Recent content by Hutch

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    Swift Challenger 560 2021 stiff room blind

    I have tried , furniture polish, PTFE spray, silicone dry spray, works for a few days, then back to stiff blinds again. With the blind runners popped. Out.
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    Aviation, Aircraft I have worked on.

    Is the top one a Mongoose, lower heli EH 101, Merlin, Not a clue about the sand coloured Brick. Looks nasty though.
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    Operation dark phone

    Just had quick overview, looks good, I'm will get it on catch up Thanks for the recommendation. Have a look at The Capture, on BBC one. Catch up. Very worrying. .about AI.
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    Captain Chaos hits the road again

    Ssshh, loose lips, Sink ships.
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    Got there. 100,000 miles

    Just had the SantaFe , (101500 miles) in for the ABS fuse recall, and the Auto Transmission oil change, oil cost £115 labour £105. It feels lovely and smooth again , what a difference, I remember GafferBill, saying his felt nicer after transmission oil change. . Edit : oil £115, labour £65, vat £40
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    Keeping to 20 mph

    Google maps gives me traffic live data, ie, accidents, slow traffic etc. very useful around my area of the M1, j13 to j15. My Santa Fe gives me traffic and accident only when on a plotted route. Updates to SatNav about £40 , from E bay.
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    Do you?

    Yes, but removed them the evening afternoon , before we leave.
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    What is he drilling?

    I don't know but we have had the fields scattered with Spillage around here, and oh boy does it stink.
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    Bulkhead Rivets

    Double the number rivets with larger ones and Steel ones. If the holes are not drilled the same size they will move and allow the panels to chafe. Replace the screws with steel rivets.
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    Aviation, Aircraft I have worked on.

    More like the C130.
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    Aviation, Aircraft I have worked on.

    That is a very interesting aircraft, the No1 and No3 props turn anti clockwise , ( when viewed from the front and No 2 and 4 rotate clockwise, I suppose to counter roll torque
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    More scam

    Just had a message on my mobile phone, ref a parking fine for 15th July, to be paid by 30th July. The link take you to a very professional looking GOV site. It asks for Car reg and post code. But it then asks for £20 . I went to the same site again but through my tablet, but I put in a...
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    Dometic fridge issue

    I am going back to basics, can you check what the voltage of your battery is, if it's below a certain voltage then the 12 volt power to control the fridge is not there and you will get a beeping warning.
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    Aviation, Aircraft I have worked on.

    So did I , but we put it in a BIG box and sent it to the USA, in the early 1970's
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    Aviation, Aircraft I have worked on.

    Thank you, I was an apprentice at RAE Bedford, we had lots of different aircraft based there and travelling through. One month we had 4 Vulcans on Standby for exercises, , we heard a incredible roar and got to the hanger doors as the first one took off followed by the other three within 2...