November 2009
Are there any common fault conditions that I can check before heading to the dealer?
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Hi,
Am looking at going away in Dec and need to cross the channel.
I have had a look at the P and O site, they want £105 for a return.
Does anyone know of any discount codes or the like to get this price down a bit please?
Would prefer to stay with P and O if poss.
Dates for the trip are:
Outbound, approx 1100 19 Dec. Return approx 1700 27 Dec.
Thanks in advance.
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Thanks for all the suggestions.
I've now had a look at the alternatives and was somewhat surprised.
NorfolkLine: £155
Tunnel: £146
P and O: £105.
SeaFrance: £127
Price for NorfolkLine includes £45 extra for passengers as there are 7 of us travelling.
If I could now ask that the A11, M11, M25 and M20 be kept clear on the 19th Dec please to assist in our getting there :)
My sterling has not been started for 3 years it has only done 64k. I replaced the battery with a new one and the car started first time. Everything seems to work fine supprisingly enough, the only problem I seem to have is when I flash the headlights the engine cuts out and ignition lights etc go out and the aircon clutch has seized. Can anyone help me please. Read more
I agree -- wiring and multiplugs definitely worth a look. Also, change the oil with new semi-synth asap. Won't have anything to do with your electrical problem, but 3 year old oil will not be protecting anything on start up.
I have looked on youtube etc, and I would like to find videos showing three tasks I would potentially like to do on my motorcycle. I would love some very clear and detailed videos from knowledgeable people. Can anyone suggest some:
1. To drill out rusty/ seized bolts. Techniques for this.
2. To make new threads for bolts
3. Change a clutch on a car/ motorbike
I would like suggestions from start to finish. I did find one or two that gave just snap-shots!
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1, This can be found in most engineering books, centre pop the broken stud drill with small drill working you way up to the larger one and use a easy out to remove, you may have to use some penatrating fluid or heat.
2, Again drill to size for a 10mm thread a drill of 8.5mm then a starter tap & then the finishing tap to make the thread. in a kit there is usually 3x taps i just use 2.
Same for dies use some oil when cutting the threads it makes it a much cleaner and easier cut.
3, This can be found in Haynes manual.
On you tube looks for Davids farm a canadian guy bit of a nut but his videos are good and interesting he covers auto boxes, transmissions engines & plenty of other crazy stuff.
I would like to buy an impact type screwdriver for sockets and general screws as a DIY item. Would the machine mart ones/ screw fix ones be of a good quality. I would like to use it perhaps on a monthly basis so I don't really need something amazing. Any recommendations?
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The last time I used an impact driver was on Japanese motorbikes some years ago when the screw heads were made from cheese. Any attempt at turning them with a screwdriver just resulted in the cross head rounding off and the screw driver blade slipping. An impact driver was the only way to get them out as you forced the screwdriver into the cross head with the impact as well as turning it at the same time. Replaced the screws upon re-assembly and never had any problems getting them out again with a normal screwdriver.
My petition to the PM reads;
'It costs more per month to tax a car for 6 months than 12. This is a tax on drivers who cannot pay for 12 months car tax in one hit. Prime Minister, make car tax fair.'
petitions.number10.gov.uk/makecartaxfair/
If you agree then sign it and pass it on.
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I have let the post stand but made it readonly - no need for discussion.
I'm not sure the logic stands - there is a cost to process a road fund application and doing 6 monthly therefore costs more. It has to because more time is involved.*
* Although if done online maybe there should be little difference apart from cost to print and post the new tax disk.
Firstly let me introduce myself, my name is James Partridge and I?m currently a fourth year student studying Automotive Design at Coventry University. For my major project I plan to examine how a driver?s disposition impacts on their driving experiences. This will help me to arrive at a final design that can alleviate driver stress. I would greatly appreciate your co-operation by assisting me with my investigation through answering the question below, Thank you!
Scenario: It?s been a long day, its dark and you have been driving for an hour on the motorway. You are feeling increasingly fatigued but your destination is only 30 minutes away.
How would you react/ deal with this situation?
How long have you been a driver?
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Been driving 21 years, lots of motorway miles ...
If fatigued and driving long distance, and about 30 mins from destination, I would press on and actually increase my speed. Adrenaline rush makes me more alert. Slowing down to say, 60, I know I would nod off. Otherwise take a break & walk, make the car a little colder inside, get more fresh air (open windows), drink full-fat coke/coffee. I find there is usually a "hump" when you feel tired and sleepy, get over that initial "hump" you get a second wind that will last about 2-3 hours.
This was news to me. Very emotional and personal statement from Erik Buell on the company website:
www.buell.com/en_uk/company/
FWIW, I always loved these bikes. Genuine, alternative thinking, and supposedly some of the best handling machines anywhere. They also looked fantastic, IMHO.
RIP.
Cheers
DP
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Most of you will have caught the clip below in this weeks bike press(only 3 months behind!):- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAdOAnVznh4
What a lovely crisp free-revving motor! ...
Saw a piece of industrial?/agricultural? machinery trundling along my road today at what I thought was a fair rate of knots. It was a bit like a digger, however, where the bucket would normally be was actually about 6 to 8 very long and lethal looking spikes. They were about 2 to 3ft from the ground and pointing slightly upwards.
Certainly could cause some damage if it rear ended someone, or kebabed a mimser crossing the road in front of it.
I would have thought that something as lethal looking as that on an urban road would need something over the spikes? Read more
Probably "driven" by their insurers.
AFAIAA it is not a regulation, though i may be wrong.
I'm interested in views on the owenership of the smaller 7 seaters on the market at the moment.
Both the Opel Zafira and Volkswagen Touran have reasonable new car offers on them at the moment, undercutting the likes of renault / citroen / ford / peugeot / etc and making them the cheapest 'proper' 7 seater cars on the market.
I just wondered what they were like for daily familly use, reliability, servicing, etc. Expecting to do around 15k miles per annum and own the car for 5 years. Read more
In 2000 had a Zafirra 2.0 diesel as a lease car. No problems at all (except when I put unleaded in it!). A friend of mine bought it at 3 years old from the leasing company when I left the job and they ran it for 3 more years with the clutch failing (but they go through clutches in other cars too). I bought my own Zaffy in 2003, again diesel, again no problems at all. Traded in for Espace as family was permanetly 7 and growing kids needed just a little extra.
Main problem was that access to rear seats meant sliding the middle bench seat. Sceinc etc have a tilting/sliding single seat - much lighter and easier to do. Luggage space very restricted if in 7 seat mode.
I actually found that models with sliding doors eg Mazda 5, had less access space than convential doors as the sliding door doesn't go back far enough.
Top 7 seater for me is the ESpace, but I would have a Zaffira again, but family no longer so big, so getting a Grand Scenic instead (or pug 5008 or C4, will decide soon...)
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Code is P0726 - generic engine speed sensor. I assume this means the crankshaft position sensor.