Right - is none motoring related stuff ok here? I mentioned on the other forum before the collapse that I needed to change an immersion heater that was well and truly stuck, heat and penetrating oil had no effect and it was starting to twist the boss in the copper tank. Being a tight northerner I ca...

I take it modern transits don't use left hand thread on one side anymore then?
Standard torque is tight given the weight they carry - but not that tight...

Have you stopped worrying about oil pressure now? 20/50 valvoline mineral race oil is my go to oil of choice in these circumstances - my friend used to say it was the only oil they could run when racing e types and not have the engine blow regularly, it'll even make pressure in a rover V8..... Jokin...

Further materials buyage was done yesterday - the post foot recently bolted to the patio needed a 4x4 post to be located in it. Not wanting to do things by halves, the length (height) of said post needs to be more than 3m*, yet I jib at paying Travis Perkins price (£68) for treated sawn timber of t...

Has it had fork bushes at all?

Bub I'm sorry but that should really be in the grin thread....

Have you spoken to anybody from the tyre manufacturer?

Those Escort van photos made me wince again, I had forgotten just how badly mangled it was, however you both survived is a miracle.

Enjoying the pictures of the showmans stuff!

Not building up a vacuum in the tank is it?

Yank tin questions ok here too? If not I'm sure* a mod can rename the thread..... Anyway I fancy a change from my mk2 lwb transit as a work van for a while, whatever I get needs to be petrol because of the LEZ, what are Econoline tradesmans vans like? Remember this is going to be a used and abused v...