Manky Monkey
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« Reply #15 on: October 11, 2017, 08:55:15 PM » |
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« Reply #16 on: October 12, 2017, 07:15:50 AM » |
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I think you, or possibly the revious owner? Were lucky the bits went out the back, i clouted one of mine years ago, within two days the car wouldn't run past 3000 rpm on full load (or any load), it just whistled and died. The cat was in bits inside, and toally blocked..
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« Reply #17 on: October 12, 2017, 11:49:37 AM » |
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Yep, heard of that happening. Usually after hitting one of those 'raised cushion traffic calming measures'. Well with new system in place it passed with a CO reading of 0.04 % Think it would have to be electric to get much better than that.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers. The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #18 on: October 12, 2017, 12:50:57 PM » |
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So, the calming measures work then.................
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« Reply #19 on: October 12, 2017, 01:02:46 PM » |
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But is it slower now?
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« Reply #20 on: October 12, 2017, 01:24:11 PM » |
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Don't think so but it is a bit quieter. So, the calming measures work then................. They work fine, if your business is replacing exhausts and suspension components. We have a short stretch of road here that has 15 humps a two raised junctions. A lot of folk can't or won't drive down it due to the damage or pain it has caused.
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« Reply #21 on: October 12, 2017, 06:31:32 PM » |
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The problem with them is they go too far - ensuring people keep to 20 or 30 is one thing, but you have to drop to 10mph or so to avoid having issues, then speed up again. Finally people have caught on, and in the interests of emissions and the environment they're talking of removing the things.
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« Reply #22 on: October 12, 2017, 08:34:08 PM » |
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The ones Dave mentioned were removed -then put back again!
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« Reply #24 on: October 12, 2017, 09:46:44 PM » |
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Or a bicycle.
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« Reply #25 on: October 17, 2017, 12:18:26 PM » |
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Just been to the scrappie, sorry should say vehicle dismantler/recycler looking for some exhaust pipe for the project. Took me around the yard and I noticed two piles of silencers. "Why 2" I ask? I now have a science lesson on Catalytic converters. It seems petrol and diesel are different valuable metals ! Diesel is Platinum and not worth as much as petrol which are Palladium. Since the diesel emission scandal scrap prices have fallen for Platinum. There you go, an average scrap man with knowledge of physics and chemistry
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« Reply #26 on: October 17, 2017, 08:27:32 PM » |
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I used to love Sunday night at the Palladium.
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