What did you do with your Range Rover today

[Flossie]

Quick question: anyone ever been charged for 'sundries' when getting a job done?
Sundries being copper slip ,,cutting discs, lubricant to remove nuts and a couple of other things. I know they'll work it in to the price usually, but I've never been charged for them as a separate group.

Ive got a couple of receipts from a landrover dealer that has.

 

[gold rover]

it'll be the garage penny pinching - have you used them before or is this the 1st time ? I'd use another garage personally in future.

Oh right. I must have missed that over the decades. Thanks for letting me know that only Scottish garages penny pinch.

 

[gold rover]

Ive got a couple of receipts from a landrover dealer that has.

Thanks Flossie. I've just never seen it before. Was almost as much as the job

 

[Bix]

Great start to the week for me. Hate living near a construction site. Can't prove it was their **** that went through my window though, so just got to eat the excess (looks like £115, which damn near stopped my heart).

Ive got a couple of receipts from a landrover dealer that has.

It is the worst when they charge you for a pot of copper slip, when you know full well they used a dab of it, the rest goes back on their shelf.

 

[Datatek]

If it's stem seals, head needs to come off? That's most likely at this point, given it cleared up

I don't know the V8 but stem seals can be changed in situe if the rings are good using compressed air or rag to hold the valves in place.

 

[Rubberknees]

Ah well we're wading and paddling again in South Yorks. Rivers Don and Rother both burst their banks. Had to run the missis to her dads earlier and a nice big flooded stretch so we had to wade through. Unlike @Mark Piercy checked along for deep spots and straight through loverly jubbly
Had leak in roof during night so waiting for my mate who owns his own roofing company and whom I trust in these matters. Can't see any damage so hopefully just the wind forced a bit of rain through near where stainless chimney for gas fire goes through roof tiles

 

[kermit_rr]

I don't know the V8 but stem seals can be changed in situe if the rings are good using compressed air or rag to hold the valves in place.

How do you compress the springs without a spring compressor to get the collets out?

 

[Flossie]

Ah well we're wading and paddling again in South Yorks. Rivers Don and Rother both burst their banks. Had to run the missis to her dads earlier and a nice big flooded stretch so we had to wade through. Unlike @Mark Piercy checked along for deep spots and straight through loverly jubbly
Had leak in roof during night so waiting for my mate who owns his own roofing company and whom I trust in these matters. Can't see any damage so hopefully just the wind forced a bit of rain through near where stainless chimney for gas fire goes through roof tiles

Common place to leak is near the eaves, the felt rots there first. I've had that on all my roofs here, undertray is cheap and works.

 

[Flossie]

How do you compress the springs without a spring compressor to get the collets out?

Make or buy something, I've seen it used on yoo tube or somewhere. I've got a good conventional spring compressor if you need one to borrow.

 

[Rubberknees]

Common place to leak is near the eaves, the felt rots there first. I've had that on all my roofs here, undertray is cheap and works.

They were done last year. The water mark on the bedroom ceiling is directly below where the chimney pipe goes through tiles so assuming thats the culprit

 

[Datatek]

How do you compress the springs without a spring compressor to get the collets out?

A little tool that hooks under a nearby bolt or the rocker shaft. I also used to be able to compress the springs with an open ended spanner and hand pressure on motorcycles.

 

[Rubberknees]

This is Rotherham train station @jondor needed with his boat

 

[kermit_rr]

Make or buy something, I've seen it used on yoo tube or somewhere. I've got a good conventional spring compressor if you need one to borrow.

i've got a conventional one too

i wish i could say for certain what the issue is.. as said, i'm hell bent on replacing the gasket but it strikes me as odd that valve seals would suddenly 'go' on a car thats in use..

 

[badfluffy]

This is Rotherham train station @jondor needed with his boat
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thats a posh marina

 

[Rubberknees]

thats a posh marina

Only thing in Rotherham that is

 

[Datatek]

This is Rotherham train station @jondor needed with his boat
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Needed a good clean

 

[Rubberknees]

Needed a good clean

Darn right with all the beggars we seem to have

 

[tomcat59alan]

Nufink,I can't get out of the drive at the moment,a neighbour is having a dangerous tree cut down so blocking the close. Didn't have time for photos, cutting down is quick it's the clearing up that takes time.

 

[Rubberknees]

Nufink,I can't get out of the drive at the moment,a neighbour is having a dangerous tree cut down so blocking the close. Didn't have time for photos, cutting down is quick it's the clearing up that takes time.

You know the rule Alan Photos needed

 

[tomcat59alan]

Darn right with all the beggars we seem to have

Pinching your spec John?