Powder Pete

I can't remove the door panel upholstery to gain entry to the linkage and electrics until the door is open. I have tried removing the door from its hinge but the restrictor can only be released when the door is open. It's a catch twenty two situation. The Toyota dealer wants a couple of hundred pounds to do the job (the cost of a new panel and a hefty labour charge). Any sensible ideas, anyone?

We have stripped head and replaced seals and reground the valves and adjusted the tappets. Injectors are working fine. Engine ran for about three minutes and sounded good then thick smoke from exhaust and banging from inside engine. Then it died. Oil coming out of exhaust.

Councils across Hampshire are stopping van owners and cars with large trailers from dumping household rubbish in their amenity tips. As a volunteer, working within 3 different scout groups, my job was to organise jumble sales and fetes to fund the groups. Councils are obviously not aware that jumble sales, etc., accumulate a load of unwanted goods which have to be disposed of; charity shops will only accept a certain amount from us (mainly clothing) but the rest goes into the scout van & trailer to be taken to the amenity tip. Now we can't! We had to take the last lot to the landfill site 9 miles away and then pay for the privilege of dumping it - kissing goodbye to all the proceeds we made from the jumble sale. Many volunteers helped to get that jumble sale organised, collecting door to door, and actual event. Items that could well have been put in the householders own rubbish bins and collected for free. - No more jumble sales, thanks to HCC.

Community charge? Why are we paying it?

My Car starts first time and sounds good but, after 20 minutes, the Engine dies, ignition lights go dead, as do dash lights, headlights and everything else, except horn which works perfectly. I thought it was a faulty battery so I fitted a new one. The terminal connections are tight, but problem unresolved. After about half hour, everything comes back to life on its own and the car can be started. It runs perfect for rest of day. This is a daily occurance and is driving me mad.