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BC wrote:

DD wrote:

BC wrote: When I was a young bloke at Uni I had an old EH Holden wagon which I used to go surfing down south in. I blew the head gasket a couple of times and fixed it myself. These days I hardly even open the bonnet let alone get my hands dirty...it's too bloody hard with all the technology in a modern car.

Fair to say BC you owned a torque tension wrench? I changed a few rocker cover gaskets and adjusted the tappets with a set of feeler gauges. Turning the flywheel until you get top dead centre. Lol

I think everyone owned a timing light. I did an apprenticeship as an auto electrician but didn’t carry on with it. Wasn’t really my choice, found it a very awkward and frustrating occupation though I enjoyed reconditioning alternators and starter motors. I reconditioned hundreds of them, could probably still recondition a Bosch or Lucas alternator today blind folded. Lol

Yes mate...my old man showed me how to do it. He had an old tension wrench and feeler gauges...I'd buy a head gasket from Coventry's or similar and away I'd go. A different time that's for sure.

I remember my mums old man, he was a real bush mechanic I don't think he ever took a car to mechanic once, he had a crack at everything himself, different era thats for sure. I remember blowing a head gasket on a Toyota Tray Top I had once, straight to the workshop for me.

Here's one for you DD+Bazz.Spoke about this before Xmas.
German tyre company Continental has purchased MyCar formally known as Kmart Tyre+Auto.Off Westfarmers for $265,000,000. The 248 stores Australia wide. Valued at well over 1 million for each store.

You probably bored it into submission.

gtrxuone wrote: Here's one for you DD+Bazz.Spoke about this before Xmas.
German tyre company Continental has purchased MyCar formally known as Kmart Tyre+Auto.Off Westfarmers for $265,000,000. The 248 stores Australia wide. Valued at well over 1 million for each store.

Shit, not a bad return.

Stand the Test wrote: I lost the keys to my HZ and started it with a screw driver across the elements for years. I can’t remember now how I stopped it from running.

Pulled the positive wire from the coil?

DD wrote:

gtrxuone wrote: Here's one for you DD+Bazz.Spoke about this before Xmas.
German tyre company Continental has purchased MyCar formally known as Kmart Tyre+Auto.Off Westfarmers for $265,000,000. The 248 stores Australia wide. Valued at well over 1 million for each store.

Shit, not a bad return.

Was just reading on ABC. German companys are investing in Australian automotive industry. A 170 million factory was completed in Brisbane yesterday. They have a contract to build armoured personal carriers for the Australian Army.Bosch are buying auto electrical companies in Au.