LynehamHerc wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 3:22 pm

paulplom wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 1:43 pm Loads of room there. I don't know what you're whinging at.

Yeah, look what I have to cope with with my MG.

That MG is spacious. The blue Saab I ended up removing the alternator from underneath.

All done. Still a few minor jobs to do on this car, could do with another service and change of both coolant and brake fluid.

The alternator arrived yesterday at 6:45pm. So much for before mid-day delivery. 4F5E02CB-4088-4512-9431-5548D038A759.jpeg Took 2 hours to get that bastard in and I’ve got to remount the dipstick tube eye correctly so the throttle body will need to come off partially to realign the mounting eye. The...

There used to be a place in Worthing, was near the ham radio shop that's probably gone too. There is a place in Bognor who does recon-exchange but wanted over twice the price of an eBay seller. I know support local businesses is supposed to be the decent thing but when there’s a difference of £110 ...

I used to use a guy in Bury Lancs who repaired alternators/starters/motor rewinds. Usually £30 whatever he did. Do you have one near you? It could be the pulley clutch playing up. I have a CRV booked in on Wednesday for a slipping alternator clutch, fucking modern cars with their extra useless tech...

christine wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 6:52 pmOn strike ?

not yet. Annual leave. And as I'm not in the union I can't strike. I wouldn't strike anyway, as I think working to rule is far more disruptive.

What a twat to remove this was. A7FBE2A8-FB0A-4C47-B1B8-7F8818105F5B.jpeg New one should be here Tuesday and as I’m off work all week after BANK HOLIDAY OVERTIME tomorrow I should be able to get it fitted ready for madam to buzz around again. It doesn’t grumble turning by hand so I think it’s just t...

Stepdaughter’s Binimini shat its alternator on Wednesday, so it’s now in the garage and my pocket is £125 lighter having ordered a replacement & belt. It looks like a fun* job as there is approximately 1.5 inch between the pulleys and the inner wing. Stripdown will commence over the weekend and ...

After a real ballache trying to get the tyres I ordered for the Citroen sent back to Black Circles, which were collected on 1st March, I asked them if I could do a swap for 2x Uniroyals for the Saab. They said yes. First of all courier didn't come on arranged day (3rd March), rescheduled for 8th Mar...

It's a 1.9TiD 150bhp. I have receipts for the last 2 years worth of maintenance along with a handful of parts receipts for new and used bits. In the last 2 years while the PO had it it's had: DMF & Clutch Rear springs New EGR, DPF and replacement exhaust manifold with swirl flaps. Which work. Ca...