Jonathan Kay

As above. Halfords Pro flexihead ratchet spanners are often recommended. Halfords often have cheap offers on good tool sets, sometimes web only. But you have a different option... The smallest size socket set that will do the job is usually the most convenient. T handle hex wrenches are much faster than little folding things. Good needle-nose pliers and cutters. Multimeter, doesn't need anything fancy, but audible continuity test saves time. Automotive crimping tool. Box of assorted connectors. Good axle stands. Low entry jack. Magnetic trays. Pickup thingy. Multitool: I use a Victorinox Spirit. And a posh box with drawers on ball bearings. Apparently this affects the quality of all known jobs... Jonathan Edited by - Jonathan Kay on 15 Nov 2011 20:46:40

As above. Where are you stuck... Oxfordshire? Jonathan

I don't think there's any mechanical problem as long as you are tuned into how happy the engine and transmission feel. It can also prevent boredom. My wife's Jazz has up and down shift lights! Does anyone know what the algorithm is? My guess is that it's sensing throttle position, manifold pressure and rpm to see how fast you want to accelerate. If you accelerate lightly the only way to keep the upshift indicator OFF is to go 1,3,5. Jonathan

Try Classic Silicone Hoses Jonathan

There are some notes on this with pictures on the web. I think they were linked from BC a few weeks ago. Here they are... BC link Jonathan Edited by - Jonathan Kay on 28 Oct 2011 02:46:32

"There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid." I've always wondered why car electrics weren't included. Jonathan

As it's for charity you could try blagging a photo printer from somewhere local for the evening... I'd use Apple for sample photo books but I think that most commercial printers do something similar. Anyone used Photobox? Jonathan Edited by - Jonathan Kay on 25 Oct 2011 16:59:49

I don't know much about this, but do the switch and the flasher switch use the same relay? If that's right and one's working but not another does it imply a bad connection upstream of/ into the relay, rather than a fault in the relay? Jonathan

Too slow and awkward on a computer for people to find themselves. I suppose you could project with photo ID numbers for people to order against. Photos printed and displayed on a board. Well-lit area if possible. Near the bar is good. Also hawked table to table. That's a good one for playing on group dynamics. If you can't do a book in time then have a similar sample book for people to play with (as you already said!). Jonathan Edited by - Jonathan Kay on 20 Oct 2011 17:28:07

I presume you all know that you'll sell many more if you show them the proofs or finished item and get the orders during the do, rather than afterwards. Effects of alcohol and fear of looking mean can both work to the seller's advantage... Jonathan

Thanks, Tim Jonathan

How's it going? All that advice looks good to me, except that the previous battery had died and you have played with the wiring as well as changed the battery. If it is overcharging do the voltage test with the good battery for as short as time as possible to avoid damaging that one. Advice please: Now that regulators are built in to alternators are there any faults external to the alternator, including wiring faults, that can cause overcharging? Jonathan

My iPhone with iOS 5 also has the white background "In the Office". I'd guess it's a change to either the HTML rendering or the JavaScript interpreter in iOS 5. I haven't looked at many other web sites with iOS 5 yet. Jonathan

Have you tried restoring from your backup? Jonathan

eBay. IIIRC Mine are M5. Jonathan

Take lots of photos... for all those tasks that seem obvious as you do them, but impossible to do in reverse after a night's sleep. Jonathan

So we're converging on: * WD40 * Duct tape * A multitool * Native wit. What else? Jonathan

We were once driving round Iceland (the country) in a Freelander with a trailer tent. The campsite was full on the evening of the National Day: it's a local tradition to camp with crates of beer on that day. A storm blew up. I've never seen so many tents rolling across a field, chased by, and possibly containing, inebriated Vikings. Our awning detached from its frame. My daughter climbed on the tent roof, and reattached the awning with Micropore medical paper tape: the stuff you use with people who are allergic to plasters. It lasted another week driving round the North of Iceland! She's now a nurse, and uses the tape for what it's intended. Duct tape's little brother. Jonathan

Dodgy, or just run out of smoke? The refill kit isn't available any more. Jonathan

If you want to start with testing the relay you could use a multimeter or bulb on a wire to see if the feed from the switch to the relay is going live when you switch the switch. Jonathan

Assuming you've lost both dipped lights and you haven't played with anything nearby recently I'd suspect one of those switches, and would test it by bypassing the switches with some cable and seeing if the lights come on. Jonathan

Thanks Jonathan

That's interesting, Greg. I know very little about car radiators but I would have thought the heat transfer was mostly convective and would depend on airflow, surface area and conduction through the radiator. Copper conducts heat better than aluminium. Could the effect you have observed be due to aluminium allowing a better design? I found one article that suggests that: See discussion of tube sizes. If the radiators you compared were identical apart from material that couldn't be the reason. Thanks Jonathan Edited by - Jonathan Kay on 28 Sep 2011 14:15:47

There's lots on this in the Forum, especially about removing air. I suggest you try searching, and then ask again if you need help. Good luck Jonathan

Sorry about the finger, but at least they heal, unlike 7s. (Waiting to see if it goes away is often a good tactic in medicine, unlike engineering. Although there is a suggestion in another thread that it works for some gearbox seals.) Try a thinner/ different clip? Jonathan