lightweights

yep - potential energy is relative. If you raise the energy drink above its previous height - it has more potential energy; If you lower it from its starting point, it has less. It also has chemical energy as it is a food, and has produced thermal energy from the drag of the surrounding air...

Nuclear energy is Nuclear Energy. There are several different forms of energy (at a basic level); Potential (e.g. when something is raised/lifted, squashed/stretched (elastic band)) Chemical (petrol, food), Kinetic (when something is moving), Thermal (hot stuff) Radiant (light...

Just to let y'all know - wheel balance was ok - but the steering damper was shot. Replaced with a gas damper from OME and now drives a treat - also seems more accurate at low speed which is odd. Thanks for the help :)

hope he's got a CAT

Easiest thing to do is check to MOT certificate - there's a box with Type Of Fuel next to it and it will hold your answer :)

I bought mine to take the kids to school.

ok, I'll stop panicking now - not used to the gentle melody of the landy yet, but guess it will come with time. ;)

It is about my left knee and directly below area - i think - hard to be exact when the engine is chugging away

ahahaha er.. how er.. um. Not really a bong - my ears were deceiving me, more of a clank, now that I really heard the sound when I listened. followed your instructions slob - gear goes in about halfway down, and I need to lift only a little to get the beasteh moving.

nope - no slippage. There's some play at the top of the clutch pedal travel. No feel at all apart from return spring(guess). Clutch disengages gear about halfway down, and re-engages gear about 3/4 down (or 1/4 up)

There's a new sound coming from my gearbox (I think) which is causing a metallic bong when i change gear from 3rd to 4th? Happens like this; clutch goes to the floor with a clonk, then shift from 3rd, bong, into 4th, clunk, engage clutch, clunk as drive taken up. Any ideas? :)

True - I'll go cut 'n' paste in there - though I've no access to cut & paste parts of threads though :/ Maybe a nearby admin could do the honours :)

definately a bong - clutch goes to the floor with a clonk, then shift from 3rd, bong, into 4th, clunk, engage clutch, clunk as drive taken up.

by the way, Thanks for your help slobster ;)

lol - i'll give it a go, just need to find some sort of digital recording device.

synchro. dammit, after all the discos I drove this one had the best gearbox out of the lot. It doesn't sound like the usual grinding noise associated with no synchromesh more like a 'bong' The list grows, gonna get my hands dirty this weekend I think.

aye, just when the box "slips effortlessly" into neutral theres a clunk, and again when it goes into 4th

while you are all knocking about - how about what could be causing a metallic clunk when i change gear from 3rd to 4th? any ideas :) thx

apologies to all for starting such a controversial thread. At least it's lively in here :)