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  1. Dogbreath

    Can you run a bolt extractor in the drill?

    Which is why you should not use extractors on bolts that have been sheared of because they have seized in place with corrosion etc. They work fine for bolts/studs that been been sheared through overtorquing, fatigue or just plain overloading. In the applications that extractors are intended...
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    funny front end

    Why did you choose trailing links on the front end? This increases dive under braking which is not usually desirable.
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    I bought another wreck... not a Honda?! - Project!!

    Pretty sure the claimed power for the 2000 CBR600F (CBR600F4) was quite a bit over 100bhp, though didn't make it in reality. If it's a sports bike it could be the GSXR600 SRAD or the R6. Could also be a ZZR600 or FZS600 if it's faired.
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    What are the hoses on these Honda throttle bodies?

    They are air bleed pipes for the idle control circuit. One of the throttle bodies has the idle control motor and valve mechanism on it, those pipes just link the other two cylinders to the valve assembly.
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    P0171 and P0174

    Check the charcoal canister purge valve, if this is stuck it will cause your symptoms.
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    Purchase without a test drive?

    I bought a car from Cazoo last month and it was a very pleasing experience. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again.
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    New Thermostat and where to buy it?

    Many of the aftermarket parts on the website you linked to will be made in China, as will the budget offerings from ECP etc. I've not had much luck with aftermarket thermostats, even when they don't leak externally I've had them leak internally causing the engine to run cold in winter. Unless...
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    YouTube Bingeing?

    If you like watching old engines being brought to life, and truck and farm machinery get repaired then: Watch Wes Work Mustie1 Lord Muck Amazed no one has mentioned DiagnoseDan, unlike the (very good) USA based diagnostic/repair channels he works on mainly European cars. Love Hubnut but his...
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    VMax Ruined By Idiots Today

    More like a Big Mac in DJO's case.
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    Brake hose clip bolt sheared - MOT?

    Is there short length of solid (non flexible) pipe between the end of the flexible hose and the caliper? If so the hose must be fixed to the upright or strut to prevent the solid pipe being cracked through fatigue. It won't fail immediately so probably not a Dangerous failure, but it's likely...
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    Can anyone identify this bike?

    Looks very much like a "cafe racered" MV Brutale.
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    Rear wheel not spinning?

    The spacer that sits between the wheel hub and sprocket carrier looks like this with the smaller diameter half sitting inside the inner race of the bearing. It should be very obvious if it's in place or not. As I mentioned, it's very common for these to drop out when the sprocket carrier is...
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    Rear wheel not spinning?

    Yes it should spin. If it spun before you removed the wheel to fit the tyre then it can't be seized wheel bearings (and seized wheel bearings just from standing is unlikely anyway). You keep saying all the spacers are correct, but this is the most likely cause of the problem. The spacer...
  14. Dogbreath

    Cleaning the oxygen sensor

    Oxygen sensors have a finite life, and you can't really clean them effectively as the sensing element is buried within the stainless shroud.
  15. Dogbreath

    Norton go into administration.

    More of an assless chaps man yourself?
  16. Dogbreath

    Wonky wheel trend

    Because they like to stand out as an individual by doing the exact same stupid mods that loads of other people do. See also "sheep mentality".
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    Vauxhall Corsa - What's the 1.2L petrol like?

    The 1.4L petrol was the smallest engine in the 8th and 9th gen Civic. Civics are not cheap to insure in general; a 1.4 Civic is insurance group 11 to the Corsa's group 6.
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    Etiquette for Lycra Clad Nutters?

    Hated by drivers for going too slow anywhere apart from in heavy traffic (or through red lights), hated by pedestrians for going far too fast/too close. It's not even a stereotype, the number of good, considerate cyclists seems to be in the minority.
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    Etiquette for Lycra Clad Nutters?

    Stealth ninja cyclists. They only show up clearly when spread thinly across the front of a brightly coloured HGV.
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    Is your Tesla rusty?

    This. Anyone that says they've never seen unpainted steel inside a car hasn't been looking very hard e.g. most of the structure under dashboards is unpainted.
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