Pierre3 wrote:

I looked up the data sheet for No-Nonsense Degreaser and it suggests not using it for rubber, plastics or wiring as it will damage these items. It seems to do a good job but you have to be very specific and particular where you spray it. And it says never on aluminium, but the diesel has a plastic inlet manifold and an aluminium rocker cover.

I will look into buying Viro-Sol, but it isn't something that I have ever heard of before. Otherwise, I have little choice, I will have to paint on Gunk Degreaser.

Pierre3.

I honestly think they all say that as there is such a huge range of rubber and plastics available and they can't test against them all. I'd test on a small, sacrificial, area and see if it has any bad effects. Go from there.

BrianH wrote:

Slowly sinking to me sounds more like you've got a small leak - like a pipe come adrift or joint come apart rather than a burst airbag. No answer other than to take a look really though.

Yep, but after six years it's probably worth taking a look at replacing the airbags. They may be OK but if you're jacking it all up and messing with the pipes on a system that is already deflated... you may as well?

Garvin wrote:

It won’t work, it’ll just dilute the product to uselessness (is that a word?) for tough stuff!

What? You mean Homeopathic degreaser is a myth?? How can you have such a closed mind! :D

They look like a good candidate for 3D printing if anyone can draw them up?

Hmm, it's definitely time to get the Duchess re-gassed. She was last done in May18 according to my notes. Can it really be that long? I guess 4 years isn't too bad.

My advice would be to avoid Klarius. The first backboxes lasted just under two years before the stuffing started falling out, and the replacements lasted just about the same. The inner perforated pipe rusts out and then the fibreglass ejects itself.

Chased my wife back home. She was in her 02 Diesel GTDI Golf.
It was fun, she had the edge on acceleration but as soon as the road got bumpy The Duchess was cruising up behind her. We definitely had a lot more body roll :)

Leolito - I might well be!
I hit a pheasant ages ago and one of my headlights is now pointing up. I fear the mountings are smashed. I'll have a dig into it and if the damage can't be fixed with a few clips I'll be back in touch. Feel free to sell in the meantime, of course.
thanks!
Morat

I'm chuckling but I know I'd have been totally stuffed with the same problem - so, well done Richard :D

I think you're both right, but the audience here really isn't at the Appliance end of the market. I'm happy to perform minor generic tasks like oil, brakes, filters etc. The bravest I've got on my own was doing the front universal joints on the axles on my Jeep (easy, if time consuming).

Depreciation is the absolute killer, though. Spending £15k in a year on depreciation just strikes me as vanity. For the amount of miles I do it'd probably be cheaper just to use Uber!

Oil/Filter and Pollen Filters.
I just realised the oil had been in for 12k which is a bit embarassing. :(

I'd probably be very happy to drive a Tesla and I was interested enough until I priced one up. Eeek. Now I can't see the point. I just don't do enough miles to save any money. Once I start my new job which is 100% WFH then there will be no point at all! If I was one of those people who leases a car and changes every three years because I can't be seen dead in last year's model... then maybe.

I haven't bothered yet - I can hear the relay firing every time so I assumed it's the pump. Maybe I should swap the relays round before things get expensive!

Yep, definitely time for a new fuel pump :(
If I turn the fans/radio off and wait for the random noises to finish, I can cycle the fuel pump solenoid with the nano until I can actually the hear the fuel pump running (just). Once it is, she starts first time every time and keeps on rocking until the LPG switches in or even for the rest of the journey if the LPG is empty. I guess it's the electric equivalent of a tap on the fuel pump to get 'er going.

So.... Floor hatch or tank drop? :)

Gilbertd wrote:

I was under the impression that it was all new builds from sometime this year had to have an EV charge point, no idea if it has been pushed back or not. I like new builds with good insulation, I'm installing AC systems in peoples new build houses as it gets too hot in the bedrooms as soon as the sun comes out.....

I guess my definition of "Newbuild" is becoming stretched as we've been here for four years now! :)

I'm just a little miffed that my newbuild came with a gas boiler and trad phonelines instead of fibre. At least it's well insulated!

For my money, the first thing is a decent battery. Have you tested yours? can you trickle charge?
If you need a new one, this is the badboy you need: https://www.batterymegastore.co.uk/product/hankook-heavy-duty-commercial-battery-mf31-1000/
Forget Halfords.

I have diagnostics, but not a lot of time. Can you drive your P38 atm?
Good luck!
Morat

Sadly, I fear the end of LPG will signal the end of my days running a V8. I'm not complaining as I know deep down that burning outrageous amounts of fossil fuels has to end but.. it's a shame that LPG didn't really make it past all the vested interests in the UK. It's a clean fuel, and basically a byproduct of the rest of the oil and gas industry. Sadly, the only acceptable solutions to pollution involve selling new cars and not retrofitting old ones.

Well, that job sounds like a real bundle of laughs!
Thanks though :)

Thing is, if you're charging at a garage you'll be spending enough time there to probably want to buy something. You can't exactly splash and dash. Of course, most of the time you'll be charging at home so I suspect the number of forecourts will shrink rapidly and leave the ones on motorways and other trunk roads.