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[AMC Rebel]

I have had luck with drill bit method.

 

So find a drill bit that fits in the middle of the bleed valve. It then stops the valve collapsing in the middle when opened.

That’s genius! How have I got this old and wrinkled and never come across it?

[rainagain]

Thinking about induction heating

 

Is something like this asking for trouble?

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SODIAL-DC12-36V-Induction-Heating-UNASSEMBLED/dp/B072JVHRC4/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1541156271&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=induction+tool

I’ve also been looking at these on AliExpress, if you do get one please let us know how you get on with it

[The Moog]

I’ve also been looking at these on AliExpress, if you do get one please let us know how you get on with it

That sounds like a challenge.

 

Will get one ordered

[sierraman]

I actually came on to ask what people are using to heat up beeding bleed nipples that won't shift.

 

There's a fella on youtube using a plumber's type blowtorch but I never had much luck with those - should I get a propane torch (I have propane for the space heater) or one of those little mapgas thingies? I can't stretch to an induction thing (unless they are suddenly under £100)

Gentle sustained heat then spray on some of that freeze spray and get working quick with the brake pipe spanner.

[Tamworthbay]

Induction heating is awesome, my best mate and partner in automotive crime is an electronics engineer who designs and builds induction heating systems for making high end fibre optics. He has a test rig we messed about with when stripping his MX5, it gets a 17mm nut glowing hot Ina few seconds and made life much easier.

[New POD]

Is this the right place to ask for HELP ! re. selling a motorcycle and getting paid via Paypal ?

 

I have my bike on ebay. I have my email address on that ad, and this morning I received a query 'was it still for sale ?'

 

I thought to myself "well it's on ebay isn't it ?" but still I politely replied "it is presently still available" along with my home and mbl telephone numbers.

 

I've now received this :

 

 

 

 

Thanks for your response,

I want you to consider this a deal as i am willing to pay your full asking price! i actually want to buy it for a relative who is in need of it, i have checked through your advert and i'm fully satisfied with it.

Unfortunately, i would not be able to come personally to collect but would send my courier agent to collect after you have fully received your money, i work offshore so i don't have time at all, but like i said i am 100% OK with the advert.

However, I will pay you via PayPal once you are ready and send my courier agent after you have received your money as that is the only means of payment available to me at the moment. I would also appreciate if you could remove the advert asap.

If that's Ok with you please get back to me with a suitable collection time.

It seems odd to me. Had I been in that situation then I would simply have said, "Great, Thanks, Yes I'd like to buy it. I'm offshore at the moment so if it's OK then I'll pay via Paypal, and let that clear before having the bike collected from you. I will of course pay any Paypal fees. Is that OK with you "

 

..but if it is a scam then I don't know how it works.

 

Can the Paypal payment be taken back or otherwise cause me a lot of grief ? If I move the bike to another location (like the marina where my boat is) for pick-up then surely that would protect my home and other vehicles from the unscrupulous.

 

Aside from someone having to pay the Paypal fees, what do you street-wiser Autoshiters think or might advise ?

 

Thanks,

Bfg.

Reply. Yes. Fine. Pay deposit by PayPal. But the rest is cash only..

[Mally]

Paypal can be snatched back by spurious means.

As POD says deposit that is sufficent to seal the deal, but that if the sh*t hits the fan you could afford to lose, major balance in cash on collection.

It is however unlikely that a 'Courier Agent' would pay you cash, unless its a mate of his.

In which case he would say my mates picking it up.

 

On balance I'd be dubious.

[sierraman]

The PayPal thing is a fraud. I bet it will be an e-cheque for 1/3 more than you asked them ask you to send difference back to them by moneygram etc.

[Parky]

Can anyone remind me who put together the Autoshite TShirts?

 

Might have a smoll job for him but can’t remember who it was!

[panhard65]

MOT tester question does a flashing DPF warning light on a Mazda 6 fail the mot. It is basically a service light and my code reader shows no faults. The garage have failed it but it would be nice to get a second opinion.

Well this has got interesting. According to my tester as it is emmisions related it is a fail. Anyway the car went into Mazda and they have told my customer that it is a worn timing chain. This didn't really make any sense until I googled it. Mazda have had a problem with the chains for a few years and done a sneaky recall in service to set a warning when the chain gets to 10.5 degrees of wear. They didn't tell the customers this though and some have read the manual and assumed it needs an Italian tune up to regen the DPF. Not a good idea with a worn cam chain. Mazda are quoting a grand which too be honest isn't a bad price but these modern diesels are a ticking time bomb.

[Shirley Knott]

One for the Volvo chaps, specifically 700/900 series lickers, perhaps even SVM?

 

Picture the scene, I'm filling up my washer bottle with a winter mix and then.... Shock, a puddle seems to be emerging underneath the car

 

As I look down I can see that it's coming from this 'nipple' that sits to the rear of the washer bottle directly in between the small filter on the left and the electrical connection on the right....

 

 

Surely that's mean to to have a pipe or hose connected to it? If so, where should it lead to?

 

I shall award no less than 1000 internet to anyone who can help me to untangle this riddle and assist me in my quest

 

Thanks in advance chaps!

[MorrisItalSLX]

Can anyone remind me who put together the Autoshite TShirts?

 

Might have a smoll job for him but can’t remember who it was!

 

I believe catsinthewelder is the man at the helm of the Autoshite merchandise department.

 

But filthyjohn is probably the man you want: http://autoshite.com/topic/31909-autoshirt-t-shites-first-batch-sent/?hl=merchandise

[Kiltox]

PayPal/eBay - as soon as someone says “courier agent” you know it’s a scam.

[Tamworthbay]

One for the Volvo chaps, specifically 700/900 series lickers, perhaps even SVM?

 

Picture the scene, I'm filling up my washer bottle with a winter mix and then.... Shock, a puddle seems to be emerging underneath the car

 

As I look down I can see that it's coming from this 'nipple' that sits to the rear of the washer bottle directly in between the small filter on the left and the electrical connection on the right....

 

 

Surely that's mean to to have a pipe or hose connected to it? If so, where should it lead to?

 

I shall award no less than 1000 internet to anyone who can help me to untangle this riddle and assist me in my quest

 

Thanks in advance chaps!

Not 100% sure (long time since I had my 760) but I think there is normally a tube that just tucks up inside the wing area, I don’t remember it attaching anywhere, I think it was just to allow air in as the fluid is pumped out.

[Bfg]

One for the Volvo chaps, specifically 700/900 series lickers, perhaps even SVM?

 

As I look down I can see that it's coming from this 'nipple' that sits to the rear of the washer bottle directly in between the small filter on the left and the electrical connection on the right....

 

{ pic }

 

Surely that's mean to to have a pipe or hose connected to it? If so, where should it lead to?

 

I have no experience of these Volvo ..the last one I had was a 144 estate, but often such water bottle vents have a push on but slightly loose fitting plastic cap over them rather than a pipe.  The 'loose' fit allows venting but refrains grit from dropping into the water bottle.  This solution is neater and cheaper than the car-maker fitting and securing a pipe.   By the clean-whiteness of your (bottle's !) vent hole it looks to me as its cap spigot (even if it was a pipe) has been broken off. 

[Shirley Knott]

That makes sense, thanks.

[castros_bro]

Is this the right place to ask for HELP !  re. selling a motorcycle and getting paid via Paypal ? 

 

I have my bike on ebay. I have my email address on that ad, and this morning I received a query 'was it still for sale ?' 

 

I thought to myself "well it's on ebay isn't it ?" but still I politely replied "it is presently still available" along with my home and mbl telephone numbers.

 

I've now received this :

 

Thanks for your response,

I want you to consider this a deal as i am willing to pay your full asking price! i actually want to buy it for a relative who is in need of it, i have checked through your advert and i'm fully satisfied with it.

Unfortunately, i would not be able to come personally to collect but would send my courier agent to collect after you have fully received your money, i work offshore so i don't have time at all, but like i said i am 100% OK with the advert.

However, I will pay you via PayPal once you are ready and send my courier agent after you have received your money as that is the only means of payment available to me at the moment. I would also appreciate if you could remove the advert asap.

If that's Ok with you please get back to me with a suitable collection time.

  

It seems odd to me.  Had I been in that situation then I would simply have said, "Great, Thanks, Yes I'd like to buy it.  I'm offshore at the moment so if it's OK then I'll pay via Paypal, and let that clear before having the bike collected from you. I will of course pay any Paypal fees. Is that OK with you "

 

..but if it is a scam then I don't know how it works. 

 

Can the Paypal payment be taken back or otherwise cause me a lot of grief ?  If I move the bike to another location (like the marina where my boat is) for pick-up then surely that would protect my home and other vehicles from the unscrupulous.  

 

Aside from someone having to pay the Paypal fees,  what do you street-wiser Autoshiters think or might advise ?

 

Thanks,

Bfg.

 

It is a scam. Have a look at a previous post.

http://autoshite.com/topic/18044-live-scammings-as-it-happensby-boris-tarpits-and-his-cheesy-knob/?hl=scam

[Timewaster]

Quick question, how do you use one of those snow foam wash thingies. I have the attachment for the jetwash, and a bottle of fluid but no idea how you make it all work. Is it another snake oil thing?

I asked this in the two bucket wrongun thread. I got nowhere with mine after experimenting with ratios I never got better than soapy water. Nothing resembling foam.

 

I think it was suggested to use a pump sprayer but I never got around to trying.

[catsinthewelder]

My friends dad called by earlier in a flap. The sons Ford Fusion needed a tyre and he had only left the spare key. It opened the door but set the alarm off. We tried all sorts and it did shut up but the hazards kept going. I've left it with the battery disconnected until he gets back with the usual key. Anybody know if the spare key can be made to work without a garage visit?

[dean36014]

I asked this in the two bucket wrongun thread. I got nowhere with mine after experimenting with ratios I never got better than soapy water. Nothing resembling foam.

 

I think it was suggested to use a pump sprayer but I never got around to trying.

I tried it out in the week, bought some good quality liquid and gave it a go. Had that many bubbles it was worse than the time i accidentally added bubble bath to a Jacuzzi! Left it to soak onSssure washed it off, and car was still bloody filthy. Five minutes with a bucket and sponge and it looked lovely. 

[Kiltox]

My friends dad called by earlier in a flap. The sons Ford Fusion needed a tyre and he had only left the spare key. It opened the door but set the alarm off. We tried all sorts and it did shut up but the hazards kept going. I've left it with the battery disconnected until he gets back with the usual key. Anybody know if the spare key can be made to work without a garage visit?

Is the spare just a standard key and the main one a remote? Quite common.

 

Normally the alarm will STFU after the engine is started. If it won’t start the engine the spare doesn’t have a transponder in. That’s not usually the case unless a previous owner has lost a key and got a spare on the cheap though.

[catsinthewelder]

I thought starting it would help but that led to a second siren starting up. Suggested leaving the battery disconnected for a few hours before trying again.

[Isaac Hunt]

I thought starting it would help but that led to a second siren starting up. Suggested leaving the battery disconnected for a few hours before trying again.

I reconcile the Ford Transponder Chip keys 'in my head' as follows

Stage 1 = Key Blade Cut to code or profile = manually unlock door and steering lock, no interface with immobiliser

Stage 2 = Transponder Chip tuned to Central locking system, you can do this if you have one original key = remotely unlock car, disable alarm and disable steering lock, no interface with immobiliser.

Stage 3 = Transponder Chip tuned to immobiliser. You need two full stage 3 tuned keys to be able to tune a third. Without two full stage 3 keys you need a diagnostics interface 'bit of kit'

 

A lot of people (me included) when they have bought a Ford with one key will prepare a Second key to stage 2 so that when you loose your only stage 3 tuned key you are only ' a third fookt ' in that you can disarm the alarm, open the doors and disable the steering lock in order to tow the car to a locksmith or garage with the correct diagnostic stuff.

 

If the key is only prepared to stage 1 you are 'two thirds fookt' in that you can open doors and bonnet to disconnect battery and any remote siren and disable the steering lock.

[catsinthewelder]

This key opens the doors and starts the engine, it just doesn't switch off the alarm. Fortunately the usual key isn't lost, it just went to London for the day with the owner.

[Isaac Hunt]

And there is more.

 

You can mimic stage 3 by 'gaffer-tape-ing' a stage 3 tuned key or chip near the steering lock.

 

Then any stage 1 key will start the car

 

It could be that your mates car has had the gaffer tape fix and a stage 2 key with a flat remote battery. Fooke knows how that little lot interfaces with the 'alarm' side of things.

 

The risk of this is that any shoddy Ford key in a worn lock will get the car started and then you are really fooked because now you haven't got a car........but then agin you haven't got the problem of being locked out

[mat_the_cat]

OK, it's a tall order but can anyone identify this engine undertray? I figured that if anyone can, they'll be a member here!

 

 

I've made a stab in the dark that it's from a van, and it's been confirmed that it's van-ish. A pint for the correct answer...

[artdjones]

From memory of grovelling on the floor,it looks a bit like a Doblo.Will look tomorrow if I get a chance.

[320touring]

The Audi has had a rumble from the front end since I got it.

 

It appears road speed related - rising with an increase in speed.

 

When turning left, the drone increases ( as if the front right bearing was fuckernated), however...

 

It shuts up completely when turning any moderate right (e.g. roundabout).

 

Is it likely to be driveshaft/CV related instead?

[clayts450]

Out of shape tyre maybe ?

[MorrisItalSLX]

I was watching some classic Top Gear and spotted this in a cut away:

 

 

It was filmed in November 2003, so my question is, how long did the Maestro soldier on?