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[KruJoe]

Grim.

[HH-R]

Still not as grim as an Up Yours!, there's no painted metal in the cabin.

[scdan4]

Doing a spot of diy at the moment and am tempted to buy a sds drill - especially as I have a ceramic tile floor to take up.

 

I have no idea if I need to buy a drill and bits, or if an sds chuck can also grip 'normal' drill bits. I have a couple of monsters for going through walls and it would be annoying if they didn't fit the new HD drill.

[scdan4]

The Saab bonged at me yesterday saying the coolant was low, I immediately assumed it had shat the HG or burst the rad but on closer inspection it had just dropped fractionally, presumably due to the cold weather. I topped it up with about 200ml of de-ionised water and it seems fine. I put it down to the cold snap and being parked on the wonk. It seems to be fine now.

 

Keep an eye on it. Mine did eggzachery that, and it turned (quickly) into a failing passenger cabin heater bypass valve thingy. Mentioned this here and a couple of other places and it seems to be a "they all do that sir" charming foible.

[3VOM]

Doing a spot of diy at the moment and am tempted to buy a sds drill - especially as I have a ceramic tile floor to take up.

 

I have no idea if I need to buy a drill and bits, or if an sds chuck can also grip 'normal' drill bits. I have a couple of monsters for going through walls and it would be annoying if they didn't fit the new HD drill.

SDS drills have their own holder shape and are not compatible with "ordinary" drills without buying an SDS/normal drill chuck. Even then I doubt if you could use anything other than rotate only with one of those chucks. For removing the floor you need "chisel only" action which not all SDS drills do, and the sellers don't go out of their way to make that clear.

[Pillock]

Get a decent SDS, chisel action is incredibly hard on it and a cheapy one will just buckle.

You need one where you can turn the rotate off and leave the hammer action on.

 

As 3VOM says, you can buy a converter to put a normal drill bit in a an SDS - if you use the chisel function with a drill bit in, you'll just be picking bits of drill bit out of your face though. They're not designed to be impacted.

 

I got one of these http://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gbh2-20d-2kg-sds-plus-hammer-drill-240v/99979

Although I got it from John Lewis because I had a gift voucher, and they price matched Homebase who were doing it for £79.99. Used it to drop a couple of new sockets in in chisel mode and it went through our oddly-tough bricks like a butter through knife, or something. Also took tiles off in an amusingly rapid way. Flick it to turny-roundy mode and put a whole kitchen in. Wonderful bit of kit.

[Asimo]

Twin cables across the road are often just traffic counters, with no speed sensing function. Two sensing cables are used so a seperate count of vehicles in each direction is made.

[andrew e]

Doing a spot of diy at the moment and am tempted to buy a sds drill - especially as I have a ceramic tile floor to take up.

 

I have no idea if I need to buy a drill and bits, or if an sds chuck can also grip 'normal' drill bits. I have a couple of monsters for going through walls and it would be annoying if they didn't fit the new HD drill.

A SDS drill will need a special chuck that slides in to use normal drills. Go for 13mm capacity, this is cheap enough:

 

http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Keyed-Chuck-With-SDS-Adaptor+Key-13mm/p/215712

 

I have one of these - works fine:

 

http://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-keyed-chuck-sds-plus-adaptor-13mm/67460

 

As for the drill itself, try buy one with a "rotary stop" function if you are using it as a chisel. I have a (previous generation) Makita one like this, see the three postion switch to turn it into a Kango hammer:

 

http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-hr2470wx-2-3kg-sds-plus-hammer-drill-240v/29604

 

The difference between a cheap SDS and a £120 one is night and day, unbelievable difference.

 

Oh and speaking from experience £3 worth of safety glasses worth every penny on tiles as they fracture, ditto decent gloves. ARCO is your friend.

 

http://www.arco.co.uk/branchloc

http://www.arco.co.uk/products/3G0200/401825/Arco+Reef+Safety+Spectacles

http://www.arco.co.uk/products/1275100/147806/Arco+Essentials+Grip+Light+Dotted

 

Finally MAKE SURE ITS 240 volt unless you want a 110 volt version!

[The Moog]

Keep an eye on it. Mine did eggzachery that, and it turned (quickly) into a failing passenger cabin heater bypass valve thingy. Mentioned this here and a couple of other places and it seems to be a "they all do that sir" charming foible.

Yep mine when from dribbling to emptying tank within days. New heater valve fixed it.

[scdan4]

thanks for the drill advice, I've found one to borrow for the 2 jobs that need doing now, so will pass on that.

 

The drills can be had cheap enough, but am going to save pennies and borrow instead this time.

[andy18s]

Random question

 

Anyone here hired a motorcycle Morocco - Agadir ?

I'd be interested in any replies to this.

Mrs has just booked a fortnight's stay at a horse ranch in Arizona, so that obviously gives me clearance to feck off somewhere on the bike....

 

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[bub2006]

How much would my Vectra fetch at the minute? Bust bumper,sump and space saver wheel. Rad needs replacing but I have that already. Mot till Jan with new brakes all round,cambelt,water pump and tensioner. Its an elegance trim so full electric windows,trip computer etc. I'm thinking of seling as if them cunts do anything tobit I wont be held responsible for my actions. Plus its upsetting seeing it sat there after all money I've spent.

[scdan4]

Is it possible to check and set a cars tracking at home with, say, bluetac and string?

[scdan4]

I'd be interested in any replies to this.

Mrs has just booked a fortnight's stay at a horse ranch in Arizona, so that obviously gives me clearance to feck off somewhere on the bike....

 

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Horizonsunlimited.com might be a good place to ask.

[Lacquer Peel]

How much would my Vectra fetch at the minute? Bust bumper,sump and space saver wheel. Rad needs replacing but I have that already. Mot till Jan with new brakes all round,cambelt,water pump and tensioner. Its an elegance trim so full electric windows,trip computer etc. I'm thinking of seling as if them cunts do anything tobit I wont be held responsible for my actions. Plus its upsetting seeing it sat there after all money I've spent.

 

£15 from cartakeback.

Fix it.

[The Moog]

£15 from cartakeback.

Fix it.

Will be scrap money.

[bub2006]

Ok cheers. Be pissed off selling it but I just feel stuck. At that price though its not going.

[gordonbennet]

Is it possible to check and set a cars tracking at home with, say, bluetac and string?

 

I do my own tracking and have done so for years.

 

No longer use the following cos i brought a trackace, which takes a bit of getting your head round how to use it but is better than i thought it would be.

 

Anyway, source two thin copper pipes one an easy but will hold firm sliding fit inside the other, say 8mm and 6mm, the thicker one longer approx 4ft or about 6" shorter than the track of the narrowest car in your stable, the other long enough to be able to slide to fit your widest tracked car and leave about 6" inside the thicker pipe.

If you bend the thicker pipe slightly so its a gentle curve (to clear undertray etc yet still measure from as close to wheel mid height point as possible), you'll be able to measure, surprisingly accurately, the distance between wheelrims front and rear, when you do this also check the distances at the fattest point of the tyres from the centre of the sidewall (allow for the longer distance, 1mm toe in at the wheel edge may well mean 2mm at the tyre), again front and rear, if you push the car forward a foot or so and recheck you'll find that so long as your wheels are not buckled that you can be pretty accurate measuring the tyres alone like this to get the tracking near enough, then measure from inner wheels for fine tuning.

To set the tyres and suspension, push the car forward to the desired measuring spot and let it come to a halt in the straight ahead position without using the footbrake.

After making any adjustments, roll the car back several feet then forward again to the measuring spot.

 

No its not as good as a laser alignment too, obviously not cos its a Heath Robinson effort, but in my humble it's every bit as good as the right equipment in the hands of some pissed off youth who doesn't give a fuck.

 

Someone on another forum has laid two ladders or other straight edged tools against the wheels and measured between the ladders at various points along the length in front of the car, you could certainly get this method to set an accurate parallel and then make any minor adjustment using common sense or back of fag packet maths to fine tune.

[kirton]

For Bren and his toilet

 

tie a plastic bag around the head of a mop and plunge it into the (not too full) toilet bowl, the pressure generated clerss the blockage  has worked well for me several times and is free and not messy;  hope it works for you

 

Only two posts so have to find somewhere to put the suggestion

[barrett]

Right. Did the Dartford crossing a couple of weeks ago. Missed my 24hr window for paying, but paid online within two days. Just got two letters in the post today saying I have a penalty for not paying.

Now, I know I only have to pay another fiver, but I really don't want to give The Man free money, so can I just ignore it and wait for then to come knocking with the receipt for my payment as evidence, or shall I attempt to sort it out??

 

Advice welcome

[Station]

has worked well for me several times and is free and not messy;

Kirtons dinner, yesterday:

 

[Clanger]

Will this polish out?

 

[andrew e]

Right. Did the Dartford crossing a couple of weeks ago. Missed my 24hr window for paying, but paid online within two days. Just got two letters in the post today saying I have a penalty for not paying.

Now, I know I only have to pay another fiver, but I really don't want to give The Man free money, so can I just ignore it and wait for then to come knocking with the receipt for my payment as evidence, or shall I attempt to sort it out??

Advice welcome

Ring em up, and argue the toss, they are pretty negotiable. Even so I have an account and update it to suit, just easier IMHO.

[barefoot]

Stupid pineapple scene question.

I have a t2, the back of which was lower than the front

presumably because the suspension had become tired of all that weight over the years.

I had the front lowered using dropped, (raised) spindles and almost everything is fine.

It's a bit lower at the front now, it still rides smoothly enough but...

Before, it was superb in the snow, now it is utterly dire.

What can possibly have caused this?

I've asked the question on specialised vw fora*, only to be told that it's because

I've not been properly scene and lowered the back to match.

Any ideas?

 

 

 

*the plural of forum?

[spike60]

Stupid pineapple scene question.

I have a t2, the back of which was lower than the front

presumably because the suspension had become tired of all that weight over the years.

I had the front lowered using dropped, (raised) spindles and almost everything is fine.

It's a bit lower at the front now, it still rides smoothly enough but...

Before, it was superb in the snow, now it is utterly dire.

What can possibly have caused this?

I've asked the question on specialised vw fora*, only to be told that it's because

I've not been properly scene and lowered the back to match.

Any ideas?

 

 

 

*the plural of forum?

Camber angles changed altering the tyres footprint?

[Pillock]

Spindles won't change front camber and if I read that right, the back hasn't been changed.

 

What's less good about it, oh naked footed one? Traction, handling, everything?

 

I figure it's got to be something to do with weight distribution.

[D Spares & Tyres]

Could of died today...

 

In a Citroen Xsara going downhill, indicate for my turning, brake. Then 'pop' from the front somewhere, then shoot past my turning as no brakes....

 

If you really stamp on the pedal you just about have rear brakes but the pedal is still hard and no fluid loss so must be an internal seal on the master cylinder surely??? Not looked yet too wet and dark

[Lacquer Peel]

The Caddy's wipers are driving me nuts, they go on when they feel like it. Sometimes when I'm indicating or turning the steering wheel, other times when I'm driving straight along the road. Does it sound like an earth problem?

[DeeJay]

The Caddy's wipers are driving me nuts, they go on when they feel like it. Sometimes when I'm indicating or turning the steering wheel, other times when I'm driving straight along the road. Does it sound like an earth problem?

Could be a bit of bare wire (insulating worn through).

[Des]

Is it possible to check and set a cars tracking at home with, say, bluetac and string?

 

I have a lazy version of GordonBennets invention, look out for an old mop, the extendible one where there's an inner and outer telescopic part that's locked by twisting, remove the mop head and the plastic hanging up bit and there's your gauge, although not having the doglegs makes it a bit more suited to jeeps and vans. I've refined by welding a nut in each end, to take long screws with a 0.5 mm thread pitch, gives a kind of micrometer means of measuring, quarter turn of a screw is 0.125, I suppose that's a reliable / repeatable kind of a tolerance, especially with a spirit level cable tied to the bastard