Stanleysteamer's latest activity

Well, I was a bit gob-smacked on that timing line but I cleaned plugs off to remove all trace of the carbon firing line took it out for a pretty good thrash and pulled the plugs and well blow me down the firing line had moved down in the...

Oh it won't take that long!!! she's been doing it via whatsapp already, hence the shopping list! 🤣

Good to hear you will be reunited. :D I hope she is well and her recovery is as short as possible. :) Then she can get back to bossing you around as per usual, of course.

The pressure release vaalve bolt check is a good one, and yup, I was going to do that one as if not I'd have to go throught the whole rigmarole of removing the sump again. Not seen the oil pick-up O ring change, but that too makes sense. Just...

Has to be said this is also par for the course with an auto, the torque converter has to power itself up, and there may be some electronics involved which might also be a factor, but not sure about that. @sierrafery will tell us. You get used to...

Still got to finish the spring clean of the living room, then get myself some grub. I have cooled down now. Tis hot here today, :rolleyes: Dog feeding comes first though. Enjoy your evenings folks!:):):)

Seriously...are you planning to do other task beside the oil pump bolt when the sump is off?

I assume you changed the gearbox and didn't weld that cross member in place? 😄

No, I had neither the time nor the facilities, (nor the good secondhand autobox to replac it with) so I put it out to a local indy. He did it just before we left for Frogland. Have to confess, I am being lazy, I could just crawl under and have...

Decided that I need to check the oil pump sprocket bolt on my 2000 TD5. First job was to remove the front crossmember. Air chisel, breaker bar and 2 hours of fighting with rusty bolts and it's done. Knocked the captive nuts off with air chisel so...

Having just got all the bits to do the exact same job, and some advice about resealing the sump one I get it off, now you come along with this. :rolleyes: I had the gerbox changed 4 months ago, PLEASE tell me that this means the cross member...

He does....kinda......drawl................and repeat himself........... a lot! But yep, love old skool!! Such a shame plugs are not as cheap as they used to be!!! :)

Old skool, enjoyed that:). J

....that I did some more tinkering with the Mini. :) It is clearly an obsession. I watched a really informative YT clip (below) on reading spark plugs and I could not resist hoiking mine out to have a look. I did not know that you could...

TBH we could do with a bit of rain, maybe not sideways but a few inces of wet stuff wouldnt hurt:). J

LAX! Huh! You should have seen me spring cleaning the place over the past few days. Still got the living room to finish off, you can see your face in the granite worktops! As for if it is better and sorted, well yep, I hope so, she does, and...

Good to hear W coming back, get you back into the proper rountine you have seemed a little lax lately :D. Hope all is better and sorted this time. J

The stuff about reading the bottom of the porcelain inside the plug I knew about and it was in the link I sent you, more or less, but the timing line? Never heard of that. What I was a bit surprised about was that he didn't tell you, when fitting...

I bet everythin is flappin aboot :oops:

We got sideways rain, hoora :)

Mornin Bright an breezy Ordered new led lights for me trailer, might rewire it as well Me nine foot sunflower is leaning this morning, must have had a battering in the night Need some white gloss, gone very expensive though :( Stay sheltered...

Morning All. :D Struggling a bit today as I seem to have put my back out of whack. :( Was OK yesterday so I cannot account for it. Clearly I am falling to bits. :) Needs fettling PDQ as I am in the City on the beer tomorrow. Have a great day! :D

Actually I'd removed the engine bay fusebox to tackle a little rust. I was reconnecting all but I couldn't get a small white plug back into position. I thought I had damaged plug or pins but I called a mechanic friend who used a bit more force to...

Got to go out for the most measly amount of shopping as W is returning tomoz. Have a good one, all. :):):)

'Twas a breezy day here in Wales, with rain until about lunchtime. Nothing out of the ordinary.

Nuts arrive morra. Gorra few wuk trips coming up. Need to make a feeder to drop nuts a few times a day. Can't find anyfink yer can by. Control be easy. Might make it out ov wud wiv a series ov actuators or a fredded rod controlled by a motor. Rod...

At least he won't complain about a crap heater -----

Nah. The devils got one.

I took a pic of my ex on holy island under a floating caravan when we got the pics back it said moody on the boat right above her head 🤣 🤣

Maybe it got burnt in the fire!!! (Don't think they had them back then. Entry in a parish reg maybe? )