Everything posted by Paws4Thot
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SKODA FELICIA 1.6, General questions and fixes (help me pls)
Paws4Thot replied to Felicia98noob's topic in Skoda Favorit, Skoda Felicia, Skoda Fun and Skoda Forman@Felicia98noob P3 suggests to me that the tracking has been adjusted by winding all the adjustment on or off one side. Look at the threads at the outer track rod ends. Is one of them much longer than the other? P5 You describe "normal behaviour" with standard and most correctly installed aftermarket stereos. As you say, you need the wiring schematic, but some Skodas reversed the permanent and ignition live connections so you may need a wiring adaptor with an aftermarket stereo.
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Run wire 12v for towbar
OK. First mark the wiper park position. Loosen the fixing nut one or two turns. Stand the wiper arm into the upright position. Use the arm to wiggle the arm on the spigot. You should feel it come loose. Now undo the nut and lift the arm off the spigot. To replace the arm, put it back on the spigot and line the blade with the marks you made earlier. Now and only now, refit and tighten the nut. Post 2 is just a fuse plan, not a wiring diagram, which is what you ned to wire in the towbar electrics.
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the truth about electric cars
@Winston_Woof @PetrolDave @Graham Butcher There is a hybrid petrol/electric version of a Cessna Skymaster using one of the normal Continentals and an electric motor to drive the other propeller. However, it is fitted with the belly cargo pod, which is used as the location for the battery pack, so it's badly compromised on payload volume/mass compared with a conventional twin Continental machine.
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the truth about electric cars
Other point here; jet engines are not turbocharged!
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the truth about electric cars
I thought you were an engineer? You have a fuel burn by measuring how fast the tank(s) empty, and how much carbon dioxide and water vapour comes out of the engine is basic chemistry.
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Airbag light needs turning off
NO! You have to fix the airbag fault before the light can be cancelled. Also you at least should fail the MoT if the airbag light does not initially illuminate and then extinguish when the car is switched on.
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Airbag error - Octavia 3
@Jonfa - As @PetrolDave says; additional note that the airbag light is a latching warning so you need VCDS or OBD ii to reset it after correcting the fault.
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Airbag light fuse
Which one? I think you need VCDS or OBD II to access the airbag system. These clearly is a fault logged since the light is illuminated.
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Speed Alert
Ok, other than the temporary limits around Scottish schools at the ends of the school day and lunch hour, and/or around hospitals, name one 20mph limit with illustration(s).
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Drl lights
DRLs come on front only when you start the engine and have no other lights on. You sure you're not looking at front sidelights (tail lights will be on with these).
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Arnold Clarke stickers ?
The one I bought was transferred from their contract hire fleet to their used fleet, and was a very good buy once they'd paid for a new alternator and Sprague clutch to go on it.
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What would be a SMALLER but sporty replacement for my RS?
Golf GTi?
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Dynamic road signs / traffic sign rec
"Looking through the windscreen" is surely more useful, since this gives you an idea of safe speed, good line and "what the idiot coming the other way is doing"?
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Passenger window clicks but doesn't operate
It's likely the regulator that's failed and not the lifter motor.
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Advice On First Oil & Filter Change/Jacking points & Which Trolley Jack to buy?
I'm not sure about the filter, but the sump plug has been omitted yes. 2 or 3 gallons of oil later...
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the truth about electric cars
It's wyx087's usual attitude of "I've made up my mind; don't bother me with the facts!"
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Headlamp high/low beam problems
If the operation of your lights is similar to mine (QV) (never mind whether or not you have front fogs), the more likely problem is with the dip switch (column switch). You might be able to fix it with Servicol or might need a new switch.
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Octavia buying: gearbox, trim and engine trade offs
@michaelc - Well, FWIW Toyotas used to be common hereabouts, but have become rare over the last 30 years or so.
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Blue load wire broke
Why do you assume this is not an ABS(ASR) sensor (wire) failing?
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Self levelling rear lights? MOT failure.
How accurately can you measure the lengths of both rods?
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Self levelling rear lights? MOT failure.
TBF I would have read it as "tail light self levelling system" had I not known that there is no such thing.
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1.9 TDI instantly stalling after starting
I had a similar issue with a Citroen XUD engine. The problem there was that the warm (when the cold enrichment had just cut off but the engine wasn't up to operating temperature) idle speed was literally 50rpm too low.
- 19 inch rims - Can I put a 45 tyre on a 235/40 R19 wheel size
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All gone wrong in relatively quick succession - ABS, Gearing and Laboured Start-up/Cut-outs
@Gazawee - Suggested actions:- Tell us which engine and transmission you have. Change your garage. Get fault codes read using VCDS or OBD II.
- DPF cleaning maintenance