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Message |
| Topic: AUTO won't start on a slope !!! |
Alex C
Replies: 8
Views: 1568
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 Forum: Tech Questions
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 12:47 pm Subject: AUTO won't start on a slope !!! |
Ahhhh ok its a bit of wollyproofing  I have done it I have to admit, but only about 3 times in the last 5 years, because I was taught to leave the car in neutral when I park it so I do that as secon ... |
| Topic: AUTO won't start on a slope !!! |
Alex C
Replies: 8
Views: 1568
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Forum: Tech Questions
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 12:12 pm Subject: AUTO won't start on a slope !!! |
Whats the point of having that kind of restriction on a manual car? Why do you need to start a manual with your foot on the brake or clutch?  |
| Topic: oil missing plug |
Alex C
Replies: 6
Views: 1557
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Forum: Tech Questions
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:39 am Subject: oil missing plug |
| Yeh funnels are good for oil pouring - especially if its one of the big ass 5 litre jobbies which you have to hold about 6 inches above the filler hole. If you are down Halfords they sell em too - tas ... |
| Topic: 1year no claim-how much does it knock off?? |
Alex C
Replies: 42
Views: 4012
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Forum: Retro-Renault General Chat
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:19 pm Subject: 1year no claim-how much does it knock off?? |
Don't have a valver, or even a Renault nymore, but I am 22 so I know the pains of insurance 
Companies that have given me good quotes in the past are Directline (and Tesco insurance which usuall ... |
| Topic: ph 1 colors |
Alex C
Replies: 14
Views: 1668
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Forum: Retro-Renault General Chat
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:34 am Subject: ph 1 colors |
| There was a goldy-beige colour on 19's (not sure about valvers though) - its kind of like a metalic beige really, but its quite a light beige all most to the point of being silver in some light. |
| Topic: Car tax rules? |
Alex C
Replies: 37
Views: 3080
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Forum: Retro-Renault General Chat
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 2:43 pm Subject: Car tax rules? |
| Ahhh never thought of that Chris - well tbh I would have thought of it, but I just assumed that if you drive into someones car, causing it to smash into another car, you would be held responsibile for ... |
| Topic: Car tax rules? |
Alex C
Replies: 37
Views: 3080
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Forum: Retro-Renault General Chat
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 5:19 pm Subject: Car tax rules? |
Never quite figured out why you still need 3rd party insurance even if your car is parked up on a public road and sorned.
I can't imagine ever being able to make a successful claim with an insuran ... |
| Topic: Heated Seats |
Alex C
Replies: 15
Views: 1471
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Forum: Tech Questions
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:48 pm Subject: Heated Seats |
lol ahh well - as I feared, it sounds like another interesting piece of
"paperweight electronics"  . I'm sure its not that hard to make a heater that actually works and runs off a ciggy light ... |
| Topic: Insurance Claim oneliners |
Alex C
Replies: 2
Views: 1114
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Forum: Retro-Renault General Chat
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:59 am Subject: Insurance Claim oneliners |
lol those are excellent! Having to read through forms with those excuses on would all most make it worth being an insurance broker 
One of my all time favourites is "I saw a slow-moving, sad fac ... |
| Topic: Heated Seats |
Alex C
Replies: 15
Views: 1471
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Forum: Tech Questions
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:52 am Subject: Heated Seats |
| If its heat yer after, you could try one of those ceramic heater thingys that are always on sale on ebay. Apparently they just plug into the ciggy lighter and then blast you with 150W or whatever of h ... |
| Topic: Laptop help |
Alex C
Replies: 27
Views: 2970
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Forum: Retro-Renault General Chat
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:49 pm Subject: Laptop help |
| Crappy unbranded memory does sometimes just fail - the tolerances involved are quite tight, so if they a not the best quality to start with, then over time they can degrade very slightly but this can ... |
| Topic: Laptop help |
Alex C
Replies: 27
Views: 2970
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Forum: Retro-Renault General Chat
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:09 am Subject: Laptop help |
| The place I buy memory from is Crucial - they are a proper brand in the computer world, and so they have a guarantee and generally never go wrong. Their website is www.crucial.com/uk - if you use the ... |
| Topic: Laptop help |
Alex C
Replies: 27
Views: 2970
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Forum: Retro-Renault General Chat
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:22 am Subject: Laptop help |
| In your pic it seems that you don't have the graphics card installed, and those "Base System Devices" usually mean that the motherboard/system drives aren't all there either. If you have a SIS or VIA ... |
| Topic: small rattle when in low revs |
Alex C
Replies: 15
Views: 1329
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Forum: Tech Questions
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:50 pm Subject: small rattle when in low revs |
| It could be the CAT if its shagged, but I don't think this is a very common thing on 19's unless they are very old/high mileage or have been abused/had a dirty engine connected to them (Chris H or som ... |
| Topic: small rattle when in low revs |
Alex C
Replies: 15
Views: 1329
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Forum: Tech Questions
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:54 am Subject: small rattle when in low revs |
| You might be able to verify that its pinking by putting in a tank or two of super unleaded (optimax would be best) and seeing if the noise persists. The higher RON of super unleaded should in theory m ... |
| Topic: Odd bettery light problem |
Alex C
Replies: 16
Views: 1442
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Forum: Tech Questions
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:45 am Subject: Odd bettery light problem |
| Well so long as the alt belt tension is right, and everything that it drives is turning smoothly, including any tensioners etc (I don't know what is driven from the alternator belt on the diesels), th ... |
| Topic: Running like a sack of shite! |
Alex C
Replies: 7
Views: 1705
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Forum: Tech Questions
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:15 am Subject: Running like a sack of shite! |
| Ahh ok - I had that one go on my car before I had it a while back, but it went at the same time as the water pump so the whole lot was changed by a garage. Looks a fairly easy change to me. |
| Topic: Running like a sack of shite! |
Alex C
Replies: 7
Views: 1705
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Forum: Tech Questions
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:11 am Subject: Running like a sack of shite! |
| Is that the water pipe that runs along the front of the block behind the exhaust manifold as it goes down, and runs from the water pump at the left hand end to the bottom pipe junction on the right en ... |
| Topic: Odd bettery light problem |
Alex C
Replies: 16
Views: 1442
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Forum: Tech Questions
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:09 am Subject: Odd bettery light problem |
| If it was the alternator that was duff, then that wouldn't affect the tachometer would it? |
| Topic: R19 16v - Clutch Cable Snapped - HELP! |
Alex C
Replies: 10
Views: 2477
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Forum: Tech Questions
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:48 pm Subject: R19 16v - Clutch Cable Snapped - HELP! |
| Just thought I'd throw this tip in, since the garage I had mine done at did it wrong! There is a little plastic guide hole on the back of the pedal mechanism and the cable HAS to go through this hole ... |
| Topic: VERY CHEAP 19 TSE up for grabs! |
Alex C
Replies: 0
Views: 1146
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Forum: Retro-Renault General Chat
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 12:07 pm Subject: VERY CHEAP 19 TSE up for grabs! |
Thought I'd post again here since not many people seem to look in the for sale section - http://www.retro-renault.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=17060
I need to get rid asap hence this extra post!
Ch ... |
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