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The 'good' old days

Does anybody miss the 'good' old days, when, for example, you could change a burnt out valve on your Anglia or Mini etc...
10 comments posted 23yrs
posted by terry.dutson-NOSPAM
10 comments posted 23yrs posted by terry.dutson-NOSPAM

Astra radiator fan question

1996 Astra 1.7TDS 5 door hatch. Is the switch for the cooling fan on the rad or the head (or elsewhere) ? The fan didnt...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by me
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by me

Escort idle

1997 Escort 1.6 16v petrol with 78000 miles. When cold the engine speed seems to race (up to 3000rpm) when the clutch i...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by toughluckspammer
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by toughluckspammer

Haynes manuals declining in quality

I bought a Haynes manual for my Nissan Almera direct from Haynes. I was not impressed with the quality of the paper whe...
30 comments posted 23yrs
posted by chris
30 comments posted 23yrs posted by chris

CO sky high

Hello people back for some help after i thought i had solved my problem. (If thats ok) I have a 1994 Escort 1.4i (CVH t...
8 comments posted 23yrs
posted by simon.green
8 comments posted 23yrs posted by simon.green

Where is the archive

Please can someone tell me where the archive for this newsgroup can be viewed. Thanks.
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by no
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by no

RENAULT

I have a laguna wich has just snapped a timing belt at 10-15 mph whats the chances of the valves being smashed any help...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by billy.mcqueen
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by billy.mcqueen

Haynes Workshop Manual

Does anybody know when a workshop manual is going to be available for a Fiesta Zetec T.D.C.I. -- Eddie
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by edw
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by edw

Re: Lambda Sensor Test?

I have no idea if this test will work on the Escort but it does on a Senator 24v. Generally known to my car club (Autob...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by will
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by will

Re: Car jacks

"davkit" mumbled: > Is there a market for electronic/automatic bottle jacks for portable use? How "electronic"? Electric...
19 comments posted 23yrs
posted by guy.king
19 comments posted 23yrs posted by guy.king

Re: Lambda Sensor Test? Longish

> Hello, > > Is it possible to test a Lambda Sensor of a Escort/1.4i/1994? Yes. You can do this either on the vehicle o...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by the.dotfarm
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by the.dotfarm

Rust repair.

I've got a little bit of rust on the rear wheel arches and taking it for mot at the end of Sept. Can someone advise on h...
7 comments posted 23yrs
posted by gaynor.bott68
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by gaynor.bott68

Axle stand locations for Sierra estate

A friend has asked me to do some work on his 1990(H) Sierra 1.8LX estate. I'm ok with the trolley jack locations (from...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by aw114ageuk
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by aw114ageuk

Rover 214/414 Mirrors

How do you remove and replace just the glass on a manually adjusted Rover 214 door mirror? Steve.
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by stephen
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by stephen

Re: A question regarding ignition timing

Snips > If I advance the timing on my car, it gives much better acceleration. It'll give better acceleration, but you m...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by alan
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by alan