aaahggh - When a simple task turns to puss

[Bytemrk]

Well,

It should have been simple..... there is a bit of a rattles... sounds like a loose exhaust bracket...

Got home after dark... but decided - I'll take a quick look.

Climbed under there on my gravel driveway wearing the daughter headlight..so I could see - and there were few rocks caught between the Cat convertor abd the heat shield on one side..... cleaned them out.. sweet no rattle:D

....While I'm at it, pop the bonnet... take a quick look around...


..mmmm what's that?..... the bleeder valve on the top radiator hose... looks like it is weeping:mad:..... touch it to make sure it is tight... mongrel thing fell off in my hand...



BUGGER.....

Covered from head to toe in warm smelly oily coolant :censored: :oops2:" smilieid="257" class="inlineimg"

Now what do I do??..... no spare hose (yeh I know I should have a spare)...7.30 at night.... got an early meeting at working the morning..



GGGGRRRRRR........................ not bloody happy...


In desperation I rang Glen at Roverland..... just in case he was still working... YOU BLOODY LEGEND.....he was... fixed me up with a lend of a hose.. till we can get it sorted properly..... thanks again mate..


The moral of the story.......

DON"T LIFT THE BONNET >>>UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME TIME TO INVEST:eek2:

smelling like an engine bay.....Mark

[DEFENDERZOOK]

a repair for that is a bit of metal or copper pipe.....
cut the hose at the leak.....and fit the pipe inside.....it must be the right diameter to fit.....
and then a couple of hose clamps to hold it all in place......




and dont fret.....its a good thing it happened when it did.....if it fell off on the way to your meeting.....
and the engine overheated......and you missed the meeting.....and you had a huge repair bill.......if......

i think you were lucky.....

[hiline]

Glen to the rescue...........:D :D

your lucky he's back from his trip and its his 1st day back at work