chesters1

still trying to get the anti tangle bands for my gold max2 (nearly 4 months now) the euro site no longer exists (despite the link on the abu site)and the american one is very anti british (no post code box) abu parts in the uk is in dissaray ,someone kindly posted an e`mail address last time i moaned but sadly they couldnt be bothered to answer it where can i get my rubbers from and for some reason the search facility on this site doesnt appear to work so i can find out who posted the e`mail address [ 09. August 2002, 08:59 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

many many years ago i bought a revolutionary float that could travel upstream (yes honestly in the 60`s) it could also be "trimmed" to stay more or less stationary to the flow ,on unpacking with typical boyish zeal i discovered this monstrocity with several wings that stuck out below water ,i tried it out on the medway using most of my weights to get it to cock and yes it did go upstream (in a fashion) merrilly twisting the line into knots ,unfortunatly the moby dick that was supposed to pull this beast under was having the day off so i had great delight in losing it on overhanging undergrowth on the far bank that it decided to swim to the other and more carpy was a butt mounted swinging arm type bite indicator (it was silver paper or squeezy bottle tops then) the only thing was it had a solid end eye that you had to thread the line through everytime you casted it smashed against the rod and if you had any knots in your line (we were poor we tied line together) it caught them every time and very cleverly the ledger came back at eye level very fast [ 09. August 2002, 08:31 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

i saw a program the otherday about the resurgence in butterflies , a chap was crowing that he had seeded his set aside land with native species of plants and was getting the benefit ,why seed ? seeds have a remarkable shelf life ,just remove the docks ,ragwort ,nettles and bracken and youl be surprised what DOES come up ,talking of ragwort i thought it was an offence to "harbour" it yet mile after mile of our council verges round here are covered but no procecutions :confused: ,we went for a ramble the other day in the 6 odd mile circle we did at least 75% of the fields were overgrown and most of the rest had horses on ,agriculture what agriculture

just walk about for an hour or so in it ,theyl come to you if there the medical ones there worth money, get rid of the fish [ 09. August 2002, 07:54 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

you should know phone (from earlier posts ) that we have NO rights in this country ,all land is owned (even council land is heavily restricted despite it supposingly being owned by the people)all rivers have riparian owners who say who can fish them ,if you think about it the government own everything ,if they want your house or land they will compulsory purchase it (you will get what the government thinks is the value of it) anything in the land (with a few restrictions )belongs to the government (should have a good parcell of old horse shoes ready soon )if you happen to find something historic whilst gardening. britain is turning into big brother soon our car journies may be logged from satellites if they get their way ,so you see they own whats under the ground ,the very ground itself if they want it and ofcourse any thing in the sky above the ground i suppose its a privilage to breath ,if they could tax it they would ,hey just a minute they do theres tax on "clean air" type stuff ,supposedly why we pay 60% tax a ltr for for it (or whatever it is) [ 09. August 2002, 07:50 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

did he test the battery under drain ,you may have a duff cell ,it will read 12v but when the starter draws current it will drop very fast ,try borrowing another battery and see if the result is the same ,all the relay does is switch the voltage through its contacts ,they usually work or dont :confused: check the pos conection to the starter for tightness ,if your technically minded you could bypass it with a VERY HEAVY bit of wire from the battery to the starter +pos terminal( not for the faint hearted i take no responsibility) without the rotor arm in place this will see if its the relay (do it while hot) or if the relay is cheap enough replace it ,this only leaves the starter it could be starting to sieze ,they can be stripped and spray grease CAREFULLY put on the bearings ,if its the old fashioned type that uses centrifugal force to engage the cog do not grease the spiral it attracts dirt and makes it worse

the phonecall was a bit strange lyn was it from a farnham angling member or unsolicited if the latter how did they get your number ex directory for me maybe best to hide your e`mail address as well [ 09. August 2002, 12:06 AM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

i had a problem with my landrover ,it had intermittant ignition problems when hot ,one day it broke down on a single lane bridge just down the road ,a suzuki jeep towed me off it (ow the embarrasment) i found after 1/2 an hour it started ok ,at home i found that the low tension wire side of the ignition was faulty ,the wire had broken inside the rubber covering ,when it got hot the rubber stretched causing the wire to "break" ofcourse when it cooled it contracted and all was normal the vibration of the engine wiggled it enough to run,it took several hours of hard work with a meter to track the devil down

does the engine turn :confused: all the ignition switch does is trip the relay ,is the battery ok ,is the starter motor ok ,a sticky starter will need more amps to turn ,if the engine spins but doesnt catch its a fuel or spark trouble check the earth strap between the battery and body and to the engine [ 08. August 2002, 11:33 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

vw campers (especially the old type) who ever invented this air cooled piece of junk needs stringing up ,underpowered ,underbraked and without removing the engine almost unworkable on .the heater is a joke .a bright designer would have made a removable bulkhead between the engine and the body so you could get to the important bits

borrow a parrallel zip drive or connect the two together using the direct connection in windows or use lap link (the zip method is the easiest) [ 08. August 2002, 10:38 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

very similar to what i wrote on a much earlier (and hotly debated post) to set up a permanent "commitee" the tackle manufactureres could be asked to donate the running costs ,it would be in their intrests after all if angling was banned then they would be the losers in sales etc. instead of silly initials of groups (mostly cliques of "specialist" anglers) maybe it could be called the confederation of or united angling license user`s this would encompass all anglers not groups of single species anglers ,the groups could be in the second tier advising the top etchelon (hopefully independant thinking individuals) of angling faces ,maybe a lawyer etc,people recognised in everyday life ,who could speak with one voice to the press etc. all the time the groups are fighting for dominance our anti groups are planning and plotting

i blame everybody including myself ,i shant stoop to racist remarks (although thinking them) it just seems a bit strange that we need a race thingy to enhance the minorities standing when if i set up a english thingy to enhance english standing i would be dragged before the race thingy as being racist :confused: all the time our minorities single themselves out from the mainstream they defeat the notion of integration ,we had a little problem up the road at our friends the sunni moslem meeting (only 19,000 this year, swearing to peace to all) i was turned away from the road down which the meeting was held (a short cut to my house )presumably because i didnt look like a moslem (no explanation was offered by the police) integration it seems not :confused: perhaps i should consult the race relations board (as soon as a new leader can sort out his pay small print) hopefully this can be taken with humour as intended ( phew dont want to be infront of the beak for stirring racial hatred)

""As far as performance goes, it is as quick and as fast as I can cope with, and easily out handles me. If you gun it away from the lights, it will lift the front wheel from as little as 5000rpm. When it hits 8000rpm, not even a block of concrete on the front wheel will hold it down. Finally, 3.5 secs later, your doing 70mph (still in first) and in ban territory. But don't stop there - no, keep going till it maxes out at over 170mph (my personal best is 155mph)."" dont forget ofcourse that lorry is vacant ,not for me though i love speed thats why (to save money in fines) i stick to my 90

but where do you put your rod holdal or does it strap to the little wing thing on the back :confused: as for 4 wheel drive i dont need it ,i can get to work (yes i still remember it ) i just put my feet on the ground and ski ,been through snow and ice ,NEVER had a day off through bad weather ,can your cars climb trees ,i got to work ontime (did leave a bit early though) in "the great storm" i could get where no other cars could . as for airconditioning i dont need it whilst your in a trffick jam using it look to the right or left little mopeds are passing you with natural aircon want speed and exileration and be first away at the light get a fireblade or ninja (or the latest more fashionable brute) the exileration as you go under the back of a lorry is life stopping [ 07. August 2002, 10:19 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

but arn`t army drill sergeants also called rednecks :confused: or is it a term of abuse?

i cannot fathom why countries are ahead of gmt if we`re the time constant every one should be behind us :confused:

thanks point proved whoops posted without finishing (grandkids) refering to the limiters ,a phone call and a nice man with a laptop will remove them (brotherinlaw had them removed in his subaru) but dont tell the insurance people or crash it [ 07. August 2002, 09:47 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

i see the leader of the race thingy quango gets a fine of £500 for having a go at the police whilst under the influence ,he then resigns from his post and gets a golden handshake of £111,000 poor him after paying his fine he`ll be a bit short of cash to live on ,hey wait we`ve just paid him £110,500 to beat up a policeman ,cant wait for everyone else in the country to break the law to get the same treatment ,i mean commit a crime and get a years money ,hooray lets get those police now :mad: after all whats sauce for the goose etc ,i blame the government and of course....

i see the "lads" are still on the horse power "high" seems a little pointless when our fastest motorways only allow 70 mph (well within even the humblest cars capacity) or is it that you can get away from the lights first pity that cyclist in the tyre smoke doesnt he fall back fast ,what with the inflated insurance ,cost of new tyres and service costs is it worth it just to "look good" is it a tribal thing or run to the rest of their shallow lives as well :confused: and ofcourse the roofrack for the rods looks ridiculous [ 07. August 2002, 09:25 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

you mean some cost more than £50 ,remember their made of steel with no commercial scrap value ,aluminium is the most common metal we have ,the scrap value is artificially inflated ,hence i wouldnt pay more than £19.99 on a good day

even stranger i worked with a bloke on the basingstoke canal he made steam engines :confused: couldnt wire a 13amp plug though

sorry lyn my kids were a bit older when they started ,watch out you dont get revaluated (civil servant outrage type topic as seen on tv ) i was refering to those silly boys kits, 2 piece metal rods with plastic eyes that non anglers buy for their sprogs [ 06. August 2002, 11:32 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

hey newt i under stand cajuns (i think there the people that work for tesco making delicious chicken dishes) but red necks :confused: :confused:

couldnt you USE the evo ,after all you can go as fast as you like when rallying ,or is it a bit underpowered or are you worried about the odd paint chip blame banger racing for the decline in old cars ,my daughters boyfriend searches the country for old rover 90`s ,cambridges even zephyr`s just so he can bash them up ,poor old cars [ 06. August 2002, 10:40 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]