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« Reply #25 on: December 02, 2006, 04:43:45 PM » |
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Can you dance?? Could Rock n roll then !!  In a ball? |
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« Reply #26 on: December 02, 2006, 05:04:24 PM » |
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She lost her shoe, i had to bloody carry her!!
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« Reply #27 on: December 02, 2006, 05:34:21 PM » |
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TAXI for u 2
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« Reply #28 on: December 02, 2006, 08:30:11 PM » |
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oooohhhhhh sounds nice, got any pics?  |
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« Reply #29 on: December 02, 2006, 08:35:00 PM » |
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erm, nice but a weird shape.
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« Reply #30 on: December 02, 2006, 08:41:22 PM » |
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T'is a floaty one for when we visit the moon  Jupiter next................... |
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« Reply #31 on: December 02, 2006, 08:56:51 PM » |
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« Reply #32 on: December 02, 2006, 09:44:32 PM » |
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Cant see any pics??
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« Reply #33 on: December 02, 2006, 09:52:46 PM » |
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« Reply #34 on: December 02, 2006, 10:40:45 PM » |
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No dont be a pessimist Miss Baby, Starter motor easy to fix, squeaky clutch no problem, Have you checked the cam belt lately?  |
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« Reply #35 on: December 02, 2006, 11:05:01 PM » |
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80000 or eight years whichever comes first. Better to do it now or after Christmas, just in case  |
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« Reply #36 on: December 03, 2006, 08:56:44 AM » |
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Will be after Christmas then..Got Daughters 13th B'day on the 18th of Dec,,(yeah a Teenager) and then we celebrate the birth of Christ by giving out lots of pressies on the 25th..so deffo after Christmas when I get my next pay cheque And the celebration of new year? ? |
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« Reply #37 on: December 03, 2006, 09:14:34 AM » |
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another yr past ! ffs , |
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« Reply #38 on: December 04, 2006, 01:39:47 AM » |
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Wrong info on the cam belt, I think  Vauxhall revised this 80k mile thing quite a few years ago due to many failures well before 80k. Should be no more than 40k If it really is the original belt at 74k, then it's on VERY borrowed time indeed My guess is that it's been done at 40k & will be due again at 80k Best check the service history...........if it's got any |
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« Reply #40 on: December 04, 2006, 08:01:51 AM » |
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No don't be a pessimist Miss Baby, Starter motor easy to fix, squeaky clutch no problem, Have you checked the cam belt lately? Gary it CAME true !! Now the heater is playing up..It comes on when you start the car and then goes off when you are driving.I just pulled in for some petrol and it came on again..Re-started it eventually...Heater working then went off again...So more jobs for garage tomorrow  Mystic GMC Well thats it now, you've had three things go wrong and hopefully its only a loose connection to the heater motor unit? could also be a resistor? Have all fan speeds stopped working or just the first and second speeds? you have a 4 speed fan on the astra as i remember and 3 speeds on the earlier cars. 99.9% resistor failure. |
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« Reply #41 on: December 04, 2006, 03:59:23 PM » |
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Wrong info on the cam belt, I think Vauxhall revised this 80k mile thing quite a few years ago due to many failures well before 80k. Should be no more than 40k If it really is the original belt at 74k, then it's on VERY borrowed time indeed My guess is that it's been done at 40k & will be due again at 80k Best check the service history...........if it's got any I was just told when I bought it that it would need a new one at the 80k ..Apparently a mechanic owned it at one time? What does a cam belt do? Its what a cambelt doesn't do thats the problem!!!! Its like a large rubber band ( much stronger ) that runs around a number of pulleys within a plastic case, so not visible in most cases. This belt keeps the engine running so all components go up and down in perfect synchronization and work together in perfect harmony, thus a sweet running engine. Motor manufactures set time / mileage to change these belts gos when they snap all hell brakes loose the engine goes out of sync the cylinders make love to the Valves  ( in most cases ) and the engine grinds to a halt which = expensive repair bill or new engine. The belts themselves are relatively cheap in comparison to a new engine or repair bills. I had an R reg 1998 Astra 1.4 8v. The belt and labour at a local VX dealer was £60.00 |
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« Reply #42 on: December 04, 2006, 06:08:06 PM » |
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Good prices you got there, where did you take it Shaz?
(Always on the look out for cheap and local LOL)
What was up with the heater?
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« Reply #43 on: December 04, 2006, 06:19:40 PM » |
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Means you got a bargain! |
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« Reply #44 on: December 04, 2006, 07:55:54 PM » |
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Now three good things to happen |
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« Reply #45 on: December 05, 2006, 12:35:03 PM » |
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Thread cleaned as best as possible - Try and keep it on track chaps |
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