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What miles had the car done, when it had the 30k miles service?

Thanks! All you lovely folks are so encouraging and helpful. I last "spannered" over 50 years ago and only simple stuff like valve regrinding/lapping, no engine or gearbox rebuilds. Just trying to keep junkers on the road as a 18..20YO with...

Glad you got it done The bolt holes usually go all the way through, they get crusty at the bottom due to rusty water and block up below the bolt. Yours may not be drilled and tapped all the way though, not sure if all were the same

Knew you'd have trouble wiv the helicoil. They is a total pain. I have had the bolt go round and round taking the helicoil with it so you couldnt get the blasted thing out to remove whatever you want to remove, without cutting the head off the...

Well I was gonna say...

And no yer not avvinit for yer tea.

Wasnt too much bother tbh, apart from the security cams which the camera has to scan the QR code & wouldnt reset so I had to reboot the system, camera scanning camera scanning, connection failed connection failed for 1/2 n hour :mad::mad: nearly...

Eye has just found a deaded squirrel at the bottom ov me garden. Lay onnits back. Gorra black bin bag and me glove and picked it up viv bag inside out. It had one front toof missing. No damage so not sure if attacked. Were out in the open where...

.... that the helicoil repair was eventually successful. :D 1st go would not let the bolt thread in. :eek: Managed to prise the tip of the coil up and pulled it back out. Phew! Recut the thread for the helicoil and washed the hole out with...

Tis for the scrap man.. 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

Time to stop prevaricating, get changed, get out and get under that infernal machine.;)

It's a balmy spring day here in Linkinshushire. But we are closer to the equator than yous on the other side of the Wall.

I has a queezy morbid fascination with Merkin pollytiks.

No it isn't :p

We got one too, works fine. The password, as you've probably already found is on a removable plastic tab on the back so at least you take it away and sit down with your machines and do the biz. Unless the noo model don't have it in which...

Both me and the sewing machine repair man checked the pedal out, it isn't that. Originally he agreed that it might be a capacitor in there. He has had it a few weeks and when I talked to him he told me he had spent two days trying to find out the...

Tis cats n dogs here, hope yous have better weather than us. Got a noo bt hub to fit so better be off & see how many swear words it takes me to link everything back online.

My pressure washer has decided not to stop either, I had to switch it off, fink the trigger button is goosed. Done not bad its about 18 years old 🤣🤣 Was an Aldi special its done some work over the years & loads of peeps have used it. Might try a...

I really should read on before posting.

Fixed. 🤣

Usually start by booking a ferry..

10k 🤣 🤣 Webuyanyscrap offered 305 sovs.....scrap price is 14p a kilo could get 40 quid for the cat 4 quid for the battery & 100 sovs for the tyres Yup worth 14p a kilo of anyones money 🤣🤣

Why walk when you can ride

Backwards! !!!!!

Not from behind, they don't like it up 'em.

At the expense of the gaylanders, but that's normal

Trans Male lesbian tree surgeon from London and I like the new Defender. Q. How do I approach people from Isle of Wight.

Its given us a few laffs along the way :cool:

Morning dull but dry here. Had to deliver W to dottirs as they are going "shopping" in Pompey today. I also had to show dottir how to work W's wheelchair, so she can fold it up etc. Got back to find the noo calliper and the rebuild kit had been...

At that price he'd snap his hand off and drive off like a rat up a drain pipe in the PMobile!!! 🤣🤣🤣