davidsmith1307
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Yeah, but for a few quid it was a good excuse to buy tools
davidsmith1307
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I reckon I can get from Friday to Saturday without losing this one!
Bet I leave it at work....
Bet I leave it at work....
GrumpyGel
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I bought a foot pump a little while ago so I can pump up the tyres on my mountain bike. Its a car pump I bought from our version of Halfrauds.
Yesterday I needed to get some firewood off the section, so needed to push my son's treasured (that's heap of junk) Rover Tomcat over the drive away from the gate. This required pumping its tyres back up, so out with the foot pump... which melted and broke after 1 tyre! So I need another one now.
Yesterday I needed to get some firewood off the section, so needed to push my son's treasured (that's heap of junk) Rover Tomcat over the drive away from the gate. This required pumping its tyres back up, so out with the foot pump... which melted and broke after 1 tyre! So I need another one now.
Nodge68
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I haven't use a foot pump in years. I have a couple of 12 Volt tyre pumps and a mains powered compressor, if I need a bit more rapid tyre inflation. But the 12 Volt pumps are my go to solution for a flat tyre.
LUKBENPHI
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im not too bad with loosing tools bar one
lost a 10mm spanner when was still a mechanic servicing a car so bought another one off the tool van
12 months later te car comes back into the dealership and by chance i get it to work on and there under the bonner is my 10mm spanner just proves however that some people never open the bonnet of a car!
current one im anoyed about is a bought a new long length dog training lead for the labradork, brand new in packet never been used but can I find the bloody thing? can I buggery!
lost a 10mm spanner when was still a mechanic servicing a car so bought another one off the tool van
12 months later te car comes back into the dealership and by chance i get it to work on and there under the bonner is my 10mm spanner
just proves however that some people never open the bonnet of a car! current one im anoyed about is a bought a new long length dog training lead for the labradork, brand new in packet never been used but can I find the bloody thing? can I buggery!
davidsmith1307
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Proper tool, 10 seconds, done.
Now to get the old expansion tank out as some ape has knackered the fastener.
Now to get the old expansion tank out as some ape has knackered the fastener.
davidsmith1307
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Soooooo. Finally had a couple of hours free to do something fun.
Swapped the coolant bottle with a new style one. Bearmach made and the tab that the screw goes through doesn't sit flush with the panel. Whatever.
New top rad hose as the old one was a bit raggy.
Blew my jiggle valve.
Slowly refilled with coolant and bled the air out.
Ran the engine for a while and the temperature gauge went up to half way. No more whooshing sound from behind the dash when pressing the loud pedal.
Question. How long would you expect to sit at idle before the fan comes on?
Also the top rad hose was hot but the bottom one was stone cold.
Swapped the coolant bottle with a new style one. Bearmach made and the tab that the screw goes through doesn't sit flush with the panel. Whatever.
New top rad hose as the old one was a bit raggy.
Blew my jiggle valve.
Slowly refilled with coolant and bled the air out.
Ran the engine for a while and the temperature gauge went up to half way. No more whooshing sound from behind the dash when pressing the loud pedal.
Question. How long would you expect to sit at idle before the fan comes on?
Also the top rad hose was hot but the bottom one was stone cold.
Nodge68
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KV6, very quickly. The K4 probably never, except on the hottest days, while stuck in traffic.
normal.
davidsmith1307
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....and relax.
Cheers @Nodge68
Onto more interesting challenges now, like getting it MOTed. I'm sure that will give me a nice list of jobs.
davidsmith1307
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All the standing hasn't done this car many favours. And it hasn't had the engine undershield for a good while from what I can see.
Removing the sump drain plug needed my big impact gun.
The oil filter is proving more problematic. The strappy tool I got from Machine Mart just crumpled. The three-legged gripper thing has survived, but all it has achieved is to split the oil filter and make an oily mess.
Any recommendations, bearing in mind the car is on the ground so I can't put a bit bar on and hang off it. And I now can't really move the car as I can't refill the oil due to the split filter.
Removing the sump drain plug needed my big impact gun.
The oil filter is proving more problematic. The strappy tool I got from Machine Mart just crumpled. The three-legged gripper thing has survived, but all it has achieved is to split the oil filter and make an oily mess.
Any recommendations, bearing in mind the car is on the ground so I can't put a bit bar on and hang off it. And I now can't really move the car as I can't refill the oil due to the split filter.
davidsmith1307
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Ahh, the subtle approach. Sounds good to me.
Just bash a hole and use the hammer and chisel to turn the filter? Better to do it at the mounting end of the filter?
GrumpyGel
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Done that a few times.
In the end I cut a piece of wood and drilled holes that I hammered screws through into the filter and another 'handle' bit of wood that then slotted over the other to turn the filter. Reusable and never failed... till I lost 1 of the bits of wood. Couldn't use it on all the cars though - only those with the right access tot he filter.
davidsmith1307
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I've not had any issue gripping the filter and getting leverage - the 3 legged thing was pretty decent and so was the strap thing. I was able to get so much leverage that I destroyed the tool.
I think that shocking it with a hammer may be more effective.
How something that is literally full of oil can seize up so well....
I think that shocking it with a hammer may be more effective.
How something that is literally full of oil can seize up so well....
davidsmith1307
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Time for Plan B?
Nodge68
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Which is?
