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LairdScooby

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  1. Alexa is built-in to the Amazon Firestick, no need for a separate purchase. I was watching ITVx earlier on the Firestick. as long as your TV has an HDMI socket (and isn't a Samsung) all the latest generation Firesticks should work and give you ITVx without any problems. Samsung have their own version of CEC (where the remote of an HDMI device can also operate the TV nd vice versa) but it seems only Samsung branded or approved HDMI devices will work with the CEC so i nearly sent my second Firestick back as it wouldn't work on my 42" Plasma Samsung TV. However, i also have a Sony (worked fine and that has a Firestick on it too) and a Toshiba (the smart TV with it all built-in but i prefer to use the Firestick as i find it easier than the TV version) - this is the latest Firestick i can find on Amazon and they're doing a deal on price : https://smile.amazon.co.uk/fire-tv-stick-with-alexa-voice-remote/dp/B08C1RR8JM Very easy to set up as long as you hve an Amazon account, make sure you use the HDMI extender lead though! A friend couldn't get hers to work when she changed TV, her son had installed it on her previous TV and "lost" the extender lead. There was a screw on the TV case that prevvented the Firestick going all the way into the HDMI socket but using the lead meant it would connect. Also reduces interference from the TV on the stick. Nearly forgot, here's some info on CEC : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Control
  2. I'm not aware of a subscription for ITVx John, maybe for some "premium" channels on it? Alexa is built-in to most Firesticks these days but for the most part, i just use the remote rather than voice control, mainly because i hate talking to machines.
  3. I use an Amazon Firestick for my TV viewing John and Alexa is built in to it. However my TV is a "smart TV" (also has Alexa built-in!) and had ITVHub installed when i got it - i haven't checked to see if it has "self-updated" as the Firestick did, the only thing i have had to do was sign in (using the same sign-in credentials as ITVHub) to ITVx when it appeared. If your TV is set to update all apps automatically, it should download ITVx automatically, alternatively you can add it as a new app on the TV. Like Julie said above "Goodbye ITV Hub. Hello ITVX!" - it really was that simple. Hopefully yours will do its thing and your problem will be solved soon!
  4. How long have you owned it and how long was the used car warranty? Can you give a better description of what exactly is vibrating/shaking, is it petrol or diseasel and any other information you can think of that might be relevant, if if you think it isn't
  5. I'd go for the aircon bomb too, follow the winstructions closely on it though as any deviation makes them useless.
  6. Why did you replace the MAF in the first place? It sounds as if unintentional mechanical contact is happening and that is causing the knock sensor to !Removed! the ignition timing to protect the engine but causing a rough idle. Have you checked the Lambda (pre-cat) outputs? If they are old and/or failing, there's a good chance they are giving a weak/lean mixture signal to the ECU which has been known on some cars to give a "red herring" fault by fooling the ECU into thinking the MAF isn't responding. Also have you checked fuel pressure? If the fuel pressure is low, that could cause a rough idle and potentially throw a MAF fault. I suspect the fault lies somewhere other than the MAF, if the Lambda sensors are 10+ years old or 100k+ miles there is a good chance they're past their best. They may not show as faulty until they completely fail, meanwhile your fuel economy and genral running will suffer so worth checking their outputs.
  7. CocaCola is great for coins and other things but i'm not sure i'd like to try it down the bores of an engine i was trying to rescue/recommission. Will be interested now to hear how the ATF does, it's freed a few engines including one on a converted lawnmower (converted to drive a big alternator so battery charger/12V supply for lighting in an isolated workshop) where the owner had forgotten to refit the plug after "borrowing" it for his actual lawnmower and left the thing open to the weather over a particularly wet winter. Unsurprisingly the elements had siezed the piston in its bore but after soaking it in ATF for a few days, he managed to free it.
  8. Welcome aboard Chris! In additin to Jims advice, can i ask - first have you removed all the plugs before the compression test? Second, have you pulled the fuel pump fuse and made sure the carbs are empty of fuel and third, are you holding the throttle wide open during cranking? Lastly, i'd vary the idea of the oil down each plug hole by using a synthetic Medium Viscosity ATF such as Carlube ATF-U or NAPA MVA ATF and i'd turn the engine over by hand so all pistons are as near the mid-point of their stroke as possible then add an eggcupful (~40-50ml or 10 teaspoons) of ATF to each cylinder, leave 5-10 minutes, turn it over by hand several times, leave 5-10 minutes more then lay a rag along the valley between cam covers over the plug holes before spinning on the starter for 5-10 seconds to expel the excess oil. I've used this method with good success when recommissioning engines that have been laid up for a time. Also i'd add ~0.5L of the same ATF to the engine oil before you start the engine and leave it until you do an oil/filter change, then i would add another 0.5L as part of the fresh oil going in. I do this regularly with the oil/filter changes on the rest of my fleet (such as it is) and it has rewarded me with better running, improved performance/economy and emissions. Another use of the ATF is in the dashpots of the carbs, most manufacturers recommend using engine oil i know but Volvo always used to recommend ATF. I tried it in other non-Volvo cars (several SD1s and various other cars with CD type carbs) and it has always given better performance than engine oil.
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