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[Guest Hooli]

Mustard did the best comparison quote for me this year.

[sierraman]

Not sure where the thermostat is on the Focus but I did a Mondeo a while ago with a plastic thermostat housing at the front. The parts are eyewateringly expensive. I think it was over £160 in parts plus the vat. Ford must be the most expensive manufacturer of spares now days.

Done those, a plastic electronic controlled jobbie? Reached at arms length once you've pulled the headlamp and the grill out? I just fitted a pattern one for £30. Didn't leak.

[Des]

I've been extra security conscious since pikies took over a nearby carpark during the week, left dashcams running, blocking vehicles in and sharpening up the kitchen knives. This evening drove past on way to Luton and was delighted to notice a heavy Police presence as the fuckers were being put out, I caught up and passed a couple of the caravans as I joined the M1 and the bastards had Kraut No. plates, what the fuck is that about? Has Jerry worked out a better way to fuck us over than the Doodlebug?

I couldn't divert attention from whiteaudibmwmercunts to see if the the tow cars were left hookers or had reich plates also. It's a queer one, maybe they're after thieving the vans off some bosch tourists, or it's to avoid hassle of cutting off DVLA clamps. Either way, it's a shame plod didn't have them for it, but credit where it's due, sterling work in fucking the diddies out of it boys.

[Simonsays]

Car ramps and safety question if you please....

 

I have a drive long and wide enough to work on one vehicle.

 

The downside is that it slopes fairly steeply along its length. Axle stands are most certainly not a good idea. I was wondering if it would be safe to use a set of ramps at the bottom of the slope (assuming handbrake on and rear wheels well chocked. If anything, the car would be sitting more or less level when it was on the ramps and I would have thought less likely to roll than if it was on a level surface in the first place.

 

Yay or nay on the safety front?

[sierraman]

Should be fine assuming the tyres aren't too wide.

[omegod]

I'm either incredibly stupid or just baffled, I picked up a cheap fiesta mk6 that had no drive whatsoever, you could start the fucker in gear and no wheel turnage effort at all resulted. I stripped it down and the clutch was wafer thin, Idriveshafts would turn if I spun the input shaft so I assumed all was ok with the gearbox,  new LUK clutch has been installed and it's mostly back together.....but......the driveshafts will turn either way freely.....with the bastard in gear.........I think there's summat else wrong or am I just being dim. struggling to find the motivation to put anything else back on if it's fucked 

 

Help 

[Eddie Honda]

*Is the drive plate the right way round?

 

*Stab in the dark

[twosmoke300]

If you lock one wheel by putting it on a block but leave the other free. Put it in 4th and see if it still spins free

[omegod]

If you lock one wheel by putting it on a block but leave the other free. Put it in 4th and see if it still spins free

 

Locked one shaft and the other wouldn't turn both ways with it in gear, I take it I'm in the clear then ?

 

This all may seem daft but my heads really a bit mashed at the mo so cheers for the answers 

[DodgeRover]

Yep diff was doing it's diff thing

[omegod]

Yep diff was doing it's diff thing

 

Well you certainly made a "difference" to my day, I was about to rip the bastard gearbox off again    

[somewhatfoolish]

Car ramps and safety question if you please....

 

I have a drive long and wide enough to work on one vehicle.

 

The downside is that it slopes fairly steeply along its length. Axle stands are most certainly not a good idea. I was wondering if it would be safe to use a set of ramps at the bottom of the slope (assuming handbrake on and rear wheels well chocked. If anything, the car would be sitting more or less level when it was on the ramps and I would have thought less likely to roll than if it was on a level surface in the first place.

 

Yay or nay on the safety front?

Very well chocked and make sure that the ramps are stable with the car fully on(i.e. wheels up against the stop); I've seen some that will tip up if on a slope due to the somewhat shonky design.

[Christine]

I saw these Billy Bargain price  tyres for me Fiesta mk1  , so how awful are winter tyres in the summer ? It won't be doing a vast mileage ....but the tyres on it now are perished . I dont recall seeing a Q rated tyre either , usually T ?

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145-12-72Q-HANKOOK-ZOVAC-HP-W401-145-R12-72Q-BRAND-NEW-TYRE/332599504901?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D51001%26meid%3D93bce567de6b424fa5182e0abaa00b3a%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D332599504901%26itm%3D332599504901&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A1e1acdfd-4029-11e8-b9b3-74dbd18087fb%7Cparentrq%3Ac6045dba1620ad78daa7d708fff88af1%7Ciid%3A1

[The Moog]

I saw these Billy Bargain price tyres for me Fiesta mk1 , so how awful are winter tyres in the summer ? It won't be doing a vast mileage ....but the tyres on it now are perished . I dont recall seeing a Q rated tyre either , usually T ?

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145-12-72Q-HANKOOK-ZOVAC-HP-W401-145-R12-72Q-BRAND-NEW-TYRE/332599504901?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D51001%26meid%3D93bce567de6b424fa5182e0abaa00b3a%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D332599504901%26itm%3D332599504901&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A1e1acdfd-4029-11e8-b9b3-74dbd18087fb%7Cparentrq%3Ac6045dba1620ad78daa7d708fff88af1%7Ciid%3A1

I run winters all year - don't honestly seem to make a massive difference. But that is on slower estate cars and missus getz. Not even that much more noisy.

[DodgeRover]

Wear rate is high over summer

[bub2006]

Any auto electricians able to tell me possible reasons why my fuel gauge and temp gauge on the trike like to dance about? At idle they are a bit shaky but more pronounced at high revs. Usually from cold and empty on respective gauges to correct level and back. Occasionally they will stay steady though. No other electrical anomalies though and these two gauges are in their own pods either side of the Speedo but are the same make. Thamks

[DodgeRover]

There's usually a voltage stabaliser unit on the back of them, sounds like that's gone faulty.

[Guest Hooli]

That ^^^

[bub2006]

With them being individual pods I thought it may have a rectifier or stabiliser in situ as no other electronics are affected.

[Mally]

IIRC, voltage stabiliser is usually fixed to back of Speedo.

[bub2006]

Not on these. The Speedo only has cable drive and backlight to it. Separate IDs for fuel and temp gauges.

[Tamworthbay]

Get a multimeter on and see what it reads. Should be steady, no idea what it will be on that but probably 6-8v.

[chancer]

How easy would it be to renew a full sill on a berlingo/partner van? They have gone really weetabixy over the last year, but aside from this the van is sound. Id hate to go modern (with dreaded hire purchase) if its an easy fix, esp since ive had this for years and really don't fancy scrapping it. Any advice appreciated.

[Des]

With them being individual pods I thought it may have a rectifier or stabiliser in situ as no other electronics are affected.

 

If they are the original Reliant gauges I'd expect there to be a little metal can voltage reg somewhere, I'd also expect the elements to have done a right number on it, but could well be just dodgy connections. There's a voltage reg that can be bought for buttons, LM7808 in TO22 package so it looks like a big transistor, not as fussed about damp and nice and stable because electronic.

[paulplom]

How easy would it be to renew a full sill on a berlingo/partner van? They have gone really weetabixy over the last year, but aside from this the van is sound. Id hate to go modern (with dreaded hire purchase) if its an easy fix, esp since ive had this for years and really don't fancy scrapping it. Any advice appreciated.

You could probably have it repaired professionally for less than one months payment on a new van. Don't do it!

[DodgeRover]

Where are the forum rules? We've had no politics, no religion, no links to dodgy wares or streaming sites for live TV, no full frontal adult type images.

 

Is there a list anywhere?

[The Moog]

Where are the forum rules? We've had no politics, no religion, no links to dodgy wares or streaming sites for live TV, no full frontal adult type images.

 

Is there a list anywhere?

 

That is pretty much the list. 

 

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[xtriple]

Surely the rules on here go something like: 'Don't be dick!'

 

That's all that's needed

 

Of course I have broken that rule myself many times but hey, I was born this way