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20th October 2021, 08:40 | #21 |
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What an appalling bodge! I used old oil cans, usually Duckhams, with copious amounts of thick underseal. In my defence, it was the days of a proper chassis.
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20th October 2021, 10:40 | #23 |
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Bodge
When I was on the tools many many years ago. We had an A35 come in with a bad knock from the engine, Upon removing the sump we found that the crank had broken. The Bodge was the owner had drilled the webs on the crank and tried to put screws in to hold it together. The worse part was he had used WOOD Screws
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20th October 2021, 11:36 | #24 |
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A dodge rather than a bodge.
Many many years ago when oil was like glue in the winter the father of a friend used to light a small fire under the sump of his engine so the oil was runny enough to spin the engine over.--( By hand and starting handle.----) |
20th October 2021, 12:48 | #25 |
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That is still done in russia apparently. Messy if you have an undertray I would imagine lol
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20th October 2021, 13:11 | #26 |
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Not my bike but a mate bought a Suzuki GS550. He went to do a job on it and discovered a huge carbuncle on the wiring harness. Unwrapped the tape around it and discovered the majority of the bike had been rewired with ordinary household cable . . . . all of it brown
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20th October 2021, 13:31 | #27 |
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There used to be a great Aussie website “Bush Mechanic”. A real eye opener. More of a survivalist mechanic when stuck hundreds of miles out in the bush.
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This was one I experienced after purchasing a rover 45 from a local owner, who also worked as a parts sales man and did his own repairs.
I'd bought the car as a backup and had never been underneath it....... Robson Rover Repair on Instagram - Best bodge
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20th October 2021, 17:28 | #30 |
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I bought a 3 litre Capri in the early 80's. It was about 4 years old and appeared in good condition.
After I had owned it for a couple of weeks I decided it was a good idea to give it an oil change. I undid the sump plug and even though I had warmed it up by running it for 10 mins the oil that came out was like treacle. Yes it was 20w50 but still seemed overly thick. New oil went in together with a new filter, when I started it the oil pressure was noticeably lower and once warmed up dropped off to the point it barely showed on the gauge but the light was out. A mate told me about some oil thickener that might work and after a couple of cans it was back up to where it was before. Eventually I decided to strip the engine and found the bearing were all badly worn so after a full rebuild it was in perfect health. |
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