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My first car was a Fiat 126. There was no cover on the vents in the boot, so rain always got in. There was a tin of WD40 in the door for just such days. One day the heavy rain flooded a dip on the way home, so to avoid it cutting out in the middle I gunned it. A jet of water came out of the...

One Green RV8 Another Green RV8 I see a pattern emerging with my cars.

Good to know. Is it worth fitting a snorkel to a V8? I would imagine the electrics would give out by the time water reached the air filter.

Glad I didn't try parking on the manhole now, its barricaded off with most of the road around it washed away.

All LEDs are not created equal. The LEDs to look for are Cree, specifically the XML-T6 (XML-T5 are almost as good, XML-U2 better). The Cree XML-T6 powered with 7 watts is equivalent to a 60 watt incandescent and the first LED to have better efficiency than florescent tube. I'm in the process...

There was a man hole cover floating on the water that was escaping it, I did wonder what would happen if I parked on it. Most were field run offs and regularly flooded areas, so was fairly confident no hidden danger.

My other cars a TVR, in the wet the Discovery is childs play

While other cars have been taking evasive action to avoid the large puddles on the roads around here, I've been taking great joy in driving my Discovery 1 V8 through them at a fair rate of knots (I'm like a kid with new wellies). Two questions, could I cause any damage and am I the only one...

I've got all my relays and fuses wired up for the spot lights, roof lights and rear work lights. Now I need to decide where to put all the switches. There are 4 switches, one for each set of lights and another to turn spots and roof lights on with main beam only or on without ignition. First...

Strangely mine gives a back fire about 2 miles before it runs out of LPG.

Endless possibilities :D

When looking at the problem again I noticed a gap in the body work. After taking a few panels off that I didn't need to, I figured out this came out just under the light cluster. I needed to take the light cluster out to get the wire past the rubber seal. The wire then goes under the car and...

Well the Warrior twin head 90 L/min arrived, smaller than expected, quieter than expected and it filled my TVR Chimaeras tyre (245/40/17) from flat in under 2 min. My Halfords one would have taken a hell of a lot longer. Very happy. May need to replace the valve connector for the bike though...

I've got the wires to my front light bar nice and neat under the windscreen seal. Now I want to add a couple of work lights either side of the back door, on CB aerial mounts. I cant find an example of or think of a neat route for the wires to go. The lights are only 10W LEDs, so take about...

I was thinking about doing the same, but then decided if I'm stupid enough to flatten the battery its my own fault. I believe most pictures I found had either two batteries in place of the existing one or the 2nd battery in front of the air box. Just remember to start the engine before using...

Cumbria Steam Gathering Sat 27th & Sun 28th July. Not Just steam, but tractors, cars, bikes, etc. Gets bigger every year :D

My tyres would regularly deflate on a Friday night, they would be fine all week, then suddenly flat. The mechanic said it could be corrosion on just one part of the rim and may only leak if I parked with that in a certain position. I always thought it was drunks having a laugh on the way back...

That will be the 72 L/min I was looking at, but there are bad reviews around. However the design in the bad reviews differs from those now available. Hopefully they have impreved them.

They a little more than I'm willing to pay, ~£90 inc postage.

I don't think I've had any car that didn't need a tyre pumping up now and again. I'm sure all tyres/valves leak. Then there is if you get a puncture and perform a temporary fix. Sometimes you may need to reduce the tyre pressure (e.g., when you get stuck under a car park height barrier) and...