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Forum: Parts Wanted 31-10-23, 11:41 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,106
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Ian, This might sound like an awful bodge but...

Ian,
This might sound like an awful bodge but you might be able to repair the leak with a product called JB WELD. It's a filled two-part epoxy that is both waterproof and petrol / oil proof. I...
Forum: General Chat 29-06-23, 09:02 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,708
Posted By SwallownAmazon
None of my "Classics" (1937 Morris 8, 1965 Volvo...

None of my "Classics" (1937 Morris 8, 1965 Volvo Amazon, 1990 Audi 90 20v) show up, only the Audi is SORN, the first two are used regularly..... :wall:
Forum: General Chat 28-01-23, 10:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 890
Posted By SwallownAmazon
I had my E38 cluster done by Cartronix in...

I had my E38 cluster done by Cartronix in Waterlooville, just off the A3M in Hampshire.

https://cartronix.co.uk/

Lifetime warranty on their work.
Forum: Transmission 30-11-22, 11:59 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 16,275
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Excellent - it's always a relief when the shaft...

Excellent - it's always a relief when the shaft goes in properly. When it's a bugger to get it in, it should be nice'n'tight and all lined up accurately. :tup: :nod:
Forum: Transmission 17-10-22, 10:24 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 16,275
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Almost certainly correct in that assumption....

Almost certainly correct in that assumption. Wouldn't mind betting there is a VW equivalent somewhere in their parts book; do you have a friendly independent VW/Audi specialist near you that could...
Forum: General Chat 08-10-22, 05:57 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,182
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Gas struts, alternator, battery, headlining.... ...

Gas struts, alternator, battery, headlining....
All adds up but it is lovely as a long distance cruiser.
Forum: Transmission 03-10-22, 10:50 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,283
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Nooooo.... It's lovely - almost as good as the...

Nooooo.... It's lovely - almost as good as the smell from a teaspoon of Mobil 1 in the fuel tank. Just like Castrol R........ :smilewinkgrin:
Forum: General Chat 03-07-22, 10:01 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,071
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Yes he is......:wall:

Yes he is......:wall:
Forum: General Chat 17-06-22, 08:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,301
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Very sad. It's just been one of those months,...

Very sad. It's just been one of those months, I've already been to two funerals for former colleagues who were friends as well.......
Forum: Car detailing & polishing 15-06-22, 04:12 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,607
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Would you be happy about using a 3" wide wheel on...

Would you be happy about using a 3" wide wheel on the front of any car? :yikes: Even my 1937 Morris 8 has 4.5" wheels.......
Forum: General Chat 11-06-22, 03:05 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,098
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Terrible news. We only ever met once at one of...

Terrible news. We only ever met once at one of the Sunday breakfast meets when I was on my way home after a school reunion in Edinburgh. We spent the whole morning chatting together and I will miss...
Forum: General Chat 09-06-22, 11:01 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,514
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Someone must still be around; just got back from...

Someone must still be around; just got back from two weeks' holiday in France and the site was down for 10 days or so. I was only able to access it on Monday. This usually happens when the ISP bill...
Forum: General Chat 26-12-21, 02:34 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,856
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Don't know where you got that figure from - the...

Don't know where you got that figure from - the actual figure varies between 28,330 in 2014/15 (when there was a particuarly nasty strain doing the rounds) and 11,875 in 2014/15 (low because the folk...
Forum: General Chat 24-12-21, 11:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,027
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Likewise from Tonbridge and the Little Red Rocket...

Likewise from Tonbridge and the Little Red Rocket Ship. :tup:
Forum: Cars For Sale 17-12-21, 08:35 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,672
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Not an expert but it looks to me like the...

Not an expert but it looks to me like the driver's seat may drop through a rotten floor. :shocked:
Forum: General Chat 24-11-21, 04:02 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 825
Posted By SwallownAmazon
And a Quattro too....:yikes: I'm sure I heard a...

And a Quattro too....:yikes:
I'm sure I heard a belch just as the last bit disappeared!
Forum: Cars For Sale 31-10-21, 10:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,880
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Plaisir, mes braves....... :tup: But if...

Plaisir, mes braves....... :tup:

But if Isimmo hadn't put that screenshot up, I would never have guessed. :wall:
Forum: Cars For Sale 30-10-21, 10:57 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,880
Posted By SwallownAmazon
The mystery may be solved..... :) I have...

The mystery may be solved..... :)

I have always used the "default style" in the drop-down box at the bottom of the web page; when I changed it to "Firestorm", as in Ian's screenshot, lo and...
Forum: Cars For Sale 30-10-21, 10:07 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,880
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Nor do I and I'm using my laptop. I remember...

Nor do I and I'm using my laptop. I remember commenting on this a couple of years ago and no-one believed me....:nonod:
Forum: Engine 08-09-21, 09:39 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,616
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Sounds like you need a mains water softener....

Sounds like you need a mains water softener. First job we did when we moved into our house in Tonbridge where the water is also very hard coming from deep chalk aquifers.
Forum: General Chat 04-09-21, 12:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,279
Posted By SwallownAmazon
And my BMW 740i Sport!!!! :nonod: Maintained...

And my BMW 740i Sport!!!! :nonod:
Maintained well and still bl**dy useless as a parking brake. Released by a foot pedal to suit the American market and a first class pain in the ar*e. :wall:
Forum: Parts Wanted 29-08-21, 09:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,491
Posted By SwallownAmazon
This crowd might be able to help: ...

This crowd might be able to help:
https://www.infinity-exhausts.co.uk/index

Not too far from you to perhaps drop in for a chat?
Forum: General Chat 26-08-21, 09:50 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,160
Posted By SwallownAmazon
RIP Christof Klausner

Christof Klausner, the extrovert Audi rally driver, sadly lost his life last Sunday while out on his motor cycle near his home in Leizen. :cryin:

Not necessarily the fastest but always the most...
Forum: General Chat 24-08-21, 10:35 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,955
Posted By SwallownAmazon
A long time ago and a very different engine to...

A long time ago and a very different engine to our Audis but my first ever car, a 1947 Series E Morris 8, always ran noticeably better with Cleveland Discol fuel which contained ethanol at an unknown...
Forum: General Chat 17-07-21, 07:04 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 21,500
Posted By SwallownAmazon
Have they put a "shilling in the meter"? The 7...

Have they put a "shilling in the meter"? The 7 Series forum that I joined occasionally goes "off-air" until the keyholder does the needful and puts out a request for a few bob towards the kitty.
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