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[Bobthebeard]

Well..... Hiya. Been off here for a while due to a nasty virus which has infected some people in hospital and some other folk apparently. Ho Hum. Anyway....... Anyone want a free car? Tax (VED) is silly, £48 per month, but car is FREE.

2007 Chevrolet tacuma auto 2.0

[loserone]

Hope you are feeling better Bob.  

No thanks to the Tacuma.. ?

[andyberg]

Apart from the tax, I can recommend the Tacuma as an car. I may* be biased mind? I love mine.

[paulplom]

Saab has just turned high mileage.

[Royale80]

Picked up the sons new car yesterday.

Due to bat flu he's had two driving tests cancelled and being in fucking Wales still means no driving lessons or tests-behind England again. Wasn't planning on buying till he passed test but needed to get him out on road. 

Better car than my first- a Mk5 Cortina 2.0GL when I was 21- not a Fiesta Zetec S when I was 17. Must be bloody mad.

[Mally]

I'm sorry, but no Fiesta will never be better than a 2.0 Mk5 Cortina.

[Supernaut]

A Zetec S! Nice!

When I was learning to drive I got to learn in a Xsara Picasso HDi, then was let loose in a SIII Land Rover once I had my licence.

[paulplom]

Some nice views of the A1 today on a decent cycle ride. Can you guess the junction?

 

[gm]

I reckon you were standing on this bridge ?

 

You're quite far from home there, must be a decent mileage done 

[ruffgeezer]

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.

[Spurious]

(yes I know it's a estate) 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Currently ordering yet more CX hoses. Some of them are silicone. 

[paulplom]

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.

[richardmorris]

[Royale80]

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.

[Mally]

As long as the windscreen never fell out when you jacked it up!

[Zelandeth]

Never a dull moment...my oil pressure light appears to have lost interest in working.

Will investigate once the rain stops.

[mitsisigma01]

Looks like you have tooo much pressure!!! 

Are you parked in a deep freeze, you temperature doesn't seem to be registering ?

 

[dozeydustman]

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.

[Borsuq]

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.

[Six-cylinder]

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.

[barefoot]

1 hour ago, dozeydustman said:

Lithium batteries and bin wagons really don’t mix.

Why is this?

[LightBulbFun]

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!

[dollywobbler]

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.

[Six-cylinder]

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.

[Spurious]

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. 

 

[Zelandeth]

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.

[Ghosty]

5 hours ago, richardmorris said:

 

If you know...

[camryv6]

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 

[richardmorris]

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.