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We had one of these. Trying to land a model of an F4 Phantom in my parents lounge in Xmas 1974 or 5. http://www.stuffwelove.co.uk/flightdeck.htm

Me and my brothers used to build and fly control line planes in the mid 70s or so and I've still got all 3 of the engines and the last plane I built, flew, crashed, rebuilt etc. One memorable event was a Focke wolf 190 I spent ages building and then destroyed it on the first flight. And another was letting my uncle have a go, he climbed the plane to the point it was almost overhead, the lines went slack and it nose dived into the ground.

Ring a dealer? On various cars I've had when I didn't know the front hub nut torque, I'd centre punch the end of the driveshaft and the nut inline with each other and aslong as I'd didn't change any parts, just retighten the nut until the marks lined up again. Obviously this assumes it was right in the first place but if it had been running ok, fair to say it wasn't far out.

If Mrs and me don't know what to get each other, we just put cash aside for a holiday or weekend away. Hate the thought of buying useless presents just because you "have" to buy something.

@fastbob. Got my projector working after buying new drive belts and went through all my home movies. There were clips of Coventry air show circa 1978-79 showing Concorde doing a fly past and a Lancaster landing. Also there's a shot of us flying to Jersey from Baginton on what I think was a Bristol Britannia, there's a shot out a window and clearly showing a turboprop engine.

I've had to control my BP as part of my kidney care, in fact it was elevated BP that first alerted the docs to the condition. I'm currently on 6 different tablets, two of which are to keep the BP down. I do have to juggle the quantity one of the tablets as its effect seems to be quite powerful with me, too much and the BP goes too low and I get postural hypotension, dizzy spell if I stand up too quick. Eat well, cut out added salt or salty foods. Exercise, think you cycle a lot? Don't smoke. Lessen your stress levels.

Not woke at all, my attitude towards women has always been the same. The narrative of the story is not in question and sadly a reflection of many lives but one phrase is not acceptable, breaks forum rules; General rule #-2.

This thread should be closed, suggestion of threats against women is not where this forum wants to be. Even the title is offensive, my mrs caught it out the corner of her eye and questioned it.

Maybe, but he was only 9 points behind "superstar" Russell. And was only courtesy of the nonsense that was Spa.

Will Latifi be off Totos Christmas card list? Dramatic way to end a dramatic and contentious season.

Why have candles when you can have the real thing?

Silverwing will get used throughout the winter except on icy or snow days. R1,Gt380,RGV & SS won't see the light of day until March

Me, at the weekend twice. First I smashed OHs favourite tea mug. 2nd, put some of the Xmas lights up out the front of the house in the wrong places so they didn't reach when I got to the end of the run. Up ladder, down ladder, move ladder, up, down, up, down, grrrrrrr.

Any update OP?

As asked what work has been done on the engine? Do a compression check as you would a 4 stroke, will be lower ,maybe 100psi. If you have leak on the crankcase ,it will struggle to start or run properly. This could be crank seals or crankcase sealing. It is possible to perform a pressure test on the crankcase with bungs on the intake and exhaust and using soap bubbles to find any leaks. Any leak will also weaken the fuel mixture and cause poor running or seizure. How are the barrel and piston? The barrel is nicasil so cannot be rebored, it has to be replated. Piston clearance checked.? Ring gaps checked? Reed valves ok,? if not sealing properly will leak pressure back out the inlet. Has it an exhaust power valve? Is that set up properly? Is the exhaust clear? Any excess back pressure will stop airflow through the engine. You say it has a spark, but is the timing correct? Is it new plug? Do you have an air filter for it ? 2 strokes can be fussy beasts on carb calibration. It is normal to first fire up with a bit of pre-mix until the oil pump is bled. If that mix has too much oil, it can be difficult to ignite it. When I first went to start my RGV after a rebuild ,it was a tw@t to start, would fire on one cylinder but the 2nd intermittently fired. Ended up with new plugs, fitting the airbox and fresh fuel. Gearbox sounds like an assembly issue, should be able to click through the box with the back wheel in the air and spark plug out turning the wheel by hand.

With the right tools, yes.

Few years back, Robinson's foundry were having 20% off everything on Black Friday, I'll have one of them RGV cranks thanks, should have been £700, got it for £560.

Looking good.

Done.

Sounds like she needs some more professional driver training to master the basics before you take her out for any practice. The learner car will have dual controls should the need arise to take over ,which sounds likely. Offer to help pay for extra lessons and ask her instructor to tell you when she is ready to go out with you in your car I used to take my eldest daughter out for practice lessons in between her proper driving lessons, the youngest daughter just took extra lessons. Both passed first time aged 18.

Me and my brother's were mad on Airfix when kids, the bedroom ceiling was full of them. My Dad was clearing out his loft and found my first cine camera and projector, would have had this around 1976 and last used 1977 when I bought a better model. Stuck some new batteries in the camera and incredibly it worked, 44 years since it last run. You can still get film cartridges but with processing they are £80 for 3mins of film, I'll stick to using my phone.

Changed the oil and filter on the Silverwing, last done about 18 mths ago. Pretty surprised by the level of corrosion on the genuine filter, hadn't rusted through but would eventually. Also went to change the rear disc and pads however the disc bolts were stuck fast and despite soaking in penetrating fluid, heat gun and smacking with a punch none of them would budge. Put it back together with the new pads and old disc and ordered some new bolts as they will need replacing after more persuasion by drilling or other means.

My post clearly wasn't intended to address all angles of the discussion, just a counter point to the suggestion car drivers are in an insulated sound bubble, we as motorcyclists also have our sense of hearing dulled by helmet, ear plugs etc. The UK should adopt France's laws on earphones and include pedestrians wearing them, the number of people I've nearly hit who don't pay attention when crossing the road.

Indeed, you are not allowed to even pick up your phone but its ok the scroll through endless screens on the infotainment. When cars were much simpler you didn't have to take your eyes from out front to adjust the heating, you could do it be feel.