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    Re-Manufactured Engines

    What you say is true according to my experience, but if OP had damage to his cylinders then that's what he wanted/needed to know in order to feel comfortable with Crewe Engines service. As far as Mercedes quality goes, many things were right engineering wise but as time goes on... a person can...
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    Re-Manufactured Engines

    First off I share your disquiet, and that's having dealt with Crewe Engines in the long-past and also fairly recently. In my case a collision with a badger and possibly parts of that creature ending up in the engine started the trouble. After a quite a bit of research and excellent advice and...
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    Windscreen chip repair? Use Glass Doctors!

    My Grumpy Old Man bit for today..... so far. Isn't that the way of things these days though... an £8 charge and £2 for the admin time involved in paying it. Disregarding for the moment the multiple visits within the actual zone of course.
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    odd oil offer at ASDA

    A visit to the ASDA store in Brighton, by the 'lovely' marina reveals that it's an experience similar to the saw about huntsmen or is that hunts-persons... "The unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible". and no it doesn't apply to everyone in the shop...Sigh! Furthermore, defence of the state...
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    How much discount do you need to purchase wheels on the net?

    As I'm approaching the "get some new wheels because of difficulty in getting refurbishment to a high standard" problem, this poll is interesting. With some things market forces don't seem to apply, like genuine MB wheels for instance! A handful of enquiries from dealers reveals that all are...
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    LPG Conversion

    FWIW, I've had my W460 G-Wagen running on LPG/Petrol (in that order) for eight years + now. A few observations from that experience. LPG v Petrol mileage differs not a lot, averaging around 2 mpg difference. (It is a pretty unsophisticated engine after all) ;) Range is reduced purely because...
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    Tuning LPG system

    There's simply no way that it's tune-able by ear. :) Too much or too little gas can result in massive and expensive engine repairs.
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    www.prestigecarservice.co.uk

    Whatever else your eventual designer does.... Make sure that the first page loads as fast as possible!
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    W210 tourque converter lockup point

    Supplementary question; Anyone care to share the correct value - MPH/1,000 rpm - when the TC is fully locked? It might shed some light on the enormous top speeds I've seen claimed. :)
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    EGR - Does this make sense ?

    Looks like an excellent bit of fault-finding, and your supposition about the kink/unkink after the dealers 'expert' treatment was right.
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    Pit Stop - Thanks

    Just returned from an uneventful trip to France's deep south, which would not have happened but for an exceptional 11th hour pit stop at P.C.S. beforehand! The car just wasn't braking well at all and a quick examination revealed that the right hand rear caliper had seized leaving most of the...
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    How not to photograph your car for sale

    Makes me think that the advertiser is really saying..... If you agree to buy it, I'll go and steal it.
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    A Motoring lawyer that talks sense?

    Wonderful, that's made my week. Thanks!
  14. 280gee

    Soft touch Britain

    The court transcripts themselves are not clear on the footplate situation and one could argue that every single robber was responsible for Mr. Mills being struck I suppose. He did not die as a result of the blow to his head, though I feel sure that it was an unpleasant event. As pointed those...
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    Soft touch Britain

    This so obviously just makes sense, why is it not National policy? Some of us here on the Costa Geriatrica are starting to fight back against the tide of degradation and I hope that we'll be more successful than Canute!
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    Soft touch Britain

    Not enough of it seems to be the general consensus, unless of course it's looked at from the bleeding heart liberal perspective that some posters have identified.
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    Soft touch Britain

    As I understand things Ronnie Biggs did not cause any injury to Jack Mills the train driver and in fact was way down in the robbers hierarchy. Hardly a criminal mastermind, but he was sentenced, chose to escape and was eventually apprehended. Thus he serves the remainder of his sentence, and...
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    How long will a battery run a cool box?

    Not for the types most easily available as they use a Peltier cooling device which runs continuously. In the case of the far more expensive compressor type fridge/cool box then they will switch off after reaching the desired temperature. I used a 50W cool box earlier this year in temps up to...
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    What's the Most Useful Tool you Own?

    I imagined you would have but, Confucious say.. Ah sweet mystery of computer, message go in but not come out. :D
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    Euro driving lights

    Personally I think their attitude and behaviour stinks! Are you inclined as a result to make another purchase from them? :devil:
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