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Good job!
You will want to get some quality diesel fuel hose and clamps on the fuel line. (That plastic line will likely split or harden quickly)
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Good job!
You will want to get some quality diesel fuel hose and clamps on the fuel line. (That plastic line will likely split or harden quickly)
Seadog
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Not yet fixed, but...
A friend brought his Bosch SDS drill round to be looked at. A couple of days ago "it didn't sound right, and started to smell a bit". He gave it another try, just to make sure that things weren't right
The (remains of) bottom motor bearing
The brushes and commutator aren't looking too good, either.
A friend brought his Bosch SDS drill round to be looked at. A couple of days ago "it didn't sound right, and started to smell a bit". He gave it another try, just to make sure that things weren't right
The (remains of) bottom motor bearing
The brushes and commutator aren't looking too good, either.
DAPPH
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The price of cheap Chinese unbranded SDS are ideal Most Bosch stuff seems tyo have it's origins there these days .
Just as the cheap Chinese made products were starting to come to the fore in the UK , Needing one to help with our renovations etc. I paid £90 at the local builders merchants for a heavy duty SDS 750 watt rotary & hammer , two speed drill , c/w a set of 10 drills & three chisels told, " It has a years warrantee , cheap enough to chuck it away if the brushes need replacing ....
21 years on it's seen a lot of hard action , three sets of brushes & I scrapped it as the hammer action died , the new replacement 750 watt cost £ 45 two years ago and it's already proved itself big time .
Just as the cheap Chinese made products were starting to come to the fore in the UK , Needing one to help with our renovations etc. I paid £90 at the local builders merchants for a heavy duty SDS 750 watt rotary & hammer , two speed drill , c/w a set of 10 drills & three chisels told, " It has a years warrantee , cheap enough to chuck it away if the brushes need replacing ....
21 years on it's seen a lot of hard action , three sets of brushes & I scrapped it as the hammer action died , the new replacement 750 watt cost £ 45 two years ago and it's already proved itself big time .
A long awaited fix on the pulley of a Startrite Mercury mk2 bench drill where the drill has been run with the belt cover loose and it had eaten the top off the pulley so the belt engagement at the highest speed was pretty ambitious, certainly asymmetric. Built back up with weld and turned back on the lathe. Good as new now (though the spline shaft in the quill could still do with a bit more length due to cover damage too)
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You would not believe how relieved I feel right now....
2 weeks ago now dad got In his merc slk to go to a show at Hall for Cornwall and it wouldn't start. I get a phone call of course so over I go with the topdon and plug in to find no codes. Going through topdons guided diagnostics for no crank I found that circuit 15 (main ignition) wasn't being commanded on when the key was turned. Coupling that to the steering lock correctly disengaging when the key is inserted and pulling main power from the ignition switch with the ignition on then reinserting it turns the ignition on I diagnosed it as a bad ignition switch. I sent it off to autotronics who said it was fine and it must be the steering lock. every merc specialist i also contacted said it was the steering lock, but the failure mode did not match the symptoms. I asked them to plug a steering lock emulator in to confirm and it powered the steering lock signal line for 3 seconds then powered off, when it should stay powered up all the time the key is in so they agreed that It has to be the switch. They fitted a new pcb and posted it back. I just reconnected it and the car now runs. It is really nice to be right when everyone else including several industry professionals are telling you you're wrong...
2 weeks ago now dad got In his merc slk to go to a show at Hall for Cornwall and it wouldn't start. I get a phone call of course so over I go with the topdon and plug in to find no codes. Going through topdons guided diagnostics for no crank I found that circuit 15 (main ignition) wasn't being commanded on when the key was turned. Coupling that to the steering lock correctly disengaging when the key is inserted and pulling main power from the ignition switch with the ignition on then reinserting it turns the ignition on I diagnosed it as a bad ignition switch. I sent it off to autotronics who said it was fine and it must be the steering lock. every merc specialist i also contacted said it was the steering lock, but the failure mode did not match the symptoms. I asked them to plug a steering lock emulator in to confirm and it powered the steering lock signal line for 3 seconds then powered off, when it should stay powered up all the time the key is in so they agreed that It has to be the switch. They fitted a new pcb and posted it back. I just reconnected it and the car now runs. It is really nice to be right when everyone else including several industry professionals are telling you you're wrong...
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Fixed the central locking on my 98 Jeep Grand Cherokee
It would lock and unlock only the drivers door
The Jeep only had 1 remote fob, coding a new one requires a Jeep DRBIII diagnostic kit, these were dealer only and while there are still a few left in the UK the closest to me is either Norfolk or Derby!
Bit of Internet searching and in the US, the remote fob is actually coded to the passenger door switch pack so I wondered what would be the chances of the same setup being on a UK GC
I have a GC for spares with 2 working fobs so swapped over the switch pack and it worked
Few days later the issue with it only locking the drivers door started
Popped off the passenger door card to find the multiplug was not fully seated in the switch pack, reseated and all is good
It would lock and unlock only the drivers door
The Jeep only had 1 remote fob, coding a new one requires a Jeep DRBIII diagnostic kit, these were dealer only and while there are still a few left in the UK the closest to me is either Norfolk or Derby!
Bit of Internet searching and in the US, the remote fob is actually coded to the passenger door switch pack so I wondered what would be the chances of the same setup being on a UK GC
I have a GC for spares with 2 working fobs so swapped over the switch pack and it worked
Few days later the issue with it only locking the drivers door started
Popped off the passenger door card to find the multiplug was not fully seated in the switch pack, reseated and all is good
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today together with dad i cleaned most of the fleet. no before pics because im embarrassed as to how bad they got. it did take 20 litres of algicide (mixed) to totally de green the lorries and the van. the car was filthy too, but nothing like as bad.
anyone who has large vehicles that spend their time living under trees, i can strongly recommend algicide.
www.molecular-uk.com
mix it 20-1, spray down, leave 15 mins and the algae just falls off with a pressure wash, no scrubbing no struggle, just washes off. then a snow foam and scrub down to get the road grime off which algicide wont touch, and its clean. takes a 5hr+ job per vehicle to 3 hours total for both lorries.
the van hadn't been washed since i rebuilt the engine january last year, so that looked how you would expect. it still needs a major decontamination and polish, but its a work vehicle, so it isn't going to get it.
the merc was just dirty. a snow foam , wash off, 2 bucket wash and rinse had it looking great.
i didn't get as far as my merc though. always something
anyone who has large vehicles that spend their time living under trees, i can strongly recommend algicide.
ALGICIDE - Algae Remover | Industrial Cleaning Products UK
Algicide is a hard surface cleaner used for the removal and regrowth of moss, algae and fungi. Use on walls, patios, walls, paths etc.
www.molecular-uk.com
mix it 20-1, spray down, leave 15 mins and the algae just falls off with a pressure wash, no scrubbing no struggle, just washes off. then a snow foam and scrub down to get the road grime off which algicide wont touch, and its clean. takes a 5hr+ job per vehicle to 3 hours total for both lorries.
the van hadn't been washed since i rebuilt the engine january last year, so that looked how you would expect. it still needs a major decontamination and polish, but its a work vehicle, so it isn't going to get it.
the merc was just dirty. a snow foam , wash off, 2 bucket wash and rinse had it looking great.
i didn't get as far as my merc though. always something
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I wonder if the algicide will kill the green algae slime on the caravan & not damage anything , There is also a possibility of it being excellent for giving the solar panels a decent double de-gunge , this last FIT saw us get the lowest FIT payment ever .today together with dad i cleaned most of the fleet. no before pics because im embarrassed as to how bad they got. it did take 20 litres of algicide (mixed) to totally de green the lorries and the van. the car was filthy too, but nothing like as bad.
anyone who has large vehicles that spend their time living under trees, i can strongly recommend algicide.
ALGICIDE - Algae Remover | Industrial Cleaning Products UK
Algicide is a hard surface cleaner used for the removal and regrowth of moss, algae and fungi. Use on walls, patios, walls, paths etc.
mix it 20-1, spray down, leave 15 mins and the algae just falls off with a pressure wash, no scrubbing no struggle, just washes off. then a snow foam and scrub down to get the road grime off which algicide wont touch, and its clean. takes a 5hr+ job per vehicle to 3 hours total for both lorries.
the van hadn't been washed since i rebuilt the engine january last year, so that looked how you would expect. it still needs a major decontamination and polish, but its a work vehicle, so it isn't going to get it.
the merc was just dirty. a snow foam , wash off, 2 bucket wash and rinse had it looking great.
i didn't get as far as my merc though. always something
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I fixed the discolored plastic and rubbers on my 850 this weekend when we had a spell of nice weather. Used a product called Sonax Plastic Renovator, silicone free. Used it on the Saab before with good results. There's also Concept Vista which people say good things about.
Some before/after shots:
Think you can see the difference better here:
Now the car looks a lot fresher IMO.
Before:
After:
Some before/after shots:
Think you can see the difference better here:
Now the car looks a lot fresher IMO.
Before:
After:
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Seadog
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Not exactly fixed, but proved once and for all that the carb on my scooter is blocked. Common sense told me that it was, but I trust it less the older that I get 
Anyway, bodged in a cheap Chinese carb that I bought new for under £15 and it starts and responds to the throttle without stalling.
The photo doesn't really show much, but the carb is barely in the inlet manifold, and is skewed to one side since the accelerator pump hits the crankcase. Also, it's shorter than the original carb, so the inlet hose was never going to fit
Anyway, bodged in a cheap Chinese carb that I bought new for under £15 and it starts and responds to the throttle without stalling.
The photo doesn't really show much, but the carb is barely in the inlet manifold, and is skewed to one side since the accelerator pump hits the crankcase. Also, it's shorter than the original carb, so the inlet hose was never going to fit
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I'm waiting for a tow bar for my Citroen Berlingo EV ... I wonder if a fitting kit will ever be available .. I want a few trailers full of cow & pig muck to put in the gardens , Last time I did it was 17 or so years ago when I set them up as 900 mm brick built raised beds , using roughly 1/3 each of nine mixed manures , coconut fibre and vermiculite .having sold my old car last week i no longer have a tow vehicle for my 2 small trailers.
so today i rectified that...
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I fixed the discolored plastic and rubbers on my 850 this weekend when we had a spell of nice weather. Used a product called Sonax Plastic Renovator, silicone free. Used it on the Saab before with good results. There's also Concept Vista which people say good things about.
Some before/after shots:
Think you can see the difference better here:
Now the car looks a lot fresher IMO.
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After:
You need to have a word with this fella...
Probably a trend now for dirty cars, like the trend for rat rods aka rusty cars.
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All these years, I have been a Fashion Leader !Probably a trend now for dirty cars, like the trend for rat rods aka rusty cars.
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Oh no a 245 deserves more care than that...
