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davidoft1 wrote: ↑17 Jun 2025, 20:56 Which part is rotten I have a couple
Of spare pipes

Brill.. I’ll take a photo in a bit

Oldiebut goodie wrote: ↑17 Jun 2025, 18:24 circumference C is 2 x π x r 
therefore diameter is C divided by π

I have a crack in my stainless steel exhaust right near a flange (funny word eh). The joint is rusted through also… so I’m thinking of cutting out about an inch or so from crack and the other side of the join.. then stick a joining pipe between them.. not sure if it’s the right way to go about it bu...

Tighten in two stages. 10nm. Then wait a few minutes and increase to 50nm. Hold at 50nm for 10 second to prevent nut springing back and loosening again. However, the nut face and mating cylinder head face both need clean dry surfaces with yellow sealant to seal correctly. Taking the nut off will st...

Brilliant will get on it

Ok, so I need to remove it all and clean with acetone ? Is the 522 the right product?

Alfredo wrote: ↑26 Apr 2025, 17:03 How did you get the old stuff out?
Was it difficult?

Far to easy, just pulled off

I would rather go for option 2.. loose nut.. can I replace? What torque should it be??

Thanks

Hey guys,

While I’m in the questions mood..

Any ideas what could be causing a pinky deposit around the spark plug??




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Hi guys,

The beading in between the hightop and vehicle body needs to be renewed.. any suggestions what I can use? I used silka 522 but it’s coming off and now there is a lovely space for water to enter..

When it happened on mine I opened up the cap fractionally so that it gripped better, this was on a new one driver's side that the old one had lost its grip on. The problem is finding/making a tool with the required dimension to do this with. I turned up a piece of oak on the lathe for mine. cheers,...

Just to go back to this. any suggestions on how to keep the darn thing from popping off?? The clip stops it falling off now though which is a small victory. I hit if flush as far as it can go, but within 10 miles it still comes off. Cant get my head round this one...

As noted above

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jh5Fvw2fr3I

This worked for me…

also note the rusty hole drilled in the inside frame of the door above the window, check if you have any holes in the outer top frame of the door, there may be 2, on the left for the heated rear window, and on the right for the rear wash wipe, if the rubber bellows the cables run through from the b...

Doh….

Thanks loads..