Recent content by Railwayman

My car is of an age where yearly cleaning/ polishing of the head lights is required to counter UV light damage. Who like me would prefer glass, yes much more fragile and prone to stone damage but as long as the design incorporated easy replacement of the glass only, I for one would be inclined...

Looking at the prices for servicing in this thread makes me wonder how much money I have saved over the last 17 years doing all my own maintenance, must be in the multiple thousands. I did have her "professionally" serviced in the warranty period and greatly resented that even. All TCs should...

Would not expect to see a voltage drop on a new battery the next morning after a 3 hour run. Maybe might be worth checking for a parasite current draw using an amp meter (be careful if you do) cars take a while to shut down fully, would expect to see no more than 30mA or so draw when fully shut...

What voltage do you have on the battery when engine running, should be around 14v, if not then battery not being charged.

I purchased a brand new Austin Allegro back in the day, yes it was brown, had it for approx 7 years, covered 170k miles until it disintegrated due to rust (most cars did back in the day), engine was perfect till the end. Found it to be spacious and comfortable for my family, only let me down...

AJ Bell have a 1 year fixed bond at 4.36%

As above, done my own fluid/filter replacements on my drive with no problems, as long as your careful and clean the pan spotlessly. Seen a few YouTube videos of "professional" guys doing it and pan was just emptied and a quick wipe then replaced. 34,000 miles seems a little short to need...

Had this happen to me a few years ago, same problem, the motherboard comes out quite easily when you know how (Google), the IR sensor had become detached on one leg, its quite small but managed to solder it back in place. £35 seems a good reasonable price you did well to find them.

Have to concur, mine is nearly 19 years old, had it since new, apart from brakes, tyres, oil, filter etc, not fitted any other parts, not even a single lamp (bulb). Odd how original parts seem to last for ever until replaced and then they fail regularly.

Just popped out of the gulag to add, I have seen a few posts here saying that certain statements/facts have been "fact checked". May I ask who these fact checkers are?, have they come down from Mount Olympus to spread their wisdom amongst us plebes, what are their credentials? Genuinely would...

Yes sir right away sir, Ill just ignore the Israeli medical studies that show some effectiveness, back to the gulag for me.

Problem is there are many respected scientists with a completely different view on these matters, climate, medicine etc who appear to be shouted down these days when science should all about free and open debate. I try to look at all the evidence and come to my own conclusions, the problem I...

Looks like I'm stupid, ignorant and blind, still I have learnt that Google is my friend, Its appears to try and get your point of view across you need to throw insults these days. By the way Google is not your friend, they tell you only what they want you to hear, relieve you of your data and as...

Experts have lead me to believe that this old earth of ours has heated up and cooled down many times over billions of years, I seem to remember back in the 70s experts saying we were heading for an ice age, experts also said Sadam Hussain had weapons of mass destruction. We need to be very wary...

10!!!!, my daughter's expecting her first in October and that's enough to bring me out in a cold sweat, but 10.................o_Oo_Oo_Oo_Oo_Oo_Oo_Oo_O