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my gearknob on my laguna mk1 has come off. universal ones don't seem to fit and scrapyards seem to think i need whole new gear linkage? but all thats wrong is the hard foamy stuff inside gearknob has corroded. its still slides on and off. does anybody know if i can just scrape off the foam and re-foam it would that work and also what is it called, or a plastic type glue that would do the same job? sorry if its a dumb question, but i'm not buying a whole new linkage! thanks in avance

it was running fine until yesterday,now i fill up the water and it starts to leak when i turn on the engine. i have checked the pipes but can't see any obvious signs where it is leaking to?

hi, i recently brought an old j reg volvo 440. i think a nice set of alloys would tidy it up. i have seen a nice cheap set of 15" wolf things on ebay cheap. but it says something about fitting 100 or 108 pcd's. i have no clue about these things, would these fit mine or do i have to have an official set of expensive volvo ones?

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ok, i have been given a comp with a graphics card that only has digital outputs. i don't have a converter,so plugged monitor into internal graphics port. as it is still set to pci card,it won't run monitor. if i just take card out will it switch automaticly or is there a button on keyboard i can press that will do it.

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i want to start my own business, but i need an electric socket to run equipment i need from my car. i have seen converters that convert your cigarette socket into 240volts, but surly i will have to have my car running otherwise it will drain the battery. the other option is a generator, but would i need a van for this( fumes and all that) i am trying to kick this off with not alot of money, so any help and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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i have 3 door citroen zx, but the drivers seat won't move and can't get another one for love nor money! would a seat from another car like a peugeot 106 or saxo fit or does it have to be a specific citroen seat?any help would be appreciated.

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its been fine,but this morning it just keeps turning over,but won't fire up! its a 1.4 injection. could this be the starter motor. any help would be appreciated

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i gave my notice in today,and was told by my manager i'm not going to work it and not to come back on my next shift as i was going to have a 3 month review.i didn't have my review.but said i was willing to work out my notice. will i still get my weeks notice in Laue?doesn't seem fair as i haven't done anything wrong!

hello poeples, i currently have an e machine with an ide dvd/cd re-writer,that works fine, but a friend gave me a hitachi model:gsa-h30n dvd/cd rw drive with sata connections. i have sata ports on my board but will it be better than the one i already got? i have googled the model but all i can make out is that it might be an high def drive?any info or a site that actually tells me about it would be great. thanks for reading.

i have a laptop that keeps crashing, have ran a scan programme through and hard drive has corrupt sectors. i have a regenerator disc but runs and fixes everything,but won't run on this laptop for some reason. have tried a full format but keeps freezing on 29%.works on a quick format,but that won't make any difference. tried to find repair downloads,but they all scan free and then want money,which i don't have!lol! anybody have any ideas other than hit it with a hammer or a strong magnet? any help would be appreciated! its a samsung R519

hi i have just purchased an m reg golf 1.8 petrol,but clutch is ridng hi. a friend said it might be adjustable before i buy a new clutch kit.does anybody know if its adjustable or hydrolic?

hi, i have a renault megane coupe w reg. the battery is flat as it hasn't been started for w little while. i have a charger,but i'm worried if i take battery out completly to charge, when i put it back in,would i have any problems with the on board computer or immobilizer resetting? have heard about these problems on other cars,so thought i would ask first!

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i have purchased a renault megane today. but it is chuggish andthe bloke said the head gasket has gone between cylinders 2 and 3.is this the main head gasket or is this just a cylinder gasket to replace.its not overheating and doesn't seem to lose water. i know the main head gasket is costly,but if it is just cylinder head gasket, is this alot cheaper and easier to do? its going in garage next week to be checked over, just want to know for my own peice of mind until then.

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i was given a tower with an 80 gig seagate sata drive in.it loaded fine,but was corrupt,so i drive wiped it to re-install xp pro,it reads it in the start up bit,but when i try to instal windows,it says there is no drive.i have gone into raid options,but that just says no disk space.i have put more memory in,but it doesn't seem to read that either. do i have to re-do something in bios? also have tried a clean 300 gig sata drive but same results. anybody any ideas?

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i have an e machine that supports sata and ide drives. i have changed from an ide to sata,have plugged data cable into motherboard and power cable in, but on start up,it freezes on logo and cannot open bios or do anything! the drive is running ok. is there anything i need to change in bios before i try installing? shop i brought it from said it was tested and was working o.k. any help would be great. thanks forgot to mention have changed boot to run cd first as to instal windows.

i brought a ide hard drive from exchange type shop. it is a seagate 160 gig. i have an emachine 80 gig at the moment.but when i put new drive in, it doesn't run, i get emachine logo and press f2 or f8 settings, but seems to be frozen. have tried moving jumpers, and booting as a second drive,but nothing. is the drive faulty or am i meant to do something else? please help before i take it back.

i have a dvd/cd writer combo. i want to download files from my documents onto disc, but the file is to big for cd, but it won't download onto a dvd. is there any way i can change the settings or is this just not possible?

i have a rover 214 p reg. it smokes when idling. checked usual head gasket problems, but that seems fine. now i noticed the top cover on my cat converter has sheared off of one of the bolts and is loose and rattling. if my cat is knackered, could this cause it to smoke?

my room is 3.5x5 metres, do i just times these together?