Operation Blue Streak New Home Required, SOLD

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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

Post by Tim Leech » Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:33 am

May have a problem as I have forgotten about pipe seals......Ive rang Citroen, they are available but wont be available until next week.
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

Post by citsncycles » Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:40 am

I'll stop off at tony Weston's on the way home from work either tonight or tomorrow and see if they have a few I can have on sale or return.

As your pipes are new it may be worth checking the bag to see if there's any seals, either loose or on the pipe ends.
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

Post by mat_fenwick » Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:02 pm

We have a few inches up here, but it's very slushy once you get down from the hills.

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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

Post by Dollywobbler » Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:11 pm

Nothing here but rain and gales. Ugh!
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

Post by Tim Leech » Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:35 pm

Thanks Mike, RXBX is having a look in his store to see if he has any but if its not too far out yor way it will save a 50 mile round trip.
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

Post by citsncycles » Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:41 pm

Well it does mean a diversion of a couple of hundred feet, but I'll do it for you!
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

Post by Tim Leech » Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:11 pm

citsncycles wrote:Well it does mean a diversion of a couple of hundred feet, but I'll do it for you!

Thanks Mike :D

Theres no seals in the bags sorry.
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

Post by Tim Leech » Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:13 am

Hmm I think maybe we need to postpone things for a week or so, the weather up here is pretty awful and its not wort risking it as the estate isnt that much of a priority, if if course it all thaws overnight I will be happy to go!
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

Post by citsncycles » Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:32 am

Not so bad here, but if we get another night like that, Yeovil may be the critical factor!
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

Post by Tim Leech » Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:39 am

Ok back to Plan A, Tom has says its ok near him so all being well operation repipe will be on tomorrow (if I can get off my drive that is)
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

Post by saintjamesy89 » Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:00 pm

Yea, it's all fine down here chaps, worse we've had is a splash of rain!
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

Post by Tim Leech » Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:21 pm

It's snowing like billyo here!
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1980 Morris Marina 1.7HL DBV468W
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

Post by Tim Leech » Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:37 am

Were just stopped at Hopwood Services having a cuppa! It's cold!!
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

Post by bx petrol auto saloon » Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:11 pm

Dear Tim,
I wouldn,t have stood for that Tim :shock: You should have taken your tea back, and got a hot one :lol:
Good luck today though Tim :wink:
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

Post by Caffiend » Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:13 pm

Nice one Vince :lol:

Hope you manage to get it sorted - will there be much more to do after that before it's ready for MOT and bringing home?
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