eddie
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The insurance database can still get it wrong - been pulled for no insurance a few years back and I had just changed insurers...
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Magpies and Jackdaws empty mine in no time as well - just looked out of the window and they are empty again!
Having massive problems with Rooks and Jackdaws on out feeders , comes from living in the country I guess but the whole feeder can be emptied in hours when those descend on it
As an aside we already have a family of Blackbirds in the garden with the young almost the same size as the parents , seems very early to me ?
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Do you remember a company called Ionica in the 90s?
Yep, every single one.
What makes it worse is if it's pulled up by tree root, the cables will be stretched and the breaking point will will somewhere further along underground and probably in several places so it meant more digging and took ages but people used to give us stick for it.
There's still a surprising amount out there. BT put proposals in 1985 to fibre the entire country (I was in my first proper job in Plessey working on SystemX for it) but the government stopped as they were negotiating contracts with the big international cable companies and thought it wouldn't be fair on them.
The public warning system still runs on copper so in the event of attack when electronic systems are taken out, good old fashioned analogue/mechanical devices are more likely to work. Look on the top of telegraph poles - every now and again you'll see an odd shaped conical device. It's a siren and speaker. Usually on main roads rather than side streets.
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Are air bags compulsory on cars these days?
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Getting the instruments out that easily is unusual. Are you replacing all the lights with different colours?
Things have been a little static thanks to the weather so today i worked inside the car... I removed the instrument cowling, the dial visor and finally the cluster. My mission is the change the instrument lights, clean the dials and replace the cowling with a new one.. It must be the easiest dash to remove in history... The outer facia just pulls off, the clear facia is a simple click in and the cluster is three cross screws. Total removal time 5min
...Initially i had difficulty getting the facia out until i realized the steering column was adjustable 
I also got the MoMo steering wheel today and i'm itching to get it on but alas the boss is still in transit
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hard to say - would probably start a bidding war!
Wow....So i wonder how much Steve Wozniak's would be worth?
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https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24495/lot/111/
If you ever find one, you are sitting on about 300 grand's worth of tech!
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someone has tried to weld a motorbike to a car? massive fail!
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Nice - should last a good few years then!
800 miles later is passed again. No advisories either. The tester complemented how clean it was underneath, ie no rust
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8 miles to the gallon! Saw a 74 at a show last summer with an8.2 litre engine - 7 miles to the gallon - the cadillac owners club go for a drive somewhere and they spend a few grand on petrol between them
Nice car with all the tricks off the bat... Seems really heavy so i doubt if it's economical.
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its just gonna blow up one day!
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very accurate job as well
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works fine on chrome
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When you own a classic the maintenance and tinkering is half the fun
true
It's certainly not good to own a classic car unless:-
either - you're handy with a spanner & possibly welding sheet steel (plus spray painting - with workshop)
or - bags of money
After a certain age, laying on my back under an oily engine trying to thread an oil filter cartridge in the rain, with old engine oil going up my sleeve loses its appeal.
Having said that, I could carry out the 6000 mile service on the Moggie in under 2 hours (including topping up the dampers, greasing all the grease nipples etc. Cost of materials was about £15 or so (new plugs, points distributor cap, condenser, fan belt, oil gaskets and both filters) plus oil (a reputable 15W/40 - or if I could find it 20W/50).
Cheers,
Colin
I did a mechanics course in my teens but that is 35 years ago now.... need to do a refresher course somewhere. welding I have not done but I think I could pick it up
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Cheers Colin. I've never owned a classic and the more I read the more I realise that you need to be pretty handy with a spanner and grease gun to not end up spending a fortune in maintenance bills
I take it that the modern gasket kits for the morris minor do not leak?
The Morris Minor gasket sets are made to the original specifications. If it leaked originally, it'll leak now....
The main gaskets (rocker cover, sump gasket, timing chain cover) are about 1/4" cork. They need to be somewhat "squigy" as the surfaces of the block and the covers are not machine perfectly flat (and it's easy to distort them by tightening the retaining bolts unevenly).
As I noted above, a little seepage is not only normal for the crankshaft bearings, but really required to keep the bearing and gasket working (modern engine designs are much better for leak tightness).
For a better - and more up-to-date discussion, try the MMOC (Morris Minor Owners' Clob) web forum - they'll be morecurrent then me.
Cheers,
Colin
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Thanks for the info - interesting subject - I take it that the modern gasket kits for the morris minor do not leak?
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I had no idea that you needed different oils for summer and winter in the old days. Also changing every 3,000 miles is a pain (as well as expensive). Do you still have to stick to this service interval using modern synthetic oil with the Minor?
Is it true that a 50/ 50 oil and paraffin mix acts as a flush?
Modern oils are much better than the old ones:-
recommended oil change intervals for my Minor were 3000 miles (using SAE 30 - and changing to a thinner oil for the winter)
using the early 20W/50 multigrades it went to 6000 miles.
The A series was notorious for condensation in the rocker cover - each oil change required scraping out the rocker cover emulsion, but the used oil was free flowing (though black).
Modern oils are that much better (and more expensive!) that I wouldn't be surprised to find some manufacturers recommending 20 000 mile intervals... rather depends on how you use the car.
Colin
DeLorean DMC-12 Back To The Future For Sale for sale....
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That is mega cool - it's for sale you say?