PeteH

Lidle (or Aldi). Had some on "offer" some time back. I got one. Thanks for that tip, will be future useful. At the moment my doors are still, like the rest of the car, in need of painting, so a Hammer and a Brass dolly are the "go to" tools for adjusting the Hinges. Once I get the gaps something like. I can go to Primer/Paint. Pete

Or 257 Sqadron?. Not as nice a Green though. Pete

This came up recently too? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185621762434?hash=item2b37eb5182%3Ag%3ASSMAAOSwjLFjTUNv&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5337677466&customid=classic&toolid=10049 Pete

You have to be very good to acheive a result with cast welding, pre heating is an almost mandatory requirement, certainly to obtain the best outcomes. Good "coded" welders command great respect, I`ve seen some, in and out of the Petrochem industry. And some who I would not give time of day to as well. Pete

£1.99 off "tinternet".👍 Pete

Properly controlled Burn conditions, produce very low toxic output, OK, Yes CO`2, Plastics are the bigger issue, ash makes good "soil improver" Grandad swore that soot kept the slugs from his veg?. Their house had 5 fires, in winter, so plenty to go round!!. The shipboard one was 20ft container sized and occupied a niche on the vehicle deck. It was still there "dead" when I left the vessel. One Chief Eng; Installed a system of mirrors (think Periscope) so he could watch the funnel from his cabin Porthole. Too much Black smoke and the Engine room Phone would get red hot!! with the Watchkeeper getting a right Bollocking!. Pete

Audible "device" in series?. No power no beep?. That is how my Trailer lighting (LED`s) appears to Work. Failed connection the audible "beeping" stops. Pete

The Operators installed one on a Ferry (UK - Scandinavia), back in the 70`s. It lasted about 3 Month!!, spent more time "out of service" than in use. Good idea, but not that well engineered nor thought out, The crew, and stewards where putting just about anything in it. Even worse where the "sanitory disposal units" fitted in Ladies toilets. I near got the "sack" over one of those. Pete

We should all realise by now, No one takes responsibility for anything these days. They have "rights", but being responsible?. Noooooooo, got to be someone eslse`s fault!. Anyway, get it wrong and some bu88er will sue you. T-V is full of add`s by "ambulance chasers". Cynical??? Me??, what makes you think that?. Pete

It`s "drfited"?.😉 Pete

The last "windows" that still allowed "YOU" (the owner) to make decisions over what and when you wanted updating, was (I think) win; 7?. After that the best you could have was a 7? day delay, before it took control and arbitarily updated. I have one (older) laptop which has windows 10, in need (allegedly) of an update, but it cannot update as it need more "room" on my hard drive in order to install it`self. So in order for this "Bloatware" to install some questionable upgrade. I have to remove needed stuff. probably onto external drives, for the moment I am ignoring it. I did a disk clean which is not enough?. Pete

Clean terminals and contact area`s, a little light preventative (I still use the old Vaseline)( no don`t think even about it!!!!) will likely help and it`s only cost is a hour or two labour?. Addendum. The rear high level brake light on the Motorhome failed, (corrosion). I replaced it with a short strip of LED`s. left over from replacing the under cabinet lighting. Works a treat. So I did the same to the "awning" light over the door.👍, again works fine. I like a cheap/free solution. Couple of hours work and a soldering iron. Pete

If you want to go deeper. https://www.holtsauto.com/prestone/news/your-prestone-coolant-questions-answered/ Personally, I`ve been using Coma products in all my vehicles. They do one rated as "suitable" for Older cars, Comma SLC5L Super Red Ready to Use Antifreeze and Coolant. Pete

If it had been a screw or nail. Your tyre(s) would have found it quite quickly. I have a load of brass BA nuts (very small used in model making) I dread dropping one, there must be dozens scattered about the shed and garage. and being brass, the magnet on a piece of string won`t find them. Pete

That "Surrey" Top looks like a VERY good job. Congratulations on work well done, I followed the "travalils" in it`s progress, and the end result looks well worth the "agro". 👍. As for computing, I`ve been there (in an Amateur way) since BBC DOS, a Sinclair and a Comadore 64. But it frustrates me when they "forget" that some of us want/need to run "legacy" software. For example I LIKE my Lotus 123 spreadsheets. Which I originally ran as a DOS version. but getting windows 11 to load it?. No way. I have to run a copy of windows 10 in dual boot to get compatability. I don`t want to pay Microsoft annually for the "Privilege" of using "office". As for windows continually updating, the worst bit is getting up a 5am and finding it still updating OR just "sat" on the DELL logo wanting a reboot to finish. 😬 Pete

Even more "sad"☹️😭😭. I couldnt get the discount off the wine?. `cos the card was in the "other" car!, from filling it up the previous week!. Pete

Mine is out completely, so it got a bath in White Vinnegar, flushed a shed load of cr*p out of it and the matrix is now shiny as well. Hopefully that will combined improved the heat transfer?. Have been looking at a potential replacement motor to make a two speed fan. Pete

It was only a Little drift? A leak from the engine, to a leak from electricity, via a leak from a persons private parts?😁 of course it might have been a Leek, which is vegetable?. P.S. Don`t you just love the English Language👍 Pete

Slightly more refined, I put mine in the lathe and turned it down!.😁 Pete

There was a Tragic, and allegedy true, case back in the 50`s. Behind a factory was a small patch of grass which was regularly used as a Urinal. Over time the stink became so intense the windows could not be opened as it ofended the ladies in the office. Enter the "handyman" sheet of steel placed where it became a target, and one day became conected to the 240V mains. End result?, death of a "customer" and a "handyman" doing time at his majesty`s pleasure for Manslaughter. NO RCD`s back then, and no fuse in,the circuit either. Aparently not uncommon in very old factories?. What fusing there was often had been "uprated"!. I`ve Changed fuses on older ships and it was not uncommon to find 30amp fuse wire in a 5 amp circuit. Pete

A quick check, Put a Volt/Multimeter meter across the Alternator output. Less than 14V, would suggest the alternator is the culprit?. What`s your standing Battery Voltage like?. A fully charged (wet) Battery will be circa 12.7V. Pete

International Yatch paints and Varnish, where all we used ever on the Mirror, used to set my two boys loose with fine sandpaper during the Easter Holidays, kept them out of mischief, then showed them how to paint. Both now quite good at DIY. the youngest lives on a Thames Barge, so he does a fair bit. The other just get the Mexicans to come and do it (he lives inTexas). International is now owned by AzcoNobel. Based in Gateshead and I believe is still available. I think I have a Part tin of Yatch Varnish in the Garage too. Pete

Handfull of Porridge?.😁 Pete

I always thought KY jelly had other uses?. Pete

IF it`s just bare metal, you could try white vinnegar, Test a small area first. It works well on Stainless Steel and Copper. Pete