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The crank shaft bearings are worn. I think. I can see brass ( or is it bronze ) on all of the bottom shells. And the top of No 1. bearing is also worn. Or is this normal? I'll change them regardless.

Lots of cleaning and measuring today. The block has no obvious damage, the core plugs were uncorroded, so their removal was in retrospect, of no benefit. Chasing the tapped holes with a tap produced no surprises. I don't think the cam shaft bearings are worn, but I need to read the manual again. I found that measuring the bearings was difficult, but ended up getting consistent measurements that suggested that there was no ovality in them. The piston bores still have cross hatching throughout, so again, I'm thinking that there's little work to be done there.

That's what I thought. Would a TDI filter mount, with stat, work with the series cooler, returning to the sump? Or is there such a thing as over cooling oil?

Thanks.

Tin foil over the backs of the units? Some form of shielding, earthed, I presume, to stop the EM from the electronics getting to the aerial.

Does that mean that the inner bit of the joint is attached to the t/f box?

Thanks.

Ah! I wonder would mega squirt be able to output that signal.....

And an airstream to live in. Sorted.

Dear God! What's the problem? You Obviously aren't in the market for a reliable economical runabout, are you? So......... Go flat out! Buy the unreliable gas guzzling car that will make you feel alive! (I've just bought a 4.6 for one of my series projects - life is too short for toyota priuses)

Ah, well. Never mind, enh?

Quick question, how "standalone" is the abs system on a P38a? Does it talk to its fellow computers, or is it happy on its own? I have a crazy plan......

One day I'll understand what you just said. Today isn't that day.

I expect I'll need that!

If you ever believed that they care, take a look at the vat rate on home insulation, and compare it to the vat rate on home electricity. Big business wins.

You might consider getting a more expensive one. It might last longer?

Why would they subsidise? Think of the vested interests. HM Govt get more revenue and contributions from the sales of new cars. Plus the major German corporates still have huge influence in German politics.

More reading! Thanks.

Yes, the electric motor sits where a diff would sit, outputting, via a reduction drive, to two drive shafts. Repeated at the other axle for AWD. The torque is available throughout the rev range hence no need for gears, thus it's effectively in top gear all the time.

I think it will help understand what the sensors are telling the ECU. Which will help me translate to the tuner studio program.

Could be autocorrelation. Or autoclave. Or autocue? That thing on phones that ruins your ability to spell.

How dare you! My Volvo looks a hell of a lot better than that. And is more reliable. The Swedes are quite symmetrical.

My oscilloscope arrived. £20. Some assembly required.

Plus, all fixings are metric (so far....)

No apology necessary, I find I go around the houses a lot, so often revisit old ideas that I've rejected previously. I prefer to think of it as "willing to admit I'm wrong".