tomcat59alan
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They had to remove the hand sanitizer's from the toilets in the Royal hospital in Liverpool because the alcoholics were drinking it 
They had to remove the hand sanitizer's from the toilets in the Royal hospital in Liverpool because the alcoholics were drinking it
Not surprised with Wetherspoons shut. I wondered how they were coping.
tomcat59alan
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I've had to resign from our local wine circle,its too cold for the early morning meetings in the park.
A dab on the end of the finger won't get you pi $$ed,well it may wiv you suverners.
They have to put a thing called Bitrex in it nowadays, as too many animals and children were dying from drinking badly discarded coolant ...
Older antifreeze used to taste sweet, now the bitterness puts them off ...
https://www.bitrex.com/about-bitrex/what-is-bitrex
you mean, make sure it ALL goes down the drain and don't leave a puddle??
So the coolant leak is confirmed. Just got my 5 year old to lick the carpet and watched for the facial expression.
Pretty much finished stripping it down ready for when the replacement orings arrive. It has obviously been attempted before, including having a hole cut (in the wrong place) although the duct hasn't been cut (and it still leaks, pretty badly from the look of it) so I am guessing the PO abandoned the job when he couldn't get the ducting out intact.
Meanwhile, the battery managed to discharge over a few days despite not being connected, so that'll be knackered then. I hook it up to a charger and it very quickly registers as full, but it only has one decent crank in it.
Pretty much finished stripping it down ready for when the replacement orings arrive. It has obviously been attempted before, including having a hole cut (in the wrong place) although the duct hasn't been cut (and it still leaks, pretty badly from the look of it) so I am guessing the PO abandoned the job when he couldn't get the ducting out intact.
Meanwhile, the battery managed to discharge over a few days despite not being connected, so that'll be knackered then. I hook it up to a charger and it very quickly registers as full, but it only has one decent crank in it.
tomcat59alan
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Kids come in handy sometimes.So the coolant leak is confirmed. Just got my 5 year old to lick the carpet and watched for the facial expression.
Pretty much finished stripping it down ready for when the replacement orings arrive. It has obviously been attempted before, including having a hole cut (in the wrong place) although the duct hasn't been cut (and it still leaks, pretty badly from the look of it) so I am guessing the PO abandoned the job when he couldn't get the ducting out intact.
Meanwhile, the battery managed to discharge over a few days despite not being connected, so that'll be knackered then. I hook it up to a charger and it very quickly registers as full, but it only has one decent crank in it.
put the biggest battery on it that you can get.The mf31x-1000 from batterymega store will fit,usually recommended for the diesel but for less than £100 delivered its a no brainer. Make sure your alternator has a 14.7 set point regulator fitted for this battery though.
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Bloody screw was rounded off. Tried getting it out with an extractor bit and copious amounts of wd40, but no luck so far. It is going to be very tricky to cut a notch in, but I am out of options.
Whose idea was it to use a normal Philips screw in a spot so prone to coolant leakage?!?!
Whose idea was it to use a normal Philips screw in a spot so prone to coolant leakage?!?!
tomcat59alan
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JLR, replace it with an Allen key set bolt.
+1 on the hankook mf31-1000. My son fitted one recently and it spins like a top when cranked..... Oh, I want one now.....
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tomcat59alan
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Wsit till he's asleep.+1 on the hankook mf31-1000. My don fitted one recently and it spins like a top when cranked..... Oh, I want one now.....
It may take some time to remove, the engine and gearbox are quite difficult on my own
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brianp38dse
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Pozzidrive screw it is,
a lot of people do not know the difference they just see it as a cross head but phillips screws have tappered slots and are designed so the screw driver cams out when its tight, where as the pozzidrive has straight slots and a smaller slot in between the large ones
a lot of people do not know the difference they just see it as a cross head but phillips screws have tappered slots and are designed so the screw driver cams out when its tight, where as the pozzidrive has straight slots and a smaller slot in between the large ones
I did wonder what the pz stood for on my tools, now I know. So I (inadvertently) used the right bit, the screw is just pretty much welded in there and was rounded before I even started. Going to try getting a long hacksaw blade across the head tomorrow and use a bloody big flathead in a final attempt to dislodge it.
"Screwed"?
An opportunity to put it right
