Attention US expats
Jul 29th 2007, 5:09 pm
#121
Back where I belong!
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Location: Melbourne, Oz to Banbury, England to El Mirage, AZ & now back to England!
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Re: Attention US expats
I have had 100's of Egg and Bacon sandwiches since arriving back in the UK. Gallons of lovely (strong) beer and will be enjoying a nice Chicken Vindaloo in about an hour.
Just to let you all know.........it still tastes as fantastic as you all remember them....if you still can remember them.
Just to let you all know.........it still tastes as fantastic as you all remember them....if you still can remember them.
Jul 29th 2007, 6:18 pm
#123
Unmitigated Gall
Joined: Dec 2006
Location: it's still too dark to tell
Posts: 16,162
Re: Attention US expats
Project creep.
My last experience with brakes:
My International had symptoms of a vacuum leak. After much trial and error, new hoses all around etc... I figured it was the vacuum assisted power brake booster. I replaced both it and the master cylinder which went without too much hassle. I went to bleed the system after the install and found that the valve on the right rear was broken off and there wasn't enough left to get a wrench on. Time for a new wheel cylinder. Another problem, some idiot prior owner had used red loctite on the threads where the line screws into the wheel cylinder. A little too much force with the wrench and the line twisted and broke. Now I have to replace the right rear brake line for a '77 International Scout Traveler. Try finding that down at Auto Zone... It was available from a mail order supplier that deals in International parts, for one million dollars and three weeks to ship. I figured I'd buy a length and bend my own. Three trips to town later for more line, I had something that wasn't pretty, but didn't leak!
After all that,(a couple days work and close to $200.00 in parts) it turned out the vacuum leak was due to an EGR valve with an intermittent sticking problem. I stuck a ten cent cap on the line leading to it and it ran fine...
Last edited by another bloody yank; Jul 29th 2007 at 6:21 pm.
Jul 29th 2007, 11:13 pm
#124
Sursum corda
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Richmond Hill, GA USA
Posts: 38,860
Re: Attention US expats
Project creep.
My last experience with brakes:
My International had symptoms of a vacuum leak. After much trial and error, new hoses all around etc... I figured it was the vacuum assisted power brake booster. I replaced both it and the master cylinder which went without too much hassle. I went to bleed the system after the install and found that the valve on the right rear was broken off and there wasn't enough left to get a wrench on. Time for a new wheel cylinder. Another problem, some idiot prior owner had used red loctite on the threads where the line screws into the wheel cylinder. A little too much force with the wrench and the line twisted and broke. Now I have to replace the right rear brake line for a '77 International Scout Traveler. Try finding that down at Auto Zone... It was available from a mail order supplier that deals in International parts, for one million dollars and three weeks to ship. I figured I'd buy a length and bend my own. Three trips to town later for more line, I had something that wasn't pretty, but didn't leak!
After all that,(a couple days work and close to $200.00 in parts) it turned out the vacuum leak was due to an EGR valve with an intermittent sticking problem. I stuck a ten cent cap on the line leading to it and it ran fine...
My last experience with brakes:
My International had symptoms of a vacuum leak. After much trial and error, new hoses all around etc... I figured it was the vacuum assisted power brake booster. I replaced both it and the master cylinder which went without too much hassle. I went to bleed the system after the install and found that the valve on the right rear was broken off and there wasn't enough left to get a wrench on. Time for a new wheel cylinder. Another problem, some idiot prior owner had used red loctite on the threads where the line screws into the wheel cylinder. A little too much force with the wrench and the line twisted and broke. Now I have to replace the right rear brake line for a '77 International Scout Traveler. Try finding that down at Auto Zone... It was available from a mail order supplier that deals in International parts, for one million dollars and three weeks to ship. I figured I'd buy a length and bend my own. Three trips to town later for more line, I had something that wasn't pretty, but didn't leak!
After all that,(a couple days work and close to $200.00 in parts) it turned out the vacuum leak was due to an EGR valve with an intermittent sticking problem. I stuck a ten cent cap on the line leading to it and it ran fine...
Jul 30th 2007, 2:37 am
#126
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Joined: Dec 2002
Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Posts: 4,792
Re: Attention US expats
I have had 100's of Egg and Bacon sandwiches since arriving back in the UK. Gallons of lovely (strong) beer and will be enjoying a nice Chicken Vindaloo in about an hour.
Just to let you all know.........it still tastes as fantastic as you all remember them....if you still can remember them.
Just to let you all know.........it still tastes as fantastic as you all remember them....if you still can remember them.
Reg. Frank R.
Jul 30th 2007, 2:57 am
#127
Not living a 9 to 5 life
Joined: Jun 2002
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 11,061
Re: Attention US expats
I'm off back to London for about a week in a month's time - counting the days!
It's my firm intention to do the beer and curry thing every night (so many Indian restaurants, so little time...). The missus wants to go to a few other-type places (Wagamama, Yo Sushi to name a couple) but I reckon we can do those for lunch!
This is going to cost us a soddin' fortune...
It's my firm intention to do the beer and curry thing every night (so many Indian restaurants, so little time...). The missus wants to go to a few other-type places (Wagamama, Yo Sushi to name a couple) but I reckon we can do those for lunch!
This is going to cost us a soddin' fortune...
Jul 30th 2007, 11:28 am
#128
Septic Sprout
Joined: Aug 2004
Location: Shanghai
Posts: 7,993
Re: Attention US expats
Part of this is about nostalgia - the desire to return to old hang-outs rather than purely the quality of the food. However I think you do both chains somewhat of a disservice as I've always found the quality of the food to be quite good, even when compared with "genuine" ethnic eateries both in the UK and US. To compare Yo Sushi to your local grocery store - you've either got a very good grocery store there or pehaps had a poor Yo experience. My one beef with Yo has always been value for money - especially when they charge the same no matter whether you eat at one of their restaurants or sat in the middle of the concourse at Paddington.
Jul 30th 2007, 12:26 pm
#129
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Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,220
Re: Attention US expats
Flying back Thursday or Friday this week. Leave the brake lines...I will get to them and they will be done properly. DONT TOUCH ANYTHING!!
Jul 30th 2007, 12:30 pm
#130
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Re: Attention US expats
Silly question but do you have access to a car trailer and a truck to tow it for a few hours?
Jul 30th 2007, 4:56 pm
#131
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Joined: Aug 2004
Location: MA, USA
Posts: 92,170
Re: Attention US expats
that much grease, how you going to fit in the chair for the flight home? or you planning on going the way of the reid? 
