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    Just like Cornwall do you need to be dead before accepted into a community?

    Thanks to all for the help. Not started to write up as planned due to my wife reminding me that we where going on holiday and did I plan to do it then or could it wait till we returned? Now home and hope to make a start on the writting of work done and whats next.
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    Air conditioning re gassed today by Kwik Fit

    Round where I live that company is known as "Quick Twit" for obvious reasons...
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    C43 vs 61 reg matt black slk....dual carriageway

    Genrally done messing with "dingle berries" like that, but will make the odd exception... Happend yesterday in fact with a debage eclass twin exaust infront of me. Spent 5 tedeous miles with him been a prat in it got to a roundabout thith a 2 lane approach, took the right hand land and let...
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    Cruise Control Eccentricity

    You can exceed this "limited speed in an emergency, to get out of troble where acceleration is the safest option... When operating the car with the limiter active ...you press the accelerator peddle beyond the point of ressistance, ie "Kick down" this overrides the set limit, allowing:bannana...
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    Avatars and signatures - useful/entertaining or a waste of space?

    As soon as I have 1 I like I'll be adding it, nothing wrong with a little indivuality. If all contributors looked the same we may as well sell our Mercedes and all have Renault Clio's...and Who the hell wants that???
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    Question: Is it rude in to drop in unannounced?

    Wife's will we ever know what they want? We "had" some good friends...it was his birthday, we made plans to visit with pressies in hand and a bottle or 2. When we arrived he greeted us warmly. However although the wife new we where coming and of the bottles and pressies she was the most...
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    rear brake shoes - the work of the devil

    Fun times with springs??? Yes I too have had the delight of changing these little blighters... Previous owner had fitted new wheels with the wrong length bolts witch did for all the springs so changed them and the shoes. I'd an idea they would be a pain so made sure they should not require...
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    Just like Cornwall do you need to be dead before accepted into a community?

    Thank!!!s to one and all I now think I have it! :thumb: As above will do a start on the project tommorow now I know what/where the link is found!! Looked like others may have strugled with this too! Once again thanks to all for the "show n tell"
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    Just like Cornwall do you need to be dead before accepted into a community?

    Link works then I've just tried the above link... this works n opens the image . not ideal sa I'd like the image to show in the thread as thats so much better to follow than having to keep teleporting to another site for each pic. I,ll try again tommorow I think!:D
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    Just like Cornwall do you need to be dead before accepted into a community?

    Loaded and titled 40 shots Here is my first try using photo bucket this is alink to the pic that should be showing here. Home designed and fabricated engine support & the bonnet shuts too! picture by transalpir - Photobucket I notice there's a red X in the image box, Iguess this...
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    Just like Cornwall do you need to be dead before accepted into a community?

    I thought i'd do a write up of the jobs i'm doing on the 320cdi. Started the process n then found it imposible to insert a photo from my files. So, with the link it tries to offer thought I put them in an album on here, then copy n paste....But no chance, I can't:wallbash: Now may be its just...
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    Bit of a problem.....help!!!!

    Does the key simply not fit Ie. the whong 1 or does it need some silicon oil in the key hole. DO NOT USE MINERAL OIL it kn_ackers the lock. When you get in you may find its a fuse problem, they seem to oxidise and loose there contact. happened to one of mine. Either replace with new clean fuse...
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    Piston supplier

    Hi I need to replace a kn_ckered piston (its eaten sommething that disaggreed with it):(on my E320cdi...Has anone used Arcopistons and are they compatable with replacement of a single in a 6 pot engine? If not these pistons then where might i buy oem a little cheaper than than the merc...
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