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Offline Digsit

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« on: February 28, 2005, 10:11:04 »
All this chat about cold weather just made me think of a new thread........

Has anyone had and problems with their vehicles starting in the morning? Mine has been brilliant!!!!!!

Can't say the same for the guy over the road from us with his nice. shiney new Shogun :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  (shouldnt mock the afflicted :twisted: ).
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« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2005, 10:15:10 »
I just thought, perhaps this a subject that some would rather not dwell on :oops:  :wink:
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« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2005, 10:29:41 »
Not goin to push my luck but ~~ So far so good with mi Paj  :)  :)
Now if it was work van ~~ absolute rubbish every day ~~ :(
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« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2005, 10:47:17 »
We had I chap in our close this morning (not the unfortunate Mitsy owner :twisted: ) trying to start his old diesel escort for ages. Must have woken the whole street at about 5.30am :shock:  :evil:
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« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2005, 10:59:32 »
We have a race every nite to see who gets back to the yard first ~~  :shock:
As there is one parking space on a slope ~~  8)
if you get this more of a chance getting going in morning ~~  :o
Otherwise tis jumpstart ~~  :shock:
And those bloomin cables are cccccold at 6 in mornin ~~  :shock:

As said tho lets not dwel on this ~~ think summer ~~  :D  8)
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« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2005, 11:06:03 »
Well, since going to see the nice chaps at Autolec last week, I'm happy to say that HL is now starting on the button \:D/  \:D/  I've been having alty problems since the summer, I cured it for a while, by fitting a 2nd hand Ra/Ro one, but that too had gone belly up on me; I had new brushes, bearing and summat else which I now cannot remememememember, and I'm happy now!!:D  (with my car, if not life in general!!)
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« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2005, 11:15:50 »
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I'm happy now!!:D  (with my car, if not life in general!!)


Whats wrong with life in general? Or is that the subject of another thread?  :?
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« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2005, 12:08:12 »
My wife's Rover (2 litre L-series Diesel) has been a bit ropey starting (she didn't notice, but I did, as soon as I drove it when she was away).  Checked the glow-plugs and 2 of the 3 are dead.  Started to try to remove them but didn't fancy draining the coolant out in the snow so it'll have to wait for the garage to do it :roll:

After trying 6 times to start it this morning, she stomped back in and took my Disco to work instead.  Then I tried it, it started first time :)
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« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2005, 12:16:00 »
Mine hasn't started last 4 mornings :cry:  :cry:

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« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2005, 12:23:23 »
Quote from: "clouseau"
Quote from: "Dirty Gertie"
I'm happy now!!:D  (with my car, if not life in general!!)


Whats wrong with life in general? Or is that the subject of another thread?  :?


I was thinking exactly the same :?
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« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2005, 13:24:58 »
Disoc no probs has sat for a couple of days last week, fired straight up, without waiting for the glow plugs.

The lightweight being petrol, takes a bit more, but not got a choke cabe attached

Mind you got double batteries on the disco, even if i flattened the main one, I could just jump off the second one :wink:
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« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2005, 16:33:32 »
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We had I chap in our close this morning (not the unfortunate Mitsy owner :twisted: ) trying to start his old diesel escort for ages. Must have woken the whole street at about 5.30am :shock:  :evil:


Yes, it woke me up :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:
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