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(Message started by: Nunnspoet on Feb 17^th, 2016, 8:07am)

Title: MOT passed
Post by Nunnspoet on Feb 17^th, 2016, 8:07am

As above folks, plus no advisories :).

So I gave her a kisssss - the car not the missus - don't want to get her worried.

Another happy year 8)

Mike

Title: Re: MOT passed
Post by Simmo on Feb 17^th, 2016, 9:27am

Good news Mike. Well done and enjoy another year. ;D

Title: Re: MOT passed
Post by Glyn on Feb 17^th, 2016, 10:40pm

Great. Well done !

Title: Re: MOT passed
Post by GrahamT on Feb 18^th, 2016, 2:28am

I think you'll like this.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9azjzhoL670 ;D
Good news to hear Mike.
Well done!

Title: Re: MOT passed
Post by PJDavis on Feb 18^th, 2016, 10:55am

Great News Mike. Well-Done.

Title: Re: MOT passed
Post by Bobbit on Feb 18^th, 2016, 7:28pm

nice one Mike ;D

Title: Re: MOT passed
Post by Nunnspoet on Feb 19^th, 2016, 9:03am

Thank you everybody :)

I expect you will be wondering about Graham's link - brilliant mate, had me laughing out loud :D.

Here goes: We were heading down a South Devon road toward Modbury - pouring rain all day with lots of floods and it was now dark when I saw that the road ahead was flooded on a slight right hand bend. We had come down this road some 3hrs. earlier with no problems and now with no turning place for hundreds of yds. and anyway I had no rearward visibility to reverse . So, slowly into the water and proceeding okay when suddenly the water was covering about a foot up the bonnet - above the Headlights, she almost cut out - I recon she was firing on 2 Cylinders, and I was praying, and very scared as was Carol. Well, "Ruby" kept going and we emerged; one very unhappy car, spluttering and losing the gears but she kept going and with 70 miles to reach home she drove better and better and was almost back to normal by the time we got home.

Upon examination the next day I found the Air Filter sodden and buckled out of its seating and the Box half full of dirty water. The Resonance box was flooded and I could see that water had entered the Inlet Plenum (brown muddy marks).

Straw and stuff half way up the Rad and muddy splash marks on the Slam panel and on top of the Inlet ducting.

I cleaned the MAF. and all affected parts with lots of Carb Cleaner, fitted a new Air Filter.

Title: Re: MOT passed
Post by Simmo on Feb 19^th, 2016, 9:11am

"I expect you will be wondering about Graham's link - brilliant mate, had me laughing out loud Cheesy."

Now that is a great sense of humour! ;D :D

Thanks for the explanation Mike. :)

Title: Re: MOT passed
Post by Nunnspoet on Feb 19^th, 2016, 9:17am

:). To continue: ... and she drove just fine. I had nearly 300 miles to drive over the next couple of days after which with the Engine bay now dry I squirted a load of WD40 around everything. I wanted things to be dry before applying WD40 as I didn't want to trap water anywhere.

I took photos but ain't a clue how to get them on here - I will get one of my Sons to do that for me.

Swimathon!!! :D ::) Maybe NOT.

Mike 8)

Title: Re: MOT passed
Post by Simmo on Feb 19^th, 2016, 6:19pm

This article might help you or your son (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=admin;action=display;num=1268569404) Essentially you have to host the photos elsewhere before posting on here. :)

Title: Re: MOT passed
Post by GrahamT on Feb 19^th, 2016, 11:37pm

Did you say going for the MoT or MoD ?? Going hard of hearing in me old age ;D