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Spring servicing time, and one task on my list was to check the condition of the coolant in the system. Time to get out the Refractometer, a tool which I rather enjoy using, but which of course rarely sees the light of day.
Coolant condition suitably assessed, the thing now gets put away, probably for 3 years. Next winter it's coolant change time, the winter afterwards experience tells me it'll still be fine, so it won't be needed until 2027 probably.
What other tools do we enjoy using but hardly ever need?
Tim H.
1986 4/4 VVTi Sport, 2002 LR Defender, 2022 Mini Cooper SE
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I have a dwell meter & a clour tune I hold onto for old times sake.
JohnV6
2022 CX Plus Four
2025 MG ZS EV aka Trigger
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My refractometer has an SG scale for battery electrolyte as well but doubtful it will even be used for that now given adoption of sealed batteries. I suppose it would work for home brews though 
Richard
2018 Roadster 3.7
1966 Land Rover S2a 88
2024 Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450
1945 Guzzi Airone
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I have not used my ball joint splitter since we sold our SIII 88” Land-Rover in 1991. I look at it every so often but I will not part with it.
Very pleased to see you back Tim.
Last edited by Paul F; 04/02/24 02:18 PM.
Paul
Costock, UK
2014 4/4 Rolls Royce Garnet Red
Disco 5
Teddy - 17h1 Irish Draught cross
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Needs to Get Out More!
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+1 for dwell meter and colourtune. The dwell meter was used regularly years ago to set distributors. Colourtune not so much use.
Just remembered my strobe too. Found it in a cupboard late last year whils5 tidying up in the garage.
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Plus Four MY23 Furka Rouge
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miles of smiles Talk Morgan Expert
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I’ve a pop rivet gun for fixing the Caterham but now I’ve grown up a bit, I haven’t broken anything off to rivet back on.
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250 Watt Solon soldering Iron.
2009 4/4 Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Connaught Green +8 prev
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Just barreling along Talk Morgan Guru
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I have an embarrassing quantity of tools, amassed over 60+ yrs, joinery, plumbing, electrical, plastering, tiling, drainage, gardening, roofing, ladders, plus a vast collection of vehicle repair stuff, I had to build a dedicated 20ft long man shed just to house part of it, I'm dreading the inevitable property downsize she wants
Anyhow, car least used tool is a specific crankshaft main oil seal inserting tool for Mini's
Other one, probably my evil looking Sheffield steel hand forged slaters 'rip'
ps, anyone remember that old tv ad when the newbie goes into a hardware store and asks the (Welsh ?) shopkeeper for a saw ?
Jon M
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250 Watt Solon soldering Iron. Blimey, you could do chassis repairs with that monster!
Tim H.
1986 4/4 VVTi Sport, 2002 LR Defender, 2022 Mini Cooper SE
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250 Watt Solon soldering Iron. Blimey, you could do chassis repairs with that monster! Tim, funny you should say that as back in 1979 my Scimitar GTE fuel tank sprung a leak, so I dropped it and repaired it with that iron and a little dab of BICC Coraline Flux always worked wonders with the stick solder. I won it from work as I used it to strip and tin Litz wire which as you probably know is notoriously tricky to do successfully, happy days in a previous life on TX Stations..
2009 4/4 Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Connaught Green +8 prev
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