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Thanks for that Stivino.'Found that picture meself yesterday.It's a bit vague but it's pointing in the same direction.The damn thing's actually under the flex portion of the transverse air inlet (for others reference.Take that out,two 7mm jubilee clips,and...tons of access...not) Buried van...

Cheers solar. I've just had a check and I do believe between us all,we're right.There's a black plastic 'nut topped' cap t'ing.We're rockin' an rollin' dude. Like all things Meriva engine compartment it's an absolute sow to get to...not impossible,just f***in stupid! All I need to know now is...

Hi folks. Anyone know where the damn thing is on a 1.7 CDTi? Before you start I know it is definately not attached at any point to the car,because I've been all over the engine with torches,mirrors and a diving snorkel and mask..it's not there dammit! Seriously now...It's between the bulkhead...

Sorry if this is a little Egg/Hole/Suck....and late,but you have started right where the pipe enters? It must be outside next to the way the b***r goes in, however deep.Then dig around like Tiger Woods looking for the way out!Think easiest for whoever installed it after that.

All is well.She yeilded not unlike a comely maiden! (You're getting an image now aren't you!) And don't pee in the tanks man,the crews get p***d off and machinegun the french civilians!...be nice.

Cheers for that Nige. Tis what I suspect, but I do like authoritative direction Before I go 'live' with the weaponry! Do you reckon that'll have a slow enough bend to take MDPE.Or shall we just leap upon it as a cat on a poly sack enclosing a kipper? Worth being gentle or not?

Guys.apologies in advance for troublin your lordships but....(Thats what we call creepin',by the way). Still struggling with our galvo water main which is concreted in the corner of the (ex) kitchen . It enters property via a tee and BEHOLD a redundant Dead End). Its about 750mm down...

Ah so,Denso tape or tick paint.I'll wear a 'tape'.I thought they did something similar before the buried them alive.Was it thick (dimensionally that is)? We're gonna bin the mess so I wondered what it was is all.Always wary of 'What We Did In The Good Old Days'.Asbestos,DDT,Agent Orange,Votes...

Yo Dudes !956 semi,rippin' out the water mains 'We' are. Whats this gunge around the galvo pipe all about.Smells like a cross between a failed bioweapon and a shrimpers wellies. "Is It Safe"?

Tickly Hi.Yes I'm with the floor thing 100%...1950s joists however (like RSJs!) so I'm not too bothered there,I will beef up a bit ('bit of belt n braces never hurt)...'Got any words of wisdom about the different steel? And some bath undercarriages can be a bit pants I see. Kaldewei look good(?)

Yo Dudes, Steel bath thicknesses.One thing I cannot stand is a wobbly old tub.You sit in it and it creaks,flexes and eventually the damn thing yanks its seal off! Am I thinking right...A steel bath cuts some of this sport down? And will there be a noticeable difference between...

Oh dear,Its getting all Bishop/Luncheon voucher/News Of The World now. As for the 'Leckky Bord (or whatever the hell they call themselves these days,I smell CBA.They'd rather fork out a fortune for Aggreko to run a monumental diesel than fix anything proper,gits. I was thinking if I could...

What? ...for the the frogs? ...stuff'em! Anyway my missus will jolly well draw the line at a rusty old 'zhaust puffin out in front of the (dead) telly! what will the neighbours say?...silly man. Cheers aptsys I'll have a look out for 'drivers in'.That'll flumox the saturday boy!

Heres a quick one for you clever boys...12v LEDS,is there anything funny about their supply requirement? or is it plain old DC?Is it therefore possible to wire one in a room to add a back up?Our grotty old supply goes down once a year, 15 hours was the worst two years back,'came back on just...

May God forgive me,I have Whitworth in my toolbox still! I saw the end of the flying steamengine parts as a 'boy'.Now I've inherited a house full of Mr Brunels' finest Pipery. 'What's really scary is the electrics I'm pulling out by the handfull.You can see why Part P came about!... The Sparks...

Cheers Mandate, I must confess I havn't even given them a proper try yet (guilty of assuming that my problem would be a little to 'specific' for them?) But I'm getting a sense of direction now (come to think of it,I may have seen some 'Old Iron' on their shelves in the past.) Oh,and wrong...

Hmm, I'm getting the "You need a Gash Box full of old steam engine and Merlin parts mate" feeling....

BSP...TAPIR?....(NOT THE CUTE PIG THING I TAKE IT!) Plugs for that?.....Or bushes?...or bushes and Pushfit?..it only has to be for a few weeks,then I'll either be digging it out or running on to a new kitchen.

Thanks for the response Tickly. I've been browsing and found some clues and bits (1/2" bsp & 3/4" PLUGS!.... bingo.) 'Appreciate the 'Dead Leg' bit.My need is only temporary.I might need to use it yet. Do you agree it can only be BSP? Plugs are only pence,stuff it...I'll get one of...

Folks, I need to blank off my (steel?)mains.I'm confused....One,with the size.It appears to be around 3/4",although looking at it it seems a tad bigger! Two,what to stuff in the hole? BSP I'm assuming. Is a brass plug available off the shelf?...If its 3/4(BSP) Please dont tell me it could...