MX5 Handbrake cable
(5 messages)
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 19:23:19 +0100
Hello Timo
How hard are these to do? I've just snapped the one in a friends MX5 and now
I've got to fit a new cable.
Clues, diagrams, instructions. Any would be good.
Yes, I know I'm a heavy handed fat bastard!!
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O/T: Let PayPal make you 5,000 in 20 minutes!
(1 messages)
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 19:14:33 +0100
You may have seen an email floating around about making huge amounts
of money through your Paypal account? Whether you have or not, I'm
sending you this to tell you that the scheme actually works and Paypal
have actually admitted ...
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Light
(41 messages)
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 18:22:22 +0100
Sometimes when I'm driving along a red light comes on next to an alladin's
lamp type symbol. What does this mean?
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Fiesta doors unlock themselves
(6 messages)
Date: 9 Jun 2005 07:04:05 -0700
1995 Fiesta si.
Sometimes when I lock the doors they automatically unlock straight
away. This can be when I lock with the key from the outside or when I
lock from inside by pushing in the catch on the door.
Often, I have ...
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Air con regassing in London?
(6 messages)
Date: 9 Jun 2005 06:02:12 -0700
Hi all,
My air conditioning is slowly becoming less effective and I'm guessing
it needs regassing. Can anyone recommend a garage in London that offers
a decent service?
Thanks
Nick
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Fiat Brava 1.2 Road Noise
(5 messages)
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 10:35:21 +0100
The road noise from my car has recently started getting excessively loud
at certain speeds, where it's almost deafening - the shocks have been
checked, and are ok, as is the tracking. Would a faulty wheel bearing
increase ...
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Rover 218 ignition key will not turn
(7 messages)
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 09:14:25 +0100
K reg, never usually lets me down, but on a couple of occasions it has
refused to let the key turn in the barrel.
When this happens I have tried the duplicate key, waggled the steering
wheel, moved the key in and out, tried ...
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Replacing escort MKVI Brake shoes
(4 messages)
Date: 9 Jun 2005 00:01:50 -0700
I have done this job a couple of times, but last time I managed to snap
one of the stub axel mounting bolts. The haynes manual tells you to
remove the drum by undoing the 4 stub axel bolts. My local garage said
that you should ...
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Nissan Serena tow bar electrics
(1 messages)
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 03:02:54 +0100
I have been asked by a friend of a friend to wire the electrics for his
tow bar, apparently the chassis had captive fixings ready to take the
tow bar but as I wont see the car till I do the job Sunday I was wandering
if
anybody ...
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Cleaning bird mess off my paintwork/windscreen
(6 messages)
Date: 8 Jun 2005 13:18:34 -0700
Does anybody have any suggestions for products to remove persistent
bird mess from my paintwork and glass?
I don't want to use T-Cut (repeatedly) because, I assume, it will
remove all my paint over a period of time.
And no ...
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Possible OT. Clio misfire and more + Shafted by Renault rant.
(4 messages)
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 19:37:08 GMT
My mates 1.3 clio has a misfire problem. It is most noticable when the car
is idling but there is also a noticable power loss. There is also a
clunking sound coming from the steering when going from lock to lock. As
the ...
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Xantia high speed misfire
(3 messages)
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 16:30:59 +0100
have had my 1997 Xantia 2 litre 16 valve from new, no done abound 70000
miles. It runs perfectly under normal operation, acceleration and fuel
consumption perfectly ok. However, as soon as the engine speed reaches 3200
rpm ...
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Ford Ka revving high
(69 messages)
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 14:41:34 GMT
Hi
Got a 1998 Ford Ka and it has been playing up lately.
When driving, I lift my foot off the juice pedal to change gear but the
engine revs take a couple of seconds to reduce.
My first thoughts was that the cable was ...
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Road Spring?
(40 messages)
Date: 8 Jun 2005 03:15:34 -0700
Hi,
Just had my Vauxhall Astra Coupe serviced at the local dealership. They
found that the road spring is broken. They also said they need
replacing as a pair, and that it's going to cost 脗拢198.
Trouble is, the car seems ...
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Breather Problems
(7 messages)
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 19:05:54 GMT
Hi
I have a 1.7D corsa (curser) S-plate ( ok ok I know)
There is a short length of pipe going from the top of the rocker cover to
the air inlet manifold....
Recently when we had the head stripped down, (for various ...
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Peugeot 106 1.5D Alternator belt replacement
(2 messages)
Date: 7 Jun 2005 04:56:55 -0700
Hello all
On the way to work this morning my alternator belt decided to give up.
I've got a replacement that I will be fitting tonight when I get home.
Is there anthing odd I should be aware of before I start? Or is it ...
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tightening centre nut - should it get hot?
(5 messages)
Date: 7 Jun 2005 03:18:07 -0700
Hi. I need to tighten both driveshaft nuts on a fiesta but my torque
wrench doesnt go up high enough.
i tightened them with a 1 ft ratchet and then gave each a further
45degrees turn with a 2 ft pipe attached to the 1 ft ...
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OT: buying a car on ebay with no road tax or MOT
(60 messages)
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 06:41:45 +0100
The seller has made a SORN declaration . Presumably, it would only be
legal to drive this car to a (nearby) MOT station for a pre-arranged
test?
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Corsa Cambelt
(8 messages)
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 19:06:05 GMT
A Big sorry I forgot to put a T on the end of cambelt
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Corsa Cambel
(9 messages)
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 19:04:06 GMT
My Daughter has been told by a garage that her cambelt needs replacing
(1991 Vauxhall Corsa L 60,000 Miles on the clock). She went to another
garage and they said it does not need replacing because it is a timing
chain ...
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