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Old age. I spent the weekend pretending to be a builder, and now I can hardly stand up straight. I have temporarily acquired that 'bum out - lower back gone' stance that one often sees in old tradesmen.... ____________________ Now - Speed Triple, old ratty GS550, GSXR750M
Gone (in order of ownership) - Raleigh Runabout, AP50, KH125, GP125, KH250, CBX550, Z400, CB750FII, 250LC, GS550, ZXR750H1, Guzzi Targa, GSX750F, KH250 x2, Bimota SB6R and counting... |
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stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist
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Air friers. Fed up hearing about them.
It's not a miracle of our time. It's a mini fan oven that has no place to live and so takes up an unreasonable amount of worktop space. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Daughter's Peugeot 2008 has come up with an error P15A8. The Interwebs are mostly crying about the 2017 model chewing up wet belts and clogging the oil pickup. However, this one is a 2018 and the belt looks fine. (Oil level also fine.) No recalls on the Peugeot or government websites.
Either I get Peugeot to look at it or I might consider dropping the sump cover and checking out the pickup ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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I prefer chips and sausages/chicken strips/generic processed food here in the air fryer.
The oven gets used for any pizzas, joints, anything that typically needs more than 10 minutes.
But if I was having to pick one over the other, air fryer every time. |
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Freddyfruitbat wrote: | I wasn't actually aware you could assess the belt by eye... I thought th e story was these belts would kill your engine at random with no warning. Where do you get at it for inspection, then, and what am I looking for?
Belt is supposed to be changed at 10 years; as I'm highly likely to keep the car past 10 years anyway, I'm thinking I may just do it early for peace of mind... |
If you have the 1.2 petrol engine the oil filler cap should be on the left hand side of the engine. Peek in there and you should see a bit of the belt on the top cog. If the back of the belt looks like it's starting to disintegrate then you can be 100% certain* the oil pickup filter down in the sump is getting clogged. Changing the belt may involve removing the engine due to certain bolts being inaccessible The oil pump may also be toast but probably just the filter needs cleaning if caught early enough. The replacement belt should hold up a lot longer than the original - in the problem engines they were lasting less than 6 years / 60,000 miles.
*If the back looks fine then it's 50/50 as you can't really see the belt teeth disintegrating from that angle. ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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the amount of adverts on the radio ____________________ current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
its old and fat, but its a damned good ride. the bikes not bad either. |
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No joy with Peugeot but "word on the street" (from daughter's friend who's a mechanic) is loads of these are going wonky regardless of year and recall status Minimum for wet belt replacement + oil pickup cleanout £800 ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Went to the optician to have my eyes tested (I think for the first time ever beyond a can you read this line of letters) because I noticed I was struggling to read the numbers on pilot jets.
Tested my eyes and told me I need glasses for distance vision because I have astigmatism. Also reading glasses.
Now it became apparent quickly that the reading glasses were very minimal, I can read the smallest letters they had without them but I'll admit it was a bit easier with the lenses so I thought it would probably be handy for doing delicate surgery and the odd bit of electronic soldering etc.
I did say at the time I was confused because I've never really noticed a problem with distance vision. I can read roadsigns from twice the distance Mrs stinkwheel can even when she is wearing her glasses.
Fair enough, ordered one of each, give it a try. Picked them up today. The readers work as expected. Put the distance ones on "What do you think?". Immediate response was "I feel sick.".
"Oh, that's just your brain getting used to them, keep at it and you'll notice a big difference.".
I've worn them for ten minutes. They gave me tunnel vision, blur both my distance and peripheral vision and I almost physically honked up then fell up the stairs. It's been two hours now since I took them off and I still feel like I'm seasick.
That's £90 I'll never see again. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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