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Almost certainly, 3corsameal. Decades ago! It was never much coolant that was needed and I had imagined some mixing would take place. Clearly, that was wrong. :oops:

Not suggesting this is problem, but you never know. I used to top up the coolant reservoir of our Peugeot with neat coolant. Not that much was ever required. A few years later the warning light came on, yet the level was not low. I unscrewed the sensor tube out of the reservoir and found that the neat coolant (presumably) had turned plastic and rubber parts of sensor tube into jelly! Needed to buy a new one. Have never topped up with neat coolant again. You live and learn.

RAF fighter pilots used to sand down the numerous rivet heads on their planes surfaces, thus, allegedly, gaining a good few extra mph. So get out and file something down, guys! Of course, the true answer here is that the claybarred Corrado wins hands down.

In theory melted ice from the freezer should give quite pure water, but have you tasted it?! Probably the taste is only due to a few parts/million of something like frozen mince. Yummy.

I have Absaar charger somewhere, too. As I recall, once the green light comes on you have charged the battery up enuf. I found green light did not go really bright, though. I think others stay on, too. As long as you got green, there should be enuf charge. Yes, coolrado is right (again! - good to see not all young people hate science, as is widely reported today). Boiling water does not remove, say, calcium/chalky minerals. Use distilled for your battery. Get a couple of litres from Halfrods - it is cheap and will last for years. I think people used to use rainwater because much of it is pure and has been distilled naturally. Since I saw a presentation about acid rain in relatively clean southeast Scotland many years ago, I would not use it in my batteries. The nasties that can be in it with some weather situations is staggering. Even the rain coming into a clean region like Cornwall can have a high sodium chloride (sea salt) content - many raincloud droplets use salt particles from sea spray as condensation nuclei.

Another place for used but difficult to get books is http://www.abebooks.co.uk. Fantastic site. Since I recently found out about them I have just obtained three technical books via them that I have been trying to get for ages. Two at least are out of print. They have scores, or even hundreds, of new/used bookshops in the UK as members. Dont know if they have Bentley, but worth a try for any book you would like.

I used the Megs clay that came with a spray and found the job easier than I had imagined it would be.

Good luck again red_baron. And please invest in a proper tax disc holder. :wink:

With a charger by Airflow UK you do not have to keep opening and shutting the bonnet, thus saving the bonnet release mechanism - another weak point of the Corrado, it would seem. I bought mine a few weeks ago after reading about it on a classic car forum. It allegedly has circuitry which makes the whole set up efficient and safe. You can buy a cigar lighter connection (£10) as I did, but I am not using it. The reason is that, as standard, you are supplied with a lead which can be permanently and securely attached onto the battery. This lead can be fed out from under the closed bonnet and you plug the charger's lead into it. When I take the car out I tuck the battery lead under the bonnet's leading edge. You would have to protect it with a cover tho' if you take car out in the wet. A bit of electrical tape would suffice. Cost including postage was £53.99 (or £10 less if you do not go for cigar lead.) Airflow UK are in Faringdon, Oxon and have a website

As a customer who has handed over a great deal of cash, stand your ground red_baron. Bloody appalling, this kind of thing - sounds like your tax disc may have been nicked whilst car was in their "care". Be cool and courteous at all times as you explain the problems to the manager. If he is reasonable he will see you get satisfaction. If not, and he supports the to$$ers who "work" for him "serving" paying customers.....well, I expect some of the guys on here will have plenty of helpful suggestions. Good luck.

I paid £120 for a few chips and a bumper blemish - which returned. On google, using "auto paint repairs" I came up with several leads including smart solutions trimline flying colours oops ltd profinish etc. I am certain you will get something better than Chipsaway. But maybe I was unlucky. People on here recommend firms and others come on and say they would not go near them and vice versa. :roll: No hard feelings swfblade. Good luck.

I got new blue one 2 months ago. £5.75 incl VAT Part number - 1H0121321C. Called "cover". :roll:

ilovemycar wrote: Believe me, there are loads of us doing it for various jobs on the car! I inherited an old drier from my daughter and keep it in the garage for this type of thing.

I got my double sided foam tape at Maplins. As above, heat old foam/glue with hair dryer and scrape off with plastic/wooden implement. Clean paint surface where badge will go with a trace of thinners on a cloth. Also wipe back of badge clean with same cloth. Remove protective backing from one side of new tape that has been cut to length of badge. Stick new tape to back of badge. Use a thin craft knife blade to trim surplus tape from around letters/numbers. (I got a set of blades and knife from Stationery Box for abot 3 or 4 quid.) Remove backing tape from second side and carefully apply badge to clean paint surface. I usually heat badge a bit with hair dryer after it has been located on car. Probably best to do that at this time of year. Finally, apply pressure to badge to ensure good adhesion.

swfblade wrote Sorry for trying to help in the way I saw fit. I'll get me coat. You did not ask for "recommendations" - you said "Can anyone suggest anyone?". We get people on here who will not/cannot use google or search, properly.

There are others. Try google.

Far too expensive for what you get. I used them once. Try a competitor, I would suggest. You can then let us know how they compare!

With the Corrado, mostly the battery is not the problem - it is the car's tendency to leak the power. I often wonder how much money has been wasted by C owners ditching sound batteries. (Did it myself once.) I trickle charge mine now and again. With a charger by Airflow you do not even have to keep opening and shutting the bonnet, thus saving the bonnet release mechanism - another weak point of the Corrado, it would seem.

If the coilpack is the original and the car is over about 9 years old the plastic parts will certainly be cracked. Possibly there was no arcing visible/audible due to some quirk at the time you did the test. When the test works, you can hear/see the sparks (in poor light - not bright daylight) and hear the engine faltering at the same time. Good luck with your investigation anyway.

No arcing with sprayed coilpack should mean its probably OK, IMO.

Your English is good enough to understand. Generous invitation - thank you. I hope someone can go to Saint Petersburg for us.

Ideally, metal pipe that hose slips onto should be degreased with thinner or similar, I would say. It is recommended with silicon hoses anyway, though they will be more prone to slipping off than the ordinary type. I always replace hose clips with stainless steel jubilees if I can.

Talc wrote: "The science bit" - Good reading, that, Talc.

supercharged wrote Good. Thanks for that - I did not really know if there was a big difference in price in the ratings. I never really adopt cheapskate measures, really - just wanted to hear comments from some of you.

Crossed my mind when I read title that some ne'er-do-well would come up with something like that, dinko. :roll: :)