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  2. Freesat GT6

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    7 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said:

    It's a laugh, and yes there are some good parts but I think they're going the way of Wheeler Dealers, to the extent of repairing big-money cars that are worth many thousands and leaving the enthusiast-next-door, who genuinely can't afford to have his rebuilt, out completely. I'd love to know how it's funded and if the families have to make any contributions?

    I had always assumed it was funded from the TV fees, and sponsorship of spare parts

    The budget has certainly been much bigger lately.

  3. GT6 air filter

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    5 hours ago, dougbgt6 said:

    My brother tells me you're only allowed 20 litres in your garage and what with the Corona police I'm not going to chance it. I remember the petrol crisis when we were all allocated coupons, my dad had 8 x 20 litre Jerry cans in the garage.  :lol: 

    Why are they called Jerry cans?

    Doug

    There is no limit to how full you can have the tank of the car, so if you have 10 cars in the garage (and who doesn't) you can store at least 100 gallons. 

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  9. MOT extension

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    15 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said:

    After a day like today, I could walk away and leave the garage locked for a decade. Bl**dy thing's still blowing fuses, not the wiper motor as I thought, so half the dashboard, gloveboxes, centre console and steering column removed and all the wiring spread out and checked. No breaks, chafes or other damage that I can see. Down to two replacement fuses unless the Postie comes tomorrow.

    I am sure there I see a way to use a bulb in place of a fuse to trace shorts, saves getting through lots of fuses

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  10. MOT extension

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    My MoT man is self isolating, and locus ones are in very short supply

    luckily my next MoT to expire is middle of March.

    Can still get the modern serviced, which is this Friday. 

    Have been racking up Way more mileage than normal rushing about as half my colleagues are self isolating until this is all over.

  17. Big saloon gearbox strip-down - clutch release fork

    in Gearbox & Overdrive

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    The best you can hope for is persistant wiggling and tapping and the stub drops out.

    I usually give up after an hour or so.

    Assess whether the shaft or fork is the more worn and cut the worst one with a grinder.

    if you cut the shaft you can the drill the hole in back of fork and punch stub out. If you cut fork then you can rotatbshaft 180 degrees and drill hole in situ and save shaft.

    fit new cross shaft bushes whilst you are in there.

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