Herman Hessian
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brilliant ! 
just got round to this s'afty, having been - well - a little sceptical - and, three quarters of an hour in to the "simple ten minute fitting procedure" i was even more convinced that the filth, grease, effort and swearing would not be worth the effort (i managed, with some skill, to avoid the seemingly obligatory scraped knuckles, but - being six and a half foot - cut my head on the corner of the open bonnet instead
have to say, though, it does all seem to have been worthwhile - i initially thought that the quiet purring at low revs and smoother pick up on accellerating was nothing more than wishful thinking, but having then tackled a lengthy, steep hill that usually has the thing rattling and gasping for breath a third of the way up, and at deaths door near the summit - well....swanned up it with consummate ease and barely as much as a change of note in the engine noise (i just about resisted the temptation to swing round, coast back down and turn around for another go just for the hell of it)
if i get to this time next week without filling up, thus confirming the second claim about improved fuel consumption, i will be one extraordinarily happy bunny
i am also happy to report that - with the sole reason behind my sortie being to fetch the evenings chinese - the "curry hook" also seems to be in absolutely flawless fettle !
waverers - do it !
just got round to this s'afty, having been - well - a little sceptical - and, three quarters of an hour in to the "simple ten minute fitting procedure" i was even more convinced that the filth, grease, effort and swearing would not be worth the effort (i managed, with some skill, to avoid the seemingly obligatory scraped knuckles, but - being six and a half foot - cut my head on the corner of the open bonnet instead
have to say, though, it does all seem to have been worthwhile - i initially thought that the quiet purring at low revs and smoother pick up on accellerating was nothing more than wishful thinking, but having then tackled a lengthy, steep hill that usually has the thing rattling and gasping for breath a third of the way up, and at deaths door near the summit - well....swanned up it with consummate ease and barely as much as a change of note in the engine noise (i just about resisted the temptation to swing round, coast back down and turn around for another go just for the hell of it)
if i get to this time next week without filling up, thus confirming the second claim about improved fuel consumption, i will be one extraordinarily happy bunny
i am also happy to report that - with the sole reason behind my sortie being to fetch the evenings chinese - the "curry hook" also seems to be in absolutely flawless fettle !
waverers - do it !
