What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[JohnDeere]

Watching The Spy Who Loved Me. Never mind the submersible Lotus, the best bit is Jaws tearing the roof off the Sherpa van. Some time later when it breaks down in the desert, the Russian spy (Barbara Bach) takes one look at the engine and diagnoses "cylinder head gasket" as the problem. And I didn't even realise they fitted K-series into mid-70s Sherpas.

[wuvvum]

Watching The Spy Who Loved Me. Never mind the submersible Lotus, the best bit is Jaws tearing the roof off the Sherpa van. Some time later when it breaks down in the desert, the Russian spy (Barbara Bach) takes one look at the engine and diagnoses "cylinder head gasket" as the problem. And I didn't even realise they fitted K-series into mid-70s Sherpas.

About ten years ago I went to have a look at an Audi 200 that a chap had advertised in the local rag. He had a selection of supposedly ex-Bond motors in his barn, including that Sherpa, still with the roof torn open. I have no idea if it was the actual one or not, but it looked pukka enough.

[RedSparrow]

I fucking love that film!

The Roger Moore Bond films are the best.

[cyruspower]

My aunt had a Kirby rather like this one. It might not have been this exact model, but I do recall it being burgundy with a light on the front. Posh vacuum-shite really.

 

When I asked what the light was for on the front, I was told it was so you could see what you're doing when there's a powercut. I believed that for years too, for I was small and impressionable. Personally, I'm happy with my Dyson DC01 frankenstein that I've had for years and just keep bolting bits of other Dysons to so it keeps going.

 

Mum and Dad had one, they were insanely expensive new, something like £1500 in the mid/late-80s and were sold door to door, pyramid style. I remember the Salesman coming into our house and sprinkling rice all over the living room floor. Stunned by the power of the Kirby in collecting those grains, they unbeliveably bought one. When it was relegated from the house I used it for a car valeting service I set up for a couple of years when at college. That Kirby is probably still running somewhere.....

 

EDIT: After a search on YouTube there are genuine collectors of Kirby vacuum cleaners. I'd forgotten about all the attachments: "Suds-o-Gun" "Handi Butler" "Rug Renovator" "Em-Tor" "Shag King Rug Rake" "Turbo Sander/Massager" "Carpet fluffer"!

[Volksy]

About ten years ago I went to have a look at an Audi 200 that a chap had advertised in the local rag. He had a selection of supposedly ex-Bond motors in his barn, including that Sherpa, still with the roof torn open. I have no idea if it was the actual one or not, but it looked pukka enough.

 

Was the 200 an ex-bond car too, I seem to remember Bond - I think Dalton - driving one in one of the films. an Avant IIRC

 

EDIT* Apparently not an avant..

 

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_4306-Audi- ... -1986.html

 

Oh, It may have been

 

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_4307-Audi- ... -1986.html

[willswitchengage]

All modern cars are shit part 94...

 

Colleague of mine is £200 worse off today after a defective power steering hose on her mk2 Focus needed replacing (apparently the car couldn't be driven either as the pump and therefore the engine would seize). She later divulged that her husband's three year old company Insignia has already nommed its way through through a clutch and flywheel, ha ha ha.

[trigger]

Those Mk2 Focus seem to suffer with a faulty power steering pipe, my mate's 06 plate one broke recently, there's a metal union which the rubber pipe goes into which breaks, it's that common that Ford sell a complete modified replacement pipe.

[ashmicro]

Any idea if it affects the C Max, Trig? 2008 model specifically.

[trigger]

No idea mate, Not that i know off, nothing on honestjohn either although he's warning not to buy a 1.6TDCi CVT model! http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/fo ... ection=bad

[ashmicro]

Shit! That sounds like a 'mare. My friend's one is a 2008 1.8 TDCi 115 with a manuel.

[willswitchengage]

Any idea if it affects the C Max, Trig? 2008 model specifically.

 

The ceefax is basically a tall bodied mk2 Focus, so most likely. Has any informed buyer ever bought a CVT? Are modern tractors that have them equally useless?

[Richard]

I think holed PAS pipes are pretty common, my work Transit sprung a leak where the pipe is clipped to the bodywork.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

My old Rover 800 diesel needed a new PAS pipe as well, (after I crashed it into a bridge)

[AeroNautiCal]

Shit! That sounds like a 'mare. My friend's one is a 2008 1.8 TDCi 115 with a manuel.

 

Which one?

 

 

[Richard]

Peter?

 

[ashmicro]

Definitely Manuel from Fawlty Towers - it doesn't like 3rd when cold, goes "Que?".

[cobblers]

Idly looking into engine bay while procrastinating about changing a coolant hose I found my throttle cable was well baggy. Wedged the pedal down with a pair of shoes and a half done blueroll and it turned out I was getting about half throttle flat out, if that. about a minute later I can now go loads faster. Probably explains why I got decent MPG from it though.

[warren t claim]

The pleasures of driving a Renner Premium with a proper gearbox, the joys of being able to come down half a gear on slight inclines is heaven after a succession of autobox equipped wagons.

[rml2345]

I'm guessing those computah controlled automated 'boxes aren't half as good as the truck press would have you believe?

Trucking seems to think that the sun shines out of I-Shifts arse...

[messerschmitt owner]

when clearing the father in law's pad at the weekend I accumulated three boxes - about 30kg - of scrap copper and brass, three big batteries plus lots of tools, a turfer, a mig welder in the box, a brand new sander, 4 boxes of PA Cresta bits, two WW2 jeep jerry can holders, lots of electrical cable, block and tackle plus some quite decent photos of some of his old military kit.

 

 

 

I'll be flogging off the big box of assorted tools once I have had a clear out of my garage and added to it, but if someone wants a starter accumulation of tools - decentish quality spanners from Hilka and Kamasa, Nissan, Lada, etc, there is a big box of them, and they will be cheap - like £20 for the box of tools - includes a big torque wrench too.

 

the gas/gasless mig welder will also be going - don't even know if it works - but it is boxed - I last used it a decade ago or even more - he borrowed it to weld a trailer and I never saw it again!!

[Cavcraft]

Could very well be interested in tools, especially torque wrench. Ill pm you later when I'm back from the fun factory if that's ok?

[Danblez]

The 1980's called and blah blah blah.

 

[meshking]

Does the person selling this : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LOCKING-WHEEL-NUT-REMOVAL-REMOVER-INFORMATION-SAVE-s-/160884041361?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item25756fa691#ht_625wt_1139

 

just email you a pdf with the words "hammer a smaller socket on it"?

[cobblers]

Does the person selling this : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LOCKING-WHEEL-NUT-REMOVAL-REMOVER-INFORMATION-SAVE-s-/160884041361?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item25756fa691#ht_625wt_1139

 

just email you a pdf with the words "hammer a smaller socket on it"?

 

 

Looks like it, see his feedback:

 

No good if you have outer collar.(mcGard ).. but should work on solid bearing

Pretty extreme. No suitable socket available. Paid £28 to get them off!

good info, though was no use for my vauxhall which had a sleeve round the nut

[meshking]

Ha - didn't think to check the feedback. I wonder what they'd do if you just posted the contents in the feedback?

 

works but you got to make sure to get the right size socket

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I bought a cheap ‘ferry ticket voucher’ off eBay years ago, it was a load of wank photocopied out of the newspaper or something, so i scanned/uploaded it and posted the URL in the sellers feedback, gave him a neg as well, those were the days. BRING BACK NEGGING!

[ashmicro]

Almost forgot about this - I can haz Stihlsaw (well, once I go collect it). My mate Rab is a building contractor, and he's got a new one. I have no idea what I'll use it for, but it's a cool thing to have I reckon. My chainsaw will now have self-esteem issues as it'll no longer be the most destructive thing in my garage.

[skattrd]

Next in line for the tools MO if Billy doesn't want them ... It's about time I got my own tools

[wuvvum]

Random conversations in the office.

 

An attempt this morning to sort a team lunch lead to a conversation about what foods people would and wouldn't eat, during which oysters were mentioned. This then started a conversation about aphrodisiacs, which led seamlessly into a lengthy and in-depth discussion between fit bird and not-quite-as-fit-but-still-would bird about which foods have what effect on the taste of one's gentlemanly fluids. Made a nice change from talking about work, anyway.

[dollywobbler]

Oooo now that is scariest yet.

 

I think dysons are a bit over-rated, but have been unable to find a vacuum yet that I am impressed with. Vax was pap, most of the other have achieved as much as you could expect with my rubbish budget. The best so far though is a £35 Tesco's number. They don't do spare parts though "bin it when broken, buy more" attitude.

 

I bought a £30 Tesco cheapy vacuum cleaner. It blew up earlier this year. Really big sparks! Was absolutely rubbish. We've now got a Henry, which is superb.

 

When I first met Mrs Wobbler, she had one of these. (the red one in fact)

 

Was bloody superb and felt capable of surviving a nuclear war. Apart from the suction hose. Which broke. Foolishly, we binned it and replaced it with the inferior Tesco thing, which was forever clogging its filters. My mother has had many Dysons. Very clever, but also very fragile.

 

ALL MODERN VAKYUMS R SHIT!