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Dottir just messaged me. W has had her op, ALL OK apparently. So big relief. I can now get on and do stuff!!! Have a good day all! 😀😀😀😀

It's on the left hand. Senior moment?

British bikes usually had the gear lever operated by the right foot. This changed in the 1970's to the left foot due to most of the rest of world using this arrangement. Changing up to a higher gear could be by moving the foot upwards or...

As recommended by the late great James Martin who did it professionally.

I took mine out alone, gearbox and transfer seperately with this kind of motorcycle lift, normal jack and a lot of wood blocks. To put it in I bought an engine crane and used it from drivers side (left) thru the lever hole and put it in as one...

That gearbox / transfer combination is fecking heavy.... I did mine on the drive, on my back, and I struggled. I used an engine crane through the gear lever hole, and a chain, plus a heavy duty jack.

Morning all. Good news is W is being operated on as I type. 😀😀😀😀😀

Loads ov stuff felled oft. Including arf the windscreen.

Morning All. :D Paper's got, and my coffee's hot. :) A shopping day. :( A much cooler day here for sure. Have a good day. :D

So, I have now got Whatsapp working on my noo phone. But I cannot find any other way of ending a call other than switching my phone off. Where is an 8 year old when you need one? Better Google it I suppose. Plus I have tried to get it working...

Not sure if this is allowed on this site but feel it’s only right to share where people have helped us discovery owners when we are in desperate situations: I’m on holiday and I hit a pot hole just outside Penzance which tore off a newly fitted...

Clever setup! I’ve had the same issue with something hiding under decking – turned out to be a hedgehog.

Thunderstorms and rain most of the day we did need it water tank now half full grass going back to green so all looking fresher , yesterday had a big bang on the window rushed out to find a sparrowhawk looking surprised but OK 😕

Hello. The ramps are 1200mm high. I have made the transmission jack adapter to fit the gearbox.i have searched online but a lot of the information is very vauge. Cheers

Yes but what if you'd been drinking never thinking you'd get stuck with the errand?? I'd be getting out the BBQ and saying, "And what are you all eating then?!"

Have to say the Rimmer YouTube, almost does little more than list was has to be done. As with SOOOO many youtubes, it skims over the difficult bits that you really need help with. Maybe a better link to a better article, forum thread or another...

Top housing bolts are fun!

I seen a lad on you tube with one of these heaters, mixing oil engine oil n red doosil :cool: Thats one way of getting rid of it there must be 4000 ltrs of it in our yard. 🤣🤣

Not sure yet, some on ebay for around 400 sovs, there is one local-ish for 105 quid & has a bit of the toby valve missing. Looks like its just the nob on the top. A new valve is 200 quid from euro land.