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Caravan Club site at Ludham Bridge, good full facilities site. Paul

Hi Jeff, have you tried taking off the pipe to the inlet side of the turbo & spinning the center fan with your fingers. The reason I suggest doing this is, that sometimes the shaft sticks to the inner seals when engines are not run for some time. Oil residues harden on both shaft and seal causing the turbo to stop. A quick spin with the fingers sometimes breaks the residue. Can save a few hundred of your hard earned. good luck. Paul

Had a work colleague who used one teabag for the whole week`s work then dried it on a radiator, before rolling it into a cigarette. Does that count ? Paul.

try EDS turbos in Norwich should be able to help,and local.

Yes went to the match. Liam watts was awesome! best forward in the country at the moment. Must stop taking over the thread of the football supporters, oops.

Don`t you mean Headingley or Featherstone Rhinos

If you give me the model number MT. I can have a ferret around online see if anything pops up. Paul

Could be the idle speed sensor, on some younger model engines they use sensors that regulate the engine revs, which means you cant just turn an idle screw to regulate the tickover speed. If you have the Mercruiser model number it may be possible to get some information to help you. Should be called a throttle position sensor I think. Paul

Sexy car though

Well said Grendel, I bought a Volvo 740 estate new in 1986 its done 200,000 miles, is still used, and carries more than my land cruisers. Its been reliable, comfortable and is still able to able pull my caravan with ease. I should have parted with it years ago but can`t bear the thought. By the way does anybody know the poem The Fords Prayer. I only remember parts of it. It starts The Ford is my car, I shall not want another, It maketh me to lye down in damp places, Its oil anointeth my head Sorry can`t remember the rest. Paul

Suggestion Robin, I`m down on a hire craft in September.Perhaps you could do a blog on that boat and any others who are hiring boats could offer the same. It may save some you some hard earned. Paul.

Ah! never mind Anfield`s being used for a proper sport shortly Its Rugby League`s Magic weekend. The main difference between the two sports is that soccer fans throw their hands upwards, whilst rugby fans throw throw their arms, hands and anything else outwards. I think that`s the offside law.

The classic car movement tend to use 25 years old as a yardstick, perhaps this might be a good place to start.

Have you ever thought of a steely, SD, a widebeam narrow boat or dutch barge perhaps? There`s plenty of second hand ones on the market, or maybe getting a brand new sailaway which needs fitting out. It would also mean you could move it to another waterway if you wished. It would also make you good friends with the tupperwares.

Or maybe a mighty TIGER Robin and Griff as easy riders.

A good place to start with the gearbox might be a fluid and filter change. If the fluid is a brownish colour, instead of pink, it may need changing. should be a relatively cheap fix. Saw Ed China do it on a Porshe Boxter with the same fault once on Wheeler Dealers. Heater blower might just need to be pushed onto the grommits fully according to the youtube vloggs. Good luck. Paul.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ikmmXx9Qjk Heater motor`s behind the pollen filter. If the car`s being serviced the filter should be replaced annually just ask the garage to give the motor a good spray of wd40 and silence will be thine.

Me again Robin why Not remove the Air Compressor drive belt so that you get rid of the noise (unless it has to drive other stuff) gets rid of the hum but you dont have the air con. Its only needed for five days a year anyway lol. Paul

Might be a temporary fix on the heater, try removing the pollen filter,put the ignition on,select the slowest speed on the heater then spray wd40 down into the heater assembly,might just free the motor a little. enough to sell it. Paul

Sorry Robin, got that wrong what I should have said is all four recalls are for the BMW. The reason I mentioned the idler gear is because of your seized water pump .It could be linked to the idler pulley fault, in which case you might be able to recover the cost. The DVLA website gives some details in the car recall section or the telephone number I gave earlier is a BMW number and may be of help Paul.

HI Robin, there are four recalls on your vehicle according to DVLA including an idler pulley which becomes detached and vehicles which are catching fire (see Daily Mail ) maybe worth a check to see they`ve been done 0800 777 109 ? Paul

So JM, that was your little snippet of good news that you hinted at recently.The good doctor is to be no more mmm. Paul

Just a thought! A good source of secondhand and pattern parts for your Merc is Dronsfields, probably the largest independent parts supplier in the UK for merc stuff. Worth a look if your on a budget.Don`t forget Shiela`s on your case Paul

Good recall Vet, I remember the nookie vehicle I had.A MINI ! It had those pimply rubber mats,played havoc with my knees.Still brings tears to my eyes Paul

Oooo nice, is that what they call a mk one & half ? is that a Corsair behind ? even nicer if it is Paul