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[Cavcraft]

Get in there! Thanks for that, I normally hate maths, but that's made me very happy.

[andy18s]

Okay, something new to worry about. Why does my car (Bentley) lose water? It goes from the 'high' mark on the expansion tank to about an inch above the 'low' mark and stays there every time I top it up? It annoys me as I like things on the mark as it were. It has a new cap but it doesn't feel tight to be honest.

If it stays there all the time then it's probably just "finding its own level"

Keep an eye on it by all means but I wouldn't get obsessed by it....

[The Moog]

but I wouldn't get obsessed by it....

 

I think that you are saying that to the wrong person  

[andy18s]

I know,I thought that as soon as I hit post........

[Eddie Honda]

If I did one kilometre in 54 seconds, how many MPH was I doing? I tried .54 X 1.609 then timesed it by 60 (for minutes) but clearly I wasn't doing 52.1mph

How fast was I going, please? (Sorry for dimness)

With working:

 

1km in 54 seconds. (54/60 is 9/10)

Divide 54 by 9 is 6. 1km divided by 9 is 111 metres.

Multiple both bits by 10 to get dist over a minute.

6 x 10 is 60. 111 x 10 is 1.11km

Multiple both bits by 60 to get to dist over an hour.

60 x 60 is 360 (1h) and 1.11 x 60 is 66.6

 

Then converted 66.6 divide by 8 is 8.36 then multiply by 5 (1km approx 5/8th (0.625) mile) and that is 41.8mph

 

All done without calculator...

[Eddie Honda]

Metricfication should really be completed

[M'coli]

As Viz pointed out, it'd ruin several jokes - "My mate Billy had a 3.048 metre willy" just ruins the rhyming couplet, doesn't it?

[omegod]

Update, Roverslag is running happily on 40 litres of the 5 yr old petrol topped up with a tenners worth of fresh unleaded .....resulticus maximus !!!

[Noel Tidybeard]

Okay, something new to worry about. Why does my car (Bentley) lose water? It goes from the 'high' mark on the expansion tank to about an inch above the 'low' mark and stays there every time I top it up? It annoys me as I like things on the mark as it were. It has a new cap but it doesn't feel tight to be honest.

because the max mark is just that max- should be "somewhere" between the 2

you wouldn't expect temp gauge high all the time

[scaryoldcortina]

Yeah, but if he keeps putting water in and it keeps dropping the chances are it's using or leaking some of it.

[twosmoke300]

Best take it into the specialist for an 800 pound jubilee clip 😄

[tooSavvy]

Best take it into the specialist for an 800 pound jubilee clip

 

... too busy today to drop in to see my 'MOT Man'.... and price up the Damper fitting, on ToMM.

 

Likely a smidge less than that... not requiring a Jubilee Clip will be a good start, there.

 

get it MOTd as well

 

 

TS

[Guest Hooli]

Metricfication should really be completed

 

Nonsense, we need to get back to jsut using proper measurements. If for no better reason than it'd piss the frogs off.

[Eddie Honda]

Thanks all, spanners ordered.

 

Amazon? Draper Expert? AICMFP?

 

When they rock up give us a review.

[Kiltox]

Anyone know how I can find out if my van has a DMF or not without removing the gearbox to check?

 

Some do, some don't aparrently

[twosmoke300]

Tragic 1.9 diesels are solid flywheel

[Kiltox]

Tragic 1.9 diesels are solid flywheel

I really hope that's true (not doubting your far superior knowledge and experience on such things, just seeing a million different reports online of some having DMF and some not even down to parts suppliers offering both for it!)

 

One less thing that could be fucked if it doesn't have one!!

[twosmoke300]

I've never seen one with one yet - what's your reg ? I'll check it with my suppliers

[rainagain]

What's causing the outside edge of the tyres on my S80 to wear so badly? When I was getting the new tyres fitted to the back I got the garage to check the tracking, they only had a mechanical tracking gauge, but it didn't show any problems.

 

They don't look like they're wearing from too much toe in as only the edge is worn, I thinking either excessive camber or could I just cornering too fast in a heavy car?

[Guest Hooli]

Cornering could do it like you say, or worn bushes affecting the camber.

[Kiltox]

I've never seen one with one yet - what's your reg ? I'll check it with my suppliers

 

SG53 JTV

Appreciate it!

[rainagain]

I was thinking about changing my breakdown to Autoaid as they will cover me and my OH for only £42.35 for a whole year, any vehicle and UK recovery included.

 

I did a quick search of this forum and have seen some fellow shitters are using them and say they are ok, however I was wondering can you just insist they take your broken down vehicle to your home rather than back to their garage for expensive repairs? 

 

I often travel hundreds of miles from home in my own car for work and if it broke down I would rather they just towed it home rather than fixing it.

[Kiltox]

Yes you can - I've been towed to home and or my storage unit many a time

[AMC Rebel]

Amazon? Draper Expert? AICMFP?

 

When they rock up give us a review.

Draper expert ones off Amazon. They are for a particular 10 second job (oil cooler lines on my ZT) but I thought I'd get a few to go with the slightly larger ones I got from LIDL the other year.

[castros_bro]

Will the steel wheels from a Rover 218 fit a Rover 25  ?  This question is related to winter tyres.

[steveo3002]

Yes you can - I've been towed to home and or my storage unit many a time

even from miles away from home ?

[Kiltox]

even from miles away from home ?

 

Yep. Last recovery was 80 miles but I have no doubt they'd do further

[rainagain]

Yep. Last recovery was 80 miles but I have no doubt they'd do further

excellent, thanks for the reply, I will give them a go

[twosmoke300]

SG53 JTV

Appreciate it!

 

Not listed as dmf by my suppliers

[Kiltox]

Thanks fella - that's good news

 

Now then.... it judders like fuck when pulling off in 1st gear at low revs (stops juddering if I increase the revs a bit) - far far worse when everything's nice and warm after driving for a few hours.... any ideas?