Run to the sun….

[Landy Andy]

Already had a replacement then and a refurbished one at that.

 

[Phill D]

That's no a cheap Chinese starter garry ...Napa is a good brand

Think that’s the old one

 

[Landy Andy]

Think that’s the old one

If that is to my comment. Then my point is what looks to be the removed one is a NAPA part, which isn’t original, and NAPA are not know for quality. They are know for cheap though

 

[Phill D]

If that is to my comment. Then my point is what looks to be the removed one is a NAPA part, which isn’t original, and NAPA are not know for quality. They are know for cheap though

I was responding to Tams post.

 

[Northernraider]

Think that’s the old one

Aye it is but he'd said yesterday he wasn't too bothered giving it back in exchange as it was a cheap Chinese one.

But napa is an OK brand , and only a year old it might have been just needing cleaned and lubed .

But no matter now it needed sorting at the minute.

Just a shame a second hand one wasn't available

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[cyberyacht]

I'd have tried a hammer to the earth terminal post first. Did that to a guy whose car wouldn't start in a car park once. He looked very apprehensive when I produced the hammer.

 

[TinaLes]

Using a hammer to tap a starter motor is usually to free up the Bendix to allow it to move forward to engage the flywheel teeth and start turning the engine over, then when the engine starts it fly's backwards to disengage. Its not usually to free the motor itself or check for loose connections.
Its always best advice to ensure the Bendix is well lubed up to allow it to move freely.
Gary knows this, so hopefully he can be trouble free now as far as the starter is concerned, but keep the receipt.
Happy Motoring.
LES

 

[Just smiffy]

Starts lovely now, and when after I’d put the new one in and turned on the ignition I wanted to make a note of the voltage drop like before when it dropped to 11.6v but this time it stayed at 12.6v regardless of even starting it, I did this several times and it never went below 12.6 so I’m wondering if something was happening to the old one to make it drop to 11.6…

Thanks to Tam Northernraider for coming back to rescue me and it was good to see Nyvern again with his unexpected visit..

Got €121 euros back in cash for the exchange and treated myself to a little Bahco set they had in there…



Back with Thomas now, had lunch and probably a siesta is due because it’s lovely and warm today… will walk in to the ruins later or tomorrow…

 

[Boldly]

Starts lovely now, and when after I’d put the new one in and turned on the ignition I wanted to make a note of the voltage drop like before when it dropped to 11.6v but this time it stayed at 12.6v regardless of even starting it, I did this several times and it never went below 12.6 so I’m wondering if something was happening to the old one to make it drop to 11.6…

Thanks to Tam Northernraider for coming back to rescue me and it was good to see Nyvern again with his unexpected visit..

Got €121 euros back in cash for the exchange and treated myself to a little Bahco set they had in there…

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Back with Thomas now, had lunch and probably a siesta is due because it’s lovely and warm today… will walk in to the ruins later or tomorrow…

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Like the security lights but must be a pain with low bridges etc.

 

[1967bowesj]

Great photos. The last one could be a still from a new itv detective series . I'm not going to offer a name for it though.

Is it a re make of a classic?

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[Scotch mist]

That's no a cheap Chinese starter garry ...Napa is a good brand

Not sure smithy is thinking that , Barley lasted a year

 

[Northernraider]

Not sure smithy is thinking that , Barley lasted a year

But it's still working . It only stuck a few times . Possibly just dried out.


Too late now anyway

 

[Just smiffy]

Is the new one a lot bigger?

No, camera angle… exactly the same in looks, the new(ish) Lucas (refurbished/recycled ) the cog and from what I could see internals were different and appeared better quality….

 

[Just smiffy]

I’m glad I got a new one as I could have been swapping bad for bad plus I got fed up of driving around all the scrapie’s and the uncertainty of it not starting would have done my head in and you can bet your Bottom dollar it would have packed up in the most annoying situation. The plus side it was cheeper then the uk and didn’t cost me over a grand at fiat and just imagine how much it would have been to get them to fit it…

 

[Just smiffy]

Me and tam watched this murmuration of starlings this evening, mesmerising…

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[Langtoftlad]

Me and tam watched this murmuration of starlings this evening, mesmerising…

Impressive

 

[Just smiffy]

Impressive

It was indeed, I took a video but I can never be bothered to upload to YouTube then on here… but I might some day for the birds, it was impressive and Tam said he’s never seen so many before….

 

[Lenny HB]

Me and tam watched this murmuration of starlings this evening, mesmerising…

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Used to see that regularly over the field by our house not seen them for quite a few years now, their numbers have declined in the UK.

I think you still get them on the ruins of Brighton West Peir.

 

[Wanders from Glos]

Used to see that regularly over the field by our house not seen them for quite a few years now, their numbers have declined in the UK.

I think you still get them on the ruins of Brighton West Peir.

We saw them last year over the pier.

 

[Just smiffy]

It’s a bit grey this morning….

Tams either out with the dogs or he’s having a very rare lay in as all his blinds are still shut…

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[Just smiffy]

He’s back with the dogs.

 

[Puddleduck]

When you have dogs lie ins are not allowed. I thought that a universal law.....

If it was raining our dog used to check each outside door in turn just in case there was an exit where there was no precipitation then make a mad dash out and back in with as little paw touching the ground as possible. She wouldn't go anywhere except on grass which made for interesting times on occasion.

 

[scotzsue]

Nothing as spectacular as your photos Just smiffy but we get times when we can't see the ground in our back garden, not managed to get a photo yet as the go as soon as there is the slightest movement.

 

[Molly A]

We went to Oradour in November 2016. There was only one other couple walking around. It was still and eiry because you were always thinking about what happened there. My wife would not even go in the church knowing what happened. I think everyone should go to these sort of places to realize how lucky we are. If you don’t shed a tear you’re not human.

It is also salutary to imagine how easy it is for this kind of thing to happen even today. Rwanda, Kosovo and several other places pretty close to home.

 

[Just smiffy]

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[Phill D]

watch the starlings flock across the valley as a kid, not seen it now for many a year.

 

[busby]

Another disaster this morning, I can cope with no freezer, the heating could pack up or I could have 4 punctures in each wheel all is in significance, but after making egg on toast I’ve discovered I left the HP sauce at home…

They sell it in France and Spain..BUSBY.

 

[busby]

Let's be honest, with this countries overcrowding and the price of land in Britain, not to mention other services the Government provides for free, where would the UK find the space or the money to provide this, often free, facility?

Let's face it, even the few that are provided are often unappreciated and abused!

True..they can't even build proper laybys in uk..In fact all infrastructure is skimped..Smart Motorways..islands where there should be fly overs..dual carriageways reduced to one lane to save widening a bridge over a river or canal..You could go on and on..BUSBY.

 

[busby]

and this is what I ALWAYS tried (and often failed) to get over to my Coach passengers, when I took them on my tours of France & Germany ( not forgetting the rest of Europe)

By the end of WW2, many areas of these 2 countries, was flattened with only the occasional chimney stack showing and what one see's today, is the reconstruction, often EXACTLY of the previous buildings.

Most of the buildings and places, one see's today, (Berlin, Hamburg and Nurnburg, to name but 3) although looking 100's of years old, are often less than 80 YEARS OLD!

Perhaps what you saw in Oradour Tam, is part of that reconstruction, that happened after the war and not recently?

I, on the 1974 Anniversary Tour of the D-DAY landing, was given some actual Newspapers from that time by the Hotel owner where we were staying (and had stayed on previous D-DAY tours) so I could show them to some of the ex soldiers we had on board.
I STILL have these Papers amongst my file of treasured possessions. They show the area around the beaches as flat!

I wish that I was clever enough with this modern technology so I could show them to you.
If someone reminds me before the Bash, I will bring them with me!

Think Caen St Malo etc were virtually flattened around D.Day..think 20000 civilians died in the bombing.BUSBY.

 

[MichaelT]

True..they can't even build proper laybys in uk..In fact all infrastructure is skimped..Smart Motorways..islands where there should be fly overs..dual carriageways reduced to one lane to save widening a bridge over a river or canal..You could go on and on..BUSBY.

Sounds like france except smart motorways

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