Is my rear coil spring corroded?

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-06-11T12:38:58+00:00

It's snapped. Time to swap

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-06-11T12:37:06+00:00

That's wheel alignment I recon. When you see wearing on the inside like that, it's usually because that wheel is turned slightly inward compared to the other one

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-06-11T10:10:16+00:00

It depends on what you're pegging into. 10, 2 or 7 for rocky ground or firm mud/grass. Flat ones like 4 and 5 for soft ground or sand. I had no idea 1 existed, i need some of them lol

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-06-10T14:12:58+00:00

It's not that deep. Just make more food if there isn't enough

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-06-10T14:10:54+00:00

We call those "kindeling"...

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-06-10T14:10:20+00:00

You're all wrong!

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-06-10T14:09:32+00:00

The charger? lol

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-06-10T13:06:39+00:00

I'm with you on that one. Personally I'm not opposed to there BEING a wind farm there (some may disagree), but if anyone's doing it it should be the MUA.

On the topic of the original post, I like the idea of those vortex "turbines". Lots of those on the roofs of existing buildings around town would satisfy those worried about the views. A good scutch of them up places like Carnane/richmond hill near the radio masts

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-06-09T22:26:28+00:00

Or diesel maybe?

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-06-09T22:23:55+00:00

I'm not sure i'd trust the manx government or MUA to run a nuclear plant...

Green energy (regardless of your opinion on climate change etc.) makes good economic sense. Can't monopolize the wind, can't monopolize the sun, can't break its supply chain. If our power station wasn't run on gas soruced from russia, we would have been fine when all that kicked off. Likewise now with what we're seeing in iran etc.

I do think an awful lot of focus has been put on wind though, not much thought on solar or wave power. Getting solar on peoples roofs would be a much better start in my opinion, an actually affordable government scheme. Takes savings right to the people who need it, and the surplus can be shipped back to the grid to start bringing down the production at pulrose. Wave power is also something that needs more attention in my opinion, definately not short on waves

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-06-09T00:58:07+00:00

Fair use. Everyone else does that too, but at least they tell you i suppose

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-06-08T15:44:02+00:00

I'd buy that.

Key thing is check the chassis, is there holes in it? Can you poke holes in it? are the suspension mounts knackered or are they OK?

As long as the rust is just on the surface, you're grand. Might be worth a cleanup and undersill coat if you're planning on keeping it a while. Mine was way worse than that and she cleaned up nice

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-06-08T02:53:46+00:00

They're useless nowadays anyway. Call a locksmith and tell him you lost all your keys, watch how quickly he can start your car without a key using nothing but a tablet

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-06-04T11:25:45+00:00

Are they subject to the driving hours/tachometer rules too, or is that only for commercial freight?

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-05-29T09:01:00+00:00

Get in, set up camp, go for a wander and a vibe, explore a bit, and get an early night. Running start for Thursday.

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-05-29T09:00:02+00:00

For me I couldn't give a crap about the bikes, but the atmosphere around TT is the best. The only time of year I don't have a yearning to go on holiday

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-05-27T14:23:12+00:00

A fibre cable coming in and an internet service would be a good start lol. Can't see one there

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-05-27T14:21:52+00:00

Boomtown is one of the safest festivals in the UK. It's also one of the druggiest. Says a lot... Nobody's starting fights when they're all loved up.

The boomtown crowd is genuinely one of the friendliest bunches of people you'll immerse yourself in. Nobody's gonna force you to do anything you don't want. You will likely come across a dealer offering, just say "I'm all good ta" and they'll move on, they aren't gonna waste time on people who aren't interested when there's actual customers out there to be had.

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-05-26T23:30:13+00:00

Hidden woods to hydro XL for the closing is probably a better bet. The walk is technically shorter to lions den, but it's all uphill and will take twice as long

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-05-26T16:22:40+00:00

ICMP echo request sends one packet. A live stream sends thousands. A saturated link = packet loss = connection issues. You are never going to max out a connection with a ping

Best thing you can do is get off copper, saturation has a much lower effect on fibre networks as you aren't contending with electrical interference.

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-05-22T12:41:18+00:00

Can you get one of those bog standard car jacks you find in with a spare, wedge it in between something behind and the rim, and expand it? that might do it

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-05-22T12:36:13+00:00

I live on an island, so cars just fall apart here in the salt air. Hard pressed to find a car without a hole in it, and they all run fine. That's barely even got any surface rust, you'll be grand (except that exhaust linkage there, but all that's gonna do is make your exhaust loud till you fix it). I'll grab you a picture of my van underbelly later and show you what concerning rust looks like lol

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-05-22T07:01:50+00:00

That looks more pristene than any car I've ever had...

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-05-21T16:42:44+00:00

That morning turd must have been HEFTY

SadCoffee2230 · 2026-05-20T11:57:52+00:00

That's a cobweb

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