Sunburn - apply undiluted vinegar to the burn. Also applying fresh aloe vera directly to the burn will assist in relieving the burn.
Upset stomach - take two teaspoons apple cider vinegar in water.
Mosquito bites - apply vinegar onto the mosquito bite. Sometimes aloe vera can assist in relieving the itch as well.
Ear infection - use a cotton bud to aply vinegar onto the affected area.
Warts - apply half apple cider vinegar and half glycerin onto waters daily.
Dandruff - massage vinegar into your hair, wait a few minutes then wash it out. After a few days you should have little or no dandruff.
Too much chilli - dab some vinegar on your tongue.
Body odour - use vinegar.
27 February 2011
10 January 2011
Car issues: And Resolutions
Rodeo - Battery is flat
The rodeo has two batteries.
Battery #1 -
- Located on the passenger side
- Battery is always connected and will flatten if head lights or cabin lights are left on. Will also flatten after a couple of days if the alarm battery has gone.
Battery #2 -
- Located on the driver side
- Battery is connected via a solenoid that only turns on when the car is started (or maybe at ignition stage).
How to resolve the flat battery?
1. Disconnect the negative terminal on the passenger side battery.
2. Find the cable that runs from the drivers side negative terminal to the solenoid. Use a jump lead to connect from the drivers side negative terminal to the other side of that solenoid (bypassing the solenoid).
3. Start the car.
4. Take the jumper off and reconnect the negative terminal on the passenger side.
SEAT Ibiza CLX - Car wont start in the rain
Jan-2011
The SEAT Ibiza CLX 1995 was having issues again. Fuel consumption is usually around 500 to 600 km for a tank. This suddenly dropped following a service to 300 or less. The service man said it wasn't his fault because he just changed the oil and oil filter.
Werribee Volkswagen did some diagnosis and found a troublecode relating to Valve timing. They did some adjustment with the ignition and timing. They also recommended the following replacements: -
1. Timing belt + water pump. Water pump is generally replaced same time as timing belt as it is in the same location. It had been a while so I decided this is worth doing.
2. Spark plugs. They did some R & I but said that the fuel was running black and rich. They recommend replacing these but I will not do this right away.
3. Fuel filter. Took a while to find this on the SEAT. It was not in the engine compartment. We followed the fuel line down from under the bonnet to under the car and back to the fuel tank. We were not able to find a fuel filter in line with the fuel line. We eventually found it when we took off a rear wheel and found it was nestled at the back of the fuel tank. If you reverse the car onto a stand, you will see it by looking under the car from the rear of the vehicle. A nice shiny cylinder device with a fuel line going in and out of it. Loosened the pipe cables on either side and removed it. A bit of fuel sprayed but all was ok. It is then easy to replace.
4. Distributor cap and rotor. This has been replaced twice already in the last couple of years but Volkswagen were insistent that it is not based on a error code but that it is definitely burnt right out. Got a cheap non-genuine one from a guy in Geelong. Unclipped the old distributor cap and took off the rotor. Noted that it was rough on the edges so well worn. Put on the new rotor and placed the cap back on - making sure the notch is in the same location. The clips went back on and then the spark plugs were carefully taken off the old cap and placed in the same locations on the new cap. This is important in order to keep the correct firing order. Otherwise it will misfire and not start properly. At the same time, we replaced the coil which was pretty much unbolting the old from from the chassis and bolting the new one on - put the connections back on and it is all good. We replaced the coil only because the dist cap and rotor kept burning out. The coil provides a direct current to the distributor and so we thought maybe the coil was providing too much current, which is the reason it was replaced.
The car has since been taken somewhere to have the timing belt and water pump replaced. Hopefully this is the end of the fuel consumption issue!
Of note, after replacing the fuel filter, the car idled unevenly. The new fuel filter was most likely just showing up an existing problem, which is most likely the spark plugs that need replacing.
5. Solution was replacement of the fuel pump. It had a few problems after the replacement and on taking it back, it was found the fuel pump seal was faulty. This time the car worked fine.
The SEAT developed an issue where it would stall or not start when there was fairly heavy rain, or sometimes just a lot of humidity.
1. Tried to prevent water from the windscreen from getting on the computer. Didnt work.
2. Replaced the coil - this would get it going. After a while, the original coil would also start working again. This suggests that the computer knows the difference between each coil and can deactivate the coil for a period of time. This is probably controlled by the sensor cable that goes between the coil and the computer. Replacing the coil did not resolve the original problem.
3. Ensured the distributor cap and rotor were dry.
4. Eventually sprayed WD40 on the ends of the cable going between the distributor and the coil, and between the coil and the computer, also on the connections at the computer. This appears to have resolved the issue. This suggests that humidity on the computer connections are causing the issue.
5. Replaced the cable going between the coil and the distributor. Thee car has not failed to start since. it did stop once in the rain, but suspect that the new cable was not put on tight enough. Tightening this got the car going again.
6. At this stage, the car never failed to start even in the rain. Rain caused the car to feel like it was going to stop several times.
7. Bought a new distributor cap and rotor and replaced the existing ones. Noticed that the grounding on the old distributor cap was well corroded. Also the plastic piece inside the distributor cap didnt seem like it was in the right place - maybe not stopping enough moisture??.
8. Car has not had any issues since. Still has the slight pulse of revving, which is a different issue likely related to the manifold / throttle body.
Minor Service
Change oil and filter
Check and top up all fluid levels (such as brake fluid)
Inspect brakes.
General Safety inspection. (such as steering suspension exhaust, hoses, belts etc)
Major ServiceAs per minor service plus
Electronic Tune
Clean inspect and adjust brakes
Replace Spark Plugs and points if fitted.
Check and adjust exhaust emissions.
Ongoing servicing
Top up water in radiator.
Check oil levels.
Every so often, replace the coolant in the radiator as it loses its anticorrosive effect over time.
Replace brake fluid entirely at least once every two years.
The rodeo has two batteries.
Battery #1 -
- Located on the passenger side
- Battery is always connected and will flatten if head lights or cabin lights are left on. Will also flatten after a couple of days if the alarm battery has gone.
Battery #2 -
- Located on the driver side
- Battery is connected via a solenoid that only turns on when the car is started (or maybe at ignition stage).
How to resolve the flat battery?
1. Disconnect the negative terminal on the passenger side battery.
2. Find the cable that runs from the drivers side negative terminal to the solenoid. Use a jump lead to connect from the drivers side negative terminal to the other side of that solenoid (bypassing the solenoid).
3. Start the car.
4. Take the jumper off and reconnect the negative terminal on the passenger side.
SEAT Ibiza CLX - Car wont start in the rain
Jan-2011
The SEAT Ibiza CLX 1995 was having issues again. Fuel consumption is usually around 500 to 600 km for a tank. This suddenly dropped following a service to 300 or less. The service man said it wasn't his fault because he just changed the oil and oil filter.
Werribee Volkswagen did some diagnosis and found a troublecode relating to Valve timing. They did some adjustment with the ignition and timing. They also recommended the following replacements: -
1. Timing belt + water pump. Water pump is generally replaced same time as timing belt as it is in the same location. It had been a while so I decided this is worth doing.
2. Spark plugs. They did some R & I but said that the fuel was running black and rich. They recommend replacing these but I will not do this right away.
3. Fuel filter. Took a while to find this on the SEAT. It was not in the engine compartment. We followed the fuel line down from under the bonnet to under the car and back to the fuel tank. We were not able to find a fuel filter in line with the fuel line. We eventually found it when we took off a rear wheel and found it was nestled at the back of the fuel tank. If you reverse the car onto a stand, you will see it by looking under the car from the rear of the vehicle. A nice shiny cylinder device with a fuel line going in and out of it. Loosened the pipe cables on either side and removed it. A bit of fuel sprayed but all was ok. It is then easy to replace.
4. Distributor cap and rotor. This has been replaced twice already in the last couple of years but Volkswagen were insistent that it is not based on a error code but that it is definitely burnt right out. Got a cheap non-genuine one from a guy in Geelong. Unclipped the old distributor cap and took off the rotor. Noted that it was rough on the edges so well worn. Put on the new rotor and placed the cap back on - making sure the notch is in the same location. The clips went back on and then the spark plugs were carefully taken off the old cap and placed in the same locations on the new cap. This is important in order to keep the correct firing order. Otherwise it will misfire and not start properly. At the same time, we replaced the coil which was pretty much unbolting the old from from the chassis and bolting the new one on - put the connections back on and it is all good. We replaced the coil only because the dist cap and rotor kept burning out. The coil provides a direct current to the distributor and so we thought maybe the coil was providing too much current, which is the reason it was replaced.
The car has since been taken somewhere to have the timing belt and water pump replaced. Hopefully this is the end of the fuel consumption issue!
Of note, after replacing the fuel filter, the car idled unevenly. The new fuel filter was most likely just showing up an existing problem, which is most likely the spark plugs that need replacing.
5. Solution was replacement of the fuel pump. It had a few problems after the replacement and on taking it back, it was found the fuel pump seal was faulty. This time the car worked fine.
The SEAT developed an issue where it would stall or not start when there was fairly heavy rain, or sometimes just a lot of humidity.
1. Tried to prevent water from the windscreen from getting on the computer. Didnt work.
2. Replaced the coil - this would get it going. After a while, the original coil would also start working again. This suggests that the computer knows the difference between each coil and can deactivate the coil for a period of time. This is probably controlled by the sensor cable that goes between the coil and the computer. Replacing the coil did not resolve the original problem.
3. Ensured the distributor cap and rotor were dry.
4. Eventually sprayed WD40 on the ends of the cable going between the distributor and the coil, and between the coil and the computer, also on the connections at the computer. This appears to have resolved the issue. This suggests that humidity on the computer connections are causing the issue.
5. Replaced the cable going between the coil and the distributor. Thee car has not failed to start since. it did stop once in the rain, but suspect that the new cable was not put on tight enough. Tightening this got the car going again.
6. At this stage, the car never failed to start even in the rain. Rain caused the car to feel like it was going to stop several times.
7. Bought a new distributor cap and rotor and replaced the existing ones. Noticed that the grounding on the old distributor cap was well corroded. Also the plastic piece inside the distributor cap didnt seem like it was in the right place - maybe not stopping enough moisture??.
8. Car has not had any issues since. Still has the slight pulse of revving, which is a different issue likely related to the manifold / throttle body.
Minor Service
Change oil and filter
Check and top up all fluid levels (such as brake fluid)
Inspect brakes.
General Safety inspection. (such as steering suspension exhaust, hoses, belts etc)
Major ServiceAs per minor service plus
Electronic Tune
Clean inspect and adjust brakes
Replace Spark Plugs and points if fitted.
Check and adjust exhaust emissions.
Ongoing servicing
Top up water in radiator.
Check oil levels.
Every so often, replace the coolant in the radiator as it loses its anticorrosive effect over time.
Replace brake fluid entirely at least once every two years.
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