Iain T

I hate these scooters. It looks like a legal hire one? If not he's illegally riding on a public highway. I've never seen a scooter hand signal but then with small wheels and instability it's probably dangerous to do so! I've noticed around here very few illegal scooters but masses of electric bike hires littered on pavements. I have been know to move them and inadvertently they have fallen over😂. Well they're heavy and I'm not getting any younger..... A good blaspheme reduces your blood pressure! Iain

Mick, I have mentioned a few times that I think your mixture is too lean. Enrich the mixture by half a turn, it may need more, and try again. Don't go crazy or it can get too rich. This is classic lean mixture symptoms. Iain

I have my fingers crossed for Hunts autumn statement. IHT is in my view a terrible tax on family assets and only benefits the government and overpriced tax accountants. Iain

As said to me many times, if you don't travel first class your children will! Iain

My Newman cam is 14 & 16 thou clearance cold. Your spec of 22 & 24 thou hot will certainly clatter when cold. At least adjusting hot will keep you warm in winter! Iain

That's the big fear and always at the back of my mind. Consultant said I had three choices, active surveillance, radio therapy or removal. He recommended the former but if my psa starts to move the bloody things coming out. My dad had prostate cancer which travelled so he had his prostate and bladder removed but it had already spread. Iain

I registered with a private GP who then organised everything. My NHS GP was informed of treatments by my private consultant. It worked fine. My NHS GP didn't have a problem and as my consultant has more egg on his cap he just logged the information and followed instructions. Iain

Had my 6 monthly test result at 3.93 which is down from my average of around 4.5-5.0. On the NHS app the result said normal which for 60-70 year old it is as 4 and under is normal. However as per my biopsy I know I have a very small area of cancer hence the 6 month "active supervision" tests. Value goes up to I think 5 for more mature ages... Your value is very good but as my consultant said its when the number rises and how quickly that you need to watch. Keep posting it's good therapy to talk. Iain

My son would definitely not litter but at the busy Beckton roundabout the roads leading in are full of litter. It's a very busy roundabout hence slow traffic and people just throw rubbish out the window. Iain

Yes. My son in his late 30s goes to McD for breakfast. What I saw yesterday (I went back to my old factory to mod radiator brackets) was the older guys brought their home made lunch sandwiches and the younger one's waited for the sandwich truck. It was the same when I was there 8 years ago. Iain

Update, I took 8mm off the rad bracket which effectively lowered the rad by that amount and the cap doesn't seem to touch😁. I'm waiting for some more antifreeze today, Comma G48, and I'll start up and see where the leaks are. Modifying the bracket was by far the easiest route for me but I still have to set the bonnet 🤞 Next job is fitting the clutch slave cylinder remote bleed hose. Iain

Welcome to the forum! Lots of good advice and never feel to ashamed to ask. I fitted Pertronix ignition to my Vitesse and it was an improvement. For me this is a must have. Mintex for brake pads. As to electrics if you don't have one your best friend is a multimeter! In 5 years I've learnt a huge amount from this forum but beware we do love to wander off piste..... The joke section is great. Iain

I think you gear drive needs rotating. It won't effect performance as is but seems 90 degrees out Iain

A hand joggle tool is a good aid. Loads on ebay Iain

Lots of heat sink putty available to limit heat distortion. The price of gas is expensive now. I had three CO2 lasers that gobbled up pure nitrogen as a shield gas and had a cryocell for liquid nitrogen to reduce costs. I looked at compressed (clean) air (76% nitrogen) as was astonished at the price! The oxygen did oxidise the edge so pure nitrogen was best. For Mig welding we used Argon 20. Iain

No it's not bacon frying, it should be an even electrical arcing sound however on old contaminated metal it will cough n splutter. I've seen many a nice looking scalloped fillet weld break when tested due to lack of penetration into parent metal. Do some trial welds then try and break the joint. Tack weld everything first. IMHO gas welding thin gauge metal is best but is much more difficult. Iain

0.6mm should be fine but if you can only get 0.8mm that's OK. As everyone has said its practice. I could hear a good weld without having to look. If its thicker material or plate always chamfer ends never butt weld as its weaker. With old sheet steel it will be contaminated so expect a lot of splatter or even melt the edges. Iain

But still the characteristic botty burp out the pea shooter exhaust? It wouldn't be a Minor without that. Iain

I still maintain this was primarily a mixture problem. Before going down any more dark alleys try raising the needle half a turn to richen the mixture and idle at 800rpm. Don't play with ignition and take for a spin. If its better adjust ignition to get optimum setting. This way will tell if the original problem was a timing or mixture. Iain

We make cottage pie for the two of us from best lean mince and with trimmings, electricity it cost £3 total and that's being generous. If we batch cooked it would be even cheaper. There are many filling nutritious dishes but the UK is the box food capital of Europe. One couple whinging about the cost of their mortgage were paying over £600pm for their car?!?! It's life's choices that often causes money problems. Iain

We thought we would take a tour of the south coast to hone the list. Folkestone seems to be on the up but haven't been there for decades. For the wife and I the power of the sea is mesmerising......providing I'm not on it in a small boat! Iain

If you can find a planner who isn't at his/her villa in Spain please ask! If you want crazy planning come to Tower Hamlets. Iain

Grey skies but no wind today, forecast is for sun next week😎. Chichester is high on my when we leave London where shall we go list. A direct view of water is a must for us. Iain

At certain times of year we have 40-50 on a disused pier next to us. Aggressive yes....Cormorants win over seagulls! Iain

Correct but I think I'll be pushing up the daisies by then. I've asked my wife to sprinkle me on the Thames. It my be a short walk! The Thames here was about 2m below the river wall. How many glaciers is that? Iain