10-04-2013, 08:41 AM
Well, it seems we must have led almost parallel lives! My first bike was a BSA Gold Flash 650 twin, propped up by a side car. I completely rebuilt it before selling it for about 4 times what I paid for it originally. My next motorised vehicle was a Reliant Robin van (like Del boy's) light blue in colour. It could outclimb anything in the Dales. Buttertubs was a mere gentle incline to it. We used it to carry all the ropes and other gear when we went potholing in the Dales. Plastic pig is what I think it used to be referred to.
Now, I wouldn't dare venture under the bonnet too far since all the extras just serve to confuse. My son's 2003 Zafira was misbehaving and so, following an idea in a Vauxhall owners forum, I removed the EGR valve, blanked off the hole it left, and left it dangling on the wiring harness so that the ECU thought it was still doing its job. Since then, I have done the same to our Renault Master-based diesel motorhome and it also performs much better. The Renault Trucks service place reckoned most fleet owners do it too. So, why is it there if it causes so much heartache?
Colin
Now, I wouldn't dare venture under the bonnet too far since all the extras just serve to confuse. My son's 2003 Zafira was misbehaving and so, following an idea in a Vauxhall owners forum, I removed the EGR valve, blanked off the hole it left, and left it dangling on the wiring harness so that the ECU thought it was still doing its job. Since then, I have done the same to our Renault Master-based diesel motorhome and it also performs much better. The Renault Trucks service place reckoned most fleet owners do it too. So, why is it there if it causes so much heartache?
Colin
