I have tried all sorts of sealants and the best, by far, is Sikaflex 291. It is actually an adhesive and a sealant and will stick anything to anything. Be warned though, it doesn't come off well. If y

A slight parallel happened to me a couple of weeks ago. My step-son had locked his bike to a specially provided point in Exeter and when he came to go home he found the combination lock wouldn't undo.

All the solutions (tomtom, etc) people seem to refer to run on the windows os. Does anyone know of a of a solution for the Palm os? I see the new Garmin uses Palm but I don't think they are selling th

I have a Vauxhall Corsa that exhibited the same problem and I did, in the end need a new head gasket. This turned out not to have anything to do with the 'cooling problem' as it persisted, until i dis

I used to have a Jap sports car with a cruise control whose sensor was fitted to the speedo. It was a reed switch operating off the rotating magnet and by the time I ditched the car at 120,000 miles i

Carnets are really about the temporary importation of goods. We still use them in countries not in the EU such as Norway (who still think they are better off outside the EU). In principle one is suppo

I've never given the pump a second thought, it works just fine. Maybe I don't worry enough... Simon Simon Whitehead s.whitehead@...

My Pilot has an instant water heater that requires a minimum pressure of around 30 psi - even when switched off. This is so that the residual heat is safely dissipated into the water. Thats another re

Re-plating can be surprisingly straightforward if you stick to weights up t= o 3500kg. Above 3500kg you have to get the vehicle checked formally for its suitabili= ty for up-weighting. The VIN plate c

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Re-plating can be surprisingly straightforward if you stick to weights up to 3500kg. Above 3500kg you have to get the vehicle checked formally for its suitability for up-weighting. The VIN plate can b

Re-plating can be surprisingly straightforward if you stick to weights up to 3500kg. Above 3500kg you have to get the vehicle checked formally for its suitability for up-weighting. The VIN plate can b

Hi, I recently had air-rides fitted to my Talbot based Pilote (1989). This was due to the same reason that you describe - sagging springs. The effect is excellent as the ride is now much better. Also

I am trying to get in touch with pilotpete (who has just given up his Pilote). I use a G4 Mac and I stupidly allowed the auto update facility to update the hard drive driver. Big Mistake. BIG. Lost al

I hate my email gateway. I am also having trouble with my web host. Just another test... Simon Whitehead s.whitehead@...

I have been having trouble with my email - again - so do not respond to this please. This is a trigger to get the process restarted. Simon

Hi, I remember talking to Derek of Delfin Designs (Modified Gearchanges) about the clutch and he said that they have a tendency to go suddenly. The typical case would be the need to adjust the clutch,

Excellent stuff. Is it a file on the web site too? Simon Simon Whitehead s.whitehead@...

Well done indeed!! but 'Victim' ? I think not! Simon Simon Whitehead s.whitehead@...