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    Portable lighting for car maintanence

    Looks like we all need to apply for a patent !
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    fiesta heater

    Might be worth looking at the heater valve,these tend to stick and either give you hot or cold air ,replaced dozens not a hard job to do!
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    Ford Excort MkVI van - handbrake adjustment

    Remove the drums and adjust the shoes nearer to the drum,or the cheating way is pull the handbrake cover back let off the handbrake.don'tforget to leave it in gear !and adjust the 10mm nut under the handbrake lever ,this is only a temporary measure and if you decide to adjust correctly back off...
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    Portable lighting for car maintanence

    If you actually manage to designh one you will make a fortune ! Problems incurred over 24 years. Lamp must be a sealed unit to eliminate a fire hazard Lamp must be cordless to eliminate a tripping hazard I guess it would need to be some sort of cross between a flourecent and a torch...
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    cracking an egg into a car radiator

    Wouldn't put an egg in if i was you , cause more problems in the long run,locate the leak and repair it is your less costly option in the long run.
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    Ford transit 1999 SWB tyre pressure

    tyre size: 195/65R16C 54 front 59 rear tyre size: 195/70R15C 50 front 54 rear this is for a 2600Kg van for 3500Kg van add about 4-5 psi hope this helps
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    Replacing rusty spark plugs

    You will find it easier to change the plugs when the engine is hot! When the plugs start to move take your time and go back and forth slightly undoing more at each turn ,be patient they nearly always come out by this method.
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    fronty 2.3 diesel has difficulty starting when cold

    Had similiar problem with my frontera ,turned out to be the heater relay,before you buy one as they are expensive check that the heater light is staying on for the correct time,I rewired mine using an old escort relay to eliminate it,then went to the local breakers,the 2.3 engine is fitted in...
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