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Old 7th February 2010, 05:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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yeah i agree, some of the pics are on ultra low res cameras from a bygone digital age (3 years ago ) Cam belt one would be great
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Old 7th February 2010, 07:13 PM   #3 (permalink)
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one of the best, i would imagine, would be a step-by-step engine removal
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well, i'm trying to sell my car, but if anyone wants to come and help strip it and do a step by step guide at the same time then that would kill two birds with one stone... also if you needed any parts you could have them as way of payment.
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i must say i have the haynes here which is useful to an extent but the tech articles on here are far more helpful for getting anything done. Better explained than anything in haynes
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yeah exactly, i have found some major differences between the haynes manual and real life, also buying cars the age we buy ours we often unearth unusual repairs and modifications
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I have added to the injection and ignition articles in the general section, I will add pics and sort out the pages better, but this is a good place to go to learn some stuff.
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"Remove the locking nut - yup that rusty round blob where it used to be"

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