george_seamons

Hmmmm...maybe you have different elements over there...most in the uk are about 4" wide, can't imagine a BB tool being that wide! Just looked on ebay for "immersion heater spanner", seems you can get them for around £6, but they all look REALLY weedy compared to what I use (we're talking a sold 1" bar welded to the hexagon head with webbing to distribute the force. Got to be worth a go for £6 though I guess.

If its slowed down that much, take the top element out, the air pressure will quickly push the rest of it out.

...which would probably be more expensive than a plumber, lol! Meh, there's no telling some people. Good luck! I await the "We have no hot water" or "My house is flooded" thread!

You'd be surprised how tight the elements are! The spanner I use has a hexagon which slots over the element, and a handle which is a good 2 foot long, even then its an all-your-weight job. Copper and steel tend to corrode together and make a f**king tight bond! And if it really is that tight, unless you apply even pressure, you can shatter the cyliner. Be careful! A wise man once said "a little knowledge is far worse than no knowledge"...

You really really need to get somebody who knows what they're doing to do the job dude. If you don't even know how to use a multimeter, you are going to end up hurting yourself. Plus, like I said, you need a special spanner to get the element out of the tank anyway...have you looked at that yet? If you drain the tank beforehand, and supply all the parts, it will be an hours labour at the very most. Most of the callouts I do to change elements, 90% of the callout is spent waiting for the tank to drain. I don't mean this in a nasty way, so please don't take it the wrong way...but it's people like you that are the reason Part P etc were bought in. People "having a go" often make a job a whole lot worse, and I have seen jobs which your average Joe have done themselves, which are quite frankly bloody dangerous! To the extent of one house actually burning down due to dodgy wiring. Remember; water and electricity is a BAD mix!!!

Sounds like you need a plumber! You do know you need a special spanner to take the element out? Also, if the tank is at ground level, you are going to really struggle to empty it!

When I was an apprentice, I was shit on ALL the time by my "elders". Now I AM an "elder", it is me that does the shitting. Its the circle of life...deal with it! You will look back in time, and realise whst a moany little bitch you were! Jardo, for somebody that earns "so much", you are skint more than anybody I know!

When you say knobs, do you mean stopcocks on the piping? Turn ALL of them off. Then look on the bottom of the tank, and there should be a drain valve. Undo that, and put the hose over this, and run the hose out (make sure the hose is lower than the tank though, or you won't empty it.

Mine looks lower at the back

Off to Ultimate Dubs now. Bring on the scene queens and euro fags! Hope the weathers a bit better than here, there's a good couple of inches of snow on the floor! Which reminds me, on Prawn's reccomendation, I'm going to fit a switch to enable me to run on actuator pressure only, because in the cold and wet, even a suggestion of throttle cause the car to try and stick you in the nearest ditch!

Would appreciate borrowing that press Paul. I remember doing the rear beam on my Toledo and swearing it was a job I would never do again, haha! Have to agree on the sticker too I'm afraid, its so smooth and clean at the back, the sticker really detracts from that Much better to leave them guessing rather than shouting "I'M FAST!!!"

Boring? I fitted the polybushes to my wishbones on Saturday. The extra caster (on top of the caster/camber adjustable top mounts) makes the handling epic. The bushes have really tightened the steering up too, which is a bonus! Going to check the rear beam bushes, and poly them too if they are shot.

Weld it/around it.

Man Brakes

You drive on track like you have something VERY wrong in your head though, haha. You braked so hard that your 6 point harness gave me a g-force induced mangina.

VR6 turbos are things of beauty! There's a guy with a turboed R32 around my way, sounds orgasmic going through my village.

Your car has 245bhp...thats hardly too powerful for FWD, lol. Lots of modern hot hatches have more than that from the factory (Astra VXR and Focus RS to name just two). I think the percieved "limit" of 300bhp is more sensible. Although all this talk of it being "too much" is, as you say, driver dependant. Nick was running rings around 4wd and RWD cars at Donnington Park at the weekend. Not even sneaking past, we're talking full on destroying. Agreed on the VR6 Corrado being cool as chief though. If I had to have an older car, that's the exact one I'd have!

He said quirky and full of character...not something that every local yobbo has bought to do "skids" in.

Irrelevant, seeing as you were given them. Anyway, they just slow it down

Its exactly the same lol, its got the same bolt on mods (literally THE same). Its only got more power because the mapping techniques have vastly improved! Get off your high horse

...but yours doesn't boost properly

That is the only downfall of the LCR, its such an aggressive looking car, specifically aimed at being sporty, yet there wasn't a 3 door option. Retarded!

You can't compare your car with a standard LCR, that's not fair lol. Compare the two standard, then the two at the same "stage" of tune, and then see which is preferred...although its fairly obvious (hence sacking off my a3 the second I drove the LCR)

Its about the only decent "static" show (I.e not any Santa Pod, or trackside show). Bit of a trek for me, but I've been the last few years, and its a bit of a tradition. Plus, being the first show of the year, there's plenty of decent motors.

Been a busy boy, will try and get some. Got Ultimate Dubs next weekend, so should be nice and clean, and picture worthy!