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^ Are you going to be able to get a book for it in Thailand?
It was imported in bits in 2 shipments, 1 got hit by tax. So if the transport office have any kind of record of that that it would be the place to start.
**If Mods wanna move this Norton posts to a new thread that might be best. This project will take years.
This morning I've reset the back wheel with the right amount of slack on the chain. Soon as I tighten it up it goes stiff again.
I've come to the conclusion that I've put the wheel collars on the wrong sides.
https://teakdoor.com/attachment.php?...id=98309&stc=1
So basically, Parts 4 and 5 are not the same, one is longer. When I tighten up the wheel it is pulling the wheel against the brake pad and calipers.
What an absolute cnut I am.
Ah well good practice, bodge on.
I must go, my people need me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Latinodancer
25 mins later, problem solved.Quote:
Originally Posted by dirk diggler
Thank fk for that.
I’m failing to see the problem here, any takers? :D
https://teakdoor.com/attachment.php?...id=98312&stc=1
Rode me ol' 650 on a 2000km ride a month or so ago, and just noticed today it's missing it's belly pan.
https://i.imgur.com/1Tzr8AP.jpg
Don't suppose anyone has a face mask bodge for it.
For that and rusty cruddy downpipes. :)
You can get Brasso in Tesco, that'll sort it right out.
Otherwise, there's also this:
https://teakdoor.com/attachment.php?...id=98373&stc=1
Top man.
That's the kid's weekend job sorted.
Should have the engine running while they wrap it or not?
I got myself some spare hose from Somchai’s repair shop along the road for 20b
https://teakdoor.com/attachment.php?...id=98374&stc=1
Bish, bash, bodge:
https://teakdoor.com/attachment.php?...id=98376&stc=1
Fairings back on:
https://teakdoor.com/attachment.php?...id=98378&stc=1
https://teakdoor.com/attachment.php?...id=98377&stc=1
Down the pub 15mins later.
Job’d a goodun.
No but give it a good run first.Quote:
Originally Posted by Edmond
Shall do Sir.
not the sump thenQuote:
Originally Posted by Edmond
I'll have the kid check.
How's your weekend at the burns ward?
Well dip me in batter and deep-fry me golden brown, it only fookin' works.
https://i.imgur.com/RYE6lIu.jpg
And it only cost me my favourite t-shirt.
Now that I know it works I'll push the kid off and actually do it properly.
Or somewhat properly at least.
The vinegar or the Brasso?
I'm not made of money, buddy.Quote:
Originally Posted by dirk diggler
:yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by dirk diggler
Good to know if I ever let my pipes go rusty...
...it's all about the vinegar strokes.
Yes, though it's always good to have yer pipes cleaned by someone else.
This weekends DIY project involved wondering why the cistern is leaking into the bowl and the watertank pump keeps popping on every 30 minutes
So watch a youtube that explains that the valve seal probably needs replaced
Pull cistern apart to find valve seal that is probably as old as the house and completely crumbling so try to pull the old crumbly seal off and watch it crumble more and leave half of itself embedded inside the assembly so then dig the straggles out with a screwdriver and a stanley knife
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Remember that the downstairs toilet is almost new and probably has a good seal (if the sizes match) and since the downstairs toilet never gets used its seal can be cannibalised until a replacement is sourced
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Spanky salvage seal in a fetching orange hue
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Different model cistern but looks like the diameters match
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Slip it on to find it doesn't look quite right but give it try anyway and find it is still leaking.
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Then pull the seal off again and apply slippery squeezy liquid to aid with the seal slipping into its seat
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All's quiet on the waterfront pump again, jobs a good'un and my late great plumber grandad is smiling down from his pearly pew at this chip off the old block
Took the ol' 650 out for a burn yesterday, and unfortunately one of the spotlight brackets gave up the Lulu at 200kph.
https://i.imgur.com/wXajLOi.jpg
Unfortunately the wires were obviously installed and sealed before the rest of the front end.
https://i.imgur.com/4hvxTrC.jpg
The spotlights ain't fitting through there.
The quick n easy bodge.
https://i.imgur.com/6n73VaH.jpg
Don't like spotlights anyway.
Though if someone happens to have a bracket, I give great oil massages. :yup:
Bring the broken one to a local fab shop, looks pretty basic. They'll have the apprentice right on it.
Was thinking that, until testing it out after, and it seems to have been a bodgy fix of a slightly annoying buzzy rattle.
The apprentice can stick to doing Lao Khao runs for the time being.
Nasty business, good luckQuote:
Originally Posted by Looper
Lulu's bodges sound a tad more sexy and exciting than my soggy cistern sealsQuote:
Originally Posted by Edmond
It's all good Lao and I am backing out nasty boys with gay abandon this week.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLD
I feel the 5 bar pressure is on to show some competence in this particular school of bodgery given that I carry master-plumber genes in my germline
My mum recently had to call out a plumber to fix her sink. The (very wrinkly old) plumber rocked up and recognised my mum's unusual surname and said he did his apprenticeship under a plumber by that name. It turned out he did his apprenticeship as a teenager under my Grandad about 50 years ago. Small world.
Reamer Backsiphonage is pretty unusual
Oh man, i wish i was a Plumber. When things go pear shaped those rascals are in the box seat and have literally got us over a barrel and charge what they like. I had one guy say to me that my shit was his bread n butter and if i kept shitting he kept working. Cheeky bugger, but he did fix the problem and the wife was happy . Happy wife happy life apparentlyQuote:
Originally Posted by Looper
Robbin coonts they are innit (except my diamond geezer late great grandad and his crystal Guinness jug of course) which is why I DIY whatever I canQuote:
Originally Posted by BLD
The replacement washer for downstairs is wingin its way to me from the eBays for a princely $7.49 inc postage
eBay seal arrivedQuote:
Originally Posted by Looper
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Stretched it over and popped it in the slot using the squeezy liquid trick
Attachment 102805
Turds away
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And she is not leaking a drip so the pump sleeps quietly
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It is good to have the downstairs toilet working again since it is further away from the lounge and bedroom so you can really let rip without fear of being heard
I threw the wife's 'pressure cooker' into the recycling bin, pissed off at yet another waste of money for the crap she buys from Facebook.
I don't like to linger in the gardener's petri dish of a kitchen but paused long enough to notice this. He obviously took a liking to it.
https://teakdoor.com/attachment.php?...9&d=1688086434
So the can and brick are to hold the lid on when using? Looks like an accident waiting to happen. :smileylaughing:
Looks like he is the chief engineer for a Titanic touring submersible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stumpy
:rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barty
Maybe how the view port was held in. Just missing duct tape.
^I especially like the staggered off-centre stacking of the tin-can+brick. A real touch of Thai safety engineering!
Off with the original factory Jaguar struts, now sagging badly, and on with the cheap eBay replacements
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While I was there I thought I would treat her to a new tie-wrap for the boot access. The original bodge had gone brittle and snapped off leaving only an inch to grab hold of
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It would have been much easier to do the tie-wrap before the struts as the rejuventaed struts were super-strong and meant holding the boot down at 45 degrees with my chin to thread the tie-wrap was bruising work
Did a real pro-job by even removing the old tie-wrap. She can't say I'm not good to her.
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Oven stopped heating so first investigate and remove the carbonated spider that has been adding that individual flavour nuance to my pizzas for the past couple of years
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Whip off the back panel
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Whip out the element
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Whip it off the connectors
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Inspect the damage and order a new one for $24 inc postage
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While I am here might as well whip off the dodgy door that has been held up by a bit of wood for 4 years
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Disassemble the door to access the busted hinges
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Remember correctly that it was the right hand side that had had made the deafening bang noise 4 years ago
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Decide to check the left too anyway and find it is also bust
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I was horrified to find that these are $82 a pair inc postage!
But on the bright side if I had not checked the other side and only ordered 1 then it would have been $55 and then I would have had to order another.
Could have got a whole new oven for $500!
Loops I'm all for rescuing rather than throwing but ffs your are about 9 years too late on that oven.
Good practise would be to tape up those two wires in case any inadvertently turns on the oven breaker
^ indeed Balders. At least until you get the liners reenameled
Could not let HMS TD sink beneath the waves without resolving this cliffhanger...
New ringpiece delivered
https://i.imgur.com/ikNpMkI.jpg
Redhot ringpiece test installation before bolting it back in place
https://i.imgur.com/rZsMkRT.jpg
Installed
https://i.imgur.com/BlAdQDm.jpg
And in place test before plating it in
https://i.imgur.com/cqiSfsj.jpg
New hinges installed
https://i.imgur.com/FElRtnD.jpg
Oven doors hangs half open as per design
https://i.imgur.com/uuAbWN3.jpg
Et viola
https://i.imgur.com/vHeP5tp.jpg
Back in business
https://i.imgur.com/sCWanax.jpg