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Forum: Tech Log
19th Mar 2013, 23:37
Replies: 98
Views: 25,172
Posted By syseng68k

cockney steve, #102: Yes, I know they have a...

cockney steve, #102:
Yes, I know they have a living to earn, the rent, rates, tools, diags
equipment, wages etc means they have to charge for everything. It was the
main dealer for the brand and...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Mar 2013, 17:02
Replies: 98
Views: 25,172
Posted By syseng68k

Uplinker, #99 As if one needed any excuse to...

Uplinker, #99

As if one needed any excuse to help a damsel in distress, even if they are expected
to understand the basics these days :).

As for garages, the classic case for me was a...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Mar 2013, 16:38
Replies: 98
Views: 25,172
Posted By syseng68k

Just found my copy of Fowlers, 1990, which has an...

Just found my copy of Fowlers, 1990, which has an entry for inflame:

"...Has been displaced by inflammable, from French or Latin.
<snipped>
...It must have been a supposed ambiguity in...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Mar 2013, 00:01
Replies: 98
Views: 25,172
Posted By syseng68k

Something like that might have been the case in...

Something like that might have been the case in the old days, when there was more
stress on the practical, rather than abstracting the whole process off into some cad
package or other. Not that i'm...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Mar 2013, 13:46
Replies: 98
Views: 25,172
Posted By syseng68k

Auto connectors are usually not the best quality...

Auto connectors are usually not the best quality and have tin plated
contacts. They also often carry significant current and have voltage
drop across the contacts, so it only takes a little...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Mar 2013, 18:50
Replies: 98
Views: 25,172
Posted By syseng68k

cockney steve, #44: @syseng. You' Sir, are a...

cockney steve, #44:

@syseng. You' Sir, are a true masochist. trying to stop the noise of an Alfa rusting, whilst struggling to make the engine run with that wonderful brown MM bakelite...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Mar 2013, 18:41
Replies: 98
Views: 25,172
Posted By syseng68k

WD40 is petroleum based, so rots rubber and is...

WD40 is petroleum based, so rots rubber and is also inflammable.

While I still have a can or two, my preference is also silicon spray. The
cheapest way to buy it is to look for "Silicon Mold...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Feb 2013, 21:48
Replies: 98
Views: 25,172
Posted By syseng68k

Confession, in that bikes were only really ever a...

Confession, in that bikes were only really ever a means of transport for me,
in the days before I could afford to run a car. The old brit bikes weren't
that bad, but no fun in the dead of winter at...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Feb 2013, 14:05
Replies: 98
Views: 25,172
Posted By syseng68k

blind pew: Nothing quite like the sound of a...

blind pew:

Nothing quite like the sound of a V8 in full cry, but my old 1994 Audi will still
leave the smell of rubber in it's wake given a good bootfull and that's with
all 4 wheels driven ...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Feb 2013, 20:23
Replies: 98
Views: 25,172
Posted By syseng68k

Doze: One of the great joys of owning an...

Doze:

One of the great joys of owning an older classic is the simplicity. Even working in
electronics, there's nothing easier to fix by the roadside than a set of points or a
simple...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Feb 2013, 18:18
Replies: 98
Views: 25,172
Posted By syseng68k

To be honest, Lucas electrics were no worse than...

To be honest, Lucas electrics were no worse than many others 40 or 50 years ago.
Having restored and run twin cam 60's and 70's Alfa for many years, I can tell you
that Marelli electrics were far...
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