gemsdad
NOT BOTHERED.
Dave is sat all washed and polished on my drive
great stuff sarah.did jim polish it for you??
great stuff sarah.did jim polish it for you??
gemsdad
NOT BOTHERED.
gemsdad
NOT BOTHERED.
Jim Snigger has gone on strike due to having been accused of being a decent mechanically minded, top bloke like Neil!
mechanically minded,i thought he was just a car washer/polisher??
Discovery2TD5
Active Member
Fantastic news. I was hoping they would offer to repair Dave, just because he look so stunning in person!
Good here innit?? I feel proud, and had bugger all to do with it
nrgserv
Well-Known Member
suew
Well-Known Member
and so you should
Fantastic job Neil, and Sarah for keeping your cool.
Sounds like you couldn't have got a better outcome
Welcome home Dave
Discovery2TD5
Active Member
Yay. Dave's playing out on Saturday!
nrgserv
Well-Known Member
ok, so the next instalment, thought i'd stick it ere.
after a good outcome from the dealer, followed by a trip out last sat, a cb was needed.
sue offered to help fit it,eek while I swapped a brake pipe for the mot on her jalopy.
so after an evening in the workshop, much discussion about drilling holes, coffee drunk, talking about irrelevant bollocks, discussing the state of ****ing in the bog, etc, it came time to go home.
i'd bolloxed a wheel cylinder on sue's motor so that was staying put for the night, sarah got in dave to find a flat battery.
jump leads put on, tried winding it over, and it sounded like both batteries were flat. second battery on the circuit (3 in total now!) and that was the same.
quick test of batteries with the meter, 5.6volt on dave, 12.3 on one of mine, 12.7 on't other.
all the lot dropping to about 7 volts trying to start it!
to cut a long diagnostics short, checked engine for tightness, then removed heater plugs. turns fine without compression. left it in bits, and ended up with another detour on me way home.
be checking for bent valves / push rods this morning.
back later.........
after a good outcome from the dealer, followed by a trip out last sat, a cb was needed.
sue offered to help fit it,
eek while I swapped a brake pipe for the mot on her jalopy.so after an evening in the workshop, much discussion about drilling holes, coffee drunk, talking about irrelevant bollocks, discussing the state of ****ing in the bog, etc, it came time to go home.
i'd bolloxed a wheel cylinder on sue's motor so that was staying put for the night, sarah got in dave to find a flat battery.
jump leads put on, tried winding it over, and it sounded like both batteries were flat. second battery on the circuit (3 in total now!) and that was the same.
quick test of batteries with the meter, 5.6volt on dave, 12.3 on one of mine, 12.7 on't other.
all the lot dropping to about 7 volts trying to start it!
to cut a long diagnostics short, checked engine for tightness, then removed heater plugs. turns fine without compression. left it in bits, and ended up with another detour on me way home.
be checking for bent valves / push rods this morning.
back later.........
suew
Well-Known Member
What a night I didn't get in till half two. Thank you Neil for the lift home, off to buy spares today, luckily mine is an easy fix (for Neil)
Feel absolutely gutted for Sarah, after everything so far she does not deserve this.
Really hope Neil finds its not as serious as it appears at the moment.
Sarah if you need anything or want to come over to help fix Dave, just ring me. I can pick you up in the Focus.
Feel absolutely gutted for Sarah, after everything so far she does not deserve this.
Really hope Neil finds its not as serious as it appears at the moment.
Sarah if you need anything or want to come over to help fix Dave, just ring me. I can pick you up in the Focus.
nick2303
Well-Known Member
Sorry to hear about the bad luck your having with your fender..
There is nothing worse than a poorly motor, even for someone who has the tools and knowledge to fix it..
Lz has helped me fix mine a number of times... as well as the great people on here coming and helping out..
Its all about helping each other and this thread is a great illustration of the help available on here..
i doff my hat to all those that give help and advise on here, and hope that Dave is back on the road with minimal fuss...
There is nothing worse than a poorly motor, even for someone who has the tools and knowledge to fix it..
Lz has helped me fix mine a number of times... as well as the great people on here coming and helping out..
Its all about helping each other and this thread is a great illustration of the help available on here..
i doff my hat to all those that give help and advise on here, and hope that Dave is back on the road with minimal fuss...
suew
Well-Known Member
Thanks
And Neil is certainly a star, he doesn't just mend stuff, he encourages you to fix it yourself to learn. I wouldn't have the confidence to start things if he wasn't around to sort it out if I do it wrong.
And me fitting the CB was a joke
