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Repenting, only quite badly.

Moggie
So, today I got the call, the good call, from Jonathon at JLH. After our little teething problems (the alternator bracket broke on the way…
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One pissed off banana

DAF
So, someone, I’m fairly certain, said that you could swap cylinder heads on a DAF 44 with the engine in situ. There’s not a great…
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Kicking my heels

DAF
So, today I’m hoping to whip the head off Jejy and replace it with a new one (sent by the ever lovely Rich) – unfortunately…
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Juicy Tasty Defeat

DAF
So, having discussed a variety of options for getting the piston rings compressed it came down to ‘you need a ring compressor’. Since the ring…
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Comments Off on To the middle of nowhere and back again

To the middle of nowhere and back again

DAF
So, the other reason for hiring the van was collecting 8 old clutch shoes, 5 13″ rims for the DAF, 2 exhausts, and a partridge…
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Today is…

Bike DAF General House I'm a mechanic me...
I dropped off Kathryn’s DAF (Vixy) at the garage this morning, which went fine. I’m praying that I’m right and that the clutch shoes are…
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Comments Off on No, seriously, Argh.

No, seriously, Argh.

Bike I'm a mechanic me...
After two years of sitting in the garage I brought the manual for the MZ home after my last trip. Today I’ve searched everywhere obvious,…
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Comments Off on You can’t fit better’n a fuel filter

You can’t fit better’n a fuel filter

DAF Moggie
Somewhat tardily I put in a fuel filter on both DAFs today. I say somewhat tardily because after quite a lot of investigation I found…
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Plan != reality

DAF
Plan: Motorbike to be transported here, put together, MOT and tax bike. Work on Vixy and sort the top speed, ideally change clutch plates and…
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Moments of weakness

Bike DAF
So, nights are bad. They stress your body, they stress your mind, they leave you drained and overtired. I find that I get into the…
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