Quote from: Petrus on April 16, 2024, 07:37That went a bit different, as usual 
There were THRÉÉ surgeons and a consort of assistants/onlookers.
The operation took several hours and was tricky apparently. The titánium feels ok though.

A lady friend is picking me up for coffee at my local. We will make a selection from the bag of Panda and HelloKitty patches for on the sling

That's the start of your Occupational Therapy then!
Hope all continues going well.

Quote from: Joesson on April 10, 2024, 21:03@Petrus said:

You may have had a lucky escape with the titanium because it is absolutely horrid stuff to work with unless you have access to the right tools.
 
I very much agree, hopefully your surgeons will be well prepared.

That went a bit different, as usual 
There were THRÉÉ surgeons and a consort of assistants/onlookers.
The operation took several hours and was tricky apparently. The titánium feels ok though.

A lady friend is picking me up for coffee at my local. We will make a selection from the bag of Panda and HelloKitty patches for on the sling 

I forget who said it recently. But if car can go on the road, given the state of them that is the best place to try and dislodge an air bubble. All the jiggling  about etc etc

Quote from: Joesson on April 15, 2024, 18:28@tets said:
Keep at it, it will come good!

@jvanzyl said:
I'm thinking it's got something to do with ...... particularly the feed and return for the turbo.

I'm inclined to agree with both of you.

Thank you both.
 The turbo lines are running hot- they've got fluid in them.
 
I want to get my oil temp and pressure gauges working, along with suspension done up so I can drive it forward and back and eventually up and down the hill.. that's gotta do the trick.

@tets said:
Keep at it, it will come good!

@jvanzyl said:
I'm thinking it's got something to do with ...... particularly the feed and return for the turbo.

I'm inclined to agree with both of you.

whilst I was having the fuel spill issue yesterday I filled my coolant, car on 4 stands, dead level and bled from the rad and heater pipe thing in the frunk - no idea whether it's bled as I haven't run it but got air then water out of both bleed valves!

Keep at it, it will come good!

Carried on running the car at idle trying to get cold air out of the vents. Turns out there's a little vent hole in the frunk so you can tell what the temp is.


Anyway.. still getting the occasional (I think) drop is the coolant level (using the service tubes). But still cold air...

Whilst this is going on I've been putting the suspension back together.. so far rear left brake hose is back on and the two strut to knuckle (or whatever) bolts.. a few more to go still and I can then drive it a bit to try and get this this burped..

Quote from: Petrus on April 15, 2024, 11:38I busted my shoulder this way 

A demonstration that you are heavier than an air bubble!

Quote from: inigopete on April 15, 2024, 11:21the best way to alleviate this is to tilt the bike around

 if you can safely do this with a car, it's bound to help even if the manual says otherwise.

I busted my shoulder this way 

I run a bike (bicycles) workshop. The instructions for bleeding brakes usually say to hold the bike level in the workstand. But we know from experience that if you get bubbles stuck in the hoses, sometimes the best way to alleviate this is to tilt the bike around so wherever you're drawing the fluid from is where the bubbles rise to.

The ideal bleed setup makes sure air can rise quickly up the hoses to come out of the top of the system. I guess if you can safely do this with a car, it's bound to help even if the manual says otherwise.