David Jenkins
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| posted on 11/4/10 at 03:19 PM |
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Don't you just hate it when...
You've re-assembled the wipers, fitted everything perfectly, refitted the dashboard (a fiddly job) and reconnected all the connectors - then you
realise that the wipers are parking on the wrong side! 
So I take it all to bits again, strip the wiper motor and reposition the little ramp that stops the motor in the right place - then the little e-clip
that holds the wheel's spindle in place pings off and clicks to a landing in some remote part of the garage... no way that's going to be
found again. 
So I then take a trip into town to get another clip - none of them as skinny as the original, but I eventually find one that fits.
Finally, everything is together and I try to crank over the engine, after lying idle for 3 months - doesn't want to start. Coughs, splutters,
but generally non-starting... took out a plug, looks wet, but now the battery's flat. When I took the plug out I managed to crack the
insulation... doh!
Ended up by going out to the pub, playing (and winning!) a couple of games of boule, then settled in for a pub lunch.
I'll have another go at the car once the battery's recharged... probably tomorrow.
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NigeEss
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| posted on 11/4/10 at 04:09 PM |
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Bugger.
At least it ended well 
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.................Douglas Adams.
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coozer
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| posted on 11/4/10 at 04:35 PM |
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Aye, the bottle always helps there
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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eddie99
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| posted on 11/4/10 at 05:01 PM |
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Sounds like a crap day! Sorry mate, it can only get better 
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