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Floyd Raser
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2014
2017: A light-hearted look at stuff. For a start, that involves a mig welder I bought with a problem, and a sailing boat. Not in the same vid. That would be very silly.
Goodness only knows where it will lead but I'll try to keep a healthy helping of humour within the content.
I wouldn't dream of trying to make money from TH-cam because that would take away all the fun. Primarily, I try to be informative; comments and feedback make the fun.
You won't see much of me on these vids. I am 60, and as I don't care to see close ups of other middle aged blokes nasal hair, I assume nobody wants to see mine.
2021: Gordon Bennett! Doesn't time fly when you're enjoying yourself? I'll be 65 soon so trying to see what I can get cheap. You get to see my mug sometimes now as I think it improves the presentation slightly. Not close enough to see nasal hair though. Still making no money from it and no intention to do so. Just bought a new SJ6 Legend to replace the old M20 which packed up.
Goodness only knows where it will lead but I'll try to keep a healthy helping of humour within the content.
I wouldn't dream of trying to make money from TH-cam because that would take away all the fun. Primarily, I try to be informative; comments and feedback make the fun.
You won't see much of me on these vids. I am 60, and as I don't care to see close ups of other middle aged blokes nasal hair, I assume nobody wants to see mine.
2021: Gordon Bennett! Doesn't time fly when you're enjoying yourself? I'll be 65 soon so trying to see what I can get cheap. You get to see my mug sometimes now as I think it improves the presentation slightly. Not close enough to see nasal hair though. Still making no money from it and no intention to do so. Just bought a new SJ6 Legend to replace the old M20 which packed up.
Simplex Restoration Ep13
Number thirteen now. In this episode I waffle on about the blower pipe, some new tools and instruments, then I design and make a snifter valve. I really enjoyed this part of the job.
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New Puma 2024 - An Owner's Review
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My first and most probably last car review. I do sound amazed by the computerised elements but then I keep my cars for 100k miles so it's been 8 1/2 years since I've even driven a new car. One thing I missed was the auto dipping headlights which came as a shock when I found them! I hope this helps someone.
Denham Owl Part 28
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Explanation at the start of the video. This is realy the third video to help sell the boat, the other two being here: th-cam.com/video/qfH4NfzzKUw/w-d-xo.html and here: th-cam.com/video/P4khXaw2lkQ/w-d-xo.html On this one I show how the exhaust problem has been fixed.
Simplex Restoration Ep13
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Number twelve then. This one has details of the proceeds of my visit to the Midland Model Engineering Show and my almost disasterous efforts to complete the super heater.
Simplex Restoration Ep11
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Well here we are again then. On we go thanks to the (currently 28.09.2024) 400 views of Ep10. I guess I'm doing this for those who feel maybe they shouldn't bother unless they strive for perfection. Nah, just enjoy yourself!
Simplex Restoratio Ep10
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Episode 10 already. This one is all about the ashpan and little else. I would welcome constructive comments as it's my first time making an ashpan and it's my own design.
Amazon BBQ by Smith & Barker - Review
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We thought we would try one of these as there's just the two of us. I was very positive when I got the delivery but you'll see I was soon as disappointed as a lot of other people who try them. A lot of reviews of these cheap, blower barbeques mention what seems to be a common problem - the blower fan actually failing to blow.
Simplex Restoration Episode 9
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More problems with suppliers selling stuff they don't have in stock. But I have started on the plumbing now, ash pan next...
Some thoughts on Parting off Two
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A remake of the first version: Just a couple of things I haven't spotted in other videos on the dark art of parting off. I hope it helps someone else who doesn't relish the thought of parting off. I've added a postscript after I discovered first hand the effect of main bearing tension on parting off. I hope this helps someone.
Warco Lathe Refurbishment 2
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This is a remake of an earlier video with an edit regarding main bearing tension. The purpose is to help anyone else considering trying this job. Be prepared! I have another video about the dark art of parting off.
Simplex Restoration Ep8
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Next one in the series. Things move on since making this I have made two bars to support the boiler where I use MDF in the vid.
Tyre Inflators
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I just chucked this video together after the disappointment of being let down by one of these things.
Welding Helmet Repair: Replace Screen
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Just something I discovered by accident; an alternative to buying a new helmet. I hope this helps someone save some money like I did. Replacement screen here: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386136382445
New Cannon Cooker Problem 2
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A remake of an earlier video with an update at the end. As promised, an update about the Cannon cooker problem. Model: CD67G0C2CA The problem may also apply to Rangemaster models but I don't know which. If you have any information which may help others please comment below. My review video: th-cam.com/video/eTu0aCg7sQ4/w-d-xo.html The old model door problem: th-cam.com/video/fZXyXAjLHUo/w-d-xo....
Simplex Restoration Ep7
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Episode 7. This one's about the peticoat pipe and a bit about the Vortex blow torch. Also the bunker tank/hydrostatic lubrication.
Corsa E 1.3 Cdti Glow Plugs 2 & 3 Change
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Corsa E 1.3 Cdti Glow Plugs 2 & 3 Change
Central Heating Motorised Valve Problem
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Central Heating Motorised Valve Problem
Test and Repair Truma SER Caravan Mover
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Test and Repair Truma SER Caravan Mover
I wouldnt trust the august23 comment of it being fixed by cannon. FSD is a legal requirement on all new gas cookers. Hence later models came with electric ovens. I suspect solenoid coil blows, needing a new valve. A shame you didnt measure coil resistances. One solenoid must be for ignitor flame failure cutoff, and the other for temperature cutoff. Both Coils need to be energised for gas to flow.
At first I thought this was just going to be some boring bloke prattling and droning on about nothing but you made me laugh out loud several times. Well done! Surprisingly entertaining for 37.45 mins. 😂 As for the Puma? Nice car but I’ve had far too many poor experiences with them ( Fords ) to put anymore money their way. Don’t get me started on a Ford S Max X Sport I once had, the most unreliable car I have EVER owned. 🤨
Thank you for the kind comment. It's ok, I like it so far but I'll never love it. I'll probably be looking for an alternative in 12 months as technology progresses.
I have a Puma ST Line X Vignale which they know longer do. Absolutely love it and you can turn lane departure off permanently 😅 result. Excellent SUV.
Great video just fixed my xc90 👍
Great stuff! Thanks for the comment. 👍
Available Car at Cannock don't work in the way you mentioned, letting you browse at leisure. Instead you tell them what you like after selecting on in-store computer and they drive it to the viewing area. Didn't like it at all. They did work in the other way many years ago.
I've got one but can't work out what type of replacement blade/cutter it uses
I've got some universal blades. They're a devil to fit but they work.
I got the St line x last year, all those safety features are there because of an EU law, manufacture's must fit them,if you hold the LIM button for a few seconds it takes the speed warning off, that drove me nuts,driver take a break, come s on after 2 miles😅, you can change the color of your screen on the steering wheel, blue, green,or copper,I find the puma cramped inside compared to my previous skoda kamiq, good video,👍
Thanks for the comment. I was watching a review of the Audi A3 yesterday when the reviewer mentioned the alarms and the EU (NCAP) rules. I've decided to keep an eye on new models, newer developments and improvements to plug in hybrids and consider trading it in next year. Unless I can get to love it in the meantime.
Love your honest review. Got my new ST-line X on Monday last week, after returning my pre facelift Puma. I utterly agree with what you say about the drivers assistance. More than a bit too much and big brother‘s watching you constantly. My wife hates the armrest as well as it‘s too high and always hits the elbow. Though when it comes to driving a really nice car. Greetings from Germany.
Thank you Michael, good luck.
I've just driven 140 miles (Jan 12 2025) in freezing conditions and the car was plastered in salt when I got there. Fine. But as soon as I started back after a 4 hour stop, I started to get warnings: Front camera obscured, please clean - Colision assist cancelled (due to front camera), then variations of the two messages all the way home. Now I have to find where the sodding front camera is to clean it! So just when it's cold and you just want the car to get you home, it starts bleating at you that it wants attention. Not impressed.
Middle of the windscreen at the top, where the wipers never go!
Yes you have to keep the glass clean as the sensor is behind the windscreen mirror
Great and informant review 👍🏼 about the wet belt: timing chain is a metal one, but the oil pump is a wet belt. There seems some problems with that ! maby i'm mistaking. They say, all about to use the Ford specified oil en frequent maintenance. Read plenty reviews about this new model and i loved it. But the wet belt keeps me away from deciding. I wish you a very pleasant time with the car, take care. Greeting Martin from the Netherlands.
Very interesting review Thanks for posting. I'm very much looking forward to collecting my new Puma ST X Line on Wednesday and will try and get myself a TH-cam crash course in working that damn computer beforehand ! Moving from a Vauxhall Crossland, the Puma I test drove felt like a much better built and sturdier car than the Vauxhall which was a bit tinny. Can't wait to get my hands on mine.
Thank you for the kind comment. When you collect yours please ask them if it's possible for the aircon to come on as default setting. In my other cars it was on all the time but I can't find out how to do it on this one and the other day I started it remotely through the app but when we got in, the condensation was horrendous and we had to sit there while it cleared. Good luck.
Hi, I’ve just bought a Puma st line x as well 5months old but I’m getting a smell of petrol when starting from cold it’s been back to the garage but no problem found, it clears very quickly so just wondering if you’ve noticed this with your Puma.
Hi Alex, No, I have to say I have no such problem. Hope you find it soon.
@@floydraser4603 ja ik heb een ford puma St line X 2020 en ik heb het zelfde probleem altijd als motor koud is een benzine lucht vooral als me vrouw ik stapt en ik de motor al heb aan gezet dan komt er altijd een benzine lucht na binnen. ik dacht eerst ook benzine lekkage of uitlaat stuk maar de garage heeft alles na gekeken en kon niks vinden.
This works for corsa D or E, LOL corsa d also have the plugs and turbo in the same exact place!
Another great video, trying to make a sniffing valve but didn't go right. Will copy what you have done. Happy new year to you and your family. Hope your dreams come true. Regards, Dave.
Thank you David and a happy new year to you and yours. Have a play and copy mine if you will but it may be a good idea to wait until Ep14. I'm intending to plug some of the holes in the boiler and pressurise it with compressed air to test what I've done so far by looking for major leaks. Have fun.
Nice down to earth review, you did make me chuckle at times Floyd I have to say I’ve got a Puma myself in the ST line but I fancy the ST line X so after watching your review you’ve made up my mind 👍
Thank you for the kind comment! I hope you enjoy your car.
they are both one way ball valves, the spring pressure might vary
I was waiting until someone more experienced than me came along but I think some of them don't have springs and rely on pressure/steam/water to make the seal?
Great video and informative, thanks for sharing , just ordered mine but unfortunately having second thoughts 🤔
Well we've done over 2k miles in it now and are very pleased with our purchase. Favourite things - boot space, radio, big screen, heated steering wheel, performance and it's very "light on it's feet" handling wise. I don't like mainly black wheels on any car but these are quite flat and therefore easy to clean without using a special brush to get into the nooks and crannies. Don't like - Lane keeping! I would love to know how to switch off permanently.
I used that plummet as a weight lol.
Please where do I check for the model number, I have alot of questions to ask. I'm in Nigeria and i don't seems to understand how to set the oven or grill.
Hi, I don't have this cooker any more but I think there is a plate with the model number just inside one of the doors.
Lane keeping is actually really great.
I agree.
Each to their own I guess but God gave you eyes, a brain and the ability to concentrate, failure to use these God given features tells me you really shouldn’t be driving.
@@Wishful-Thinking people are not robots that’s why god gave us engineers who invented safety features that can assist drivers.
@ People aren’t robots that’s true but people should be expected to be able to make use of the basic abilities they have naturally been given especially when it comes to the skills needed for driving. Technology is all very well and good but I’ve yet to encounter any that’s totally fool proof and the way people inevitably come to rely on it which inevitably leads to the dumbing down of their skulls especially when driving is quite frankly pretty scary.
@@Wishful-Thinking safety features in Puma works really well. They don’t do things instead of the driver. They are starting to work when the driver makes mistake.
The original builder probably built it new and either lost interest or passed away, I've seen a fair few brand new boilers 30 or 40 years old and never fired
Helpful video, will have a go at no.4 plug on mine now!
I bought the same in March 2023. I think the model number is Cannon CD67G0CCX.
One more thing...crazy stupid volvo people...
Thanks mate...best solution ever...you did this 5 years ago...see its still helping people.
Yes and it's a nice feeling. Thanks for the comment.
Is it possible to charge the battery with an external charger but through the crocodile type cables?
Yes it is, it's what I do.
Another great video Floyd, like your solution for the steam pipe. Will do similar but in stainless and tig weld. You are correct about the difficulties in bending copper pipe. Think your doing a good job with your build. Kind regards, David.
Thank you David, good luck. I sometimes wish I had kitted up for tig but I couldn't justify it now.
This was very good tutorial, thanks!
Pls how can i charge my gas ignition battery...bought in thrift market &comes without plug..pls help me.
There is no battery, the ignition spark comes through the mains.
This is so sweet 😭😭
Legend, Iv just done it on my xc90 2.4 d5 2014 and works perfectly. Thank you 👍
Great! 5 years on and still helping people; very satisfying.
Excellent video, you've certainly put it to good use! Bought one in 2019 "used" from Ebay for £200 box had been opened and it was all there but had never been used, got signed up for a large cylinder, full size regulator and a rotameter (ball in a glass tube) flow meter to accurately set flow. It’s certainly paid for itself! Only issue is I mostly weld outside (garage full of motorbikes and kitcar) and gass blows away and get crappy welds if thre is anything more than a light breeze- might have a try with flux cored wire if it'll take it , Daves garage Mk 1 Escort swears by it. Take care!
Hi Neil, Thanks for the kind comment. Great that you're getting good value from yours. I can hardly believe this video is 7 years old now! I'm still getting great use out of mine. The only thing I've had to replace is the shroud which I burnt through my own mistake. That said, it still worked even with chunk missing!
By the way that 7 you built looks great, hope you are still enjoying it!😊
@@neiljarvis8911 Ah, that's another story altogether! I built that around 1996 to 1998 and sold it when they brought in the SVA. Quite an experience and maybe the subject of another video as I recently found the videos I shot at the time. I sold it to a guy who was a scrap dealer near Atherstone, Warwickshire although not for scrap, he wanted it for his son. The guy has since passed away and I have no idea where it is now.
@@floydraser4603@floydraser4603 I put an AK427 through the SVA and managed to get it through first time, somehow? I bet you would like your 7 replica back now? Not easy to trace though!
We have a 2007 Coachman which we have toured for twelve years now. In that time the rear lights have done exactly as yours have. The main issue has been the two large cracks at the front above the centre window that are now 2mm wide and run from the window seal up to the gutter. In addition to these severe cracks there are around ten to fifteen hairline cracks around various exterior joints, mostly where the rear panel joins the roof. Other than these (that I'm now dealing with) the caravan has been great. I don't think the quality issue is unique to Coachman, I've seen three year old Buccaneer caravans with cracks and issues.
Those lights are a very poor product. I don't really want to write this down but: I haven't had a problem with my lights since I did the last modification. There, that's invited disaster! 🥴 We now have cracks in the kitchen window which I have repaired with glue. It doesn't look good but then normally people don't get close enough to notice and even if they did it wouldn't bother me. I priced up a replacement and without going through it all again to check: the replacement "glass" was ridiculously expensive and a complete replacement unit was only around £25 more! We have refitted one of the front side windows and it wasn't as bad a task as we thought it would be. We used clear Sikaflex EBT to seal it - available from Screwfix - and this season I have used the same stuff to go round all the other windows, having first removed the excess of the original stuff which started as white, but was by now very mucky!
Hi floyd, would you be able to change glow plugs for my corsa? how to contact you?
No chance at all.
I just found your channel and I have to go back to part 1 and follow up on your work on the Simplex. I purchased a started one with a boiler many years ago and wish I had had your advise about getting something done every week, it might be finished now. I also would be interested in joining your club for folks who don't like clubs. Dick B. USA
Hi Dick, Thanks for the comment. I hope I've motivated you into cracking on with it. As for the club - so you wish to be in at the beginning eh? Well as soon as a retired solicitor (ok, lawyer 🙂) comes along I'll let you know. All the best.
Floyd, I am so pleased that you have decided to carry on making your video's. They are a great help with my Simplex rebuild. Some good problem solving and ideas. Kind Regards, David.
Thank You ever so much! I really appreciated your walk through, so a spanner like me can understand it. Best wishes to you and your loved ones 😅
Thank you for the very kind comment. I'm pleased it was of some help. Kind regards.
Спасибо за видео! Но добавлю от себя! Если у вас перестал вращаться выходной вал, но мотор работает, то это срезало шплинт на паре шестерня-червяк. В принципе, можно даже без разборки корпуса вставить новый 3мм шплинт. Главное - найти то место, где он вставляется. А доступ к месту, появляется, если снять большой мотор. Мотор снимается очень легко - надо открутить лишь две гаечки на торце, где крыльчатка. Кстати, можно и не снимать крыльчатку, а демонтировать весь мотор и после всех манипуляций, опять его поставить.
Stop yappingbrat
How do you get the engine code
Google "Corsa E engine code"
The engine code will be on your V5. I'm about to attempt this on my Corsa, engine code A13DTC
Doing a great job, following your videos as I am at the same position as yourself with my Simplex.
Thank you. I'm working on it.
Building the same loco which I bought in the same state of construction as yours. You are really helping because you are addressing the same issues that I am having. keep the videos coming sure you are helping lots of people. Looking forward to episode 11.
Thank you David. I had sort of given up with the videos but I'll have a review and see about E11. It'll be a couple of weeks or so though.
how would you repair the metal washer bit that holds the bolt for height changing?
If you mean the circlip holding the knob on, I would think you have to compress the spring so the shaft sticks out while you replace the circlip?
@@floydraser4603 thanks i didnt know it was called a circlip!
I love mine. Works so great I didn't realize I even had one until recently.
Floyd, I used an (IRWIN 1602L3 Visegrip 4in Long Nose Plier £15 @ Amazon) to grip the shaft near the barrel and then a large flat head screwdriver in the gap to extend the shaft. I then released the plier and clamped it closer to the barrel again and repeated this process 3 times till the shaft extended to final tightness. This saved using an assortment of spanners.
That's great thanks. I'll try that if I have to do it again.
Hi Floyd The reason this Delphi Technologies document is so confusing is because it has an error in the text. The text should read "Screw the socket ANTI-CLOCKWISE so that the groove for the clip emerges - Install Clip. The image the text refers to shows anti-clockwise rotation of the barrel. Using (right hand rule of thumb) clockwise rotation is indicated by your fingers when your right hand thumb points at the clock face. I used a mole grips to hold the barrel whilst using a13mm spanner to rotate the shaft to losen it. Later I used the 13mm spanner to hold the shaft still whilst I rotated the barrel anti clockwise.
Thanks a lot, it works exactly as you said! The brake works again!
Hello mate has the grill got two fires from the top and bottom or has it only got one at the top? Hope for you to get back soon!
It has a grille burner at the top and an oven burner at the back, at the bottom. BUT DON'T BUY ONE OF THESE! See my video of the problem below.
Thanks, this worked a treat on my old xc90, I’ll be using this method tomorrow again to adjust the cable on my new xc90, excellent video by the way
Thank you, glad to be of help.
Thanks had mine 3 years proved to be a success,then for some reason the tools would'nt 1:54 stay connected watched your video problem sorted
You're welcome, thank you for taking the time to comment. You have made me realise that this video is 6 years old now (22.07.2024). At the time I got notified of your post I was using mine on my boat. Still going strong and with the original battery!