The quick question thread

[RuSZ]

I don't have this problem, diesel pumps don't fit in Petrol's thank fully... I have picked up the black pump a few times without thinking and wondered why it wouldn't fit :bang:

I normally only fill up at the local sainsburys, when i'm not traveling far, and they did a upgrade of the forecourt and swapped the diesel pumps with the petrol ones so they were in a different order..

Wonder how many people that caught out

 

[Kier]

I don't have this problem, diesel pumps don't fit in Petrol's thank fully... I have picked up the black pump a few times without thinking and wondered why it wouldn't fit :bang:

I normally only fill up at the local sainsburys, when i'm not traveling far, and they did a upgrade of the forecourt and swapped the diesel pumps with the petrol ones so they were in a different order..

Wonder how many people that caught out

Oh diesel can fit in a petrol tank...as lots of customers find out .

 

[RuSZ]

Oh diesel can fit in a petrol tank...as lots of customers find out .

Takes some effort and luck though doesnt it Ive done it a couple of times, picking up the diesel pump and when it hasnt fitted noticed it was the wrong pump.

Have seen the BP use Blue for Ultimate Diesel and Petrol... smart move..

I normally go to Sainsbury's like I said, and if i go for the Orange Pump know it will work (Sainsbury's High Octane :slayer

 

[dave]

years ago diesel pumps and petrol pumps were separate, a lot harder for people to get it wrong, most places the diesel pump was a long way from petrol pumps mainly because only lorries and some old mercs used it. they should bring back the separate pumps

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Oh diesel can fit in a petrol tank...as lots of customers find out .

Not in modern cars, as they're different sizes, diesel is a much bigger nozzle, hence why the smaller petrol will fit in a derv - which happens to cause more damage than diesel n a petrol

 

[ChrisUK]

Its not an idiot tax...I've done it .

You're a BMW driver too :nerner:

 

[Kier]

You're a BMW driver too :nerner:

Yeah, but I was a Fiat driver at the time .

 

[SamuraiDragon]

anyone know whats the best things to look at regarding a 1.6 ford focus? clutch appears to have had it, but otherwise any ideas on what to look out for?

 

[jenks69]

It'll be slow! Clutch / brakes, rust underneath. Make sure everything electrical works - all the standard stuff! The earlier MK1's suffered from a dodgy pollen filter seal and water pools in the foot well.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Don't forget to check that the Ford badge hasn't discoloured / allowed water in

 

[JustAndy]

Do Shop4parts sell cinq door check straps? Cant seem to find them

 

[maddogmorg]

Will an LED that puts out no light, still flow current through it?

 

[Dragon Man]

not if its blown, thats why if say 3 LEDs are being ran in parallel by one resistor they will go brighter and eventually die dew to being over powered :/

 

[Eklipze3k]

Who's got my axle stands?

 

[RuSZ]

Who's got my axle stands?

:nutter:

 

[bludvl_x19]

Who's got my axle stands?

The person that you lent them to last.

HTH

 

[custard]

Why are drain/utility covers put on the roads?
wouldnt it make more sense to have them at the roadside or in the pavement. rather than an area where tons of metal go over them?

 

[dombooth]

Why are drain/utility covers put on the roads?
wouldnt it make more sense to have them at the roadside or in the pavement. rather than an area where tons of metal go over them?

Don't leccy cables run under pavements?

Dom

 

[RuSZ]

Roads are generally dug deeper to accomodate the larger loadings placed on them.

So its easier to put them under there during construction, and often the services are quite large/wide/deep, so would in most situations be bigger than the pavement and still go under the road


Finally my degree has come in handy

 

[Focus Owner]

whats your degree in russ?