Rear wiper

[MattF]

I bow to your superior knowledge of the language, but as you point out in your eloquent reply you were referring to "a" (singular) wire loom?

A wire loom is singular, yes. One was, however, referring to the wires contained
within than single item, rather than the vessel of containment itself.

[MattF]

It runs down to the relay box too, so the window won't move unless the wiper's parked.

Yup. I'd added that bit after double checking. Blo0dy wires all look the same
when you first look. They add a poxy third stripe which you can hardly see
to let you know which one of the twenty of the same colour and banding is
which.

Just had a chat with the guy fixing it (in preparation for driving down to the alps next week) and he said "your cooling system pressurises quite fast, could be the beginning of a head gasket problem". I swear to you, if it breaks down in France and I have to battle to get home again, it's staying there and I'm done with these heaps.

What does he class as fast?

[MattF]

Sorry!

[Sancho]

What does he class as fast?

Not sure. He said it was coming up to pressure quite cold. I asked him to change the stat whilst it was in because it was taking a while to get up to temperature and kept dropping down anyway. Might just be that.

[MattF]

Not sure. He said it was coming up to pressure quite cold. I asked him to change the stat whilst it was in because it was taking a while to get up to temperature and kept dropping down anyway. Might just be that.

Some of them do seem to be quirky. I could never use the method of leaving
the rad cap off mine to purge airlocks due to the fact the coolant would just
start to rise and slowly trickle over the side of the filler neck after several
minutes of running. Wouldn't worry about it if you haven't noticed anything
out of the ordinary in any other way. I think some of these machines just
like to put the fear of god in us for amusement value.

[Sancho]

Wouldn't worry about it if you haven't noticed anything
out of the ordinary in any other way.

Well, there is the weird burning smell and the smoke coming out from between the engine and the bulkhead on random occasions, but I think that's electrical and the random occasions are actually triggered by me plugging things into the fag lighter.

Someone did some weird electrical work that has so far burned out the back window twice and created this new smokescreen thing......

Anyway, I noticed a tiny hole in the radiator (now fixed) and wasn't losing any significant amount of coolant, and I've got no white smoke, drippy exhaust or mayonnaise so, fingers crossed, I'm alright.

[Ace Piker]

How does the exhaust smell? Mine started to smell like burnt plastic before (just) it went!

[Sancho]

How does the exhaust smell? Mine started to smell like burnt plastic before (just) it went!

Don't say that.

[MattF]

Well, there is the weird burning smell and the smoke coming out from between the engine and the bulkhead on random occasions, but I think that's electrical and the random occasions are actually triggered by me plugging things into the fag lighter.

Someone did some weird electrical work that has so far burned out the back window twice and created this new smokescreen thing......

Anyway, I noticed a tiny hole in the radiator (now fixed) and wasn't losing any significant amount of coolant, and I've got no white smoke, drippy exhaust or mayonnaise so, fingers crossed, I'm alright.

Christ, yours really does have it in for you, doesn't it. Why don't you wire
in your own feed to the fag lighter. It sounds like it may be a tad more reliable
than whatever is going on at the moment.

What have they done that keeps screwing the back window up? That's a
nasty sounding bit of D.I.Y.

[MattF]

Don't say that.

You've got the E.U breakdown cover haven't you? I honestly wouldn't worry
if I were you, Sancho. No use spending your time worrying when you go away.
If it's going to go, it's nothing that any amount of worrying will change, and
you'll just end up peeved off. Sod it, and if it goes, it goes. Enjoy the trip and
worry *if* needs be, not when. It's probably the mechanic being the usual
joyful cheery type that most of them are. If you aren't suicidal before taking
the vehicle to them, they usually make sure you are when you come away.
Half the time their face would crack if they forced a smile. (God, I hope
it's not Tony who's working on your Surf as I write this. ).

[Sancho]

What have they done that keeps screwing the back window up? That's a
nasty sounding bit of D.I.Y.

I wish I knew. It burned out in the tailgate once and Tony fixed it. Then the relays went and I had them all torn out and just run it off the up/down switch in the centre console. Forgot about the wiper not moving without the relays though. Rats.

[Sancho]

You've got the E.U breakdown cover haven't you? I honestly wouldn't worry
if I were you, Sancho. No use spending your time worrying when you go away.
If it's going to go, it's nothing that any amount of worrying will change, and
you'll just end up peeved off. Sod it, and if it goes, it goes. Enjoy the trip and
worry *if* needs be, not when. It's probably the mechanic being the usual
joyful cheery type that most of them are. If you aren't suicidal before taking
the vehicle to them, they usually make sure you are when you come away.
Half the time their face would crack if they forced a smile. (God, I hope
it's not Tony who's working on your Surf as I write this. ).

Oh yeah, I've got EU breakdown cover alright. I just don't want to do all that messing around again....

[MattF]

I wish I knew. It burned out in the tailgate once and Tony fixed it. Then the relays went and I had them all torn out and just run it off the up/down switch in the centre console. Forgot about the wiper not moving without the relays though. Rats.

Do you still have the relay unit?

[Maverick]

Oh yeah, I've got EU breakdown cover alright. I just don't want to do all that messing around again....

Look at it this way they should know the way to Tonys'

[Sancho]

Do you still have the relay unit?

Yeah, I think so. I know it can all be sorted but I get impatient with these things. Stupidly complicated way of opening a door if you ask me.