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    I put Petrol in a diesel

    Great idea from vokera80e,this would not take a lot of doing and cut down on the reported 200,000 a year wrong fuel incidents. I was out for a weekend in the eighties,and had a borrowed car from work,an early Golf diesel.When I went to fill up at a north wales garage,the alert attendant called...
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    help - leak coming from my car roof!

    Had this same problem on a Citroen zx. Sounds like access to aerial is similar on a peugeot.I removed the twin centre lamp assembly,removed the aerial lead and then the mounting nut.Cleaned up and refitted with some silicone sealer.No more leaks.Pretty sure you will not need to disturb the...
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    Rover Metro idling problem

    If this is a "A" series engine,(not sure when the "K" came in)the oil filler cap was changed on the 24000 mile service,to prevent things like this happening. Also,if it is carb equipped,the dashpot could stick slightly causing the engine to stop.Three screws to remove it,polish inner bore with...
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    Repairing radiator

    If you really have to go down the glueing route,araldite is the stuff you need.You don't state your vehicle type,if it's a fairly common car you should be able to get a secondhand rad reasonably cheap.Geoff
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    Rear brakes locking up

    Not familiar with these motors,has it got rear drum brakes?Your problem sounds like a sticking wheel cylinder.If the rear linings are low the cylinder may be sticking due to the piston moving out further for drum contact.If the rear cylinders are just a bit corroded but not scored,they can be...
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    Petrol Leak

    Kiera,despite all the hillarity you still have a leak.A leak at the rear or centre of the car can be touched off by exhaust heat.If it's under the bonnet,the same applies plus electrics involved.If you can't expand your description at all,please ask a friend or neighbour to look.Modern fuel...
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    Suzuki Jimny - Water reserve tank boiling over?

    One or two mentions of electric fans,unless fitted as extras jimny's don't have them,they have a viscous fan, belt driven. The rad cap is on the radiator,the expansion tank just has an overflow pipe for discharging any excess from the engine and admitting air so the coolant can flow back to the...
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    Ford Escort 1.8D sump plug

    I think the sockets referred to by darkarius for damaged nuts,are called "gator grip".I have never seen any for sale in auto stores,they seem to be mail order from the sort of catalogues you find inserted into magazines. Although it may involve a garage visit,the weld a bigger nut on method is...
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