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Looking for more information.

Hi I am interested in more information. Where is the best spot? You can email me at any of the following addresses: Tha...
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posted by sam_brandt50
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by sam_brandt50

Fiesta 1.1 clutch rattle

My Fiesta's clutch makes a loud rattling noise as it rotates. The noise comes directly from the clutch housing and it r...
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posted by mikenosafacey
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by mikenosafacey

Looking at buying a BMW E39, some questions

Hi all, Looking at buying a 1997-1999 523i/525i. It'll be a manual gearbox, petrol. A couple of questions: 1. Anything...
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posted by grunff
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by grunff

1998 Fiesta Heating / Thermostat?

Hi folks. As it's now bloody cold outside, the heater on my 1998 Fiesta has packed in. It blows out a feeble amount of...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by electquill
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by electquill

Do any cars not mist up inside in winter?

I'm trying to remember if I've ever had a car that didn't do this. Anything old and clapped out with leaky door seals a...
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posted by pumaracing
30 comments posted 21yrs posted by pumaracing

Removing water from fuel tank without drainage plug

Can anyone suggest any techniques for removing water from the bottom of a fuel tank? Replacing my fuel filter this week...
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posted by ben.j.harris.nospam
13 comments posted 21yrs posted by ben.j.harris.nospam

how does the spare parts business work?

i always wondered about this.the way i imagined was that besides producing the cars the production line would stamp out...
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posted by beerismygas
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by beerismygas

Re: How easy is it to fix a trolley dent?

> How easy is it to fix which looks like a small dimple/dent possibly > caused by a shopping trolley at the rear quarte...
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posted by mikenosafacey
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by mikenosafacey

Heated windscreens

Couple of months ago, the subject of heated windscreens came up. Here's a site worth looking at... http://www.heatedwind...
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posted by grimlycurmudgeon683
12 comments posted 21yrs posted by grimlycurmudgeon683

Fiesta exhaust

Fiesta Encore 1.3, 1998. Back box has gone (literally-the pipe split and eventually it fell off....) Mine is a low mile...
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posted by spamfree
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by spamfree

Audi 100 Driveshaft Bolts ?

Bit of a silly question, need to remove the driveshaft from my '100, inner tripod joint is held onto the gearbox by 6 b...
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posted by fergus
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by fergus

How easy to fix trolly dent?

How easy is it to fix which looks like a small dimple/dent possibly caused by a shopping trolley at the rear quarter of...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by nothere
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by nothere

'89 Fiesta 1.1 squealing alternator.

The alternator on my '89 Fiesta 1.1 has recently started squealing intermittently. I know it's the alternator becayse w...
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posted by mikenosafacey
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by mikenosafacey

Tracking question

Just visited the local tyre garage as couple of tyres required replacing and the mechanics measured the tracking. It was...
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posted by davef1xxx
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by davef1xxx

Can this be sticky valves?

The car is a 1996 Daewoo Nexia with 140k on the clock and every now & then (always when cold after it's been sat for se...
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posted by here
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by here