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by richard1951
Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:32 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: rad leak
Replies: 6
Views: 406

Re: rad leak

thanks Geoff will do
by richard1951
Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:02 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: rad leak
Replies: 6
Views: 406

Re: rad leak

yes kieth i know and they not expensive only £50 thought would be a lot more than that .
So get one tomorow
Richard
by richard1951
Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:46 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: rad leak
Replies: 6
Views: 406

rad leak

been using a drop of water from going to Stonelee now can see a drip under the frount seems to be the rad .
Am i being silly putting some rad sealer in to try to stop ??
Richard
by richard1951
Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:31 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Broken rear screen zip - argh!
Replies: 21
Views: 5189

Re: Broken rear screen zip - argh!

Ar that sounds a good idea to stop it bending so tight i will try that
thanks Floozy.
by richard1951
Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:23 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Broken rear screen zip - argh!
Replies: 21
Views: 5189

Re: Broken rear screen zip - argh!

i unzip mine regularly to put long bits of wood in through the rear window and sticking out the back and have no probs doing this . but i do have a problem folding roof down as it creases the plastic and it takes 2 or 3 days to clear again , is ther a way to fold roof without the plastic being bent ...
by richard1951
Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:43 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: SUPLEX REPLACEMENT SUSPENSION UNITS
Replies: 24
Views: 5982

Re: SUPLEX REPLACEMENT SUSPENSION UNITS

Hi Dave are you staying at the hotel or just going for the day ?
by richard1951
Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:44 pm
Forum: South Coast
Topic: Apropos of nothing......(free-speech zone)
Replies: 181
Views: 7788

Re: Apropos of nothing......(free-speech zone)

main reason they overheated was leaves getting stuck in the rad couver it was a service itim to clean out that big fan sucked them in and they just stuck i usto fill the tank for 36/0 on a friday empty to full but then it was only 3/6 a gall then same price as a pk of fags . now about £7 still same ...
by richard1951
Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:39 pm
Forum: South Coast
Topic: Apropos of nothing......(free-speech zone)
Replies: 181
Views: 7788

Re: Apropos of nothing......(free-speech zone)

sorted the slip sliding problem on slush and snow . put a 25kg bag of coal in the bonnet not perfect but a dam sight better lol First car i ever had was a sunbeam imp sport and that lifted at speed and had little steering, added a spoiler under the frount on each wishbone and a sack of potatoes in b...
by richard1951
Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:50 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: MGF Repair
Replies: 9
Views: 802

Re: MGF Repair

They are not happy bunnies on a bit of snow or ice are they even with new goodyear D2 on i was all over the place on saturday so stayed in on sunday, even could not get any grip to set off in the suppermarket car park without wheel spin. tyre are to wide for snow need something thiner like 4 of the ...
by richard1951
Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:52 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: MG3
Replies: 12
Views: 827

Re: MG3

Dont knpow Martin but more like the one i put pic off on hear but no spoiler i think , i was driving in as it was driving out and did not even give a glance till i saw the MG stickers on side then it was gone, but the stickers would not have looked right on the 3 so ifwhat i put pic on was a ZR i th...
by richard1951
Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:53 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: MG3
Replies: 12
Views: 827

Re: MG3

no i said the new 6 looked like a big MGBGT not the car i saw in car pk
I said it looked like a golf type thing , i found this on net and something like only the car was the colour of the stickers and stickers were dark green and i dont think there was a roof sticker on it . and no number on doors
by richard1951
Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:52 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: MG3
Replies: 12
Views: 827

Re: MG3

no dont want one did not even know there was one , but i saw a car in Crewe yesterday in the co-op suppermarket and it was like a Golf, lime green, new and when it went past me it had those full size MG decals on side and back in a darker green . Ruth said it could only be a MG3. but they are not he...
by richard1951
Sun Feb 05, 2012 3:19 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Those darned reverse lights...
Replies: 4
Views: 1588

Re: Those darned reverse lights...

check you have a feed to the switch and if you have a feed out when reverse is engauged and work back or forward from there
by richard1951
Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:36 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: MG3
Replies: 12
Views: 827

MG3

Are there ment to be any of the new MG3 in this country??
by richard1951
Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:42 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: electrical help needed
Replies: 26
Views: 1242

Re: electrical help needed

would not spend 200 on it till you know for sure
by richard1951
Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:03 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: electrical help needed
Replies: 26
Views: 1242

Re: electrical help needed

For anyone with a remap, section 6.1.9 may be relevant.

6.1.9 Engine performance:
(a) Control unit illegal modified.
(b) Illegal engine modification.

(by 'illegal', it is assumed that they mean changed/programmed differently from OEM specifications)
by richard1951
Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:20 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: electrical help needed
Replies: 26
Views: 1242

Re: electrical help needed

just on a diferent subject sweet you know that you were going to blow £200 on that re-map ....you need to read the bit on MOT sight as if you have had one it will fail the test . dont know how they will know but it is in pipe line.
O and i think it is goose you smell lol
by richard1951
Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:27 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: electrical help needed
Replies: 26
Views: 1242

Re: electrical help needed

all sorted now . it was the fan , it was not u/s and i now have a spair, what had happened was that there is a big 6in bladed fan in oven and on the outer side which is outside the oven a small fan blade to cool the motor , this had picked up a poss wire that went to the hobs and choped it in half a...
by richard1951
Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:47 pm
Forum: Midlands (Heart of England)
Topic: boot light covers MGF
Replies: 8
Views: 1214

Re: boot light covers MGF

lol.................. but your light cover keeps falling out
by richard1951
Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:50 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Handbrake Light
Replies: 12
Views: 1082

Re: Handbrake Light

well put Bandit
I assume the shortened vertion is that one or both of the rear calapers is sezed or sezing lol
Richard.