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Plank restores old caravans, others restore old threads :D My old mobile phones used to get so scratched i couldn't read the screen. I restored them quite a few times using a buffer wheel on a Dremel and Autosol. No doubt it would work on the above too.

Is this the advert section or the discussion section? ;) If it helps, there's a fella on tinternet called Simon Keeling that does weather forecasts. He is pretty good IMO and accurately predicted this summers weather well in advance. He is currently suggesting it is very likely that December to...

If the Snapon were in very good condition and the same price as the Halfords then I would choose Snapon. All mine are Halfords though because you don't find them at the same price in good nick. No regrets either.

It's a good idea to avoid breathing any welding fumes but no doubt the fumes when welding galv are particularly bad for you.

If you are a reasonably practical type of person that is willing to have a go and to both seek and listen to advice, I reckon it's fairly easy to learn to use a mig. Daunting to those that have never done it no doubt but it really is fairly simple. To fix that sill to a standard that would pass...

I have spent a lot of time recently looking at such cars for sale (via the internet rather than forecourts). If it is as cared for as you say then I think the price is about right. Not cheap but by no means expensive either. My purchase is dependant on selling another car of mine. As I haven't...

I don't have the old engine, that is long gone. For what little trouble it is I doubt I would bother anyway. More curious as to why it does it really.

Dunno Rick, I know where the engine came from because it was me that took it out after driving the donor vehicle home. Maybe that's the consequence of fitting an auto engine into a manual. As I say, smokes when cold but soon stops and is fine thereafter.

Why is that confusing? Swapped the engine not the gearbox. Are they not supposed to fit? I didn't do the fitting but I did remove and supply the replacement engine.

TD. The engine came out of a Mistral after the original blew up( they are not bombproof!) Been like it since the engine was fitted a few years ago but didn't do it in the Mistral. By time you reach 2.5k rpm in second gear it stops smoking. Other than that it goes very well and pulls like a...

Whitish, greyish blueish. lol Smells of unburnt fuel

Yes, and the power stays there for a while after starting.

I have a Cabstar with the 2.7TD engine. Smokes like Hell until warm. When I say smokes I mean full scale chimney fire type smoke. Perfect once warmed up and in hot weather doesn't smoke anything like as much. Starts easy enough though and changing the plugs made no difference. :nenau

Done it a few times. Current Mav was off ebay bought unseen. Had it 2-3 years and certainly had my monies worth. One Terrano was a bit scabbier than I was expecting but still not disappointed overall. Wouldn't particularly recommend buying unseen but I've had 3 cars that way and all worked out...

I ran a Surf with just one fitted for a long time. :D I like mine on the car because they do act as big mudflaps and keep the car cleaner.

4L on a manual.

Odometer over reads by 4% too, compared to sat nav.

Still looking around. Liking the look of a Mitsi Shogun Sport. Is there any reason not to consider a manual 2.5 one of these? Or do I need to wash my mouth out with soap right now?

How's that lucky?