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    Insurance renewal

    in MV Chatter

    Posted

    A wee bit about NFU had my renewal for my van £535 fully comp 2003 vito , and went to direct line and got the same cover for £315, called NFU back and thery would'nt budge on price , so bye bye NFU the Patrol is up next £645 fully comp £289 direct line again , well it pays to shop for civvy stuff ,BACK TO TOPIC

     

    Jamie

    Petrol Price

    in Other Chatter

    Posted

    Up here in sunny fife

     

    Diesel Prices

    Cupar Tesco 102.9

    Glenrothes Asda 99.9p

    Morrrisons 99.9p

    Shell 101.9

    BP 104.9

     

    There seems to be a" guess the price" because they go up and down in a daily basis ,

    not even on a tanker delivery just random up and down .

     

    But will always remember last year 135.9 at Tescos for diesel , was nearly £300 to fill the patrol, van , and car .

     

    Jamie

    This hobby

    in MV Chatter

    Posted

     

    This is a hobby, folks have hobbies for one reason – pleasure, not pain.

     

     

     

    I love this hobby but when that spanner slips off the nut and take's the top off my knuckle there is pain involved

     

    Jamie :D

    This hobby

    in MV Chatter

    Posted

    As a relative newcomer to this I just love getting grubby and fixing things , and with older vehicles the challenge to get parts for them , yes its only a humber pig but the hours so far spent on flea bay getting small bits and pieces is huge.

     

    And the things that you learn and pick up on this forum( as I have said in the past )

    is priceless and would die out of not passed on.

     

    Just one thing on dress at W&P,my first year last year and couldn't get my head around British people dressed in German uniforms, German in English uniforms and a Italian pipe band . Makes the mind boggle , but as Dave Allen used to say may your god go with you

     

    Jamie

    Best Degreaser?

    in MV Chatter

    Posted

    Well I use petrol , seems to shift most things not very good for skin , but usually re use it after letting it to settle and for a loose oil add 100ml to 900ml of engine oil seems to free most things and taught to me by a old farmer

     

    Jamie

    Fuel change over lever on a PIG

    in I may be stupid, but......

    Posted

    And a gold star goes to paolob1 , it was a old rubber seal at the top of the filter housing in combination with operator error , yes the banjobolt form the tank was loose but BIG thanks for the pump idea .

     

    And it started and ran for about 10 mins without a hiccup.

     

    So with that one done it's onto the refurb of the master cylinder

     

    Jamie

    Fuel change over lever on a PIG

    in I may be stupid, but......

    Posted

    Hi all ,me again with daft questions.

     

    I'm having some problems in getting fuel to the carb on my Pig.

     

    Does anyone have a diagram/exploded view of the internals of one .

     

    If I bypass everything tank,fuel filter, and connect onto the pipework going to the carb it draws fuel no problem not a stutter.

     

    As soon as i connect it to the tank, Nothing wont start ,I have recently refubed the tank and filled it with clean fresh fuel , washed out the fuel filter and then refilled the bowl with clean petrol even undid the banjo bolt and cleaned the gauzwe going onto the carb and sucking the fuel up where i think the problem is a HUGE resistance and no fuel .

     

    Anyhelp will be greatly appreciated as always

     

    Jamie

    Spec-Lift Towing And The Law

    in Trailers, plant and equipment

    Posted

    Most breakdown wagons are classed as car ambulances, so don't need tacho's and plating's (but think things are changing) and always thought that the load sensing valve on the towing vehicle would adjust the brake bias to allow for the increased weight and therefore braking effort needed, so in effect the suspended load became a load on the axle of the towing vehicle ,

     

    As for the linked brakes no idea ?

     

    Just my opinion

     

    Jamie

    Pig Project

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted

    The bubbles lots of them were right through the system , i managed to borrow one of those easy-bleed systems and got 3 liters of brake fluid , just took time , started at the servo and worked back then went back to the start , got a lot of gundge out of the system but before i did it i replaced the pressure switch for the b/ lights before hand , got two from ebay brand new old stock for £7.

     

    Jamie

     

    Jamie

    Pig Project

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted

    Hi all just finished my last wheel and that's the end of the weeping seals.

     

    Now I've got a problem, NO BRAKES, whilst doing each wheel,I disconnected the banjo bolt from the wheel cylinder to get a bit more slack to put the back plate out the road .

    On connecting the brake hose again on refitting i opened the bleed nipple,and topped up the brake fluid,allowing it to flow through , moved the pig outside yesterday to clean out the workshop and no brakes , any ideas,

     

    I've bled the whole system including the servo (i think it's the thing above the alternator) the two nipples , and cracked the banjo bolt on the thingy under the middle of the pig that moves when the brakes are pressed(master cylinder possibly) but I've got no feturn on the brake pedal,

     

    Help help help what have i done and will it be expensive??

     

    Jamie

    Jeep In Cupar

    in MV Chatter

    Posted

    Hi all , was walking the wee one along Crossgates (A91) this afternoon when a nice looking Jeep heading towards Newburgh/Milnathort drove past was it you??

     

    Jamie

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