The grumpy thread

[Split_Pin]

Fucking french electrics and fucking stupid Renault, mates 07 clio not starting so grabbed a crank sensor from ECP, right sensor but the little grooves in the connector wont line up, got it with the reg too

 

 

 

Y0, does this consist of a small metal peg attached to the engine block with 2 bolts ,just above the gearbox?

 

If so I just cleaned mine with a wee silversmiths file and its been fine for well over a year.

[omegod]

Y0, does this consist of a small metal peg attached to the engine block with 2 bolts ,just above the gearbox?

 

If so I just cleaned mine with a wee silversmiths file and its been fine for well over a year.

Yeah thats it , gave it a good clean and fuck all better 

[loserone]

Nothing going on in London apparently -someone jumped the gun. Of course terrorists don’t actually need to do anything to cause terror, just suggest it.

If anyone was in any doubt as to whether terrorism worked..

[Christine]

Fukin livid ! Spilt roast potato cooking oil down my brand new jeans..despite attacking it immediately , it hasn't come out     

 

[Split_Pin]

Yeah thats it , gave it a good clean and fuck all better

I presume you cleaned the very tip of it?

Sometimes the wiring can go brittle, i believe certain replacements are supplied with a replacement piece of loom.

[panhard65]

Fucking french electrics and fucking stupid Renault, mates 07 clio not starting so grabbed a crank sensor from ECP, right sensor but  the little grooves in the connector wont line up, got it with the reg too 

 

 

I'm in love with a Vulva 960 on facebook but fucking christmas means no

Are you actually sure it is a crank sensor fault ? I went out to a micra today that the AA diagnosed as crank sensor. Inserted the spare key and it fired straight up. It was the chip in the key went tits up so check the easy things first. The customer had 2 cars and neither would run. The Micra was pretty easy and did catch me out that it was something so simple. The Peugeot 206 diagnosed with a snapped cambelt just needed a jump start. The poor old thing did smoke a bit and was low on coolant so might have other issues but as I was there as a favour I wasn't going to spend all afternoon sorting it out. If in doubt get a code reader on it before chucking random parts to fix a problem.

[beko1987]

Fukin livid ! Spilt roast potato cooking oil down my brand new jeans..despite attacking it immediately , it hasn't come out

 

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Congrats on your new car working trousers!

[captain_70s]

The Civic has started generating a rather horrible smell in the cabin once it gets warm. Sort of a mix of melting plastic and shit.

 

Was hoping I was imagining it but the bird confirmed it's real, will have to sort that out as the heater spends most of it's time maxed out at this time of the year...

[Eddie Honda]

the bird

It's 2017 and you're in Glasgow.

 

It's the burd

[chaseracer]

Fukin livid ! Spilt roast potato cooking oil down my brand new jeans..despite attacking it immediately , it hasn't come out     

 

 

You need one of these...

 

 

[AlabamaShrimp]

I'm trying not to sound like some tight old git but we've just come to some 'Xmas market' thing at the Hepworth. It's a bit out of town so people have walked a bit or paid for parking.

 

You get in the door and on my then see the big sign for £1 entry fee. I just think this is being a twat. Why charge to look some stalls?

[chaseracer]

Because "Christmas".

[xtriple]

I managed to piss off three women yesterday. That is an achievement I feel unworthy of!

 

Had a bust up with the woman upstairs: she has been sniping at me for a while and when I introduced her to another neighbour, she said rather mean things about me that made the neighbour look rather uncomfortable. So I had a go which was well deserved and long overdue.

 

Then later....

 

Back story:

 

I have a friend called 'Kaz' who calls round 3-4 times a week, she always brings her dog (little black pug called 'Mia' who is mad and loves annoying my two), she's about 30-35, pretty and seriously mad as a box of frogs! She knows about Beth and Beth knows about her. She normally calls round during the day but recently, she has been calling early evening which is fine by me. She's nice (in a seriously deranged way   ) and easy to wind up, tease and talk to.

 

So last night she turned up about 6:00 and sat down drinking coffee, Mia doing her best to annoy Chester by pinching his bone and then running off with it - she is little and sprightly and can get through gaps that a fat Basset struggles with... well, except he uses his 35Kg to just move things, chairs, sofas, anything out of his way and so the front room was looking a little re-arranged when Beth walked in.

 

With Willow.

 

The dogs got on which was nice but the two ladies had serious problems with each other! The speed and ferocity with which it all kicked off truly shocked me! Upshot was Beth storming out about 4 minutes after arriving and Kaz in floods of tears and she was totally innocent.

 

So now, none of them are talking to me. Thank God for dogs

[Junkman]

After months of R16 hoonage, I drove the 405 yesterday.

Man, what a stupidly big barge with no suspension and concrete seats, zero visibility thanks to elephant legs,

festooned with a load of buttons for shit you don't need and no fresh air because no phamous phlap.

You can't get in and out of it because the doors aren't where they should be, the seats are too far down

and after driving it for half an hour, you feel absolutely whacked.

 

Note to self: Next car must have reverse opening doors.

[Guest Hooli]

 

So now, none of them are talking to me. Thank God for dogs

 

I'd be tempted to put that as a grin, it makes life so peaceful & pleasant

[cobblers]

I just had a cup of Coffee from my big industrial coffee machine. It tasted a bit weird and there were some bits in it.

So I went over to the machine and had a proper look. As it's a massive commercial machine that gets used twice a week tops, the drip tray and grounds drawer would take months to fill up so I don't get a reminder to empty them.

I'd not used the machine for about a month anyway.

 

The bits in my Coffee were tiny flies.

The grounds drawer was full of tiny flies.

The drip tray had also gone putrid.

 

I'll have to strip and rebuild it later today when I stop feeling gippy about it.

[DodgeRover]

I managed to piss off three women yesterday. That is an achievement I feel unworthy of!

 

Had a bust up with the woman upstairs: she has been sniping at me for a while and when I introduced her to another neighbour, she said rather mean things about me that made the neighbour look rather uncomfortable. So I had a go which was well deserved and long overdue.

 

Then later....

 

Back story:

 

I have a friend called 'Kaz' who calls round 3-4 times a week, she always brings her dog (little black pug called 'Mia' who is mad and loves annoying my two), she's about 30-35, pretty and seriously mad as a box of frogs! She knows about Beth and Beth knows about her. She normally calls round during the day but recently, she has been calling early evening which is fine by me. She's nice (in a seriously deranged way ) and easy to wind up, tease and talk to.

 

So last night she turned up about 6:00 and sat down drinking coffee, Mia doing her best to annoy Chester by pinching his bone and then running off with it - she is little and sprightly and can get through gaps that a fat Basset struggles with... well, except he uses his 35Kg to just move things, chairs, sofas, anything out of his way and so the front room was looking a little re-arranged when Beth walked in.

 

With Willow.

 

The dogs got on which was nice but the two ladies had serious problems with each other! The speed and ferocity with which it all kicked off truly shocked me! Upshot was Beth storming out about 4 minutes after arriving and Kaz in floods of tears and she was totally innocent.

 

So now, none of them are talking to me. Thank God for dogs

Can I ask what brand of aftershave you use? You attract women like I attract annoying biting insects!!

[Guest Hooli]

Eu du Bentley, it's like EP90 but more upmarket.

[Negative Creep]

Still car hunting, hoping to look at a few more tomorrow. Search isn't being helped by the fact I have to let my Dad help me, since although I'm paying the money is in his name. So far I've had the following ideas dismissed:

 

Volvo, BMW or Mercedes - too expensive to get parts for

Citroen C5 - too big so I won't be able to park it

Alfa 159 - will break down

Anything over 100,00 miles - will fall apart the moment I turn the key

Something 15 miles away - too far to travel

 

Suffice to say, it's a frustrating process

[xtriple]

Can I ask what brand of aftershave you use? You attract women like I attract annoying biting insects!!

I wear the aromatic delight that is 'stink like wet dog' as I sleep with two (sometimes three   ) and I think we all pong the same! Anyway, just to add balance, I have just been out with ANOTHER lady and her dog (Jane and Milly) and we had a great time. All you need to do is : not fucking care! Seriously, dont care and it seems to be a challenge, I wish I'd known all this years ago when I did care....

[dave21478]

Is it just me or is anyone else noticing unusually high levels of retardation on the forum these days? 

[chaseracer]

"The brakes are working...?"

[SiC]

Is it just me or is anyone else noticing unusually high levels of retardation on the forum these days?

Maybe the vacuum advance is broken?

[dave21478]

I was thinking more along the lines of stupid people posting stupid things.

[chaseracer]

Like people using "retard" in a context other than the modulation of speed, you mean?

[danthecapriman]

Well don't read it then. The topic or thread title should be a good hint as to what's in it.

[twosmoke300]

What ? The news 24 thread ?

[danthecapriman]

What ? The news 24 thread ?

No, I think dave's having a moan about the open forum. Or rather a topic in it.

[Timewaster]

Fukin livid ! Spilt roast potato cooking oil down my brand new jeans..despite attacking it immediately , it hasn't come out

 

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I did something similar with a kebab and a cotton shirt.

 

A good spray of Brake cleaner did the job.

[SiC]

I find washing up liquid pretty effective in removing grease from clothes. It's great at removing grease from plates, so why not clothes?! I don't think it does the fabric much good if you keep doing it mind.