paulplom Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Some nice views of the A1 today on a decent cycle ride. Can you guess the junction? Stevebrookman and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I reckon you were standing on this bridge ? You're quite far from home there, must be a decent mileage done loserone and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffgeezer Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Been working on this today... Doing some tidying at my father in laws when we went to lift a pallet of wood and the big yellow bitch burst a hose. It's in this lot somewhere... With the pipe brackets removed, some with a tickle from the 9" grinder, I ran the engine up to see which pipe was failed... As a temporary repair, I've used one of the pipes from the auxilary ports at the front to re-pipe the boom, as we never used those and we need it up and running asap. I just need to find a suitable cap for this for the time being, the union was 22mm. Six-cylinder, davehedgehog31, mercedade and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 (yes I know it's a estate) Eyersey1234 and chodweaver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Currently ordering yet more CX hoses. Some of them are silicone. Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 10 hours ago, gm said: I reckon you were standing on this bridge ? You're quite far from home there, must be a decent mileage done Correct. I drove to my mates in Burradon and we went out with the kids. Still did 16 miles through Gosforth park etc. gm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Austat, dome, Six-cylinder and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/12/2020 at 9:54 AM, Mally said: I'm sorry, but no Fiesta will never be better than a 2.0 Mk5 Cortina. I passed in 82 in an Allegro 1300 with square wheel. Bloody kids have it easy with power steering, radios etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 As long as the windscreen never fell out when you jacked it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Never a dull moment...my oil pressure light appears to have lost interest in working. Will investigate once the rain stops. richardmorris and Austat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Looks like you have tooo much pressure!!! Are you parked in a deep freeze, you temperature doesn't seem to be registering ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Had to take a truck to the crew who serve the Sussex villages not far from Petersfield as they had a fire. Then when it was out had to run their one to Arundel as it’s the nearest transfer station with an area for “damaged goods”. (I was supposed to be working from home today) Lithium batteries and bin wagons really don’t mix. Poor fire crew having to sift through 8 tonnes of compacted filth, pushed out a few bags at a time. Six-cylinder, richardmorris and Coprolalia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 07/07/2020 at 20:48, dollywobbler said: Wuvvum - I've lost the post to quote it, but it seriously sounds like you need one of those lithium-ion jump packs. I'd be lost without mine. Mine is one of these - started the Delica from proper flat no problem at all. I've used it loads. Also handy as an emergency 12v power outlet when you discover that your latest purchase has a broken ciggy lighter... https://www.amazon.co.uk/iclever-20000mAH-Emergency-Cigarette-Flashlight-Yellow/dp/B076CR28C3 Decided to get one as a gift for my dad since they're a few quid off. Really hope they're decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/7/2020 at 7:48 PM, dollywobbler said: Wuvvum - I've lost the post to quote it, but it seriously sounds like you need one of those lithium-ion jump packs. I'd be lost without mine. Mine is one of these - started the Delica from proper flat no problem at all. I've used it loads. Also handy as an emergency 12v power outlet when you discover that your latest purchase has a broken ciggy lighter... https://www.amazon.co.uk/iclever-20000mAH-Emergency-Cigarette-Flashlight-Yellow/dp/B076CR28C3 Mine started the Gamma on Sunday and when I went to start it again showing 75% charge it would not turn it. My normal jump pack started it straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, dozeydustman said: Lithium batteries and bin wagons really don’t mix. Why is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, barefoot said: Why is this? you really dont want lithium ion/polymer batteries in a bin wagon because when a lithium ion/polymer battery as found in lots of modern electronics these days is crushed or punctured etc it heats up and catch fire very rapidly! it reminds me of the reason why when disposing of end of life Low pressure sodium lamps your supposed to smash them up in a bucket then spray/fill it with water so all the sodium is naturalised in a controlled manner before chucking it in the regular waste bin as when sodium comes in contact with water it will react with the water to produce lots of heat and hydrogen gas, which you dont want happening in the back of a Bin waggon! Eyersey1234, Yoss, barefoot and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: Mine started the Gamma on Sunday and when I went to start it again showing 75% charge it would not turn it. My normal jump pack started it straight away. Mine started the Gamma twice on Sunday, even after the kids had battered it for their gadgets. If the battery is really flat, pressing the Boost button on the cable will improve things. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, dollywobbler said: Mine started the Gamma twice on Sunday, even after the kids had battered it for their gadgets. If the battery is really flat, pressing the Boost button on the cable will improve things. I did try the boast button but it did not help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 17 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: you really dont want lithium ion batteries in a bin wagon because when a lithium ion battery as found in lots of modern electronics these days is crushed or punctured etc it heats up and catch fire very rapidly! it reminds me of the reason why when disposing of end of life Low pressure sodium lamps your supposed to smash them up in a bucket then spray/fill it with water so all the sodium is naturalised in a controlled manner before chucking it in the regular waste bin as when sodium comes in contact with water it will react with the water to produce lots of heat and hydrogen gas, which you dont want happening in the back of a Bin waggon! As always, BigClive and his explosion containment pie dish has you covered. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 4 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said: Looks like you have tooo much pressure!!! Are you parked in a deep freeze, you temperature doesn't seem to be registering ? There's an issue with the oil pressure gauge, it jumps to about 80% as soon as the ignition is turned on. It's on the list to investigate at some point! No temperature shown as I'd just turned the ignition on for the first time today. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 5 hours ago, richardmorris said: If you know... MorrisItalSLX, bunglebus and richardmorris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 6 hours ago, Stevebrookman said: I passed in 82 in an Allegro 1300 with square wheel. Bloody kids have it easy with power steering, radios etc. I didn't even have a brake servo, Mk1 Fiesta 950 Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Mechanic friend rick was over this afternoon. Proclaimed no visible oil leaks on the Mercedes, no drips and exhaust clean and shiny. Told me to stop worrying, it’s 26 years old. He’s also found a good source of MB parts via retired contact who used to work for GSF. http://mbspecialist.com He’s ordering the front suspension parts for me later. chaseracer and Stanky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, camryv6 said: I didn't even have a brake servo, Mk1 Fiesta 950 I had no synchromesh on first gear and drum brakes on a Mini 850. Waits for the person to come along who had tiller steering and rear wheel brakes only, on their Horsey Horseless camryv6, chadders, BorniteIdentity and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanciamatt Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I needed to get a few jobs done on my thema turbo ds that I use as a daily. I replaced both rear shock absorbers, and replaced the rocker cover gasket this weekend. Feels better with new shockers, think I'll do front ones as well. dome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 11 minutes ago, anonymous user said: I had no synchromesh on first gear and drum brakes on a Mini 850. Waits for the person to come along who had tiller steering and rear wheel brakes only, on their Horsey Horseless A car, a car !!! a car would of been a luxury !! ? vulgalour and Yoss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacho man Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 What more of a car would you ever need? Seen here visiting Le Tip. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk BorniteIdentity, dome, Austat and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 More4 now is a 2cv rebuild on a rare beachcomber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 29 minutes ago, anonymous user said: Waits for the person to come along who had tiller steering and rear wheel brakes only, on their Horsey Horseless up until about 1966-1967 a lot of (disabled) people probably did! (that date range being when a front brake where finally added to most invalid vehicles in production at the time, and almost all petrol ones where tiller control until the Model 70!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Finally got parts ordered from auto doc. Great price but slow delivery.. thursday earmarked to swap disk and pads on the mondeo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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