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Tyre face penetrated - vulcanise or leave?

Hi, I come for the wisdom of the group please :-> Just done a routine rotation of my tyres (car, radial tyres). During...
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posted by ts
42 comments posted 20yrs posted by ts

Escort finesse horn problem

I have a 1998 escort finesse . The horn is operated from the pad in the middle of the steering wheel. The pad also has...
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posted by 1239
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by 1239

Hot weather startup?

In cool weather my Daewoo Lanos 1.4 starts up first turn of the key and idles ok, but I've noticed when it's a hot day...
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posted by help
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420GSI electrical problem and motorway cut-out

Bought a Rover 420GSI off eBay, driving home up the M1 around 100 miles done, speedo, rev counter and radio started goi...
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posted by bargainseeeker
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by bargainseeeker

Could this be the mass air sensor?

I'm still new to this GM / Saab TiD engine, but yesterday I was feeling changes in engine behaviour (output) under acce...
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posted by thedervman
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by thedervman

VAUXHALL ASTRA MK4 INTERIOR LIGHT

Hi I have purchased an Astra MK4 Interior light to put into a 95 corsa, but the wiring loom that came with the light ha...
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posted by zylax
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by zylax

Scrap Value?

I've got about half a dozen old alloy wheels (OEM style, mainly pepperpots) and roughly the same number of olde worlde...
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posted by talking
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by talking

Cleaning the headlining on a 1995 Rover 416 Mk1

Evening all, My wife's given me back her 1995 Rover 416Si (nice!) after I bought her a new car. However, she's frequent...
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posted by aswb58NOSPAMTAVERYMUCH
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by aswb58NOSPAMTAVERYMUCH

Vectra Clutch Rattle

Hi all, Managed to fix the non starter and now have another problem! When we lift the clutch and as it hits the biting...
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posted by dthobhani
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by dthobhani

Citroen Xantia - cooling probelm - aircon(?)

My Xantia is overheating. It would appear that the fans in the front are not kicking in, so on a freeway it is fine, bu...
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posted by dir
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by dir

vauxhall corsa creaking clutch

I've got a 1.0L 12V 3-cylinder corsa B. Had a new LUK clutch kit put in about 7 months ago at 60000 miles, done about a...
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posted by tonybDELETE_THIS_SPAM_BLOCKER17v
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by tonybDELETE_THIS_SPAM_BLOCKER17v

FA: Ford bits and bulbs

I'm flogging off my stock of bits for cars that I've no longer got, so there's a Ford Mondeo oil filter (fits umpteen o...
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posted by mrdoki
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by mrdoki

ZX Diesel Again

After my other posts about the Fuel cut off solenoid sticking, I've come across another problem - if starting hot and t...
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posted by nospammike
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospammike