Comments - not just Duttons - DuttonOwners2024-03-28T10:55:35Zhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2398922%3ABlogPost%3A69507&xn_auth=nowell i spent the morning clea…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2012-11-10:2398922:Comment:700002012-11-10T19:12:35.863ZDave Adamshttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/DaveAdams
<p>well i spent the morning cleaning the idle control valve with carb cleaner, it seems to have made a difference. so i will keep chipping away at it.</p>
<p>My sierra however is due its MOT next Saturday, not a problem as i have been working on sorting problems for the last few weeks. The problem today was curing a blowing exhaust.....simples i thought, except that the middle box was too rotten to weld to, so i had to buy a new exhaust box from my local discount exhaust centre and cut it about…</p>
<p>well i spent the morning cleaning the idle control valve with carb cleaner, it seems to have made a difference. so i will keep chipping away at it.</p>
<p>My sierra however is due its MOT next Saturday, not a problem as i have been working on sorting problems for the last few weeks. The problem today was curing a blowing exhaust.....simples i thought, except that the middle box was too rotten to weld to, so i had to buy a new exhaust box from my local discount exhaust centre and cut it about to get it fitted....its on but every joint leaks so tomorrow it comes back off and they all get sealed with fire gum. the car does seem to be running better though.......</p> When i took the Sierra for te…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2012-11-07:2398922:Comment:697762012-11-07T12:36:47.517ZDave Thomashttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/davethomas
<p>When i took the Sierra for test this spring i was greatly amused to see the tester squeeze the inner and outer sills together to check if they were rotten, and he wasnt a young bloke !</p>
<p>When i took the Sierra for test this spring i was greatly amused to see the tester squeeze the inner and outer sills together to check if they were rotten, and he wasnt a young bloke !</p> I have done similar things to…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2012-11-07:2398922:Comment:698542012-11-07T11:15:27.694ZDave Adamshttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/DaveAdams
I have done similar things to my aprentices........great fun and very educational for them.
I have done similar things to my aprentices........great fun and very educational for them. It was funny when I took the…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2012-11-07:2398922:Comment:697072012-11-07T11:03:03.919ZAdrian Southgatehttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/AdrianSouthgate
<p>It was funny when I took the Legerra in once and the 'mechanic' had the apprentice looking for the diagnostic plug deliberately...</p>
<p>It was funny when I took the Legerra in once and the 'mechanic' had the apprentice looking for the diagnostic plug deliberately...</p> "No such thing as a mechanic…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2012-11-06:2398922:Comment:699512012-11-06T22:05:46.634ZBig Vernhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/BigVern
<p>"No such thing as a mechanic these days, they're all fitters, if the laptop doesn't find the fault then it can't be fixed. Unfortunately most garages suffer from CBA (can't be arsed) syndrome when it comes to doing some real work."</p>
<p>Main dealers may be but all the 'local' garages I know do all the mechanical stuff - probably 'cos the main dealers won't! and at a good price, been hardly worth me gettin' my hands dirty these days.</p>
<p>"No such thing as a mechanic these days, they're all fitters, if the laptop doesn't find the fault then it can't be fixed. Unfortunately most garages suffer from CBA (can't be arsed) syndrome when it comes to doing some real work."</p>
<p>Main dealers may be but all the 'local' garages I know do all the mechanical stuff - probably 'cos the main dealers won't! and at a good price, been hardly worth me gettin' my hands dirty these days.</p> mixture screw.... air bypass…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2012-11-04:2398922:Comment:696622012-11-04T19:22:55.440ZDave Adamshttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/DaveAdams
<p>mixture screw.... air bypass not sure what it is called it allows air past the throttle plate...cor i am out of touch been messing with carbs and duttons too long.</p>
<p>mixture screw.... air bypass not sure what it is called it allows air past the throttle plate...cor i am out of touch been messing with carbs and duttons too long.</p>