Recent content by Geeday

I've just had the clutch done, it doesn;t share a resovoir or anything silly like that (or is that just a silly suggestion)?

I used to have a ticking coming from the front of my car, which was NOT related to engine/road speed. It has stopped now, which is weird, but after 5 seconds of the car starting, some pump (dunno which one) kicks in and the the brightness of the milometer returns to normal. this pump (i...

The same one as ChrisR i reckon. Have i bought an external one where as i have an internal fitting one? either way, i have took the bushes etc out the new one and am currently putting them in the old body as everything seems to fit. the only issue is i dont know which port the valve/open...

I'm replacing my old 3 port valve and have come across a huge problem, perhaps it's cause i aint a plumber!!! The old valve (which is very old) has female ends/fittings, the one i bought, and i think most that are sold today are male ends so a simple problems has just turned BIG. I don't want...

There doesn't seem to be a leak, more like full flow through the valve, all rads heat up. Not sure what sort of valve it is. The original actuator that was broken (didn;t rotate when requested) was by Satchwell (SD1751), we are talking 20 years old i reckon and the water isn't "very good". As...

In short: when ever i turn on just HW on my CH system, the rads get warm. I have just replaced the actuator head (a 4 wire one) of the valve and I believe this is working correctly: i.e. the motor spins when I turn the CH on, then returns when i turn it off. We have manually turned the valve...

Thanks for the swift reply. So if I take the cap off this valve on the lowest rad in the system, it will drain the complete system? Are there any suggestions for fittings I could get so I could add a hose on to the end of this? Someone has just mentioned it looks like a Microbore style...

Hi, I'm one of the newbie type people and trying to find out what these valves (see pic below, it is closed off with a threaded cap) are used for on my radiators. I'm in a 2 bed semi and they are on most rads in the house. I'm looking to drain my system and wondering if these are designed to...