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this is precisely what my mechanic explained to me when he said me leads were 'tracking' fixed with a new set of blue magnecor's - pic going up in build thread later :)

winner :)

you gotta love this new fandangled technology eh quite who's idea it was to put the send button so close to they keyboard I have no clue lol if as you say the noise goes when coasting could it be engine mount maybe I have heard someone mention whilst stationary get a friend to press the accelerator whilst you watch the engine under the hood for any movement I think in the VR for example if the front engine mount is gone you can see the inlet mani lifting & lowering - which could possibly make a knock with each up & down

sad story ;( buy another & come back to the dark side :D

lol which one? the 1st or 2nd ;)

thanks dave - a cider will most certainly be enjoyed this evening

ha ha ha I have to admit I completely agree with that final sentiment Jim lol working in IT I very much like to save 'clicks' anywhere I can

tidy!!! mechanic just called - VR has sailed thought its MOT with no advisories - good girl!! :D pity I couldn't get it back yesterday though as I would have liked to help CCGB out on the stand at NEC this weekend but hey ho got a fresh ticket for another 12 months

ahhh but the excellent helpful resource of Thursdave on here could save you all that trouble very quickly - a PM later & he could probably whip up all the info from his VW system he very kindly sent me an exploded diagram of a headlight so as to help me when I try to transpose the adjusters from one set to another or inspect your current ones & only replace those that look past their best maybe

kind of my point Jim - you might be better buying new OE clips rather than the jubilee's - though that could work out more costly of course

Hello why would that be then? ive no idea having read the last couple of pages but nice thread revival lol

I was & am really pleased with mine fella :D you will definitely need the OEM clip for the hose which goes onto the PCV valve but if you are getting stealth to fit them I would imagine Vince will recall what he did with mine. if not mention "Andy, blackberry VR, head rebuilt twice, polished inlet mani" ;) & that should jog his memory as we spent quite a lot of time together. or say 'the guy whose brought his white valver back after Jon found it on ebay' lol I would give them a ring & ask if you can use the OE constant tension clips too m8 or if they insist using their jubilee's for their warranty

hi jim from comparing the 2 pictures it looks like it is the 2 small hoses I have circled in the image below - just in case....the red ones are the roose hoses ;) I think one of them is the hoses which is near the oil cooler at the front of the VR engine but cant think of hand where the other goes also - if on the roose picture you compare the large hose with the thinner section coming out of it & has a T junction. this is the hose which has the header tank over flow. on the other hoses the thinner over flow section is not manufactured into the thicker hose as per on the roose ones (where circled) although that doesn't have a T junction piece in it & is formed together finally - I chose roose due to reading about many many failures of samco hoses, which are meant to be extremely reputable. just a quick look on here & I think I found a handful of samco failure reports. as such I thought a lifetime warranty would be an advantage as if the so called market leaders suffer failures then it doesn't potentially bode well for cheaper versions finally, again from memory, I am sure I read a fair few things about the quality of the internal hoses surface. such that the samco's often have a uneven internal surface, which could then have an effect on the coolant flow rate. all of the roose hoses that I received had very smooth internal walls & I think I remember Vince being complimentary about such

hi Jon sorry - only just seen this only with the one for the hose that attaches to the PCV valve - but this is more due to there not being much hoses prior to the 90 degree bend in said hose the OEM is in fact a one time use clip which is compressed /squeezed onto the hose - they are the round ones with the small castle turret kind of shape all others were ok & still are after about 18 months if I think back I believe I chose to use the roose jubilee's as I was worried using the VW constant tension ones might invalidate the roose warranty - might be worth speaking to roose to ask them about that point

thanks Jim i appreciate the input & feedback. TBH i have been with ardian flux for pretty much all of my driving life, over 20 years now. i always get other companies to quote & then give flux a call last & they always beat the others so i renew with the same policy & cover each year. the VR is my main daily, at present, & as such on 10K miles classic policy, all mods declared (i have quite a few but not huge amount), has key cover, the blah de blah legal stuff & a fairly low excess of £300 however, the valver is insured with HIC on a 3K miles classic policy. again with mods declared, though that was more for the sake of the ultra rare Kamei kit on it than performance gains as it has zero of those lol. IIRC that was about £160 last year but i only had 1 years NCB for that policy. hopefully it might go down a bit next month as i have accrued another year now once the VR has had its paint sorted i think i will need to switch tack & swap the 2 over such that the VR will be on the low mile policy but also then on agreed value I will definitely add Lynbook to the list who i contact though & see how they do on the valver :)

i avoid the ringing round trauma by emailing them a word document with all of the info & get them to contact me with the quote i can email it out to you if you like? FYI i always send it to prestige, HIC, chris knott, graham sykes

nice result today - managed to get the VR insurance renewal slightly lower than last years premium, shocker :D

bargain for 15 notes unsure about if put inside the car, mine rests on the outside of the rear window & they are designed for outdoor use

the model i got is able to do both i believe. it has a detachable accessory plug so as to swap between cigarette lighter connection (female end i believe & thus wont plug into the one in the car) & then crocodile clips i sit the panel on the rear screen & then the cable just about reaches over the roof to the battery, connecting directly to the positive & negative terminals accordingly the box says that the panel will work when it is overcast but not when raining. sunshine varies where i live, i am in midlands area, but we have had some fairly clear sunny days recently. i got this one from maplin http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/solar-powered-12v-24w-battery-trickle-charger-n59fu?cmpid=ppc&gclid=CIrd1ZmnpMsCFUsCwwod1HMPEg i went for the 2.4W version as it was on discount & cheaper than the 1.5W version lol bargain for £15 ;) as i mentioned in previous post, on this occasion, i hadn't used the valver for about 12 days

ha ha souns lovely m8 enjoy your swim - im going to sit at my desk a do a bit of work, maybe, sometime later lol

as the VR is with the mechanic I used the valver to get to work today I was a touch hesitant as ive not driven her for over a week & a half but started 1st time & was a nice journey - despite the back being full of junk ready to go to the tip lol I am very confident now, as it has been in use for some time, that the solar powered trickle charger I brought for it is doing a nice job of keeping the battery healthy even when there are weeks between starts sometimes :) i really must strip the dash again in the summer though & re-felt my flaps (oooo-errrr) - was a tad cool in the cabin today but i had a big coat & hat on lol

great to see old forum owners still keen to see where their rado is now I was thrilled to bits when I managed to buy my white valver back almost 2 years ago - whoa that time went fast!!!

ha ha ha im in Friday mode already! MOT isn't till tomorrow, ooops lol it is a fresh batch of plugs, Fuchs Titan race & a good inspection today damn it, I wish it was Friday now!

VR is in for MOT today - fingers crossed

cracking info thanks Jim!!