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And that is what I ended up using. Following the excellent advice given I took some 18 inch stilsons, heavy hammer and drill all to no avail 'cos the WD40 had done its stuff and the element nut was removed quite easily with the box-spanner with tommy-bar. There are a couple of problems but I...

We had this happen on a '93 Polo that my family owned a few years back. It is a common problem on Golfs and Polos of this period. The leak comes from the filler neck; not actually the tank itself so the smell will no doubt be at its most intense after filling. It is possible to obtain a...

Absolutely. The problem with heating it up is that I have left the drenched in WD40 and thats flammable. :shock:

Right, stisons and big hammer now added to lisr. Thanks for the very helpful suggestions, chaps. :wink:

Just when I was trying to look on the bright side. :roll:

Thanks, guys. I did think of connecting the lower element but on closer inspection one of the terminals seems to be rather bashed, so I decided against doing this. Might give the hammer and bolster a go. If this does not work and the cylinder is still intact :wink: I may try using the...

I am having real difiiculty in removing a failed heater element from the cylinder. It is the upper of two 14inch 3kw type. The lower element has never been connected as there is not sufficient current available, so the upper one, now failed, provides all of the hot water to the flat. I am using...

I thought Glass's had been available to the public for some years now. You could have a look at this. Seems to reckon that the Citroen Despatch was not available prior to 2007. Is the one you are looking at an import or been subject to a re-registration?

You could try this then: Honest John started work in the motor trade in 1959 and bought his first car (a BMW Isetta) in 1964. His award-winning agony column first appeared in the Daily Telegraph's Saturday Motoring section in January 1995, and he has since helped many tens of thousands of...

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Thanks for your help, guys. I will try the DS40. :wink:

While cleaning out a central heating radiator, I managed to spill some of the contents on some paving stones in the garden. Any suggestions as to what I could use to clean the mess? The stains are from the black sludge rather than the red stuff. Thanks for any help. :wink:

Thanks very nuch, guys. Have carried out the test with the multimeter and there is 240v available at the MV. Is there any way of determining as to whether it is the actuator or the motor? I am assuming here that the valve is not defective as it can be operated manually using the lever...

I seem to be having a problem with the motorized valve on my CH system. All of the rads have failed to come on but hot water is still plentiful. I switched the manual lever on one of the MVs and this did the trick of bringing on the pump and moving heated water to the rads. Presumably the...

Excellent advice, Terry. This looks to do the trick. Good tip re reversable WC cones. Cheers. :wink:

I have bought the suggested 3 piece flushpipe. Still not able to quite get a fit between siphon and back of the loo. Is it acceptable to combine flushpipe with solvent weld pipe and fittings and how reliable would the seal be? Also is there anyway that applying some heat to the flushpipe might...

Got it. Yes, you are quite right, Chris. On reflection that item probably would do the trick. Thanks for your help. :wink:

Sorry, that is for a high-level WC. What I am after is a low-level flushpipe to which I could fix a waste compression elbow in order to make the connection to the cistern (which is mounted at right-angles to the loo).

I am trying to connect a flushpipe on an old low-level loo where the cistern is mounted at 90° to the WC. Previously the connection between the loo and the cistern has contained a section of solvent weld waste (40mm) and what appears to be a couple of compression elbow fittings (one of which...