On 28/11/2023 7:54 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 6:31 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>> Xeno wrote:
>>> On 28/11/2023 5:45 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>>> On 28/11/2023 4:14 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> the entire exhaust system needed replacement, which was one of the
>>>>> factors in deciding to upgrade to a new car.
>>>>
>>>> You should have come over when you had your chance. I'm not too bad
>>>> with pipes :)
>>>>
>>> Not too bad with trumpets either - you're always blowing yours.
>
> ROFTL :) If that ain't the height of irony right there, then I don't
> know what is. There is *no one* who has made more noise about how good
> they are around here than you :)

My achievements are real, yours are invented. Big difference! Huge!
>
>> I bet most mechanics would love to have a 'shed' like his in their
>> back yard to play in tho
>
> Including Teacher, who once made a similar remark himself.
>
Years ago, yeah! These days I'd rather just drive the cars. What's more,
a lot of mechanics around my age I know have come to the very same
conclusion. I don't have anything to prove - you apparently do!

--
Xeno

Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 28/11/2023 4:56 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 6:33 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>> Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>> Xeno wrote:
>>>> On 28/11/2023 5:45 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>>>> On 28/11/2023 4:14 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> the entire exhaust system needed replacement, which was one of the
>>>>>> factors in deciding to upgrade to a new car.
>>>>>
>>>>> You should have come over when you had your chance. I'm not too bad
>>>>> with pipes :)
>>>>>
>>>> Not too bad with trumpets either - you're always blowing yours.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I bet most mechanics would love to have a 'shed' like his in their
>>> back yard to play in tho
>>>
>>
>> this is my 'play pen' .. https://auslink.info/pics/shed1.jpg
>>
>> (part of it)
>
> Very nice, Felix. I appreciate people who are well organised and neat &
> tidy. It says a lot about their work ethics in my opinion.
>
>

Or that they have nothing better to do than sweep floors and polish
their tools, right fraud?

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In thread "May need to buy petrol soon" Sept 23 2021 11:15:59am
Keithr0 wrote: "He made the assertion either he proves it or he is a
proven liar."

On Sept 23 2021 3:16:29pm Keithr0 wrote:
"He asserts that the claim is true, so, if it is unproven, he is lying."

On 28/11/2023 3:31 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
> Xeno wrote:
>> On 28/11/2023 5:45 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>> On 28/11/2023 4:14 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> the entire exhaust system needed replacement, which was one of the
>>>> factors in deciding to upgrade to a new car.
>>>
>>> You should have come over when you had your chance. I'm not too bad
>>> with pipes :)
>>>
>> Not too bad with trumpets either - you're always blowing yours.
>>
>>
>
> I bet most mechanics would love to have a 'shed' like his in their back
> yard to play in tho
>

Pity most of it is wasted on a tool like him.
Anyway, mechanics in the trade have fully equipped workshops at their
disposal at the place they work so not all that critical.

And if the workshop looks like you could eat off the floor using the
tools as cutlery with tools in their unopened packaging in cabinets go
elsewhere, that workshop isn't busy and the bloke in it cares more about
image and is guaranteed to be a clueless blowhard.

Maybe he can weld, but that does not a qualified trade experienced
mechanic make. Obviously.

--
In thread "May need to buy petrol soon" Sept 23 2021 11:15:59am
Keithr0 wrote: "He made the assertion either he proves it or he is a
proven liar."

On Sept 23 2021 3:16:29pm Keithr0 wrote:
"He asserts that the claim is true, so, if it is unproven, he is lying."

Noddy wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 6:33 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>> Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>> Xeno wrote:
>>>> On 28/11/2023 5:45 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>>>> On 28/11/2023 4:14 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> the entire exhaust system needed replacement, which was one of
>>>>>> the factors in deciding to upgrade to a new car.
>>>>>
>>>>> You should have come over when you had your chance. I'm not too
>>>>> bad with pipes :)
>>>>>
>>>> Not too bad with trumpets either - you're always blowing yours.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I bet most mechanics would love to have a 'shed' like his in their
>>> back yard to play in tho
>>>
>>
>> this is my 'play pen' .. https://auslink.info/pics/shed1.jpg
>>
>> (part of it)
>
> Very nice, Felix. I appreciate people who are well organised and neat
> & tidy. It says a lot about their work ethics in my opinion.
>
>

you're certainly in that category yourself

--
Have a nice day!..

Mighty Mouse wrote:
> Noddy wrote:
>> On 28/11/2023 6:33 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>> Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>> Xeno wrote:
>>>>> On 28/11/2023 5:45 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>>>>> On 28/11/2023 4:14 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the entire exhaust system needed replacement, which was one of
>>>>>>> the factors in deciding to upgrade to a new car.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You should have come over when you had your chance. I'm not too
>>>>>> bad with pipes :)
>>>>>>
>>>>> Not too bad with trumpets either - you're always blowing yours.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I bet most mechanics would love to have a 'shed' like his in their
>>>> back yard to play in tho
>>>>
>>>
>>> this is my 'play pen' .. https://auslink.info/pics/shed1.jpg
>>>
>>> (part of it)
>>
>> Very nice, Felix. I appreciate people who are well organised and neat
>> & tidy. It says a lot about their work ethics in my opinion.
>>
>>
>
> you're certainly in that category yourself
>

and this is where I produce the pearls of wisdom that appear here :)

https://auslink.info/pics/study.jpg

--
Have a nice day!..

On 28/11/2023 8:51 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
> Mighty Mouse wrote:

>>> Very nice, Felix. I appreciate people who are well organised and neat
>>> & tidy. It says a lot about their work ethics in my opinion.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> you're certainly in that category yourself

Thanks. I take pride in being a methodical worker who keeps a neat &
tidy workshop. Unlike some, I don't subscribe to the nonsensical view
that a workplace has to look like a tip to produce quality work :)
> and this is where I produce the pearls of wisdom that appear here :)
>
> https://auslink.info/pics/study.jpg

Thanks for that. It's kinda like putting a face to a name :)

--
--
--
Regards,
Noddy.

On 28/11/2023 8:33 pm, Clocky wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 3:31 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>> Xeno wrote:
>>> On 28/11/2023 5:45 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>>> On 28/11/2023 4:14 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> the entire exhaust system needed replacement, which was one of the
>>>>> factors in deciding to upgrade to a new car.
>>>>
>>>> You should have come over when you had your chance. I'm not too bad
>>>> with pipes :)
>>>>
>>> Not too bad with trumpets either - you're always blowing yours.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I bet most mechanics would love to have a 'shed' like his in their
>> back yard to play in tho
>>
>
> Pity most of it is wasted on a tool like him.
> Anyway, mechanics in the trade have fully equipped workshops at their
> disposal at the place they work so not all that critical.

When I was at Richmond Campus, we had a well equipped workshops but
dungy old buildings. Then, in Dec. 1994, we moved into a huge new
building in Cremorne Street, Richmond. Workshops were huge and the only
departments in there were Motor Mechanics, Light Engines and Auto
electrical with motor mechanics occupying the majority of the space.
Brand new building, brand new gear. Had a chassis dyno, an engine dyno,
even a motorcycle dyno. All the automotive test equipment you could
shake a stick at. Wheel aligners, brake testers, it had the lot. Then in
2001 I retired and had limited access for a time. A few years back a new
campus was built at the Docklands, around the time I left Melbourne, and
everything was moved there. Not only that, but other departments moved
in as well, like vehicle body building, panel beating, painting, heavy
vehicle. The only problem was that the new building was smaller but had
more departments crammed into it. But the workshop layouts were much
similar.

Here's some workshops very much like the ones I had full access to. Only
these are *less spacious* than those in the Cremorne Street Campus.

https://info.kangan.edu.au/ace-3d-tours-Steering-Transmission

https://info.kangan.edu.au/ace-3d-tours-brakes-electrics

https://info.kangan.edu.au/ace-3d-tours-Engine-Workshops

https://info.kangan.edu.au/ace-3d-tours-Paint-Panel

And the only thing we didn't have, a full emissions lab

https://info.kangan.edu.au/ace-3d-tours-entrance

>
> And if the workshop looks like you could eat off the floor using the
> tools as cutlery with tools in their unopened packaging in cabinets go
> elsewhere, that workshop isn't busy and the bloke in it cares more about
> image and is guaranteed to be a clueless blowhard.
>
> Maybe he can weld, but that does not a qualified trade experienced
> mechanic make. Obviously.
>
Remember how he used to bang on about mechanics not doing welding -
until Daryl told him he had learnt welding during his apprenticeship. I
laughed and laughed!

--
Xeno

Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 28/11/2023 7:51 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
> Mighty Mouse wrote:
>> Noddy wrote:
>>> On 28/11/2023 6:33 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>> Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>> Xeno wrote:
>>>>>> On 28/11/2023 5:45 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>>>>>> On 28/11/2023 4:14 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the entire exhaust system needed replacement, which was one of
>>>>>>>> the factors in deciding to upgrade to a new car.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You should have come over when you had your chance. I'm not too
>>>>>>> bad with pipes :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not too bad with trumpets either - you're always blowing yours.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I bet most mechanics would love to have a 'shed' like his in their
>>>>> back yard to play in tho
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> this is my 'play pen' .. https://auslink.info/pics/shed1.jpg
>>>>
>>>> (part of it)
>>>
>>> Very nice, Felix. I appreciate people who are well organised and neat
>>> & tidy. It says a lot about their work ethics in my opinion.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> you're certainly in that category yourself
>>
>
> and this is where I produce the pearls of wisdom that appear here :)
>
> https://auslink.info/pics/study.jpg
>
An interesting collection of vintage electronics :)

On 28/11/2023 10:36 pm, Keithr0 wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 7:51 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>> Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>> Noddy wrote:
>>>> On 28/11/2023 6:33 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>> Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>>> Xeno wrote:
>>>>>>> On 28/11/2023 5:45 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 28/11/2023 4:14 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> the entire exhaust system needed replacement, which was one of
>>>>>>>>> the factors in deciding to upgrade to a new car.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You should have come over when you had your chance. I'm not too
>>>>>>>> bad with pipes :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Not too bad with trumpets either - you're always blowing yours.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I bet most mechanics would love to have a 'shed' like his in their
>>>>>> back yard to play in tho
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> this is my 'play pen' .. https://auslink.info/pics/shed1.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>> (part of it)
>>>>
>>>> Very nice, Felix. I appreciate people who are well organised and
>>>> neat & tidy. It says a lot about their work ethics in my opinion.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> you're certainly in that category yourself
>>>
>>
>> and this is where I produce the pearls of wisdom that appear here :)
>>
>> https://auslink.info/pics/study.jpg
>>
> An interesting collection of vintage electronics :)

People tend to do that over time. I'm in the process of tossing some of
mine out. A lot more went over the past 10 years. Moving house every 10
years or so helps with the decision making processes. Our house house
have progressively grown larger, started with 10 squares, moved to 16,
now 22 with a double garage. This time I hope to be better prepared -
and get rid of the *stuff* before I make the next move, which will
probably be a downsizing.
--
Xeno

Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Noddy wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 4:14 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>
>
>> the entire exhaust system needed replacement, which was one of the
>> factors in deciding to upgrade to a new car.
>
> You should have come over when you had your chance. I'm not too bad with
> pipes :)
>
>> https://ibb.co/album/Vp0jMP

Every time you post boring, trivial pix like this historic collection it
just begs the question, "So how about some pix of the fabled NA of the
SIE Fraudster?"

alvey

Clocky wrote:

>
> Pity most of it is wasted on a tool like him.
> Anyway, mechanics in the trade have fully equipped workshops at their
> disposal at the place they work so not all that critical.
>
> And if the workshop looks like you could eat off the floor using the
> tools as cutlery with tools in their unopened packaging in cabinets go
> elsewhere, that workshop isn't busy and the bloke in it cares more about
> image and is guaranteed to be a clueless blowhard.

Yep. The Big Shed was a pure vanity project. It never had a hope in
Bumhole (Vic) of 'recouping' any of its cost. Even if he charged his mum
for working on her Getz. And I suppose the wife didn't oppose it as it
gets him out of her way while he's in there pretending to work.

alvey

On 28/11/2023 4:36 pm, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, 28 November 2023 at 12:29:59 UTC+11, Daryl wrote:
>> On 28/11/2023 10:33 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
>>> On Monday, 27 November 2023 at 17:21:45 UTC+11, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>> jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
>>>>> On Monday, 27 November 2023 at 13:31:33 UTC+11, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>>> Noddy wrote:
>>>>>>> On 27/11/2023 12:24 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>>>>> Noddy wrote:
>>>>>>>>> They are not programmed to do anything *other* than learn from the
>>>>>>>>> way you drive so they can update themselves to suit your particular
>>>>>>>>> driving habits.
>>>>>>>> I knew the Magna did that but I didn't know they all did
>>>>>>> I'm not aware of any today that don't, and that's been the case for
>>>>>>> some time. Your ZS will be no different.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That must have been a very long time ago, as car manufacturers
>>>>>>>>> haven't used running in oil for many years.
>>>>>>>> yeah, I've been around for a while.. :)
>>>>>>> Apparently :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I still miss the Magna. :( wish I had have kept it. for the money I got
>>>>>> for it ($2,250) I might as well have. just for fun I put it into car
>>>>>> sales. valued at $3,300 - $4,600
>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>> As I said to you at the time I would have snapped it up, ah well win some lose some. ;)
>>>> I remember. whoever got it at the time good a really good one. shortly
>>>> after I traded it I actually asked the dealer if I could buy it back,
>>>> but they had already sent it off to the trade. I'll probably have a good
>>>> ZS to sell in twelve months or so tho! :) (just kidding)
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>> I had a TF for a while, and while mechanically sound it was a bit rough around the edges..
>>> That one of yours would have been a keeper!.
>> Good condition Magna's were next to worthless especially if they had
>> done a lot of kms.
>> Wife's brother had a Verarda that was in mint condition with a perfect
>> service history but it had done over 300,000km so they only got $1000
>> trade in when they bought a new car.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
> Serve him right for *trading* it!.

Yes and no, if they had the parking space and didn't mind paying an
extra rego and insurance they could have kept it as a run around to keep
the km down on the new car but at the time they didn't have the space.
They would have got a bit more if they sold it privately but the used
car market was different 8-9yrs ago to what it is now and no one wanted
it, he could of tried harder to sell it but in the end he thought that
it was just easier to trade it and take the loss.

--
Daryl

On 28/11/2023 5:42 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 4:56 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>> jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
>
>
>>>> Wife's brother had a Verarda that was in mint condition with a perfect
>>>> service history but it had done over 300,000km so they only got $1000
>>>> trade in when they bought a new car.
>
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
>>>   Serve him right for *trading* it!.
>>>
>>
>> I remember talking to a guy at the golf club during the era of the
>> 'great timing belt debate' who said his sister had a magna that had
>> done almost 300k and had never had the timing belt replaced.
>
> You'd need to know the car Felix. A lot of people have no idea what a
> timing belt actually is, and some Magna's had chains.

AFAIK the 4cyl engine had chains which could be problematic, the V6 had
a t belt.

--
Daryl

On 28/11/2023 10:33 am, Noddy wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 12:37 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>> Noddy wrote:
>>> On 28/11/2023 12:21 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>> Clocky wrote:
>>>
>>>>> No wonder you're still part swapping in hope when you have the
>>>>> tools at your disposal to accurately diagnose a simple fault in
>>>>> minutes. You're not even qualified to push a broom you pretentious
>>>>> wanker.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> bump
>>>
>>> Thanks Felix.
>>>
>>> It's a free country and people are entitled to whatever opinions they
>>> like, but I take those of a "mechanic" who can't tell the difference
>>> between glass and plastic with the iceberg sized grain of salt I
>>> think they deserve.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> except he stated facts about reprogramming ECU's
>
> Yes and no.
>
> What he was talking about was the process of "reflashing" an eprom,
> which is nothing more than an earlier version of doing what dealers
> still do to this very day: Update ECU's with factory rewrites. It's
> still the same thing, the only difference is the process today is far
> simpler than it was years ago.
>
> However this is *not* what Clasener was talking about.
>
> Clasener suggested that dealers supplied some "home brew"

<snip load of backpedaling bullshit>

You got busted talking bullshit about stuff you clearly have no idea about.

*That* is what happened.

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In thread "May need to buy petrol soon" Sept 23 2021 11:15:59am
Keithr0 wrote: "He made the assertion either he proves it or he is a
proven liar."

On Sept 23 2021 3:16:29pm Keithr0 wrote:
"He asserts that the claim is true, so, if it is unproven, he is lying."

On 28/11/2023 6:49 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 8:51 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>> Mighty Mouse wrote:
>
>>>> Very nice, Felix. I appreciate people who are well organised and
>>>> neat & tidy. It says a lot about their work ethics in my opinion.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> you're certainly in that category yourself
>
> Thanks. I take pride in being a methodical worker who keeps a neat &
> tidy workshop. Unlike some, I don't subscribe to the nonsensical view
> that a workplace has to look like a tip to produce quality work :)

Nobody said that. But if a place looks clinical there is nothing much
going on - that is absolutely certain.

Busy automotive workshops are very different environments to hobbyist
workstations and workshops - but you wouldn't know that having never
worked in the trade.

--
In thread "May need to buy petrol soon" Sept 23 2021 11:15:59am
Keithr0 wrote: "He made the assertion either he proves it or he is a
proven liar."

On Sept 23 2021 3:16:29pm Keithr0 wrote:
"He asserts that the claim is true, so, if it is unproven, he is lying."

Clocky wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 6:49 pm, Noddy wrote:
>> On 28/11/2023 8:51 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>> Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>
>>>>> Very nice, Felix. I appreciate people who are well organised and
>>>>> neat & tidy. It says a lot about their work ethics in my opinion.

Yeah. It says that they don't have enough of it.

>> Thanks. I take pride in being a methodical worker who keeps a neat &
>> tidy workshop. Unlike some, I don't subscribe to the nonsensical view
>> that a workplace has to look like a tip to produce quality work :)
>
>
> Nobody said that. But if a place looks clinical there is nothing much
> going on - that is absolutely certain.

Ye Olde Cliche: A tidy desk is the sign of a sterile mind.

https://www.life.com/history/the-day-albert-einstein-died-a-photographers-story/

hth

alvey

On Tuesday, 28 November 2023 at 17:53:49 UTC+11, Xeno wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 4:30 pm, alvey wrote:
> > Noddy wrote:
> >> On 28/11/2023 12:21 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
> >>> Clocky wrote:
> >>
> >>>> No wonder you're still part swapping in hope when you have the tools
> >>>> at your disposal to accurately diagnose a simple fault in minutes.
> >>>> You're not even qualified to push a broom you pretentious wanker.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> bump
> >>
> >> Thanks Felix.
> >>
> >> It's a free country and people are entitled to whatever opinions they
> >> like, but I take those of a "mechanic" who can't tell the difference
> >> between glass and plastic with the iceberg sized grain of salt I think
> >> they deserve.
> >
> > That's as lame as Stephen Hawkins was Fraudster. Amazingly pathetic.
>
> > alvey
> >
> Sure is! A sign of desperation!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*AMAZINGLY PATHETIC* Dosen`t even go *close* to describing you pair of cunts in belittling the memory of one of the greatest intellects of his generation!.
FOAD, you pair of mental midgets. PFFffffffttttttttt.
> --
> Xeno
>
>
> Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
> (with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 29/11/2023 11:07 am, Clocky wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 10:33 am, Noddy wrote:
>> On 28/11/2023 12:37 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>> Noddy wrote:
>>>> On 28/11/2023 12:21 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>> Clocky wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> No wonder you're still part swapping in hope when you have the
>>>>>> tools at your disposal to accurately diagnose a simple fault in
>>>>>> minutes. You're not even qualified to push a broom you pretentious
>>>>>> wanker.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> bump
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Felix.
>>>>
>>>> It's a free country and people are entitled to whatever opinions
>>>> they like, but I take those of a "mechanic" who can't tell the
>>>> difference between glass and plastic with the iceberg sized grain of
>>>> salt I think they deserve.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> except he stated facts about reprogramming ECU's
>>
>> Yes and no.
>>
>> What he was talking about was the process of "reflashing" an eprom,
>> which is nothing more than an earlier version of doing what dealers
>> still do to this very day: Update ECU's with factory rewrites. It's
>> still the same thing, the only difference is the process today is far
>> simpler than it was years ago.
>>
>> However this is *not* what Clasener was talking about.
>>
>> Clasener suggested that dealers supplied some "home brew"
>
> <snip load of backpedaling bullshit>

It most certainly is! Makes me laugh, it really does!
>
> You got busted talking bullshit about stuff you clearly have no idea about.
>
> *That* is what happened.

Pre-cisely!

--
Xeno

Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On Tuesday, 28 November 2023 at 19:52:27 UTC+11, Noddy wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 5:18 pm, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
> > On Tuesday, 28 November 2023 at 13:07:28 UTC+11, Noddy wrote:
>
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Speaking of zinc, i run the Jeep on Penrite full zinc and managed to get 10l out of Melb. today for a tad over $90 and free postage....Cheaper than buying it here!. ;) (Supercheap is $122 and a 50k drive.)
> > Cat. don`t matter, mine collapsed and was gutted, all good. ;)
> Don't know which oil you're buying, but if you're hell bent on getting a
> great Zinc blend then pick from the Penrite "Premium Synthetic" range as
> it has just on double the amount of Zinc additive and Boron compared to
> the regular "Full Zinc" products.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As i said, I`m using Penrite full zinc.. And I`m not *hell bent* on *anything*. Simply trying to look after an old engine. <Shrug>
Synthetic has been tried and the old girl did not like it.
BTW, If you know of a good price for a set of rockers for the 4L let me know.
> --
> --
> --
> Regards,
> Noddy.

On 29/11/2023 8:15 am, Daryl wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 4:36 pm, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 28 November 2023 at 12:29:59 UTC+11, Daryl wrote:
>>> On 28/11/2023 10:33 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
>>>> On Monday, 27 November 2023 at 17:21:45 UTC+11, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>> jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
>>>>>> On Monday, 27 November 2023 at 13:31:33 UTC+11, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>>>> Noddy wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 27/11/2023 12:24 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Noddy wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> They are not programmed to do anything *other* than learn from
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> way you drive so they can update themselves to suit your
>>>>>>>>>> particular
>>>>>>>>>> driving habits.
>>>>>>>>> I knew the Magna did that but I didn't know they all did
>>>>>>>> I'm not aware of any today that don't, and that's been the case for
>>>>>>>> some time. Your ZS will be no different.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> That must have been a very long time ago, as car manufacturers
>>>>>>>>>> haven't used running in oil for many years.
>>>>>>>>> yeah, I've been around for a while.. :)
>>>>>>>> Apparently :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I still miss the Magna. :( wish I had have kept it. for the money
>>>>>>> I got
>>>>>>> for it ($2,250) I might as well have. just for fun I put it into car
>>>>>>> sales. valued at $3,300 - $4,600
>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>> As I said to you at the time I would have snapped it up, ah well
>>>>>> win some lose some. ;)
>>>>> I remember. whoever got it at the time good a really good one. shortly
>>>>> after I traded it I actually asked the dealer if I could buy it back,
>>>>> but they had already sent it off to the trade. I'll probably have a
>>>>> good
>>>>> ZS to sell in twelve months or so tho! :) (just kidding)
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> I had a TF for a while, and while mechanically sound it was a bit
>>>> rough around the edges..
>>>> That one of yours would have been a keeper!.
>>> Good condition Magna's were next to worthless especially if they had
>>> done a lot of kms.
>>> Wife's brother had a Verarda that was in mint condition with a perfect
>>> service history but it had done over 300,000km so they only got $1000
>>> trade in when they bought a new car.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
>>   Serve him right for *trading* it!.
>
> Yes and no, if they had the parking space and didn't mind paying an
> extra rego and insurance they could have kept it as a run around to keep
> the km down on the new car but at the time they didn't have the space.
> They would have got a bit more if they sold it privately but the used
> car market was different 8-9yrs ago to what it is now and no one wanted
> it, he could of tried harder to sell it but in the end he thought that
> it was just easier to trade it and take the loss.
>
Mint condition bodywise or not, if a car has 300k up on it, is over 15
years old, and is not a Toyota, ;-) it's worth the value of the
registration and tyres - about $1000 max.
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Xeno

Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On Tuesday, 28 November 2023 at 21:49:08 UTC+11, Noddy wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 8:51 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
> > Mighty Mouse wrote:
>
> >>> Very nice, Felix. I appreciate people who are well organised and neat
> >>> & tidy. It says a lot about their work ethics in my opinion.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> you're certainly in that category yourself
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You have more museum pieces than I do!!.....:-o

> Thanks. I take pride in being a methodical worker who keeps a neat &
> tidy workshop. Unlike some, I don't subscribe to the nonsensical view
> that a workplace has to look like a tip to produce quality work :)
> > and this is where I produce the pearls of wisdom that appear here :)
> >
> > https://auslink.info/pics/study.jpg
> Thanks for that. It's kinda like putting a face to a name :)

> --
> --
> --
> Regards,
> Noddy.

On Wednesday, 29 November 2023 at 08:18:29 UTC+11, Daryl wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 5:42 pm, Noddy wrote:
> > On 28/11/2023 4:56 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
> >> jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
> >
> >
> >>>> Wife's brother had a Verarda that was in mint condition with a perfect
> >>>> service history but it had done over 300,000km so they only got $1000
> >>>> trade in when they bought a new car.
> >
> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
> >>> Serve him right for *trading* it!.
> >>>
> >>
> >> I remember talking to a guy at the golf club during the era of the
> >> 'great timing belt debate' who said his sister had a magna that had
> >> done almost 300k and had never had the timing belt replaced.
> >
> > You'd need to know the car Felix. A lot of people have no idea what a
> > timing belt actually is, and some Magna's had chains.
>
> AFAIK the 4cyl engine had chains which could be problematic, the V6 had
> a t belt.
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Yep, I had 4cyl wagon given to me. The timing chain had worn a hole into the cooling system. Still running, I gave it to the local wrecker as credit against future purchases ;)...
I had the TF then and nothing would fit, not even the tyres. (Pity, coz they were new.)
>
>
>
>
> --
> Daryl

On Wednesday, 29 November 2023 at 08:15:05 UTC+11, Daryl wrote:
> On 28/11/2023 4:36 pm, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
> > On Tuesday, 28 November 2023 at 12:29:59 UTC+11, Daryl wrote:
> >> On 28/11/2023 10:33 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
> >>> On Monday, 27 November 2023 at 17:21:45 UTC+11, Mighty Mouse wrote:
> >>>> jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
> >>>>> On Monday, 27 November 2023 at 13:31:33 UTC+11, Mighty Mouse wrote:
> >>>>>> Noddy wrote:
> >>>>>>> On 27/11/2023 12:24 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
> >>>>>>>> Noddy wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> They are not programmed to do anything *other* than learn from the
> >>>>>>>>> way you drive so they can update themselves to suit your particular
> >>>>>>>>> driving habits.
> >>>>>>>> I knew the Magna did that but I didn't know they all did
> >>>>>>> I'm not aware of any today that don't, and that's been the case for
> >>>>>>> some time. Your ZS will be no different.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> That must have been a very long time ago, as car manufacturers
> >>>>>>>>> haven't used running in oil for many years.
> >>>>>>>> yeah, I've been around for a while.. :)
> >>>>>>> Apparently :)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> I still miss the Magna. :( wish I had have kept it. for the money I got
> >>>>>> for it ($2,250) I might as well have. just for fun I put it into car
> >>>>>> sales. valued at $3,300 - $4,600
> >>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>>> As I said to you at the time I would have snapped it up, ah well win some lose some. ;)
> >>>> I remember. whoever got it at the time good a really good one. shortly
> >>>> after I traded it I actually asked the dealer if I could buy it back,
> >>>> but they had already sent it off to the trade. I'll probably have a good
> >>>> ZS to sell in twelve months or so tho! :) (just kidding)
> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>> I had a TF for a while, and while mechanically sound it was a bit rough around the edges..
> >>> That one of yours would have been a keeper!.
> >> Good condition Magna's were next to worthless especially if they had
> >> done a lot of kms.
> >> Wife's brother had a Verarda that was in mint condition with a perfect
> >> service history but it had done over 300,000km so they only got $1000
> >> trade in when they bought a new car.
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
> > Serve him right for *trading* it!.
> Yes and no, if they had the parking space and didn't mind paying an
> extra rego and insurance they could have kept it as a run around to keep
> the km down on the new car but at the time they didn't have the space.
> They would have got a bit more if they sold it privately but the used
> car market was different 8-9yrs ago to what it is now and no one wanted
> it, he could of tried harder to sell it but in the end he thought that
> it was just easier to trade it and take the loss.
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Fair enough. Don`t know why they were so disliked. Everything I have had to do with them showed them as bloody good cars!.
SAme sort of thing with The RX4 we bought.. sat at a local car yard for over 3 mths, (It was traded) The whisper was *dont touch a rotary* Chinese whispers!.. Sure proved 'em wrong on the Mazda.
>
> --
> Daryl

On 29/11/2023 12:17 pm, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> As i said, I`m using Penrite full zinc.. And I`m not *hell bent* on *anything*. Simply trying to look after an old engine. <Shrug>
> Synthetic has been tried and the old girl did not like it.
> BTW, If you know of a good price for a set of rockers for the 4L let me know.

Best price I can see anywhere is for Melling MR-740 rocker arms which is
a direct replacement for both the 4L and 2.5L engines, and they can be
had from places like Summit Racing or Jeggs in the US for just under 9
bucks US a piece.

A full set landed here in real money is probably going to run you around
270 bucks or so.

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Regards,
Noddy.

On 29/11/2023 10:58 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, 28 November 2023 at 17:53:49 UTC+11, Xeno wrote:
>> On 28/11/2023 4:30 pm, alvey wrote:
>>> Noddy wrote:
>>>> On 28/11/2023 12:21 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>> Clocky wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> No wonder you're still part swapping in hope when you have the tools
>>>>>> at your disposal to accurately diagnose a simple fault in minutes.
>>>>>> You're not even qualified to push a broom you pretentious wanker.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> bump
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Felix.
>>>>
>>>> It's a free country and people are entitled to whatever opinions they
>>>> like, but I take those of a "mechanic" who can't tell the difference
>>>> between glass and plastic with the iceberg sized grain of salt I think
>>>> they deserve.
>>>
>>> That's as lame as Stephen Hawkins was Fraudster. Amazingly pathetic.

ROTFL what a pathetic simile, Stephen Hawkins certainly wasn't lame in
any sense. In the physical sense, he'd have to be able to walk to be lame.

>>> alvey
>>>
>> Sure is! A sign of desperation!
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> *AMAZINGLY PATHETIC* Dosen`t even go *close* to describing you pair of cunts in belittling the memory of one of the greatest intellects of his generation!.
> FOAD, you pair of mental midgets. PFFffffffttttttttt.
>> --
>> Xeno
>>
>>
>> Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
>> (with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)