Eddie Honda's wheels of steel (and occasionally alloy)

[Eddie Honda]

1987 Land Rover 110

Joe popped round today. Got away with just adjusting the rear brakes. Had a peek at the servo and it looks sound and not cracked. Took it for a test spin up the road and back and it went and stopped fine. CVRT expires on Wednesday, so hopefully it doesn't come back with a big long list. He's done around 4k since the last test 6 months ago.

Can't remember the last time I drove a manual. It's been a while anyway.


ST1100 Pan European

While I had some ballast available, I got Joe to lean on the back of this. I disconnected the speedo cable (again) at the bottom and checked if the speedo drive was rotating at the wheel drive end. No it wasn't. So I think I know what the problem is now. The tabs on the speedo drive plate might be squished by careless front wheel installation. At least it appears not to be the instrument end.

[Eddie Honda]

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Ordered some extractor hand pump things from the Great Bunch of Lads: 3 x 200ml & 2 x 500ml. Thought they might come in handy for removing small quantities of various liquids.

Unfortunately, the packaging was a bit lame, so I got Honda Junior 2 to take an unpacking video.

The two cardboard boxes have the 500ml ones.

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The treble bagged set survived the trip surprisingly.

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Unfortunately one of the big ones had a broken knob.

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They all came with various tubes and spare o-rings.

The big ones were €12 a piece including shipping. First I confirmed receipt of the items. Then I filed a returns/refund claim. Having done this once before, when due to a sorting error, I found a charger destined for somebody else (Australia) I knew a picture alone might not cut it (They knocked me back until I sent them a video as well as the pictures).

There was a box for a refund amount (€0 to €23.50) so I put it €6.00 (as in knock 50% off for the bust knob please)

Uploaded the video and two pics.

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And 11 seconds later it's fair enough, have €6 back. Thankyouverymuch. Painless.


Later, after I left for work, one of Jeff's lackeys had slotted these through the letter box. Hand things to adapt a 19mm / 13mm / 10mm ratchet spanner into a ½" / ⅜" / ¼" square drive ratchet for sockets and also a ¼" hex bit holder. The square drives have a spring loaded bump on one hex face to lock them.

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Right now I can only find everything BUT those sizes in my ratchet spanner rack. Typical!

[Drum]

Have your socket sets lost their ratchets?

[Eddie Honda]

Have your socket sets lost their ratchets?

Trying to lighten the mobile tool box.

[mercrocker]

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Right now I can only find everything BUT those sizes in my ratchet spanner rack. Typical!

You may have done what I invariably do....Put them somewhere to remind you to order the accessories and before those have come have to move the things out of the way - but not back where they belong. They'll turn up under the kitchen sink or somewhere.

[Eddie Honda]

Well I found the 10mm one in the boot of the car...

[dean36014]

Who do you order off Eddie ?
Scratch that, found it in description.

[Eddie Honda]

1987 Land Rover 110 UPDATE

...CVRT expires on Wednesday [14/02/24], so hopefully it doesn't come back with a big long list. He's done around 4k since the last test 6 months ago.

It went in for test yesterday.

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I shall have a look later, but I suspect the tester might be blind or being a bawbag...or both. Fucking thing.

[Drum]

Bad luck.
Is this the Jizz?

[Eddie Honda]

Bad luck.
Is this the Jizz?

No, if you hit the backquote it's that BLOODY Land Rover 110!

CVRT is for commercials. NCT is cars.