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by sparrow77
Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:09 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Overheating in traffic
Replies: 6
Views: 3167

Overheating in traffic

So, as the title says, my pug is getting up to around 105-110c while stopped in traffic, even for a short while. It's never gone above that but I fear someday it might... Normally the cooling fan kicks in around 95-100c and stays on for long periods of time, usually because the temperature fails to ...
by sparrow77
Sun May 05, 2013 3:11 pm
Forum: Engine, Clutch and Transmission
Topic: A cable has snapped! (photo)
Replies: 2
Views: 2867

Re: A cable has snapped! (photo)

TheSongRemainsTheSame wrote:Does your car have cruise?
Ah, yes... It stopped working a couple of days ago. Should have put two and two together :roll: Thank-you!!
by sparrow77
Sun May 05, 2013 2:15 pm
Forum: Engine, Clutch and Transmission
Topic: A cable has snapped! (photo)
Replies: 2
Views: 2867

A cable has snapped! (photo)

Good afternoon, I come to you a worried man... I have a 1998 1.8 16v. There are two cables attached to the plastic throttle "disk," one of which has unwound/snapped :shock: It's obviously not the cable for the loud pedal as the car seems to drive normally, so what's it for? I followed the cable and,...
by sparrow77
Fri Apr 26, 2013 7:01 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: Greetings from Finland!
Replies: 5
Views: 4350

Re: Greetings from Finland!

Thanks for the replies guys :) I have many questions to ask, mostly about mechanical woes but also about how some things work on the car and where can they be found, should I start a thread for each question on the relevant board or should I dump them all in one post? Obviously I'll have a look firs...
by sparrow77
Sun Apr 21, 2013 7:58 am
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: Greetings from Finland!
Replies: 5
Views: 4350

Greetings from Finland!

Hello everyone! My name is Patrik and I'm a student currently concluding the Finnish equivalent of sixth form here in Espoo, in the metropolitan/capital area of Finland. Three days ago I sold my first car, a 2001 Ford Focus 2.0 (after months of slowly inching the asking price down) which has been in...