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Good idea! Din't know you could get them. ;)

Dry here no sun atm, rain forecast for tomorrow. Got a lad coming from Campbelltown for 2 pallets of slates. So I need to go & sort them out so its just a straight lift onto his trailer. :)

My bmw m3 had issues with the calipers seizing, I replaced the pistons with stainless steel ones never had a problem with them ever again. Think I had it 6 years. :)

...I was looking out of my front window yesterday while waiting for herself to return from dropping the g-kids back at my son's and I saw a chap struggling along the street carrying a bag of shopping. He is a bit of a character, always wears...

Mornin Dry and brightening up Bathroom inspection yesterday revealed that the shower tray will have to be lowered, that means either a bodge or floor up and start again, did tell em floor was high in the middle but they didn't listen :confused...

Just put a new one on, save all the hassle :)

Morning All. :D A lovely Spring day out there today. We have Sunshine. :) Have a lovely dy. :D

well.... The tail of the brake caliper has wagged the dog of the hub job. It remains unfinished as one brake piston refuses to go back into its hole. (The hub itself went on fine, more or less.) This work, under a wheel arch, in the heat, really...

As you know I did worry about all this from the outset. So sorry it has turned out like this. Personally I would not mess about with helicoils never having had any luck with them. I'd go straight for you number 3 solution but I wouldn't mess...

We usually get some snow at the end of March.

Yer we had some wild fires locally last week & that was after no rain for 2 weeks. :oops: (been bloody raining since last September) Im surprized anything was dry enough to burn.

Yer its getting towed to Aberdeen, I think Dales marine are getting it not us. Although things change, ive still got half a ship here to finish & other smaller boats queuing up to get to boaty heaven.

Thanks. OK, I have a 3-pronged attack. 1. A 5/16 drill & Tap (I would just have to file the hole in the heater take-off flange). 2. A 1/4" helicoil kit is on its way (be here tomorrow). 3. I could drill it and tap it at 8mm and make an...

If you can tap ANY thread size and form into the casting, can you make up a stepped stud, again with any thread type? Like the one in the attached pic, this particular one is 5/16 unf at one end and 7/16 unc at the other end.

Fill the hole with JB Weld then drill and tap to 1/4? It’s says you can

I have bought a 5/16 set to give it a try. ;)

Could you not retap the hole 1 size larger ? Should be able to do in- situ

Been bldy cold here too, 4° at night, that's cold for here and not usual for late March.

I do like a nice fire. My incinerator is my favourite garden implement and when using it I always chuckle about how much my father in law would hate it. Probably need to heap a load of stuff up and have a big burn up before it gets too dry/hot...

OK, well that's a bust. Continuing on from yesterday's fun and games I received some new 1/4" UNF bolts this morning. The front fixing seems pretty much ok and I can get a 1/4" UNF to get a decent purchase. The rear fixing is an entirely...

...the new bolts for the heater take-off arrived, I had hope to take one out and put a new one in, then the other. But no, it all shifted and started leaking like no tomorrow. :( Still trying to fix it but its started raining so I came in.

It's gone up a bit since I last posted a letter. Was only 3 (old, predecimal) pence last time.

Who is the "they" who said the pressure is too high? Shame you couldn't just get a different pressure regulator and fit it yourself. When we took our range cooker to France it came with the alternate jets but we were lucky with the regulator as...

Having a spot of lunch as now halfway through the job of changing the front hub. Never an easy job but made a bit easier by having done them before. Hope the weather holds 🤞🤞 Discovered one of the cylinders in the caliper is a bit stuck so I'll...

Try posting stuff abroad 😉 and then the flipping cheque never arrived😡😡😡4 blasted sovs!

Morning all, sunny day here too. Misses asked me to post a letter...£1.65 for a first class stamp. :oops:

Morning All. :D Lovely Sunny Day here so far. :) A shopping day. :( Stay safe, have fun. :D

Get a tratter nav.

Sorry to hear this TT. That's a real bummer. :( I hope your head isn't warped and it is just a blown gasket.