Gaz

I take this as a good sign, in that an impatient patient is one who's less focussed on the injuries and more on next steps. And I think you've the right attitude and outlook to know what you can do, and when. All good wishes for your ongoing recovery Mac Gaz

Hello, from another Gary Gaz

Hello Clive, welcome aboard Gaz

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My previous vRS (2015 220 EA888 IS20) developed an odd delay in the internal heating. The silica bag was intact. The short story was that the coolant check valve had failed and was reporting open when it was actually closed. Simple enough, but took a long time to diagnose, with a lot of trial and error. I was given the go ahead to bring the car home, while the dealer awaited the part. Didn't make it home as the turbo grenaded itself. Turns out the coolant check valve also sends coolant to the turbo (but not if it's faulty!) and this was considered to be the reason for the turbo failing (I suspect other factors). There was swarf in the engine, so it needed a strip down to check if the turbo had taken the engine with it too (thankfully not). Skoda initially agreed to cover the costs as it was likely the check valve had failed during the warranty period, but then retracted this as the car had been remapped (after warranty). Long story here: My cautionary tale is that what appears a simple heating issue, can actually have fairly catastrophic consequences (which the remap may have exacerbated). For me that was a rather bitter £3,000 bill. Gaz PS: 'nuvver one; When I inherited a 1989 Mk2 Golf GTI !6v (139bhp), it had a K&N panel filter - one of the ones you had to clean and oil. I changed it for a standard paper filter, and confirmed via rolling road that the K&N, on this car, made absolutely no performance difference whatsoever.

Hello IF Gaz

Hello Mark We don’t mark people down for taking their time to join 👍 Gaz

Haven't seen a Common Emerald moth for a long time. But I don't blame it for having a rest in the cool on our stairs: And to the other extreme, a Red Admiral on our Barbecue: Very pretty, the both of them. Gaz

That's me too 🥵 Temp came down to a bearable 21c, so I thought I'd go for it. Car wasn't really all that dirty, mostly dust, bird poo, spider's webs, fronds from the bottle brush shrub and bits off the Scots pine. Even then it was as much as I could muster to get just the hose and a single bucket out 🙄 Still better than taking it to a car wash IMO. Gaz

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Hello Ron Gaz

A very quick wash to get the worst of it off, finishing off just as the Sun was going down: Gaz

Hello and welcome MMS Gaz

In Tesco car park this afternoon. 1967 model: I think they probably clocked me taking a sneaky pic, so I complemented the owners 😎 She said they tow a 1971 caravan with it, and no matter where they go, it always makes people smile 😁 Which it certainly did me. Gaz

+1 Don't touch it with anyone else's barge pole, let alone your own! Gaz

Owner Braving Electrics badge?

EDIT: Ignore me - I'd somehow jumped to the conclusion it's a DSG!! 🙄🙄

4:50am: Made up for the gnat I RIP'd about 4:48am 🙄 Gaz

Oh my goodness me! Parked in a lay-by on my road this afternoon. One of only a handful I've ever seen in the wild 😎: Gaz

Those on my Whyte are Shimano and they are indeed worlds apart. I'll see how 'we' get on with the current set up (bike still hasn't had the green light from Mrs Gaz yet), but yes, I might well be heading you know where.... If I do, I might well ask a LBS to do it as the cable run goes through a few retaining tubes, which means, if a want it to look right (and I do), separating the hydraulic pipe so it can be passed through unhindered. Gaz

I’ve just mullered the other calliper bolt 🤬 Luckily I had the foresight to buy a pair. As a Brucie bonus it turned out the battery was replaced last year 👍 They say size doesn’t matter, but look at it next to my 11.4ah E6010 battery - no wonder the grunt is noticeable: Gaz

Hello MB Always fancied a Yeti, but it's an itch I've not yet scratched. One day... Gaz

Hello Marc Good to hear you're impressed Gaz

Hello Ron, welcome aboard Gaz

Hello and welcome Jan Gaz