I would like to say we have good news…………….

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Matt Darke aka Cable Tie and Dave Jackson aka Dave Lincs. Both well respected members.
Banana is currently on 211,900 miles.

[dave lincs]

Sent you lots of information on your car Bob all the answers and how to fix it are there

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Originally Posted by dave lincs

Sent you lots of information on your car Bob all the answers and how to fix it are there

Thank you. I’ll speak to Matt later today and see if we can get it done.

I have got the glovebox out and re-set the switch. She started up ok, at least we are now parked up ok.

Question is why did the switch wait till I got home to rear it’s ugly head?

[Zircon]

I do share your sense of exasperation!


I suppose, as long as we can keep our cars safely on the road and not everything wears out at once (like buse, they do seem to arrive in threes!), we can cope with the 'painting the Forth Bridge' syndrome!


All the best,


Nicholas/Zircon

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Matt now has all the information from Dave, many thanks to both. Now waiting on a dry day for the work to be carried out.

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…………………………….. there is a bright yellow orb in the sky.

Matt was able to come down today, our first day without rain and wind for 12 days. Even the trip down was against him with a few accidents plus roadworks, but he arrived ok.
First job was to get the kettle on for a coffee.

Then out to Banana. Bonnet up and multi meter on the electrics. Nothing showing. Battery ok. Into the fuse box under the glovebox Matt delved.
Fuse 28 along with a few others were in a bad looking way. So they were all changed. All the contacts were cleaned.
Next was the inertia switch plug, ah! That looked as if it had been arcing as one of the connectors looked a bit burnt.

So with all the fuses replaced, connectors and plug cleaned it was time to see if she would start.
Ignition on, oh! The pump was priming. Turned the key and she was away. Ticking over as if nothing had happened.

Matt thumped the inertia switch and nothing happened, no warning lights, no hazards. Matt thumped it again, and still nothing. I revved the engine, oh! What a glorious sound. My baby was back.
Matt then tidied up all the wiring and screwed everything back in place. And put the glovebox back in.
I was then instructed to take her for a run whilst Matt went for a tinkle and a cold drink.

I took Banana down the bumpy road, waiting for the inertia switch to cut in. But she ran her usual sweet self. Drove around the block and back home, purring all the way.

I cannot thank, both Dave Lincs and Matt Darke, enough for getting Banana back up and running. I’ll be forever be in there debt.

And many thanks to everyone who has chipped in with various bits of advice. Plus so many pm’s and text messages telling me not to give up hope and that with the help of the club she would be back and good to go for another 211,000 miles. I just want the “Moon” sticker. Current mileage is 211,935.

[Katiesue]

You want your moon sticker and I want to see Banana in all her glory out on the road, preferably when I'm in my zed!

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Originally Posted by Katiesue

You want your moon sticker and I want to see Banana in all her glory out on the road, preferably when I'm in my zed!

We’ll have to meet up somewhere and get some photos done.

[Rev Jules]

Hi Bob.
That really is cracking news, she really can be an ungrateful cow some times. LOL!.

Rev.

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Originally Posted by Rev Jules

Hi Bob.
That really is cracking news, she really can be an ungrateful cow some times. LOL!.

Rev.

Very true, she had a go at drawing blood from Matt today. But he has learnt to dodge that trick.