Old stuff I still knowOur Ginger Fuhrer says that he could still code up a simple game idea in Amstrad Basic, while I'm your man if you ever need to rebuild the suspension on an Austin Allegro (1750 Equipe version). This stuff doesn't leave your mind - tell us about obsolete talents you still have.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 30 Jun 2011, 17:04)
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Fixing cars...... because there aren't any garages that will touch those "funny old Citroëns with the air suspension, too dangerous mate".
On my 1988 Citroën CX I can:
Change the suspension spheres (fronts take ten minutes, backs are a faff and involve taking the wheel off) - that's the equivalent of the springs and shock absorbers on a "normal" car.
Change the accumulator spheres - they are the "battery" for the hydraulic system
Change the oil, and oil filter
Change the hydraulic oil and clean the filters (even the little one down on the steering controller)
Clean and gap the spark plugs, and set the ignition timing
Clean and set the carburettor
Change the timing belt (looks like it's impossible to get at, until you realise you take the driver's side front wheel off and do it through the wheelarch - takes an hour).
Change the brake discs and pads
Change the suspension balljoints
On my 2008 Mercedes Vito I can:
Fill the screenwash
Phone Western Commercial to book an appointment for everything else
(, Sat 2 Jul 2011, 9:45, 1 reply)
accumulator spheres. Probably the best phrase I've heard this weekend!
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Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Sat 2 Jul 2011, 17:24,
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