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« Reply #1245 on: May 10, 2006, 05:23:34 pm » |
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« Reply #1246 on: May 10, 2006, 06:26:22 pm » |
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Is this multiple choice? What odds are you offering?
At least its not blown a seal.
MOTs are computer controlled now. Best wait for the server to go down. I can see it in the papers now "Government computers shut down by Commer Virus"
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« Reply #1247 on: May 11, 2006, 04:31:50 pm » |
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 Oh dear. Things go off to a very poor start when the MOT man wound the driver's window down and it came off it's runners and dropped into the bottom of the door with a terrible clatter. He seemed a bit embarrassed. Next the brake test showed a 21% imbalance between L and R rear brakes. It was later pointed out to me that oil contamination of the brake shoes is being caused by a leaking halfshaft seal. Next, the handbrake didn't work on the nearside, and as the nice man put it; "I had to apply the footbrake, otherwise it would have been a fail". So in the words of The Gimp, smack my arse and call me Bertie! She passed. As I drove off up the road overjoyed, good old Jeremy Vine started playing Something inside (so strong) by that Labia Siffrie. The Strange Attractor shows it's face again. We're going to Le Mans!! 
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« Reply #1248 on: May 11, 2006, 04:33:58 pm » |
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Good news indead  With all the cogratulations that are gonna come in I can see this thread heading for the 2000 mark  |
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« Reply #1249 on: May 11, 2006, 04:36:59 pm » |
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« Reply #1250 on: May 11, 2006, 04:46:05 pm » |
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...... It was later pointed out to me that oil contamination of the brake shoes is being caused by a leaking halfshaft seal. .......
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« Reply #1252 on: May 11, 2006, 05:57:08 pm » |
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Yay! Yay! And thrice yay! Coz MB/LM just would not be the same without the dear old Commer Come on down!!! |
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« Reply #1254 on: May 11, 2006, 06:26:57 pm » |
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« Reply #1255 on: May 11, 2006, 08:14:47 pm » |
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« Reply #1257 on: May 11, 2006, 10:15:13 pm » |
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« Reply #1258 on: May 12, 2006, 12:01:04 pm » |
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Outstanding and welcome, if rather surprising, news I particularly like the lubrication of the brakes on one side - are you planning to even it up by making the other halfshaft leak too? I do just hope that the dear old girl is not lulling you into a false sense of security by passing the MOT first time.............and what are you going to do with all the spare time you now have leading up to the great race? MG Mark |
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« Reply #1259 on: May 12, 2006, 04:11:58 pm » |
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Thank you gents for your good wishes.
Mark, nothing will go wrong between now and LM, mainly because, except for a short run to the council tip tomorrow, she'll not be going anywhere for fear of some random component breaking/falling off etc.
With regard to the spare time, well nothing out of the ordinary, but the weather's looking good, so maybe some golf, gardening, a few evenings in the pub, and working on reducing my Tardive Dyskinesia, you know, the usual kind of thing.
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