MikeR
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| posted on 8/7/05 at 05:30 PM |
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Help - need to change a cam belt and water pump by roadside at dusk
any hints ........... ?
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James
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| posted on 8/7/05 at 05:45 PM |
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A torch! 
What car?
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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James
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| posted on 8/7/05 at 05:46 PM |
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And AA membership.
Which 'AA' is up to you! 
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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andyharding
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| posted on 8/7/05 at 05:46 PM |
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Take a torch
Edit: Damn. Beaten to it!
[Edited on 8/7/05 by andyharding]
Are you a Mac user or a retard?
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 8/7/05 at 06:01 PM |
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well its probably gonna take 2 hours.. in the day light. so you can double that for "dusk" tow it home... and do it in morning!
Ben
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 8/7/05 at 06:06 PM |
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Braille?
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irvined
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| posted on 8/7/05 at 06:19 PM |
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Not a bad guess....
ISTR it took about 3-4 hours, about 30 or so obscenities, half a pint of blood, 2 dead chickens, one book of voodoo cam-aligning magic, 1 bolt more
than we could find, lots of cable ties (For keeping the cam belt in place.) a lot of water, and some sockets
Not bad for a mazda.
Oh, and ask mike what not to do with a radiator cap 
D
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 8/7/05 at 06:21 PM |
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more like miracle
Ben
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irvined
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| posted on 8/7/05 at 06:41 PM |
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I should add, that should you find yourself in this situation, the BP garage on the a47 between Hinkley and Leicester was very accomodating.
D
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MikeR
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| posted on 8/7/05 at 08:26 PM |
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Oi, I was bl**dy accomadating......... I was just making my evening meal, planning on going to the pub when i got your call.
Dropped everything and spent the evening laughing at, sorry helping, you.
I think the only reason the garage where accomadating was because we where out of the way and it gave the lad something to watch. How you managed to
get your blood over the whole side of the car i'll never know - especially as you couldn't find the cut. Must have been the chickens.
Its amazing how many times when doing a simple replacement of a water pump you can point out "i could do this in 30 minutes of less on a
crossflow".
Pictures may follow depending on Davids mood.
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irvined
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| posted on 9/7/05 at 08:46 AM |
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Thats because in a crossflow, everything is a service part. Not to mention if it doesnt move and it should, you can hit it, if it holds water and it
shouldnt you can poke it, and if it leaks water and it shouldnt you just tighten it up.
Apparently the japanese don't like to keep things so simple.
Nevermind.
D
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subk2002
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| posted on 9/7/05 at 09:10 AM |
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Sounds like you had fun then
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