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• Megane jerky at high revs 25 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  the more throttle I give it the less I get back in return. It feels almost as if someone is pulling the car back. I had the spark plugs & HT leads (all top quality) done about 3 months ago and also the coil packs were changed. On top of this I've noticed it stall twice recenly just completelty
• The effects of temporary traffic lights 17 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  . The lights are located half a mile from a roundabout, which in turn is half a mile from another roundabout on the Leeds ring road and a retail park. This one set of lights caused the first roundabout to clog, plus the four roads leading to it, the main ring road island was also gridlocked and the queue
• Car-share lane will debut on M1 10 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  From the BBC News website, this is also proposed on the A370 leading into Bristol. I just see it as completely undemocratic, the ability to share a journey with someone is a matter of circumstance not choice. Why should I be penalised because I do not happen to have a friend or neighbour who works
• Dangerous is the new safe 31 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  drivers will drive these death traps more cautiously, leading to fewer accidents! My preferred term for these proposed schemes is 'muddle zone'. To be serious, I can see muddle zones have a limited application, i.e. where there is an alternative route so that they need only be used by local access
• 1987 Golf GTi missing on right bends 9 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  My trusty (up to now!) 1987 Mk2 Golf GTi 8v 1800cc has given excellent service and is now on 217000 miles. It has developed an intermittent misfire which I thought was ignition so replaced the usual plugs/HT leads/Dist cap/rotor arm. But no change, the car would misfire, in fact cutout
• Children are the new cyclists? 4 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-1256235,00.html Some study has suggested that drivers should have to pay for any collision involving children regardless of fault. Isn't this going to lead to more stupid kids playing chicken, getting run over and suing drivers rather than just
• Rover 414i Gearbox/engine problem 17 May 2004 (Forum)
  Hi all, Firstly, thank you to those of you who answered my last post, ( http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=21085 ) problem solved turned out to be the positive lead disconnected from the starter. The next issue to tackle is the gearbox, serious problems changing gears especially
• Bad things and threes. 17 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  it and it wouldn't start but it proceeded to remove the last remaining breath of life in the battery. But it did unstick the clutch so I could get it out of gear so a little ray of sunshine. I sent my dad off to go get another battery and some jump leads. Tried those, same thing, now we had two flat batteries
• Rover 416 that hates wet weather 29 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  replaced the HT leads last week and thought that cured the problem until a heavy downfall this week and once again it packed up. Starting to get a bit fed up of looking at the weather forecast before driving.... any ideas, help would be a major breakthrough.
• Baffling problem with Yamaha scooter 12 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  sealed normal batteries. Do they give more cranking power? Also, how could a car battery be put into a bike. I have space for the battery, but the length of the leads are too short and would not fit onto the cars terminals. But are there modified ones I can buy somewhere? Many thanks in advance
• What price should I sell my car for? 23 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  and taxed until November. Satin red, black leather with aircon. Electric everything and all works. No rust. Generally good nick, sluggish recently and I suspect it needs new leads and DIS-pack. Cambelt last changed in Dec '99 at 69k miles. So it's due replacement in <10k miles or six months. Traction
• Diesel experts: your advice needed! 23 May 2003 (Forum)
  to all this diesel stuff, but could it be any of these: 1) I've heard the cat/exhaust on these can become clogged if it doesn't get a blast/long run for a long time - leading to really bad performance. Anyone heard of this? If so, what is the cure? 2) Do diesels get a lot slower if they've missed some
• Saab 9000 Temperature Gauge 2 May 2003 (Forum)
  understand that the 1995 cars used the sensor to control both the radiator fan and the temperature gauge. I have tried connecting my single lead to each of the sensor's connections but the gauge does not respond. Has anyone come across this problem and solved it, apart from changing the head?
• Corsa 1.4 Hi-torque misfire 4 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  for a diagnostic check while they were doing - no fault codes found. I have tested the leads for continuity- all more or less the same resistance- and replaced the plugs- which seemed to make things a little worse. I'm thinking TDC sensor, Coil or weak mixture- Any tips please?
• Skoda/VW/Audi/Seat MW/LW recep 20 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  the Skoda radio is feeding voltage back up the aerial lead to feed the aerial&lifier (Like TV masthead aerial). I have noticied in past articles/reviews/books by HJ that on some VW/Audi cars, eg Audi A2, have poor MW/LW reception. Do you think they have fitted a different stereo for the UK market
• Golf splutters on motorway. 9 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Dear VW Golf 1.6 CL (1989) diary, Week 1 - Initial problem was the distributor cap split - Easily replaced (leads on exactly as they came off!) and it started ok. However, from there more problems occured and since then the timing has never been quite right. Week 2 - MAIN PROBLEM: On motorways
• Toyota - Strange noises from an 87 Starlet 30 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  , and the back box and silencer seem to be in reasonable condition (i.e. not showing much rust). The car was MOT'd only a month ago, so I'm sure there's no holes/ leaks in the system. This leads me to believe the vibration noise could be caused by a loose clip/hinge on some part of the exhaust system??? I'm
• Astra running slow 21 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  racer and I do not thrash the car anywhere. Over the coarse of the year its had new plugs (bosch 4 cathode jobbie), leads, 2 oil and filter changes, air filter, and a new rocker cover gasket as far as the engine goes. I only use quality petrol. I have tried cleaning out the throttle body housing
• Flat batteries &amp; memory loss 18 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  . A friend later told me of a gadget that you plug into the cigarette lighter which has 2 leads coming from it, one is marked positive the other negative, these are connected to a 12 volt supply. By doing this this codes & memories are retained while you change the battery. I have gone through the circuit
• Death by Dangerous Driving 3 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  I am surprised that no one else has mentioned it here, so here goes. The chap who is up for causing death by dangerous driving, as far as I understand, was deprived of sleep, which lead to him falling asleep at the wheel. How many of us, hand on heart, can honestly say that we haven't ever driven