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More YouTube an interesting look at Engine Oil Colour/Contamination at 5Ks... 10Ks and 20 Ks At 20 Ks the oil was like mud did not flow well. at 10 Ks, dark and in need of Change with a Filter. 5 Ks discoloured and a bit slow to flow compared to fresh Oil. My thoughts from our short Runs...

The Hip Pocket is the decision maker ask any Politician..... ....

Cut fuel usage save the Planet No ?................ A Cartoon...................... No make it more expensive !!! Saturday Sight Seeing Drive...... 200Ks at 7Lts/100ks not a dent in my weekly spending Budget >>>

Rovers ? why not Toyota ...... Article in the New Scientist..... Reader repaired his Flat TV for a few Cents after been quoted 3 Hundred Pounds for a new Circuit Board... Replaced a couple of failed underrated Capacitors ...Manufacturer's way of insuring a short life. I repaired many...

The current Car Wizard Posts seem to be a lot of padding...... I skip through most of it. Others on Foxtel remind me that nobody has a monopoly of Brains.. One program ruined a perfectly good MGA and another did not know how to Drain a Torque Converter which did not have a Drain Plug.. All...

Sad but true. I once saw a program on the Rover Factory making these Rovers very , very , impressive Engineering.. Now all lost and gone for ever

YouTube Brian....... Many programs made.... one Man's opinion... but he is at the Coal Face running his own Shop. Last Night a segment on the Trials of running a Workshop today. A real Ball Breaker of a customer, who, after agreeing on a repair could not find the Money...Mechanic bent over...

The "Car Wizard" program...... says that a Mercedes will last a life time if properly looked after. Except the Front Wheel Drive Models ...and may be some of later models.

Having searched the Net I have at last found a Detail of the Various items for my $300 Oli Change Service... Apart for New Engine Oil and a Filter the rest is padding on a new Car. And so on for the Five year Warranty with 100,000Ks .. The five year warrant is offered because the Manufacturer...

Nothing new........An interesting Article from my Son In Law.... Emissions..... Electric Cars emit more emissions than Petrol due to the high energy cost of Building them and their Electricity mostly generated from Fossil Fuels. As the Yanks say ..there is no free Lunch...

Extra 2 Volts attached to 6 Volt was very common back in the olden Days Patrick . Maybe the Holden Forum for the early Cars can help.

Don't be Shy Patrick I have been working on old Fords Lincolns and Mercuries dating back to 1932 !! 6 Volt systems ..sluggish Starter .. just add an extra 2 Volts to the Battery. Boosts the Ignition as well !!

Hopefully you are fitting Electronic Ignition and a Cold Air Intake Patrick...... As an ex Ford Mechanic .. they need this .. also static timing at 10degrees not 6.... if my memory is correct.

Also I read that the Sulphur Content reduction will be 2024 not 2027 I can only find one reference to the 99 Shell Octane , all the other posts online are yesterdays news even the Shell site ???

Bring back the Horse and Cart I say... Bryce ?? Now for Patrick.... I read that from last Month Shell V Power is now 99 Octane. ??? Hope so.... as knock Sensors can rest easy. I remember when I was running an MGA I had a permit for Leaded Av Gas ... was it 120 Octane for Planes ? Engine...

Friend in the U K has had his Keyless Car stolen at night from his Driveway... New scam is two thieves working together... one with a receiver against the Car Door .. the other with a Scanner accessing the key in the House. This tricks the Car into thinking that the Key is nearby. Door is...

Being a Child of the Mid Thirties I never did the leap to Kls from MPG.... I'm a slow learner. But I do try !!

6.5 = 43 MPG I am assured

My calculations say 6.5 Lts/100Ks = 43 MPG( imperial)...... ???? Sean

The whole story is that they lied and lied and tried to cheat him ..Consumer Affairs sorted them out big time. Hunters Hill to Laguna and back today 43 MPG in the Eclipse Cross Turbo sticking to the Speed Limits. Still running in at 7160 Ks. No issues anywhere !! Tire pressures reduced to...