Missed out on this thread for a while:
Maun MOD lockwire pliers, £8 from the Barra's (plus some scrap stainless):
An upgraded battery for my BMW R1200R is awaiting replacement from Tayna:
and a set of B6 +50MM shocks for my Defender arrived today:
Just delivered: Bilstein B6 + 50mm gas shock's for the Defender. I recall wanting these on my Escort Mexico, though ended up with Spax adjustables. Ironic that I have bought the best shocks for my slowest car!
So another job:
Its just the town centre areas: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen will be covered. Motorways bypass them I think. The signs are easy to miss though.
I took my dad's 2003 Jag XJ into Glasgow last weekend, The London site said it met the standards, the Scottish site no! So had to dodge round the ULEZ zone.
Photo opportunity for the old puffer today and the VIC32:
Had called in to see a friend whose house is in the background to hand in some bar stock to finish a stationary petrol engine he is building. He has bought a Warco WM16 and just fitted its 3rd Control board for the DC motor and and about...
Wee job this morning. My rear blind had stopped working, found I could get trim levers under the front edge about 5" from each end and pulled it up by hand an inch or so then pressed the button while pulling. That got it working again. Some silicon lube spray applied to the runners. Sagging...
aye, it stays with him, he usually visits me once a week. Though he suggested I take it a decent run, trip tomorrow is 180 mile round trip. Am taking my friend with a Velocette collection and picking up my wife's uncle who has a collection of bikes too, mainly modern plus an old R100RS BMW.
Service today between the showers.
old air filter looked like new and old filter looked not too old, so I suspect the service 2 years ago (under 2000 miles ago) did happen. Replaced the Crossland filter with genuine Jaguar, kit of all filters was around £50.
with undertray off, all was...
I have a sealey hydraulic one, works well, stable, adjustable height on hydraulic pedal with lock, ramp, front wheel retainer.
I had a friend who bought a BMW LT and sold it to me for under £200 as not rated for his bike, been ideal bar takes up a bit of space when not in use.
Test run and oil change yesterday, all working correctly, you can feel the suspension rise when setting to pillion and luggage.
Then a good wash with some of the others.
I have had a set of them for years and they have taken some abuse. Sometimes the angle of the handle does not suit as they are not reversible, ideally I was looking for a reversible set.
Hi folks,
I was looking for a new set of metric ratchet spanners, what do folk recommend as good mid price? Did I see a post a wee while ago recommending Facom?
I am like many here, studied in metric then worked mainly for US based companies and oil industry. So I think in imperial, certainly doing stress cals in imperial I could tell straight away if something is wrong and think of steel/material properties in psi
I have never been to South Africa, I was engineering manager of their Glenrothes plant in Scotland, though frequently visited headquarters in Minneapolis.
Japanese work ethics were pretty extreme. I worked with engineers in our Kyoto Hydraulics plant when I was with Eaton Hydraulics. The young engineers lived in a dormitory at the factory and worked 80 plus hours a week over 7 days.
They were meticulous, though not sure their quality of life was...