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MOT Exhaust Emissions Test - Lambda reading ?

Just had an MOT done and as my vehicle is a trusty 13 years old Volvo with the original CAT and 150,000+ miles, the emission test is always a worry. It passed with no problems. But I am curious to...

BillyNoMates

Is my head gasket going ?

Just done the biannual flush of the cooling system on my ageing Volvo (2 litre, petrol turbo engine) and replaced the coolant. Since then I've noticed it needs topping up frequently. To the point now...

David H

Telephone rings

Is there a reason why calling a cable line starts with one long ring when you get through whereas BT lines ring in the traditional way? This is through the earpiece, not from the phone being called. I...

trish1234567

Roadside Sign

Does anyone know what the sign RVP means? Always turns into a guessing game when we see it. I'm sure a lorrydriver will know the answer! Thanks.

Will__

Drilling into tiles

Hiya I'm putting some shelves up in the kitchen and was wondering if anybody had any advice on drilling through ceramic tile? Clearly I need a ceramic drill bit but any other advice would be cool....

iantosca

Driving without insurance

I was caught exceeding the 30mph speed limit, and did my car did not have insurance on it, i had 3 points put on my license and now have to go to court. Does any one have any suggestions as to what...

zander01

dia up via cable telephone

I am looking at upgrading my current broadband via ASDL to a cable package with Telewest that includes broadband. However I first need to confirm that I will still be able to use their phone line for...

evenstar

rcd trip switch

Earlier this evening my rcd trip switch tripped. We have no idea what caused this as no one was actually 'doing' anything. The things on were tv's,lamps, pc's, fridge, freezer and the washing machine....

i_go_comando

ata or sata?? What's the diffrence?

Thinking of getting another hard drive and my board is sata compatible and i have been given 1 little funny leads and 1 strange looking power lead when i bought it. At the moment i have an 80gb ide...

ruthd

soft top cleaning

does anybody know how to clean the perspex window on a soft top as i believe i have tried everything i know, but nothing seems to work plese help

josef

Videoplus

I Use channel six for recording from video plus, but I am keep getting distorted lines on the recording. I have Telewest digital ineractive. Would this have anything to do with that problem?

barney15c

image blurring on fast moving images on widescreen tv

I have a 1yr old JVC a 28inch widescreen TV with 100hz . I have noticed when there are fast moving images (ie program credits scrolling fast across the screen from right to left) they are blurred or...

Harley

Repairing a 12 volt motor

Where can I get the 12volt motor for an electric window repaired or refurbished. It's for an old Rover and the part is no longer available out of stock

Beth1989

Removing Grout

At the moment we are re-doing our kitchen. My partner however left the grout on the tiles for too long and now they are 'bumpy' and uneven. Any ideas on how to remove this? Thanks - Beth's Mum.

loupea24

battery, starter motor or alternator??

I have a 1992 ford fiesta, battery light is constantly on, it kept cutting out, other day it wouldnt start at all so i got a new battery but it still wont start...any ideas? i believe it to be starter...

ebancroft

Hauppage wintv 2000

Has anyone got the answer to the error message "HCSlipwriter class not registered (0x80040154)" when trying to record tv programs.

ste v

visa electron bank cards

can these cards be used abroad - asia - oz - usa, i think that you can use them to withdraw cash from a machine but not to buy goods over the counter ???

karawara88

Jaguar blowing water hose off

I was driving home today when the coolant low warning came on, then the car overheated. I found a hose had blown off, so I put the hose on again and filled with water, drove home and it was...

regulators

prev ipus occupants mail

we moved house 5 months ago and we are still recieving the previous occupants junk mail every day, at first we didnt mind but now it is getting on our nerves how can we stop this mail coming through

only_tim

central heating pumps

What is the difference between a 5m head pump and a 6m head pump?

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