Recent content by Jonny1*2

Nice shots mate. Great composition. We got married in Vegas last year in a weeks time, so it is a special place for me. I love that old red truck picture.

Lol. It's quite striking though despite the conjoinedness

I'd go for the 70-300vr fella. Especially on a DX body as the focal length will be extended and the shake will be exaggerated. eBay ones are cheap these days

Make sure you don't buy a cheap polariser. Better ones are thinner so less effect of pictures. Glare will be reduced though either way. Agreed. Much better than angled down IMO. I lye on the floor to take shots of the rabbits

Might have caught it early then. Fingers crossed. I'll drop you a PM soon (or would you prefer through the website?). Need to get my other car working at this weekend (typical both go in the same week).

is it possible to get a tiny leak on the gasket which reseals once all the pressures/temps are up?

I was going to come and see you mate, so I wouldn't class it as thrown away ;). It's strange, I ran it yesterday with no issues, coolant level stayed consistent, but this morning it did it's thing and the coolant has gone max to min again. Not done compression test as my mate didn't think there...

looking good fella. First time i've seen the 2013 model ;)

Cheers mate. No leak from the matrix that I can see. Heaters are indeed hot and were during bleed. The smell only comes when the window is open, so that's probably coming from the pump leak

Good shout mate, but wouldn't the oil go cloudy?

Checked the level before and after and no raise in level and oil looks clear

Water pump is leaking, so that might explaining some issues. The loss of coolant looks minimal from this area though. my mate pressurised the system and the tank almost emptied and the coolant didn't return once the car was turned on. It didn't leak out and even he was stumped as to where it went.

As said, studs would do the same. Just over torque the bolts slightly but when the car is cold as you could snap a bolt. Are you sure they are loose or is it just when you check them while warm?

Ok I'll give it a go. I assume it will prove if the stat is fine, but anything else? More crap in the reservoir tonight. Little bit of oil residue it appears. Oil level is fine and doesn't seem to be increasing. Coolant needs topping up every couple of days. No drips when parked. No smoke from...

Could do yeah. It made the same power as when it was made which makes me wonder. It's just the smell in the header tank is worrying as I can't think of any other way it could get there :(