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Which begs the question - why do we go to all that trouble and replace the Stat with housing as a matter of course ?
I had the idea a long time ago that the thermostat could be removed from / replaced in the housing without removing the transfer pipe just just turning the housing upside down in the valley of the engine.
I cant remember whether or not I managed to do it though.
You just push the stat down a couple of millimetres and turn the arms out of the castings. I don’t see why you can’t achieve what you are suggesting.
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I don't think mine has learning. Or if it does, I've never bothered, and I've swapped out the main audio unit a number of times for a variety of reasons.
Clearly, I just talks proper, like the Queen.
I then said ‘Destination Input’ and that worked fine. I then said ‘Hicks Road, Markyate’ and the car said ‘Phoning Brian’. 
Nav Postcodes are easy as I have a writing touchpad on the console for that, and that works great, even though I’m doing it left handed. 
I’ll get one of the younger grandchildren to show me how it works. ……….
I know (think) the fronts should be the same across all 6-pots.
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I used to get that with early versions of Siri - it always called one particular person, no matter what I said.…………….
I rarely use the contacts list in the phone, I still dial them manually for most of my friends and family ………..
My particular annoyance is Voice dialling. It’s probably me at fault but it never calls who I want it to call.
In the car, I press the steering wheel button and it beeps, I say the command for telephone and it prompts me to speak the persons name. For example, I say ‘Call Dad Mobile’ and the display says ’Calling Beefeater Torquay’.
I had to stop using voice dial as the Beefeater in Torquay were getting pissed off with me calling them and hanging up.
The voice system in the car works flawlessly for me, be it making calls, entering destinations, or using the stereo. Mrs TheBoy however, it really doesn't like her carrot cruncher accent... ...seeing as she lived around 7 or 8 miles from you, that must explain it. Alexa completely ignores her as well, sensibly
The Audi has a 40 word speech recognition system for voice coaching, but it still gets it wrong. My wife’s a townie so I’ll get her to try it next time.
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I rarely use the contacts list in the phone, I still dial them manually for most of my friends and family ………..
As it happens, I do have Beefeater Torquay in my phone as we’ve used it several times, but how does it confuse ‘Call Dad’ with ‘Beefeater’. …………
The number of times I went to pick up the phone and call him, as was my nightly routine for years, was ridiculous.
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Got another years ticket on the Big Black Pussy.
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the emergency services would NEVER approach the scene of accident by travelling against the direction of the traffic flow ……….
Monday. Smart motorway. The M1 heading south. Serious accident 350 yards up from us.. Four lanes of stationary traffic.That's not exclusively a smart motorway problem, but no hard shoulder really doesn't help matters.
No lane for emergency vehicles. The incident commander and someone from fire brigade came running between the vehicles. Smart motorways my 4rse.
One day, they'll figure out that you can approach the scene from the other direction at the next junction.
Rather a ridulous statement - the emergency services would NEVER approach the scene of accident by travelling against the direction of the traffic flow, even if 4 lanes were blocked due to collision. It is very rare that 4 lanes are actually totally blocked, and after the initial aftermath prior to the arrival of the emergency services, drivers that feel their presence at the scene to assist or give their details as a witness is no longer necessary, or a stricken vehicle is moved, they will manoeuvre past the scene and continue on their journey, only to be met by emergency vehicles travelling opposite direction? A big no no.
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Use yer noddle.....
Sounds like a criticism to me.Showing my age now but in my day A.I. stood for artificial insemination , very popular in farming
A lot of things changed
I.C.E use to In Car Entertainment.
Naturally Aspirated used the be car fitted with carbs but now fuel injected
Just an observation, not a criticism but, Naturally Aspirated (NA) was air drawn in by piston vacuum, as opposed to forced induction via turbo/supercharger, and was not relative to the way the fuel was supplied.
Showing my age now but in my day A.I. stood for artificial insemination , very popular in farming
A lot of things changed
I.C.E use to In Car Entertainment.
Naturally Aspirated used the be car fitted with carbs but now fuel injected
