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Yes I agree there is a threshold somewhere late 60s early 70s before which you might lay on hands and sort out a timing or mixture problem. After that date I think best left to the guys with the specialist bits of kit and the specific knowledge.

 

I still use most of the bits and pieces I have gathered over time or in some cases made specially for vintage and veteran car diagnosis and tuning.

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Just got back from QMC again........the last eight days have been a bit Traumatic to say the least,,...blood tests,,X-rays,,and today a visit to a Consultant........cut a long story short......problem

Result........CT Scans all clear......just got letter..been sweating for a fortnight......

Two years ago today..........my life changed forever,,,about this time i was on my way down to the operating theatre for what turned out to be a ten hour operation...........its been life changing in

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I gave away a whole tranche of tuning gear some years ago. Gunsons, SU kits, Webers, injector seating tools etc. I even had an old Hartdrige injector machine but only ever used it once.

 

I drove a pantechnicon from Liverpool to Ilkeston running on paraffin. Don't know what it did to the bores but driving it was no different.

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Do you start the Fergie on petrol then switch to parafin (TVO) my dad had an old Chaseside digger in the 50s it was operated by cables and pulleys no hydraulics it ran on (TVO).He put extensions on the spark plugs to stop them fouling up and once in a while they would arc and start a fire he carried a pail of sand to douse the flames.

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The days of me tinkering with car engines went a while back. I’d be scared stiff of messing with the Diesel engine in my car, apart from basics like changing fluids and filters.

 

A few months ago, I ventured into the dark corner of my garage searching for old bicycle tools and found my old toolbox, which still has my old feeler gauges, plug spanners and a Gunson Sparkrite, together with a couple of old spark plugs from the last petrol car I owned about twenty years ago.

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The Fergie tractor has two fuel tanks. A small one for petrol and a large one for TVO (mainly paraffin). The engine is warmed up on petrol and switched over to paraffin when it's hot enough to be vaporised. I've never used TVO as my Fergie is just a 'toy'. My real tractor is a more modern 1962 Ford 2000 diesel with a loader!

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9 hours ago, Rob.L said:

A few months ago, I ventured into the dark corner of my garage searching for old bicycle tools and found my old toolbox, which still has my old feeler gauges, plug spanners and a Gunson Sparkrite,

 

I still have my dad's old toolbox with most of its contents. It's mainly basic things such as hammers, pliers, screwdrivers, etc, but everything must be 70+ years old. It's surprisingly nostalgic because I can remember 'playing' with various items when I was young, and I still use them (occasionally) even now.

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I wouldnt know a ''Feeler Gauge'' from a ''Cheese sandwich''

I inherited all me Dads Tool ..a Hammer''.....which he was left by my Grandad........i'll leave it to my 'Eldest son''........who will be over the 'Moon''...........

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Hated Metalwork at school.......but made a ''Caddy Spoon'' which i 'Titivated'' with a small Hammer.........still got it..

The 'Caddy Spoon'' that is.............

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1 hour ago, benjamin1945 said:

I wouldnt know a ''Feeler Gauge'' from a ''Cheese sandwich''

 

First bite will tell you Ben...

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Oh, I don't know Brew, a feeler gauge sandwich with pickle might be quite palatable. With a bit of coleslaw on the side.

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As an aside, On members profiles, what does it mean by followers?

And how do some folk get followers, also, is there a reason?

Pardon my ignorance,  but it's something I've never understood.

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They're Stalkers B -K
They get notified when you post anything up on here.

You can opt to prevent them following you.

 

I've got followers on the Jigsaw website.

Why anyone wants to see what jigsaws I've done (over 300 so far) is beyond me.

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Thank you Stuart, so I'm not missing anything by not having any followers then? At least I won't need to create a fan club then.

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Made 'er indoors day today. Bought her another new frying pan.

Mind you, it's a small one so she can fry me a single egg to put on me toast. Another thing, we won four games of bingo at our centre.

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Pffftt..  I won a tenner on the Thunderball and a free go on the Lotto!!  Proper Big Time me!!!

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Don't be silly Ian!  if Beekey had spent all his winnings it would have been a large frying pan. 

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Ian, no, I didn't buy the mini frying pan with me winnings. I bought it earlier in the day. But I did spend the rest of the evening counting me dosh. 'Er indoors wanted a mini Fryer as she said it was a waste putting a 30cm pan to heat just for one egg, (she don't care for fried eggs).

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If I might inject a serious note....  After a lifetime of using rubbish 'non stick' pans which are not nonstick for long..  and also wondering how we managed before Teflon was invented....

 

Mrs. Col bought a 'pan for life', made by Salter.  It's basically an old style steel pan, which needs 'seasoning', by heating with a bit of oil/fat, but soon develops non stick surface.  If you bugger it up by overheating, cleaning with too much detergent, or allowing rust by putting it away wet etc.. you just strip it back using a scourer and start again by seasoning with heat and oil.  This is how Chinese Folk keep their Woks non stick. It works.

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