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  7. Summers Over - Winter Storage

    in Forum Help and Suggestions

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    48 minutes ago, Nautam Mistry said:

    My daughter has been banging on at me to get a cat...I'd like one as I had one when I was a wee nipper...need to somehow get wifey to agree...she's never had a pet so lets test and see how good my powers of persuasion are...wish me luck!

    Nautam 

    I did'nt know triumphs had cat's...... :) 

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  10. Continental touring kit.

    in Engine

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    3 hours ago, yorkshire_spam said:

    When staying in the UK I tend to take a similar approach, but when on the continent I tend to carry things like head gaskets. I may not be able to fit them at the road side, but I might be able to persuade a local garage to fit them for me.... without having to wait for one to be sent from the UK. But that's probably just my paranoia.

     

    What will you be taking on RBRR Sam? You should see what my mate Bruce is taking for his Stag :) 

    Tony.

  15. What's the correct term to use?

    in General

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    1 hour ago, Pete Lewis said:

    Iim surprised I have not been the deviant power of thread drift on this topic,  somthings are improving

    As for retiring I got dumped after 42 year service at 57 the co pension has gone up in better % than the past pay rises and is now 

    Double the uptake in 2003  there is not tome for going to work its all taken up with twiddle days and gross lethargy. 

    You can stay in if it rains go out when it sunny and never use decorating as means to keep busy,

    You can shop when you like and dont have to manage late night supermarkets as thats all the time you get 

    You now have all day all week always, 

    The problem starts when you go out  but cant remember why !!!

    As a side my pld director phoned me when im duely wandering a garden centre saying warranty had run ito some problems and would I consider returning to sort it out.....what!,, I replied you dint want me when I ran it and indont need you now im out of it   bye... that felt goodbye

    Pete

    Retirement in a nutshell Pete........(hazlenut)?      It's great, no time for that four letter word now :) 

    Tony.

  20. Water Marks in New Saffron Spray Job

    in Bodywork & Fittings

    Posted

    Hi Mark,  Pete is right, you need an old style hard wax. I sent an email to mer about this problem and they were great explaining modern wax's contain a chemical called "Naptha" that reacts on certain paints. They told me to strip old the old wax's off the paint using white

    spirit or similar, but to test on an small area first to make sure it does not remove the paint :(  They then told me to buy G3 professional supergloss paste wax, which i did. It did take ages to do but the results were fantastic... And then i had no more problems :)  It seems this "naptha" attacks paints at random as i have used mer for many years with no problem. I dont think colour matters as my car was light blue.  I hope this might solve your problem. I dont think the G3 finish will solve the problem? But you could try emailing Farecla and ask if it has "naptha" in it. Keep us all posted :) 

    Tony.

     

  24. gt6 mk3 back brakes

    in Braking System

    Posted

    On 9/22/2018 at 1:13 PM, Ben Caswell said:

    could you possibly drill a hole in the back plate adjacent to the ratchet on the wheel cylinder and use a

    screw driver to adjust the brakes.( thinking about it probably not???) Just a thought

     

    Then put a grommet in the hole.

    I have seen holes drilled in the drum a few times.... Similar to the moggy brakes.

    Tony.

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