johnb80

Try changing the gearbox oil in order to double check the correct oil is in there or even try pressing the clutch down when changing gear :D

Confirmation she really is Female :D (and very welcome)

Dunno, I haven't done mine, still under warranty :D I have looked though and it's not ideal.

Why is there only one monopolies commision? How do they get teflon to stick to frying pans? My favourite bit of Graffetti:- "A conference on time travel WILL be held 2 weeks ago" Regards - JB

I would have thought the heating and gentle cooling would have annealed the metal not hardened it? Case hardening of brake disks wouldn't be a good scheme either. I'm notr convinced of your logic! The discs I've looked at looked no different to straight forward cast iron. Regards - JB

Go for it :D , always a pleasure!

Definately not, I don't think you'd offend anyone on here. There's a saying that springs to mind:- "Some people bring a smile to your face when they enter a room, others when they leave." You a very definately in the former category. Regards - JB

Oh yes you can.... IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT FOR NOT HAVING ANOTHER THREAD THAT GOT OUR ATTENTION, SO THERE. Regards - John

Dunno, he is sadly missed. I seem to remeber a bit of a confrontation with another user and then he was gone ;) Regards - JB

I've found the cruise control to be excellent, I don't let it return to speed though, it seems to accelerate harder than I would so I get it almost there and then select resume. On the trip front, I find it to be pretty accurate. Regards - JB

I have a favourite view of Kent............... in the rear view mirror on my way home. And all of those sad people with a speech impediment ;) Regards - JB

The Gal is just 'slightly' less accessible than a Fiesta ;) Thanks for your input though. Regards - JB

There's also the cost of labour involved removing and re-fitting. At the end of it all you may have extended the life of the disks by another 20-30K. So

Yes it will be because the evaporator is less likely to freeze up and therefore the compressor can keep pumping. On my Scorpio the aircon was not as good as it should have been, some of the guys in the forum did a few experiments and it was the evaporator temp sensor that was switching off the compressor. We added resistors to the circuit and the aircon was transformed beyond all recognition. I had vent temps as low as -6 ! Regards - JB

WABBITS A little girl walks into a pet shop and asks, in the sweetest little lisp, between two missing teeth, "Excuthe me, mithter, do you keep widdle wabbits?" The shopkeeper's heart melts, he gets down on his knees so that he's on her level and asks, "Do you want a widdle white wabbit, or a thoft and fuwwy bwack wabbit, or maybe one like that cute widdle bwown wabbit over there?" She, in turn, blushes, rocks on her heels, puts her hands on her knees, leans forward and says, in a tiny quiet voice, "I don't think my python weally gives a thit."

VISITOR TO HELL A man who was very good while on earth had died, and as expected, went to heaven, where he had spent the last thousand years enjoying eternity. One day, he became annoyed and bored, and he said to God, "God, I would like you to allow me to visit Hell for a night to see what I am missing." God in His goodness replied, "Thy will be done." The man left that night for Hell. He went up a beautiful marble staircase until he reached a splendid gate. The gate opened with great spectacle and brilliant lights all around. He entered a veritable Garden of Eden - graced with rivers of 18-year old whiskey and blessed with the most beautiful women he had ever seen. He spent the most wonderful night of his entire existence, and he returned to Heaven early in the morning. Later, he spoke to God again and declared his wish to move to Hell forever. God accepted once again. His affairs in order, within one week he was on the way to Hell again. He went up the same stairs again, and the great gate opened - but this time he was cast into a pile of burning sulphur and Satan poked him with his trident. With great effort, the man managed to reach a spot where he stuck his head out of the flames and was able to talk to Satan. He looked at Satan seated on his throne and said, "What is this all about? I was here just last week and everything was marvellous." And Satan answered, "Ah, yes. But tourism is one thing and immigration is something else!"

TRUE BRITISH NEWS..... 1) Commenting on a complaint from a Mr. Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a spokesman for North West Gas said, "We agree that it was rather high for the time of year. It's possible that Mr. Purdey has been charged for the gas used up during the explosion that destroyed his house." (The Daily Telegraph) 2) Irish police are being handicapped in their search for a stolen van, because they cannot issue a description. It's a Special Branch vehicle and they don't want the public to know what it looks like. (The Guardian) 3) A young girl, who was blown out to sea on a set of inflatable teeth, was rescued by a man on an inflatable lobster. A coast guard spokesman commented, "This sort of thing is all too common". (The Times) 4) At the height of the gale, the harbourmaster radioed a coastguard and asked him to estimate the wind speed. He replied that he was sorry but he didn't have a gauge with him. If it was any help, however, he said that the wind had just blown his Land Rover off the cliff. (Aberdeen Evening Express) 5) Mrs. Irene Graham of Thorpe Avenue, Boscombe, delighted the audience with her reminiscences about the German prisoner of war, who was sent each week to do her garden. He was repatriated at the end of 1945, she recalled. "He always seemed a nice friendly chap but, when the crocuses came up in the middle of our lawn in February 1946, they spelt out 'Heil Hitler.'" (Bournemouth Evening Echo).

TRAIN TICKETS Three women and three men are travelling by train to the Super Bowl. At the station, the three men each buy a ticket and watch as the three women buy just one ticket. "How are the three of you going to travel on only one ticket?" asks one of the men. "Watch and learn," answers one of the women. They all board the train. The three men take their respective seats but all three women cram into a toilet together and close the door. Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the toilet door and says,"Ticket, please." The door opens just a crack, and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on. The men see this happen and agree it was quite a clever idea; so, after the game, they decide to do the same thing on the return trip and save some money. When they get to the station they buy a single ticket for the return trip but see, to their astonishment, that the three women don't buy any ticket at all!! "How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed man. "Watch and learn," answer the women. When they board the train, the three men cram themselves into a toilet, and the three women cram into another toilet just down the way. Shortly after the train is on its way, one of the women leaves her toilet and walks over to the toilet in which the men are hiding. The woman knocks on their door and says, "Ticket, please." I'm still trying to figure out why men ever think they are smarter than women

THE OLD COUPLE A little old couple walked slowly into a McDonalds one cold winter evening. They looked out of place amid the young families and young couples eating there that night. Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You could tell what the admirers were thinking. "Look, there's a couple who've been through a lot together, probably for 60 years or more!" The little old man walked up to the counter, placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off of the tray. There was one hamburger, one order of chips and one drink. The little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the chips, divided them in two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink, and then his wife took a sip as the man began to eat his few bites. Again, you could tell what people around the old couple were thinking. "That poor old couple." As the man began to eat his chips, one young man stood and came over to the old couple's table. He politely offered to buy another meal. The old man replied that they were just fine. They were used to sharing everything. Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady hadn't eaten a thing. She just sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally sipped some of the drink. Again, the young man came over and begged them to let him buy them something to eat. This time, the lady explained that no, they were used to sharing. As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin, the young man could stand it no longer and asked again. After being politely refused again, he finally asked the little old lady, "Excuse me, why aren't you eating? You said that you share everything. What is it that you're waiting for?" She answered, (Scroll down) "The teeth."

I've just put the bloody paper down :ph34r: The system is exactly what it's name suggests a cruise control. It adjusts the power to suit conditions to maintain vehicle speed. I use mine regularly and it's great. The usual causes of problems on non TDi engines is vacuum pipework all located around the offside headlamp I beleive. Back to my paper now. Regards - JB

For the cost of the discs it's not worth messing about skimming them. Regards - JB

When I was a member of the Ford Scorpio forum, discounts were negotiated on spares and inside information was obtained from Ford directly, they helped the site and it's members a lot. So yes it's a good idea, lets move it on a bit. Regards - JB

Dunno about the scuttle drains but I'd have a field day if they told me it wasn't covered by warranty!

Sounds like the MAF or connections to it or turbo problems. Regards - JB

I'm pretty sure they do still have voltage regulators, I would double check connections behind the instrument cluster as well as the pcb itself for cracks etc.