Rich666

If you're a manwell, and still want to, we could swap ECU's - mine's off the road at the mo so yours wouldn't have to be... Rich

And "would you shag an ugly bloke with a maxed car" was a classic!

is it someone feelin some slapper's tits on the back pages??? If that's still in there, cos i ain't read it for ages... :slap: :nono: :nono: Rich

that's what i'd do - it's a one in a million that the police would actually ask you to take them for a spin so they can check!!! All they're gonna do is glance at the speedo - but chances are they'd have you bang to rights for goin over a tonm and wouldn't need to prosecute for anything else!!

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I know this has been done before, but surely: the TPS is a sensor - it needs calibrating... you set the voltages (which correspond to a mechanical position) and that's it... there is ONE correct setting. It is surely a function of the ECU to make any fine corrections as it's a reactive system bound by certain parameters?? SURELY, by 'fiddling' the setting, you are reducing the ability of the ECU to function correctly and, as said before, masking the underlying cause. Rich

WTF?? Only saying it was funny/ made me laugh!! didn't even think anyone would take it personally! rich

just be careful if you're switching to fully synth - you should 'flush' the engine with a few short interval changes as it's so efficient and breaking down accumulated gunk! If you do a search, there was a fair bit of discussion on it a while back. hth Rich

Thanks for looking... seein as it's my mate's track car, reckon we'll just have a go!! Can't see that it's too complicated! Rich

Anyone ever had an aftermarket one apart?? Are they simple barrel balves, or do they have sprung ball valves or similar for pressure regulation??? The reason I ask is, I can get hold of a range of hydraulic valves but need to know how complex the ones in Demon Tweeks etc are!! Rich

quote from that page: LordZ - "Purpose of this site is to archive Z information. It is found by using search. Same reason you go to a library to read books to research a topic instead of standing in the library lobby shouting your question hoping someone has read the books your answer is in." classic :D

been using it a while now (on a mac) and think it's great... better than having to swap between safari and IE (to use inline baning!?!?). There's a feedback section on the mozilla page somewhere... apparently they're pretty keen/ quick to fix any bugs that are reported - maybe worth a try? rich

:bow: good plan... might even take the opportunity to take it off the road and do 'all those little jobs'!! Rich

definately gonna try, but looks like i'll have to bite the bullet :(

until July!! And the cars an import/ i'm under 25 so there's little chance of swapping insurer!

but my no claims is already claimed on my other policy with Adrian Flux... or will they still consider it??

Definately won't be going back to Adrian Flux next year!! So any recommendations for dirt cheap insurance for sh*te cars??

I was always under the impression I could add a second car to my policy, but it seems not!! Now they want 488 for a 1.8 diesel estate (TPFT - nearly as much as insurance on my zed!!). ANyone know anyone who'll 'take into account' excess on another car (I've got 7 years) - I'm 24... rich

BUT if you're claiming that you were downloading, say, some shareware, but it turned out to be retail software then it is surely the person sharing the file who is commiting an offence (as per copyright law printed on/ with all sold music) As it's a criminal offence, there'd have to be proof of intent (mens rea) and the burden of proof's on the prosecutor?

usually £450/£500 for cambelt with proper parts... so I'd say it was about right as everthing else is straightforward... ish! 'done zeds' before - make sure he's actually done cambelt before - it's more work than you first think :(

My Dad's doing his at Bickerton near Chester, but he went out to a North Wales one a few times... He's buying a flash 2 alpha when he finds one... might see him at your club sometime - name's Ray! Rich

Had the same thing after losing an argument with a post in a car park :slap: Everything looked straight, but once I started putting straight edges on everything it turned out that the lowermost arm was very slightly twisted - which obviously gets magnified by the geometry. It took hours to find, so have a proper good look (ideally in a pit). I could probably take a pic over the weekend and show you where mine was gone if noone else can name what I'm on about... Rich

I got the fourth one using a stubby ratchet spanner from Harry's - not as bad as you think. Rich

Can't reccomend anywhere... but you still need to tell them it's for a low, heavy car - I got one which had ramps that where too steep and the floor started to buckle with the weight!! Oh, and there was only about 1cm either side. Needless to say, it took fekkin ages to get it on! Rich

Forget it... Just found it on search :slap: :slap: :slap: