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white smoke diesel

i went through a flood in my 306 turbo diesel and now it smokes when on tickover. when driving along it is fine. The engine did lock but after i drained the oil and took the glowpugs and got as much...

wychwood1

Flooded patio

At the moment my patio is flooded from water coming down from a water-logged field. I have a small pump working to get rid of the water and I think it is just about keeping up. My question is would...

cameo

rust

How can I get rid of the little bit of rust that has appeared on the handlebars of my daughters bike? Also how can I stop it from getting rusty? My daughter is only 10 years old and spent most of last...

sams mom

unleaded petrol in a diesel car

What would happen if you put 1/3rd of a tank of unleaded petrol in a V (1999) reg ford focus 1.8 TDI Ghia diesel car and then topped up the rest of 2/3rds with diesel

splurge

Scooter?

I'm 27 (girl) and have a driving licence but as i live so close to everywhere i need to get to, i was thinking about leaving the car at home and getting a scooter? Having never riden one i don't know...

skilliyay

Laser Cutter

Bit of a long shot, but I need to borrow a laser cutter with a working area of 710 x 460mm, any suggestions welcome

Benjiman

Fire Breathing

I want to learn to Breath fire, does anyone know any good informative sites or a good book I can get on the subject? Cheers Ben

cardmaker

halogen light fitting

I have a halogen light fitting which has 3 bulbs suspended on a wire track in my en-suite. Two of the bulbs needed replacing (they were 20w) and I replaced them with 50w. The unit worked for about...

ath007

Petrol Strimmer leaded petrol ?

I have a Stihl petrol strimmer that has to use a leaded petrol and two stroke oil mix inorder to work. Local garages have now stopped stocking leaded petrol, can i use unleaded or will it damage the...

ricko

shower

I have 3 showers in the house, supplied by a hot water tank. One of the showers has ceased to work...when switched on it will pump water for about 30 seconds and it then dries up. The other 2 showers...

shaneystar2

Redirection of mail

We moved into our current property about three years ago last November .Before we moved we arranged for our mail to be directed by the Royal Mail ..obviously we had to pay for this service. The...

jasonp23

how can i fix my amp

i hooked up my amp but my power light on the amp blinks and there is a thud sound in the sub

Roughquest

Hurrah!

I arrived home today to the news that my dirty, pikey neigbours have moved out! YAY! But at a price... They defaced my garden, smasehd my back gardenfence and threw litter, paint, rubbish over my back...

ray bush

Water Hammer

I've got a central htg system with a combi boiler and mains cold water.Have recently changed a set of bathroom basin taps and replaced the wc and another set of taps in a cloakroom wc .For some...

dilligaf

What should I do ?

My Astra wouldnt start this morning so I decided to take the Renault. Went for a lovely drive in the country but as the de-mister wouldnt work the screen soon became a bit hazy . Should have listened...

gobbledegeek

Donate car to charity

Is it possible to to donate a car to charity in the UK? Searches on Google seem to indicate that you can do this in the US but I haven't found a UK charity that I might donate to. I have an old Toyota...

jembummy

g24 parking

I'd love to hear from anyone else who has suffered at the hands of G24 parking especially in the South East. They have recently taken charge of a service road near where I live .They are catching...

encee

help needed regarding parking ticket please

i am asking this question for my hubby on saturday last he went to a footy match found a parking space on pay & display.went to get a ticket at 14:23 and realised he didnt have enough money so he...

coolmanme03

Am I to blame?

I was involved in an RTA two weeks ago, where I collided into the back of a car. I was driving down a hill and observing that the car in front had their brake lights on, i applied my brakes to slow...

littlepk

Subaru Impreza squealing

I have a very annoying squeal in my impreza turbo on start up especially when cold. It usually lasts for about 30 seconds sometimes longer. Sometimes it does it when i'm parking and the steering is in...

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