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by Drum
Tue Jan 24, 2023 6:51 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances
Replies: 1294
Views: 110693

Re: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances

If it now occasionally stutters or hesitates under light load close the gaps a touch. With modern ignition systems it shouldn't make any difference - but it does. Upon further research, the Mitsubishi manual I have downloaded was for the Australian market with some other engine model. The gap shoul...
by Drum
Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:22 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: The 'modern cars are shit' thread.
Replies: 254
Views: 13996

Re: The 'modern cars are shit' thread.

Eddie Honda wrote: Tue Jan 17, 2023 2:10 pm
The Reverend Bluejeans wrote: Tue Jan 17, 2023 2:00 pm £700 water pump
:shock:

You've got Drum & I thinking how many cars we could have for that.
"You've got Drum and me thinking"
by Drum
Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:18 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15651
Views: 3175502

Re: What did you do today?

Eddie Honda wrote: Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:13 pm
Drum wrote: Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:00 pm Feel free to speculate on the details of my ineptitude.
MECHACRIPPLE!

Your tool assemblage skills were rather minimal. :lol:
In my defence it didn't come with any instructions!
by Drum
Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:00 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15651
Views: 3175502

Re: What did you do today?

Today I stopped being a retard and popped the wheel bearing out easy as pie. Feel free to speculate on the details of my ineptitude. IMG_20230115_125410_013.jpg IMG_20230115_125517_029.jpg To get the new one to pull in square, I had to do lots of rust removal on the back of the hub. IMG_20230115_160...
by Drum
Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:14 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Stellantis. Is it the 21st century global British Leyland?
Replies: 76
Views: 3665

Re: Stellantis. Is it the 21st century global British Leyland?

Never heard of them. Had to Google, so for the benefit of anyone as ignorant as me...
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by Drum
Sat Jan 14, 2023 11:58 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Cars you forgot you owned.
Replies: 48
Views: 1947

Re: Cars you forgot you owned.

Inbetween dailying an E reg volvo 240 estate and a K reg Peugeot 405 SRI, I was briefly encumbered with an L reg Citreon Xantia. Easily forgettable and scrapped after about 6 months.
by Drum
Sat Jan 14, 2023 11:49 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15651
Views: 3175502

Re: What did you do today?

Dunno. I have torches and hoses and empty bottles on bottle trolleys.
All the gear and no idea.
by Drum
Sat Jan 14, 2023 9:03 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15651
Views: 3175502

Re: What did you do today?

Eddie Honda wrote: Sat Jan 14, 2023 11:41 am
Drum wrote: Sat Jan 14, 2023 7:17 am
Eddie Honda wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:59 pm

Why don't you have a gas axe handy?
I do but it needs gas
That's bad gas management...

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:P
It's oxyacetylene I need for my gas axe.
by Drum
Sat Jan 14, 2023 7:59 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15651
Views: 3175502

Re: What did you do today?

I've ordered a map torch from Toolstation. Will be here by Tuesday apparently.
by Drum
Sat Jan 14, 2023 7:17 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15651
Views: 3175502

Re: What did you do today?

Eddie Honda wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:59 pm
Drum wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:48 pm
Eddie Honda wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:44 pm I got mine from B&Q because we don't have Toolstation here.
That involves driving to Dundee
Why don't you have a gas axe handy?
I do but it needs gas