Travel woes - Page 2

Carruthers · 07-28-2018, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

what kind of car is that? I don't recognize it. Kia?

I hope limey will forgive me if I'm treading on her toes here, but it looks like a Skoda Fabia Estate.

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limey · 07-28-2018, 06:01 PM

Skoda Fabia Scout (estate) indeed, Carruthers.
Yes, we are at our annual music camp so don't need the car for a good few days yet. Hopefully the garage can find the fault ....

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sexobon · 07-28-2018, 07:02 PM

Here's some old fashion driving music for the ride home.

captainhook455 · 07-29-2018, 09:22 PM

A sensor went bad on my Avalanche and it started getting 27 miles to the gallon so I fixed it with a piece of black electrical tape over the check engine light.

Griff · 07-30-2018, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by limey

Skoda Fabia Scout (estate) indeed, Carruthers.
Yes, we are at our annual music camp so don't need the car for a good few days yet. Hopefully the garage can find the fault ....

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Wow, quite an ordeal. Here's hoping.

Pamela · 07-30-2018, 02:25 PM

Cap'n... which sensor was that? Mine gets <> 15 mpg now. I could use such a fault of my own!

captainhook455 · 07-31-2018, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Pamela

Cap'n... which sensor was that? Mine gets <> 15 mpg now. I could use such a fault of my own!

You can get a chip to increase hp and better mileage. My neighbor is into race trucks and he works on my truck. I don't have 4x4 if that helps.

limey · 08-02-2018, 07:07 PM

I got the jalopy back today. Garage could find nothing wrong with it. They charged me Nothing At All for their work in trying to trace a fault.

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sexobon · 08-02-2018, 09:20 PM

You probably can't empty the fuel tank and refill it with fresh fuel in case bad fuel was the problem; but, you can top off the tank with fresh fuel (preferably with the highest octane rating your car can use) to dilute any contamination. There are also drying additives, that you pour into the gas tank, to get rid of any water condensation in the tank that might be pumped into the fuel line. These fairly inexpensive measures would help rule out a fuel problem if the symptoms recur.

limey · 08-06-2018, 05:22 PM

Well, we got home. Here on my island home there is but one sort of diesel so if that’s the problem I’d better buy a new car. But we got home without a hitch

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Carruthers · 08-07-2018, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by limey

Well, we got home. Here on my island home there is but one sort of diesel so if that’s the problem I’d better buy a new car. But we got home without a hitch

Pleased to hear that all is well.

It's always a bit of a worry embarking on a long journey after car problems.

There are always thoughts at the back of your mind about a repeat performance.

It came as a surprise to me to read that diesel fuel isn't the only liquid causing concern on Arran.

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They are becoming Britain’s desert islands. The heatwave has caused a water shortage crisis for islands from the Isles of Scilly to the Outer Hebrides.

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Even Scotland’s mountainous and often cloudy Isle of Arran has been hit. Scottish Water had to charter ferries to transport 750,000 litres of water to the island from the mainland last month to prevent residents from going thirsty.

Sunday Times

It's paywalled but there might be a free article or two.

limey · 08-08-2018, 11:37 AM

The field behind my house. Not much of a water shortage here. I saw the trucks. I think they were a publicity stunt or sump'n.

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xoxoxoBruce · 08-08-2018, 04:25 PM

But that's not potable water.

limey · 08-09-2018, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

But that's not potable water.

True. But the grass is way WAY greener than it was in Englandshire last week.

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Gravdigr · 08-09-2018, 03:44 PM

That's cuz it's on the other side of that fence.

The grass is always greener over there.

07-28-2018, 06:01 PM	#17
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Skoda Fabia Scout (estate) indeed, Carruthers. Yes, we are at our annual music camp so don't need the car for a good few days yet. Hopefully the garage can find the fault .... Sent by magick __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

08-02-2018, 07:07 PM	#23
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I got the jalopy back today. Garage could find nothing wrong with it. They charged me Nothing At All for their work in trying to trace a fault. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

08-06-2018, 05:22 PM	#25
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Well, we got home. Here on my island home there is but one sort of diesel so if that’s the problem I’d better buy a new car. But we got home without a hitch Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

08-08-2018, 11:37 AM	#27
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	The field behind my house. Not much of a water shortage here. I saw the trucks. I think they were a publicity stunt or sump'n. Sent by magick __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

08-08-2018, 04:25 PM	#28
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	But that's not potable water. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-28-2018, 07:02 PM	#18
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Here's some old fashion driving music for the ride home.

07-29-2018, 09:22 PM	#19
captainhook455 Rapscallion Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 1,357	A sensor went bad on my Avalanche and it started getting 27 miles to the gallon so I fixed it with a piece of black electrical tape over the check engine light.

07-30-2018, 02:25 PM	#21
Pamela Deplorable Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 767	Cap'n... which sensor was that? Mine gets <> 15 mpg now. I could use such a fault of my own!

08-02-2018, 09:20 PM	#24
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	You probably can't empty the fuel tank and refill it with fresh fuel in case bad fuel was the problem; but, you can top off the tank with fresh fuel (preferably with the highest octane rating your car can use) to dilute any contamination. There are also drying additives, that you pour into the gas tank, to get rid of any water condensation in the tank that might be pumped into the fuel line. These fairly inexpensive measures would help rule out a fuel problem if the symptoms recur.

08-09-2018, 03:44 PM	#30
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