Top Ten Starting Battery Tips 1. Wear glasses when working with a battery, because it might explode. 2. Keep your non-sealed battery properly filled with distilled water and the top clean. The plates must be covered at all times. 3. To prevent permanent sulfation when not in use and especially in hot weather, keep your battery continuously connected to a "smart" or

This product is amazing - however, I find that the aerosol is messy - if trying to do areas near windows it ends up getting on the glass. I am intrigued as to the principles of this product and does using it have a beneficial or long term detrimental effect. Are there any non aerosol alternatives? --

I'm thinking of changing my car at the moment, so I'm doing the usual trogging through autotrader, etc. Is it just me, or do the words "looks and drive superb" just stop you in your tracks and move you straight to the next advert?

"DervMan" wrote in message ... During JOGLE, we Klubbers had an interesting experience. Four of us had to descend a steep 25% hill over two miles, sadly stuck behind an inconsiderate git in a Civic, who wouldn't let us pass, between 10 and 20 mph on the brakes all of the time, even in the straight bits. Kermit has...

In article , says... Any suggestions please ? P reg (97' ish ?) SEAT Ibiza 1050cc (AAU engine) failed emissions test (on M.O.T. test) CO is 9.5% (max permissible 0.3%) HC is 679 PPM (max permissible 200ppm) Lambda 0.73 (spec 0.970 - 1.030)

SNIP 1976 - HGV test in army Bedford MK ( No seat belts). Leaving Portsmouth to head back to Bordon, The examiner started to write stuff in his notes, and wasn't looking out the front when the lights changed to amber at that inconvenient point, (you know the one, a second earlier, definite stop, a second later, definite go) Anyway, it being the test and all, I decided I'd better stop, and the...

Hi all Im going to buy a personal plate from dvla-som.co.uk first question... why would anyone go anywhere else? dvla prices are all in, everywhere else is plus the £80 assignment free and vat!!! How long does it take to get all the papers though and can it all be done at my local dvla office? after all, all i have to to do is fill in forms show id and hand in logbook and tax disc. Will i be...

Spares Or Repair wrote in message ... 20 years old and the 2nd attempt . 1.1 fiesta . The first 10 minutes of the of the test was normal . Then I came across a JCB doing about 7mph & it wasnt long before there was line of cars behind me .

many many years ago my grandfather was taking his driving test in his dads works van ( he was a baker ). The instructor asked for an emergency stop, which was duly carried out, the only problem being the bag of flour behind the instructor fell off and covered him in flour... still got a pass though! "Spares Or Repair" wrote in...

"Neil Marsh" wrote in message ... Any suggestions please ? P reg (97' ish ?) SEAT Ibiza 1050cc (AAU engine) failed emissions test (on M.O.T. test) CO is 9.5% (max permissible 0.3%) HC is 679 PPM (max permissible 200ppm) Lambda 0.73 (spec 0.970 - 1.030)

Looking for a small/medium sized car (prefer Japanese). No smaller then Astra size. Should be cheap insurance/petrol and reliable. Have about 1000ukp to spend, milage/age is not important. Sold my car (V6 VW Passat) to buy a cheap one for my wife to learn on. Any suggestions?

I'd like to thank all those who posted helpful comments regarding my question. I had the car serviced today. It cost £170.00 (parts + labour + VAT) for a full service. The repairers reckon it was mainly the spark plugs that needed changing, they also put in some fuel cleaner and changed some other bits-- oil and air filters, wipers etc. However, I am still not fully satisfied as the car cut-out...

wrote in message ... The worlds No.1 Source for SEAT related information I must admit to hearing good things about it but that's not an excuse to drop in and advertise it you don't see me pushing www.porka.net (not my site but one I'm on a lot) do you? (Oh that's www.porka.net get the .net bit right or you could be in trouble...

I do notice a lot of Mondeos failing on split wishbone bushes It does appear from looking at most wishbones that MOT Testers are well out of order on failing them as a split in the bush is not a reason for failure If you look at he testers manual it states below , Failure of the bonding between flexible element and the metal so that part of unit is likely to become displaced. so I would think...

I'm having an intermittent problem starting up my Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 (1990) from hot. It seems to start fine from cold, but even after a short journey I have real problems firing her up again (but once running everything is fine). The ignition system seems fine but the engine just refuses to fire, it normally does eventually (after 20 minutes or so). I've been advised on a few...

Nice looking car. It's just a shame that the interior looks like a 316 compact.

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Now that the asbestos has been taken out of brake pads, the black material they now produce really messes up your wheels. anyone recommend a product that will remove it completely without too much elbow grease. I say this because of such intricate nooks and crannies on many wheels makes em difficult to keep clean just by scrubbing.

After my pinto /weber carb'd Hawke has been standing for a few days, it takes an age to start up due to petrol having presumably drained back into the lines / tank. I know this is a reasonably common prob, but have not found an easy, relatively cheap solution. I have one of those plastic in-line filters near the carb, and it appears almost or completely empty after a week or so. All fuel lines...

"Ahgowonwidya" wrote in message (electro-magnetic?) valve system as used in the latest 316/318. Uhhh??? Wossat??? I've heard of air valves in formula one cars, but electromagnetic valves in a shopping car????