss point, once had my cashbag half inched when doing so in Middleton (Leeds), joke was on the scroat, as it was empty and I had my quickchange in my other hand. Note I always kept wet wipes in my kitbag for this reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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