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As I mentioned above, there's no auxiliary hole so 'more' fuel is effectively delivered through the main nozzle. The aux fuel sprays directly onto the heater plug for better cold-start performance, but is effectively wasted in normal operation because at speed there's limited turbulent air motion in the region it covers - it probably contributes to the smoke-limited torque limit of the engine. By removing the hole you may find problems in cold starting, hence the heater plug mods.

After a bang and a bit of I found I didn't pull the head, just dropped new pushrods and a cambelt onto the engine - runs like a dream now. During the disassembly I found these were rather brittle: so got new ones anyway. I'd dig you a part number out, but... Best of luck screwing it back together (and wear gloves, just like I didn't...) JB

I think it's the top one in the left hand bank if you're running the glass fuses. They're identified on the back of the fuse box cover anyhow. Similarly, if the indicators and brake lights pack up on the same day, look in the same box...

It depends how deep you go... If you stall in water up to the top of the wheels (say) it'll probably fill the exhaust pipe. When you crank the engine, all this water will be expelled, perhaps comedically. If the water's over the bonnet there's a chance some will drop into the cylinder with an exhaust valve open, but I can't see that most of it won't be pushed back out again straight away. Either way, I don't see how the exhaust tailpipe height will affect this, unless you extend the pipe to snorkel level... I think the factory tailpipe is rather vulnerable at one corner of the vehicle though, so mine now exits in the middle of the rear crossmember. There've been no problems with sucking exhaust back into the cab but my rear door is the only one on the car with seals...

In the context, it's not swearing You had to be at 7S - a likeness was observed. In fact, Matt Neale looked at the two of us together and christened me 'Mini-me'. Fastest thread to move off-topic?

I presume that was you on the Bristol ring road this evening?

What about the "caterpillar track" effect? You'll actually get less than this on the road though because of rotational slip under power... You could work it out with GPS and an accurate tachometer... but for the purposes here the %age change ought to be the important bit - the actual ratio is academic.

Well, I've mounted mine inboard of the cage but I've seen sensible solutions bridging from the wing/bulkhead straight up to the gutter. Otherwise, use really tiny bolts made of cheese so they break first. Obviously you don't want it to drop off on the road, so use strong cheese, like Stilton.

Nige - have you got a power curve for your Eales? I can easily work out when the power of the engine is overtaken by the aerodynamic drag power, and give you an 'ideal' figure to work towards. FWIW, I've got a Tdi, R380, 1.2 T-box and 235/85 TracEdges. I find the gearing quite pleasant, I have to change down to 4th for motorway hills etc but can beetle along quite happily. Moving to the 285/75 Grizzlys, 5th becomes more of a cruising gear and 3rd is more useful around town. I'd say its overgeared on these tyres. On the 235/85s, 4500rpm in 3rd is 70mph, 4th is 99mph and 5th is 128mph. I've not done the above drag/power exercise for it, because the 1.2 box was to reduce noise on the motorway from a 2000rpm oilburner clattering away... B)

Clockwise (in) delivers more fuel, smoke and excitement. If you're going to deliver more fuel I'd take the time to advance the pump slightly too. If you're in search of power, I used a set of Peugeot XUD9 injector nozzles in my 2.5NAD - there's no auxillary hole for injection. It was a bit harder to start in cold weather so I machined the heater plugs back 3mm or so, which partly offset the problem. It flew... for a NAD.

No, it was too cold for flies.

Perhaps a bit too late, but "don't attach your snorkel like that". I could show you several windscreen frames that attest to the same thing... Mr Snorkel meets Mr Tree and then Mr Autoglass gets a phonecall...

Tim - is that the climb with 3 punches at the bottom, that kept getting steeper as you drove up it? I seem to remember you're on Simex too?

I've got a set in 285/75R16, TroddenMasses is on 235/85s. I've previously had Dirt Devils and General SAGs. Road: Good manners, quite predictable in the wet and grip's not too bad. Hellishly noisy, noisiest tyre I've had, and they wear fast on the road - you can almost feel the blocks deforming and smearing under braking. Offroad: Straight-line mud traction is impressive, mine are a bit big for rock-crawling (in terms of the gear ratio) but the tyre performs well. Sideslopes get a bit exciting because the lateral grip is poor compared to a SAG. They don't dig well (mine are too wide for that really) but for flotation the width works well. The pattern doesn't self-clean but diamonds are well proven in the gloop. The shoulders bite well and climb out of ruts but I've found they tramline along ridges & marks badly in slimy conditions; that might be the same for any tyre in the same place though. Oh, and this weekend, Trodden and I both drove straight up a slope that DarthDicky et al had to winch up. Darth's on BFGs, I'm on cloud 9

They've a helluva task trying to keep the site secure - they can't block Sarn Helen (legally, that is - they've already done it tho) but to 'causeway' the ROW with boulders is more work and time than justifies the cost. It is annoying to see people taking for free what we've paid for though. I chased a Transit off-site but I've no idea what they were doing.

Well, that rocked. Punches at just the right level for us with plenty to winch off. I'm still learning very fast, about my winch, my plasma, my vehicle but most of all about my team. I really believe that when we were working well together it was worth more than any kit we could have brought. Easiest punch - On a rocky, muddy kinda slope near some trees Hardest punch - On a rocky, muddy kinda slope near some trees Most variable punch - No 25 (Matt Neale's roofrack) Funniest moment - Si convincing one of the castle's residents(!) that he was a German shepherd called Sven. Least funny moment - that beardy one leaning over from his breakfast armchair and stealing my toast Most stuck - to Keir (TroddenMasses) for keeping up the TeamNutter record by breaking down so comprehensively he had to call the police out to close a section of motorway. Cracking weekend, thanks to all those who put in effort organising and marshalling it, especially the J33P crowd. Looking forward to more photos (forgot my camera this time)

Weather report's good, I've got the knobbly tyres on the Ninety and I think I'm ready to throw myself into a valley again... See you all up there Friday night!

Cheers for the info Tony. I believe the Thermoguard unit has some internal damping too, but a faster response from the thermocouple will ensure the damping 'saturates' sooner - I think I'll be upgrading to a 3mm one soon. Has anyone got the part number for the EGR blanking plate that I'll need to be drilling?

It's interesting that the IAM have reached that stage. As Markie said, bus drivers are taught that if someone pulls in, drop back. Yes, you're going backwards in traffic but you're safe (and paid by the hour remember, not the mile). At the end of it all, if I'm driving to work my boss is flexible over 10 mins. If I'm driving in work, my time's paid. If I'm driving out of work, my time's my own and that's when I might think about being more aggressive. None of this applies if someone's trying to wind me up though, even though that shouldn't bug me...

We'll be using these photos for a before and after thread in two years time, by the sounds. Oh no, hang on, that's a whole different kettle of fish...

Tony - yours broke?? What do the specified numbers mean? ie 3secs for a 20deg change in reading with a 100deg step change in true temperature etc...

Matt - while you're at 7S have a peer at the mounts for my and Keir (TroddenMasses) cages too - mine's a belt and braces ARC-spec cage while his is largely similar but with less concession to load space, a "better than nothing" cage (although that doesn't do it justice). Either way, for the mounts I wouldn't have anything less than saddles on the chassis and beefed outriggers. FYI, Keir reckons his cage was around £750 fitted, mine was similar. Both are from Tornado Motorsport, run by a mate of mine.

Car body on a 4x4 chassis - it won't fall over on a 45° lean then. There's a lot to be said for crossover vehicles. Why do we need a 4ft tall body on our offroaders?

I certainly don't remember it being cheap, but I do remember them refusing Tom a glass of water when he walked in after his 4 hour drive, because they hadn't taken any money from him earlier in the evening. Never mind the other 20 of us sat there, then? Last time we had an excellent meal here at Tafarn-y-Garreg, 10 mins walk from the Castle and highly recommended too but probably not that cheap either!

I'm objecting to the Abercrave on price grounds and their tinkle attitude last time we went - we'll be heading to Bridgend to a fantastic Chinese then returning for alcoholic amusement I think. You're welcome to join us, Dicky (et al)