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| Best car wash brush for Karcher Pressure Washer | 18 May 2008 21:36 GMT | 3 |
Just spent an hour washing the car twice because the wash brush that came with the pressure washer is rubbish and ended up washing it again by hand with a bucket and sponge. Anybody suggest a better wash brush for doing the car? Been looking at those rotary ones in Halfords, but
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| How much would people on this newsgroup be prepared to pay for a gallon of fuel? | 18 May 2008 18:57 GMT | 190 |
A few short months ago the prospect of diesel fuel breaking through the £1.00 a litre barrier appeared to be unlikely, but with it now costing over £1.20 a liter that's nudging £5.50 a gallon, this got me wondering just how much it would have to reach before people on this ...
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| How does a car run on Compressed Air? | 18 May 2008 11:51 GMT | 11 |
Now this is not a scam, unlike the water idea. http://www.mdi.lu/eng/affiche_eng.php?page=moteurs Two types of motor. Single fuel, compressed air only giving zero pollution, in fact cleaning the air as it goes along due to the
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| How Does A Car Run on Water? | 18 May 2008 05:22 GMT | 29 |
Are you interested to find out how you can have your car running on water? http://tbmcars.googlepages.com/car_running_on_water_is_water_4_gas_scam
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| My good deed for the day | 17 May 2008 17:57 GMT | 1 |
Stopping a bloke on the street from putting red power steering fluid in his Xantia :-)
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| Repairing a load liner | 17 May 2008 11:40 GMT | 18 |
The load liner for my 406 estate has a couple of holes / cracks in it. I'd like to seal them up, but whatever I use needs to be flexible as the thing needs to bend to actually get in through the tailgate, and a few of the cracks in it are from the bending. My first thoughts are ...
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| Speedometer reading going crazy | 16 May 2008 08:01 GMT | 5 |
The speedo on my Peugeot 406 has been acting up, giving inaccurate readings. On starting out it remains at 0mph for a mile or two and then behaves properly for a while. Then it either wavers about up or down, or it remains at 30mph or so
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| Worth taking up with Honda? | 15 May 2008 18:13 GMT | 17 |
Friend of mine's Honda CV-R 2.2 diesel has just blown up and need a new engine - it's just outside warranty. Only done 34,000 miles. Friend reports: 'Garage tells me there was a fault in the oil pump, which meant oil wasn't circulating properly, which meant the engine seized and in
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| How to Build and Install a Hydrogen Generator to Power Your Car on Water | 15 May 2008 13:32 GMT | 2 |
A while back I decided to build a hydrogen generator to help save money on my fuel bill. My ex-husband had built one and installed it on his car and was saving a ton of money. His fuel mileage had doubled! http://tbmcars.googlepages.com/generator_to_power_car_on_water
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| Strange knocking noise LT35 Diesel | 15 May 2008 13:24 GMT | 5 |
Its only happened three times over the last couple of days- but it sounds very loud and expensive! Coming from around the engine bay somewhere-Engine starts and idles as normal- gear change seem fine-each time it did seem to happen when/
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| Question re Imported Cars | 15 May 2008 09:55 GMT | 1 |
Is it possible to convert a Sat Nav system, on an imported used car from Japan, to UK maps and English language The car I believe is a Lexus 430 Regards & TIA
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| seal blew & now i can see camshaft rotating! | 15 May 2008 04:10 GMT | 1 |
the camshaft seal failed on my fester, with the oddity that i can actually see a small section of the camshaft rotating, i.e a quarter inch section of camshaft at the end has been exposed where the seal has disintigrated.
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| Sump Gaskett | 15 May 2008 02:38 GMT | 27 |
Hi, i have a Ford Mondeo 2.0 16v Ghia Auto. Ive been having a problem with an oil leak which has now been diagnosed as the sump gasket wearing away. I have purchased the gasket and was wondering if it is an easy enough job to attempt or whether to get a pro on it ?? any feedback ...
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| Ka Air Filter | 15 May 2008 02:32 GMT | 34 |
I've been given the task of changing the air filter on my Mum's Ka (1300cc Kent type engine). As she lives 100 miles away, I am curious if its a quick job to change and would appreciate a heads up from those that know. Hopefully its like my Sierra which just has four posi bolts ...
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| Just blagged a freebie fix courtesy of Kwikfit. | 14 May 2008 21:14 GMT | 22 |
My aircon has been a bit weak but usuable, but the last few hot days have been silly. So I went in for their £44 regas, and if doesn't drop 10% no charge. Took a reading, nearly 30degrees celsius. Not good.
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