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    Faith restored in Humanity

    A thankyou to all the kind citizens of the North East

    My missus took my 7year old son, our sister in law sister and her neice to see Disney on Ice yesterday at the Metro Radio arena.
    They took a detour to Ashington on the way home for a Maccy D's when she noticed the car started to overheat. A young man who was waiting for his lunch to be delivered in the car park duly assisted my missus and said he thought she would be ok to drive home as there was plenty fluid in the coolant tank. Unfortunately on the way back it started again so she pulled over between Ashington and Ellington on the coast road. Her sister phoned me and I duly phoned the AA as we're members. I was told we'd have to wait between 1 - 1 1/2 hours for help as they were really busy. This was around 3.20pm. A yound man pulled over to check if they were ok and looked at the engine to try and help, He was even phoning his dad for advice. A motorcyclist going the opposite direction turned around and came back to help and wouldn't leave until he was 100% sure they were going to be ok. A lady from Amble and her mum offered to drive my sister in law and the kids back to Alnwick, an RAC driver, turned around and came to help and only left when he was sure they were going to be dealt with. My sister in law received a text to say that the AA driver would be with them at 3.40pm even though they only had a rough description of where the car was. At 3.39pm the AA pulled up and got the car back on the road again by topping up the coolant and he escorted them all the way back to Lesbury.
    All in all I would just like to thank everyone that stopped and helped and to say that the AA were great. The car is booked into the garage, and hopefully won't cost too much to sort
    "And I looked, and behold'a pale horse; and his name that sat on him was death, and hell followed with hi, and power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword and with hunger, and with the beasts of the earth"
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    Plenty good 'uns still out there
    "I mock thee not, though I by thee am mockéd.
    Thou call'st me madman, but I call thee blockhead"

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    • #3
      nice one mate, i'd like to think that if my wife got into trouble with her car there would be someone out there like those people to help her. that goes to show there is still some decent people in the world.

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      • #4
        An update on the car. It's the gasket on the thermostat housing. Needs to be replaced as well as the alternator belt as they need to cut that to get at the housing. Gonna cost about £150.
        Oh and the kids and the missus are fine.
        "And I looked, and behold'a pale horse; and his name that sat on him was death, and hell followed with hi, and power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword and with hunger, and with the beasts of the earth"

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        • #5
          Good to hear there's still some decent people out there

          Why'd they need to cut the belt? Surely just loosen the alternator to release the tension and remove it? They're gonna have to loosen the alt anyway to fit and tension the new one, mind it's still best to replace anything like that if you've got to take it off anyway.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by 5150 View Post
            Good to hear there's still some decent people out there

            Why'd they need to cut the belt? Surely just loosen the alternator to release the tension and remove it? They're gonna have to loosen the alt anyway to fit and tension the new one, mind it's still best to replace anything like that if you've got to take it off anyway.

            Haven't a clue m8. Ask me anything about specs and I can tell you.....Cars, I suddenly become braindead.
            "And I looked, and behold'a pale horse; and his name that sat on him was death, and hell followed with hi, and power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword and with hunger, and with the beasts of the earth"

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            • #7
              £150's a bit steep like... suppose its... "okay" if it took them a couple of hours to find the fault, as for the belt cutting it sounds like they wanted more of that £150 price tag.


              DIY: liquid gasket £7, 1 hour 2 at most
              belt (no idea im with motorbikes all the way lol)
              Species: Cod, Bass, Coalie, Flounder, Dab, Rockling, Mackerel, Plaice, Pollock, Ballen Wrasse, L/S Scorpion, Common Blenny, Weaver (unfortunately), Whiting, Common Eel, Trout, Pike... think that's it

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              • #8
                needed a new thermostat housing as well as that was warped. Like you say probably a bit steep, but then isn't everything these days.
                "And I looked, and behold'a pale horse; and his name that sat on him was death, and hell followed with hi, and power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword and with hunger, and with the beasts of the earth"

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