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Can any one settle argument re early minis

I started an argument because I said that part of the fun driving 1970 minis was because I thought the bum was closer t...
15 comments posted 7yrs
posted by haggisz
15 comments posted 7yrs posted by haggisz

corroded steel brake pipes

I've been helping someone get an elderly Toyota pick up through the MOT, one failure is two steel brake pipes which run...
21 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
21 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Anti knock additives for diesel engines

Has anyone a recommendation for such a product? Since swapping over ECUs in one of the diesel Land Rovers, the engine h...
22 comments posted 7yrs
posted by curd
22 comments posted 7yrs posted by curd

dashcam of an incident - what to do?

It was crawling traffic into the town centre. I was behind a mini Countryman when an articulated lorry wanted to change...
14 comments posted 7yrs
posted by johs
14 comments posted 7yrs posted by johs

Interesting experience this afternoon.

On the way home from a day out and only a few hundred yards from home today, I noticed a small hatch back by the side o...
24 comments posted 7yrs
posted by no.sp
24 comments posted 7yrs posted by no.sp

cylinder head skimming-where-kent

Hi, Can anyone recommend a machine around north west kent to get a head skimmed. Cheers Jim
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jimzzr
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by jimzzr

207CC

Hi, Just asking for some advise on this car please, I am buying one on the week end a 2005 only 34K miles with 12 month...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by issey
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by issey

Smart Battery Chargers

I popped into Lidl today to buy some Duck Breasts (not easy to find and the Lidl ones are very good). While there, I no...
50 comments posted 7yrs
posted by no.sp
50 comments posted 7yrs posted by no.sp

The blind spot

So today when going in the outer lane, I noticed a new Volvo SUV in the middle lane to my left, the door mirror had sma...
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by johs
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by johs

Fiat 'Comfortmatic'

The Fiat version of automatic transmission for vans (motorhome base vehicles) seems to be 'Comfortmatic'. In the past,...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by no.sp
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by no.sp

sealing fuel barb adapters?

I got a fuel check valve (with AN threads) and 2 barb adapters. The fittings have matching cone shapes. I don't know if...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by bruce56
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by bruce56

Focus MK 1 will not start

2004 Ford Focus Mk1 1.6 L Petrol Similar problem to the recent thread about the Renault Megane Driving normally when th...
22 comments posted 7yrs
posted by weale.j
22 comments posted 7yrs posted by weale.j

Latest garage experience...

Put the old Rover into a local long established family run garage. Have used them before some time ago, and OK. Needed...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dave
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by dave

Moisture in brake systems?

H all, I understand conventional brake fluid is (and is intended to be) hygroscopic, that it absorbs water and am I rig...
52 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
52 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

GDI inlet valve fouling

I've been idly looking at Ford's petrol direct injection engines and see a number of comments that generally direct inj...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by news