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by Mc Tool
Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:09 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Misfiring when flooring it from idle - 2l Laser
Replies: 47
Views: 1391

Re: Misfiring when flooring it from idle - 2l Laser

" draw ignited air......." Yep , there have been a few peeps got their eyebrows singed ( pyrotechnical depilitation :xd: ) . You sorta want to see whats going on down that hole into the engine , so you lean over for a look and get your face BBQ'd, Funny as #uck when you see it happen to so...
by Mc Tool
Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: she's not the Queen
Replies: 22
Views: 714

Re: she's not the Queen

yeah , thats hard to know what bit of their history counts the most . We had a guy here who donated millions to the musical arts , got school buildings built, paid for and named after him , quite the hero ............turns out he is a sexual predator , the old story , one person speaks up loud enoug...
by Mc Tool
Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:08 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Misfiring when flooring it from idle - 2l Laser
Replies: 47
Views: 1391

Re: Misfiring when flooring it from idle - 2l Laser

Make damn sure you dont drop one of the carb mounting spring washers into the manifold..... it could perhaps find its way into .... oh number one pot and then maybe get jammed down the side of the piston , I mean if that happened it may well munt the top and second rings , and logic would suggest th...
by Mc Tool
Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Hybrid cars
Replies: 9
Views: 302

Re: Hybrid cars

Ah , Im thinkin that it takes X amount of electrical energy to propel a vehicle , this energy is ultimately provided by an ICE. The amount of chemical energy required to provide the electrical energy will vary depending on how efficiently the ICE is running , if its at peak efficiency the losses con...
by Mc Tool
Sun Feb 11, 2024 7:05 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Hybrid cars
Replies: 9
Views: 302

Re: Hybrid cars

Im pretty sure the diesel electric trains were that way because an electric motor can give max torque at zero revs , which is ideal for getting big heavy trains moving from a standstill , and it does away with the need of a big heavy transmission. And , yes Andrew your right about regenerative braki...
by Mc Tool
Sun Feb 11, 2024 6:24 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Hybrid cars
Replies: 9
Views: 302

Hybrid cars

Just seen an add on TV boasting that this particular hybrid doesnt need to be plugged in "it recharges while you drive it ".Not the only one to make this claim . Now when I went to school the guts was that energy cannot be created or destroyed , it can be made to change forms ..... like el...
by Mc Tool
Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:44 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Windscreen rubber
Replies: 13
Views: 533

Re: Windscreen rubber

I have gleened info that the rubber that has the chrome strip needs that strip and the corner pieces to fit properly . Im thinkin that seeing as how my seal is in good nick I might be better off trying to source a small screen ...... so what did they fit as standard ? I have been getting mk3 screens...
by Mc Tool
Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Windscreen rubber
Replies: 13
Views: 533

Windscreen rubber

I have been having issues with my windscreen seal ( for 8 years now ) .Didnt know about the different size screens or the fat / skinny seal ..... do now :roll: . Any how it would seem that I now have the large screen ( seen like the only one available here ) and the fat seal ( cant get them at all )...
by Mc Tool
Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:34 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Donating?
Replies: 4
Views: 211

Re: Donating?

I was just thinkin about this tother day ........must be due for another "cough up :xd: ). No idea what is a fair amount , Hint hint :D
Even got paypal sorted , mission as I have changed email .... and forgot password, but thankfully they now have a pin # or fingerprint option .
by Mc Tool
Thu Feb 08, 2024 7:25 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: You Stupid Boy
Replies: 10
Views: 405

Re: You Stupid Boy

Funniest thing I saw ..... Krammers facial expression when George tells him about the golf ball and the whale 😁
by Mc Tool
Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:28 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: You Stupid Boy
Replies: 10
Views: 405

Re: You Stupid Boy

I can't recall ever watching an episode of Dad's Army. Andrew. It first aired in Britain in July 1968 .......like , WTF Bro :lol: Im struggling to see how you could not have seen it in 55 years :xd: ..... unless it was always on at the same time as that doco about the life and times living in Engla...
by Mc Tool
Thu Feb 08, 2024 2:03 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Misfiring when flooring it from idle - 2l Laser
Replies: 47
Views: 1391

Re: Misfiring when flooring it from idle - 2l Laser

Jasonmarie wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:03 pm 1st swap out coil as you need the 2.8 one ,
:xd: as in one thats not off a pinto :lol:
by Mc Tool
Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:04 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: she's not the Queen
Replies: 22
Views: 714

Re: she's not the Queen

I think that the royal family one of them things it doesnt pay to think about to much..... I mean Queen decrees that Camilla is to be the consort , now I dont believe the Queen and Charlie didnt have some discussion about this , but when the Queen passes Charlie then changes the decree against his M...
by Mc Tool
Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Boot space
Replies: 11
Views: 696

Re: Boot space

Bug wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:01 am Don't forget the 2.8i boot floor is an inch higher to accomodate the fatter spare wheel.
Yeah ? :o , now thats a handy little bit of info ..... make sense when you think about it ..... but who the hell would :lol:
by Mc Tool
Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:52 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Boot space
Replies: 11
Views: 696

Re: Boot space

I was in a chair for a year after my big endo , folded down ( width wise as they do ) will fit in if you remove the parcel tray ( and send it to me :xd: ). I stuck a block of hi density foam rubber to the inside of the screen where the handles got close
by Mc Tool
Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: she's not the Queen
Replies: 22
Views: 714

Re: she's not the Queen

:swear: :swear: makes a mockery of the whole "royal " thing .Was Prince Phillip ever called the King?....... No , he was always a Prince ......and that mutt aint even a princess. Where the hell do they get off calling her the queen . By tradition, when a Queen is married, her husband does...
by Mc Tool
Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:23 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: she's not the Queen
Replies: 22
Views: 714

Re: she's not the Queen

SCP440 wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:05 am The wife always shouts at the Telly when they say Queen, maybe that is what she demanded when they got married? :xd:
Good on her , give her a high five from me :lol:
by Mc Tool
Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:07 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: she's not the Queen
Replies: 22
Views: 714

she's not the Queen

:swear: :swear: makes a mockery of the whole "royal " thing .Was Prince Phillip ever called the King?....... No , he was always a Prince ......and that mutt aint even a princess. Where the hell do they get off calling her the queen .
by Mc Tool
Tue Feb 06, 2024 5:47 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Great British Engineering
Replies: 13
Views: 507

Re: Great British Engineering

I have decided to replacie my Pro-Ject Expression Turntable with the Rega Planar 6 with their Anai Cartridge. The Rega will take my vinyl to another level on both quality and cost !! :shock: :lol: Early morning, eyes not fully working yet, I didn`t read that as Anai..... :D Ha ha ha ..... me neithe...
by Mc Tool
Tue Feb 06, 2024 3:27 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Copper grease - Yay or nay
Replies: 39
Views: 1844

Re: Copper grease - Yay or nay

Of course they are rusty ..... they are cast iron.........and on the edges :shock: . I wouldnt replace them for that ( if its rust they dont like give em a wizz with a wire brush :D ) . Hell , one of my Ducatis had cast discs and they rusted so quickly that after washing the bike I had to blow dry t...