The grumpy thread

[Tamworthbay]

Dirty fuel?

[jumpingjehovahs]

  On 01/02/2019 at 16:58, I_am_Diesel said:

It starts and revs again so I head home with my arsehole twitching like a rabbits nose.

Liked for this outstanding phrase that I’ve never heard!

 

Good luck with the running issues, that’s the perfect car for the omgsnokaos, so it’s a ball ache to have it a bit lumpy.

 

 

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[artdjones]

  On 01/02/2019 at 16:58, I_am_Diesel said:

Thought I'd use the Defender last week, I generally don't like using it a lot in winter as the salty roads aren't exactly good for the chassis.

 

Driving into Bury St Edmunds and it dies on me, engine light on, engine ticking over but it won't rev. I managed to get off the road as there quite a few irate drivers behind me. I switch it off, start it up again and it will rev but it's running like a bag of poo. I limp into town and it gradually improves the further I go. I stop at the retail outlet I was intending to visit and forget half the stuff I wanted due to being sick with worry that I may be spending the rest of the evening waiting for the AA.

 

It starts first time, sounds good so I risk a trip to the next retail outlet where I forget a bit less but the worry is still there. It starts and revs again so I head home with my arsehole twitching like a rabbits nose. It doesn't miss a beat all the way home, in fact it seems to run GR8.

 

Perusal of the internet yields nothing conclusive, even if I had a Nanocom. There are murmurs of throttle potentiometer issues or ECU issues, but nothing definite.

 

Yesterdays promise of OMGSNOKAOS forced me to use it again, and it ran like a dream, same again today.

 

Nobody likes an engine fault, but an intermittent one sucks.

There should be a stored code if the EML was on.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

  On 01/02/2019 at 14:20, nebuchenezer said:

Indeed,

 

How is life in the village of the damned these days? I don't get over that way much now.

 

 

I'm on the newer bit so I don't see much of the village.  All I see is the Co-Op and that's usually quite enough.

 

Funny story*.  A couple of years ago we viewed a house in the old part of Aylesham.  It was ok, although it needed quite a lot of work doing.

 

The only snag was the fact there was scrap metal lying around on the path in front of the house, an illegal bonfire on the common land next to the house and a car with a smashed in back window around the corner.  I'm quite glad we didn't take that one...

 

I do like Sandwich, though.

[Guest Hooli]

  On 01/02/2019 at 16:58, I_am_Diesel said:

Thought I'd use the Defender last week, I generally don't like using it a lot in winter as the salty roads aren't exactly good for the chassis.

 

Driving into Bury St Edmunds and it dies on me, engine light on, engine ticking over but it won't rev. I managed to get off the road as there quite a few irate drivers behind me. I switch it off, start it up again and it will rev but it's running like a bag of poo. I limp into town and it gradually improves the further I go. I stop at the retail outlet I was intending to visit and forget half the stuff I wanted due to being sick with worry that I may be spending the rest of the evening waiting for the AA.

 

It starts first time, sounds good so I risk a trip to the next retail outlet where I forget a bit less but the worry is still there. It starts and revs again so I head home with my arsehole twitching like a rabbits nose. It doesn't miss a beat all the way home, in fact it seems to run GR8.

 

Perusal of the internet yields nothing conclusive, even if I had a Nanocom. There are murmurs of throttle potentiometer issues or ECU issues, but nothing definite. 

 

Yesterdays promise of OMGSNOKAOS forced me to use it again, and it ran like a dream, same again today.

 

Nobody likes an engine fault, but an intermittent one sucks.

 

Actual chuckle at not using a 4x4 in winter because it's bad for it. I see your logic but....

 

  On 01/02/2019 at 17:12, artdjones said:

There should be a stored code if the EML was on.

 

That ^^

 

Air in the fuel? Check the filter is tight etc. I know older LRs can suffer porous pipes over the tank, if you can get to them a smear of silicon all along normal fixes* it.

[Tamworthbay]

  On 01/02/2019 at 09:24, bub2006 said:

Clive,I wish all the best and thoughts are with you. If you need anything then you know my number.

Thanks mate, you have your hands full as well though mate. Mum has pneumonia and very low blood pressure, it turns out she had a bad fall while out walking earlier in the week and we think that has done it. She is still very confused and is claiming she was putting flat packs up in the bedroom and then can’t remember anything after that. They are looking after her and hopefully she will be on a ward tonight or tomorrow. She is a tough old bird so will hopefully bounce back.

[dozeydustman]

TWB sorry to hear about your mum

[Uncle Jimmy]

Fibreglass/resin kits. Do they ever really work right? I've never found the Isopon kits to be much good, won't stick to surfaces, resin won't properly cure.

Did a bit of a repair job this afternoon, OK, it's a bit cold and the resin was a bit old. This evening, had it hardened? Had it fuck. Can't chance it not curing properly so all has to come off, get cleaned up again and buy a new kit and start over tomorrow. Arse cheese.

[Tamworthbay]

  On 01/02/2019 at 20:37, Nibblet said:

Fibreglass/resin kits. Do they ever really work right? I've never found the Isopon kits to be much good, won't stick to surfaces, resin won't properly cure.

Did a bit of a repair job this afternoon, OK, it's a bit cold and the resin was a bit old. This evening, had it hardened? Had it fuck. Can't chance it not curing properly so all has to come off, get cleaned up again and buy a new kit and start over tomorrow. Arse cheese.

Isopon is shite but even decent quality resin will struggle to go off in these temperatures. The key is preparation, the surface needs to be something it can bond to and completely oil/ silicon free. The mould I used for our electric race cars had a quick spray with silicon release spray, a two second spray wiped round would ensure release of a part six foot by four. Once it bonds go something properly it’s like shit to a blanket. And get a decent material, something like a nice 2x2 twill, don’t bother with CSM (chopped strand mat). CSM is to quality repairs what Prince Harry is to number of genes shared with the royal family.

[chaseracer]

  On 01/02/2019 at 17:19, GrumpiusMaximus said:

I do like a Sandwich, though.

 

Mmmmm... bacon.

[somewhatfoolish]

  On 29/01/2019 at 16:47, Hooli said:

My grump is I've got my second cold of the winter, 

Schoolboy error there, getting rid of the first one...

[bub2006]

  On 01/02/2019 at 18:18, Tamworthbay said:

Thanks mate, you have your hands full as well though mate. Mum has pneumonia and very low blood pressure, it turns out she had a bad fall while out walking earlier in the week and we think that has done it. She is still very confused and is claiming she was putting flat packs up in the bedroom and then can’t remember anything after that. They are looking after her and hopefully she will be on a ward tonight or tomorrow. She is a tough old bird so will hopefully bounce back.

Is she still living Derby way or have you all evacuated the area due to Celanese?! All the best mate.

[barefoot]

CSM - prince Harry - still pissing self.

[Tamworthbay]

  On 01/02/2019 at 22:06, bub2006 said:

Is she still living Derby way or have you all evacuated the area due to Celanese?! All the best mate.

She is in the Royal now, so only an hour and a half round trip which makes life much easier.

[Honey Badger]

  On 01/02/2019 at 20:37, Nibblet said:

Fibreglass/resin kits. Do they ever really work right? I've never found the Isopon kits to be much good, won't stick to surfaces, resin won't properly cure.

Did a bit of a repair job this afternoon, OK, it's a bit cold and the resin was a bit old. This evening, had it hardened? Had it fuck. Can't chance it not curing properly so all has to come off, get cleaned up again and buy a new kit and start over tomorrow. Arse cheese.

 

It's a chemical reaction that to cure properly requires some heat from the exotherm of the reaction, so no it's not going to work when it's cold, most kits have a minimum working temperature (usually 15°C) which you need to adhere to, if it's cold warm the resin and the hardener up above 20°C and it will work but you better work fast as the warmer it is the faster it goes off. The right amount of hardener is really really important and if the kit is really old then there is a good chance the accelerators/curing agents in the resin have lost the  will to live,  most resins only have an 18 month shelf life at most.

 

You could have got some heat on the part and it probably would have gone off if it hasn't flashed off to much styrene.

 

Polyester resin never really sticks to metal, you rely on a rough surface and a mechanical fixing to surface imperfections and make sure you have given the area a good clean with Acetone to increase the chance of a good bond, if a really good bond is important then use an epoxy.

 

Woven/Twill is good as long as it's not a complicated shape, but if you have compound curves then good CSM will do the job but you will need several layers to get a good job.

[bub2006]

  On 01/02/2019 at 22:10, Tamworthbay said:

She is in the Royal now, so only an hour and a half round trip which makes life much easier.

I'll gladly drop some flowers in on your behalf if needed. I did manage royal to somercotes to Denby then back to royal in less than an hour when our lass was in too

[DoctorRetro]

Having my sister phone up to say goodbye, she is going to end it - as she's got no reason to live and is slowly killing herself through drink anyway. She's an absolute mess, has had 5 kids taken off her, drinks herself to oblivion, hangs around with all the wrong people and has ruined her life and self.

 

If it were anyone else, I'd just say oh well, serves them right or something, but can't ignore it as she is my sister. I can't exactly do anything as I live at the opposite end of the country. All I could do was speak to the local constabulary and ask if they could do a welfare assessment, to see if she really is a danger to herself / others.

 

I wish she would pull herself out of the mess she is in, but she doesn't seem to want to. Our parents refuse to help her because they are Jehovah's Witnesses and we aren't. I believe our upbringing* is a major factor as well.

 

Not wanting advice, just had to rant somewhere.

 

*Read as borderline child abuse.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Feckin' puncture driving out of the stables. Dunno whether to blame quality of last remaining Chinese tyre on Borat, or horseshoe nail left behind by last farrier visit - didn't spot it in the dark...

 

Limped the car down to the pub, where the lights were bright enough for me to get the spare out and change the wheel in the slush.

 

  On 02/02/2019 at 00:55, TheDoctor said:

Having my sister phone up to say goodbye, she is going to end it - as she's got no reason to live and is slowly killing herself through drink anyway. She's an absolute mess, has had 5 kids taken off her, drinks herself to oblivion, hangs around with all the wrong people and has ruined her life and self.....

If it's any consolation*, I had a client who did just that. Drank himself into the grave last year after retiring from a fairly high-powered career. When he died, his kitchen was found to be full of vodka bottles, many empty, some half-consumed.

 

As his Executor, I've discovered one or two little timebombs that he seems to have set up....

[DeeJay]

  On 01/02/2019 at 11:54, Cavcraft said:

Don't really know what you're moaning about, tbh. Couldn't pay my water bill again this month and United Utilities sent me a 'Get well soon' card.

Finally, you've ignored the bargain bucket.

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

Coffee. 

 

Alarm went off at 4, shut my eyes and opened them and it was 5am! Gotta go! No time for coffee.

Get to station, Costa won't open until 5.30 on the dot, train arrives at 5.29... usual problem...

 

An hour into London, I'll get one at Kings Cross, train comes in to platform completely the other side of the station, platform 0... No time, get tube, get coffee at Holborn.

 

Get to Holborn, neros is shut, bollocks.

I'll have to get one at work...

 

Get to work, up to top floor, into canteen, switch on machine, open fridge... No milk!!!

 

I'll have to use another machine on another floor... Go down, switch on machine and:

 

 

COMMMMEEEE OOOOONNNNNN!!!!

[Guest Hooli]

That's a lucky escape! coffee is awful, just have a proper cup of tea.

[New POD]

  On 02/02/2019 at 07:03, BoggyMires said:

Coffee.

 

Alarm went off at 4, shut my eyes and opened them and it was 5am! Gotta go! No time for coffee.

Get to station, Costa won't open until 5.30 on the dot, train arrives at 5.29... usual problem...

 

An hour into London, I'll get one at Kings Cross, train comes in to platform completely the other side of the station, platform 0... No time, get tube, get coffee at Holborn.

 

Get to Holborn, neros is shut, bollocks.

I'll have to get one at work...

 

Get to work, up to top floor, into canteen, switch on machine, open fridge... No milk!!!

 

I'll have to use another machine on another floor... Go down, switch on machine and:

 

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COMMMMEEEE OOOOONNNNNN!!!!

You just need to get up earlier.

[brandersnatch]

I finished the Fortnum & Mason ginger and chilli marmalade that came with my Christmas hamper. Bit sad now. First world problem I know.

 

 

One’s too many, ten’s not enough!

[Tamworthbay]

  On 01/02/2019 at 23:11, bub2006 said:

I'll gladly drop some flowers in on your behalf if needed. I did manage royal to somercotes to Denby then back to royal in less than an hour when our lass was in too

As always you are a star mate, many thanks. We are off up in a an hour or so. Just trying to find out if she is still in the assessment bit or on a ward as it affects visiting hours.

[Eddie Honda]

  On 02/02/2019 at 07:03, BoggyMires said:

Coffee.

 

open fridge... No milk!!!

 

You ruin coffee with coo juice? Just drink it black!

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

  On 02/02/2019 at 08:48, Eddie Honda said:

You ruin coffee with coo juice? Just drink it black!

 

I have moo juice with a hint of coffee. I couldn't get one of those this morning.

[chaseracer]

  On 02/02/2019 at 07:06, Hooli said:

That's a lucky escape! coffee is awful, just have a proper cup of tea.

 

Spoken like a true citizen of the Democratic People's Republic of South Yorkshire! 

[bub2006]

  On 02/02/2019 at 08:45, Tamworthbay said:

As always you are a star mate, many thanks. We are off up in a an hour or so. Just trying to find out if she is still in the assessment bit or on a ward as it affects visiting hours.

ok no problems mate. All the best .

[Rocket88]

Explain this to me, ye of financial wizardy .................recently opened a new [uK] bank account [always used my Jersey account  since I've been over here] checked my credit score, and in spite of having a goodly wedge of moolah in the account, my bloody credit score has gone down.................. 

[The Moog]

No religious discussion please.