neilz
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Nov 14, 2009
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- London
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- W140 S320L, 1997, Black with Black Bird's Eye Maple trim
Ah, remembered another one. Decided to take a short cut near Richmond and Chiswick. This is when I had my 4.0 Limited Edition Jeep Wrangler (M reg). I found this route by the river, except it was flooded (as it often is, can't remember where this was exactly, just where it was near). Anyway, as I had a raised Jeep I thought ' what the hell, just go for it' and ploughed through the water. The embarrasment as the car stopped half way through was quite something, as was the fact that the water damaged the ECU I didn't think it had.
Another - My wife worked in the NHS for a while - a specific branch of psychology - and I had my Jeep parked in the car park of what one might call an 'asylum' (the NHS were interviewing her for a position somewhere completely different but it was the office here they decided to interview her in). I decided I would move the car as a space became free nearer to where she was, so I tried to start it. Wouldn't start (mud from my 'green-laning' in the Cotswolds recently had filled the starter motor), so I called Green Flag and had to give them my location as what it was - every so slightly embarrasing. How did they repair it? Sharp blow to the starter-motor with a large hammer - dislodged all the mud and it worked fine (well, after the ECU issue could never do above 50mph but at least it started)
I've also learned T-Cut and Jeep interiors don't mix i.e. make sure the lid is on properly when resting it above the rear wheelarch! (on either side of the rear bench seat is a horizontal carpet-trimmed ledge (the top of the wheel arch))
And make sure you don't forget to put your petrol cap on, it will be gone when you return to the petrol station half an hour later on realising your mistake (quite an obvious one when Jeep Wranglers don't have fuel flaps to cover your missing cap)
Last one - my late father's mistake. When replacing a wheel - do the bolts up tight. Having your wheel fly past on the motor way is quite embarrasing!
Another - My wife worked in the NHS for a while - a specific branch of psychology - and I had my Jeep parked in the car park of what one might call an 'asylum' (the NHS were interviewing her for a position somewhere completely different but it was the office here they decided to interview her in). I decided I would move the car as a space became free nearer to where she was, so I tried to start it. Wouldn't start (mud from my 'green-laning' in the Cotswolds recently had filled the starter motor), so I called Green Flag and had to give them my location as what it was - every so slightly embarrasing. How did they repair it? Sharp blow to the starter-motor with a large hammer - dislodged all the mud and it worked fine (well, after the ECU issue could never do above 50mph but at least it started)
I've also learned T-Cut and Jeep interiors don't mix i.e. make sure the lid is on properly when resting it above the rear wheelarch! (on either side of the rear bench seat is a horizontal carpet-trimmed ledge (the top of the wheel arch))
And make sure you don't forget to put your petrol cap on, it will be gone when you return to the petrol station half an hour later on realising your mistake (quite an obvious one when Jeep Wranglers don't have fuel flaps to cover your missing cap)
Last one - my late father's mistake. When replacing a wheel - do the bolts up tight. Having your wheel fly past on the motor way is quite embarrasing!
, 10 seconds 
and £70 sorted it. Best mate is still best mate, despite never offering to pay.
