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Agreed. But anything's better than scrabbling under the car 🧐

As per title. It's in the middle of Lidl, and avaiable now. I'm going to do my own oil changes on the car, and the idea of using a pump to empty the sump appeals to me. I've just bought one and it appears to be well-made. The suction hose is 6mm diameter and all the other specs and pictures are on this LINK.

May I recommend you pop round to your local supermarket and pick up some disposable nappies? You will be surprised just how much water they suck up, and you are then not faced with having to wash and dry your towel(s). I looked at the prices in Tesco (as an example) and you can get 40 for £3. Hope it all goes well for you. I hate leaks with a vengeance!

The link from ditchcrawler is behind a "register to read more" block. Here's a LINK to a similar article about the sinking, which has some additional info that might be of interest to @Laverbird

@raymondjmrust See here for info on your engine. The number "711M6015BA" seems to be the part number of the engine and does not give the date of manufacture.

Daniel Adamson moored at its berth on the Weaver. 29.03.2019.

Tunnel End WA4 4LA Preston On The Hill, Halton, United Kingdom 07812 347813 (Their Facebook page via Google search)

Other members have identified your engine, but I'd just like to point out that there's a bare cable that needs to be taken care of. I've edited one of your images to identify which one. It's capable of carrying a high current and I would hate to think it's "live".It needs to find a home or that bare end needs insulating. Good luck with your purchase and happy cruising.

Apologies if this has been posted before, but the linked video below appeared when I was watching something on YouTube. I thought it might save our waterway restoration specialists some time (when/if budgets permit) Best bit is at about 1:32. LINK

@Tasemu Then there's only one thing left. The trip's developed a fault? You gan get a new one from ebay for a few pounds. LINK HERE.

@Mr Punch Here, try this. Extendable lightweight aluminium pole. Two versions. One that extends 2.1 metres, the other to 3.13 metres. Link HERE Usual disclaimer.

I quoted from the site ( http://www.unlockruncorn.org/rlrs ), where at the end of that page it notes: "The old line of locks in Runcorn fell into disuse in the late 1930s, and they were closed under the Ship Canal Act of 1949 and filled in. The Ship Canal Act of 1966 allowed the closure and filling in of the newer line of locks. The gates from this flight of locks were removed and installed at Devizes on the Kennet & Avon Canal." But now that I have read this again, the gates allegedly in Devises are from the new line of locks that have been built over, so they wouldn't fit the old flight.

It would be the flight to the North that runs NW to SE; the (newer?) flight running East to West, and parallel to the Ropewalk, has been built on. It's quite eerie walking the flight that we hope will be restored because there's lots of the original stonework in place. A couple of weekend's effort with a JCB (other excavators are available) should sort it. Then a drive over to Devises on the the Kennet & Avon Canal and ask them to return the gates and we'll be in business. ?

You are so right! Mea culpa Try this unobfuscated version: https://www.amazon.co.uk/DVD-Lens-Cleaner-Compact-Disc/dp/B0021Y57PQ