Squire's voitures

[fried onions]

He has a valid point with these creeping Septic-isms but I am not guilty of it, certainly not intentionally anyway.

[mercrocker]

On the subject of workshop manuals, English Ford service books from time immemorial have been,unsurprisingly, peppered with US terminology. Even Nuffield have not been entirely innocent.

[fried onions]

That's true, Ford were definitely the worst offenders in that respect, there was a period when 'HOOD' was emblazoned on the bonnet catch pull. I suppose when Home manufacturers were always looking to America for their styling and engineering cues it was bound to creep in to some extent.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

When Ford had 'HOOD' on the bonnet pull on a 105E, that was when Americana was fashionable. It isn't now of course, yet YankSpeak seems to permeate all walks of life, mainly spoken/written by those who should know better. It's mainly Men trying to be progressive and cutting edge. To anyone educated of course, it looks quite silly.

A good example of the gradual butchery of English is 'specialism' - this was most likely contrived for idiots who cannot pronounce 'speciality', the poor lambs. You have to feel for them really.

[christine]

I can think of a whole bunch of examples .and they can't spell tyre or colour either . Naming a gearbox a Rock Crusher box is fuckin cool though

[mercrocker]

I always thought they put "hood" on there because "bonnet" wouldn't fit.....At least it was labelled, Morris were content to let you grasp for a bent end of coat-hanger on whichever side made sense in the drawing office.

I wonder how many people opened a Zodiac convertible bonnet instead of dropping the powered part of the roof, though?

[Hooli]

I can think of a whole bunch of examples .and they can't spell tyre or colour either . Naming a gearbox a Rock Crusher box is fuckin cool though

There's a mod for Suzuki SJs to get a lower low range known 'rock lobster'.

[fried onions]

Cycling the battery has put a big nail in the coffin lid. Recent hydrometer readings show it as flat.

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And so, with nothing more to lose I drew off as much electrolyte as I could, down to the top of the plates, and topped it up with the acid supplied for filling when new, in the hope this would increase the S.G.
I also administered a double dose of the pills to each cell.

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They soon dissolved. I am not hopeful the battery will be miraculously resurrected - I'm just playing about with it now to see if these actions make an improvement.

[Hooli]

It'll be interesting to see if they do owt.

[fried onions]

It would be interesting to see if you do owt about these bloody sideways pictures.