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  1. spudulike
    All cars will have some sort of pull on the battery even when off - the alarm and clock for instance and that is why the battery terminals spark when you remove them. What you need to test is the nominal drain on the battery is not abnormally high and you would need this figure in Amps and then use an Ammeter. You could compare a similar model car to see if anything is untoward! Just had a quick look online and 0.03A (30ma) seems about right. If you are pulling substantially more, start pulling fuses and note which one stops this drain and then work out what the fuse does and go from there. Make sure your contacts are clean. The wife's Fiesta failed to start one day and it was just a corroded connector - a small clean, whack and retighten and she was away:thumbup:
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    Thanks, you can get hold of me on the same mobile number or my work Gmail account as in my signature:thumbup: Looks like next week is rammed already and a big queue is forming:thumbup: I did see these T shirts and it made me laugh, perhaps I will borrow the idea for the company Ts.....:lol:
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    They are being negotiated and produced as we speak - I will start with the normal serviced ones but may do some for the tuned/ported kit in time....give me a chance...the business cards are here though:thumbup:
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    Ultrasonic cleaning can be good in some instances but is in no way a silver bullet on fixing carbs and making them all good again. It is worth fitting a new kit on carbs with hardened diaphragms and distorted pumping diaphragms but not so useful if these components are OK. Personally I leave the welch plug exactly where it is unless a rebuilt carb REALLY isn't working. I do re-seal the welch plug and also fit new accelerator pumps in the carbs I refurbish. I find this works well in most I have done and retains the low down pickup on the MS200 where just blanking of the circuit loses this! Most MS200 carb issues are accelerator pump issues followed by leaking welch plugs - the US cleaner does loosen them up so watch for this!
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    Thanks for all the good wishes, from what I thought would be a slow start after Christmas, business seems to be flowing faster than I ever expected.
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    No problem...hope it is better then the 064:001_rolleyes:
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    That all sounds a bit familliar:001_rolleyes:
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    Not far from completion. The front left AV is shot, new one on order, passed pressure and vac tests:thumbup:
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    Who needs instruction manuals:blushing:
  10. spudulike
    Always tea on offer......if the wife is in:sneaky2::lol:
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    Sorry...nope on that:thumbdown:
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    Sorry Chris - I was referring to Matts "amazing flying saws" and not any you may have owned - your MS460 was in stonking condition from memory!
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    A bloke once said "I have a dream"......well, I do but guess the cup of tea may be in the workshop on rainy days:lol:
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    Well the waiting room is now "out the front" just got a nice garden bench for the front garden for you arb types to rest your weary arses but also to share a cuppa with the customers in the sun:thumbup: What a life:lol:
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    He probably lobbed it out of a tree Andy, nothing to do with wear and tear:001_rolleyes: Happy New Year Matt:thumbup:
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    Shoe stretchers do work and you can get some good leather softeners from saddlers or country suppliers but if they are still too tight:thumbdown:
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    The Black Horse in Ireland is the dogs, expensive but the food and service make it special BUT.....depends on what you like and if you want a special meal or a bloody great plateful for £10!! I get dragged there by er indoors once in a while - just make sure your wallet is full!
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    Yup, that's right, it is fooked:thumbdown:
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    And a damn fine pie from last time I was there....plus a good Sunday roast:thumbup:
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    Mmmm, I can put it on my shelf where I have one just like it:001_rolleyes: If you are going to junk it then I may be interested in the parts!
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    That would be the Hare and Hounds.....one of my local haunts:blushing: Just down the road from here:thumbup:
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    Never seen a new saw, most of them are bangers:blushing:
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    The washer looks like the stihl ones that mount under the chain catcher!
  24. spudulike
    Yeah, happy Christmas to you as well, hope the 084 is still bopping along nicely:thumbup:
  25. spudulike
    Thanks Geoff, back in the land of the living after a post meal snooze:thumbup:

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