Richie
04-12-06, 11:13 PM
Started off this morning @ 07:00hrs by putting a Land rover on the back of the 14 tonner Flatbed Bedford TM.
Left my location (Leeming, South of Catterick) Heading south on the A1 to Cambridge.
I'd asked a fellow work m8 if the A1 south was clear as He'd just traveled north from A59 junction, to which he replied yes its clear.
It normally takes us about 20 minutes to get to the Ripon turn off... NOT today... 2 hours 25 mins later we were getting off the A1 due to an accident.
finally get to Cambridge @ 14:20 Hrs...
unload Land rover, pick up another Land rover to bring back, pick up stores and other niff naff and triv...
Set off north bound.
All going well until I notice the engine is starting to smoke a little.
still going good until get to the A1 junction 44 the M62 turn off, goes down the dip and then loose all power on the uphill bit. Had to go on hard shoulder. gets out and and checks oil level, slightly down on start from Cambridge... Humm I think must be burning oil, hence a bit of smoke from engine.
Try to restart the thing but no... so I ring for Road side assistance, then Phone battery dies on me.
:evil: Someone some where is having a right laugh at me I thinks.
Gets out passenger door and looks for arrows to nearest phone box Luckily 150 meters behind me.
Relay all my details to the nice bloke on the other end of the phone, 10 mins later he rings back to inform me Assistance is en route.
I go back to the truck and thinks to myself, jack the cab and have a look see. so I do just that.
I crack open the high pressure pipe on a few injectors to see if I've got fuel there, NO. so I bleed the low pressure side of the FIP and the High pressure side and the Bloody thing starts. :D
Runs back to phone box to cancel assistance and gets back in truck and makes it back to Leeming for 20:30 Hrs.
I'm Threaders. and now having a well deserved glass or two of Cider.
:cry: Ever had one of those days?
Oh yes, tomorrow I'm going to make my fellow work m8 do press ups till his eyes bleed, or he melts :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
so hows your day been then ?
Left my location (Leeming, South of Catterick) Heading south on the A1 to Cambridge.
I'd asked a fellow work m8 if the A1 south was clear as He'd just traveled north from A59 junction, to which he replied yes its clear.
It normally takes us about 20 minutes to get to the Ripon turn off... NOT today... 2 hours 25 mins later we were getting off the A1 due to an accident.
finally get to Cambridge @ 14:20 Hrs...
unload Land rover, pick up another Land rover to bring back, pick up stores and other niff naff and triv...
Set off north bound.
All going well until I notice the engine is starting to smoke a little.
still going good until get to the A1 junction 44 the M62 turn off, goes down the dip and then loose all power on the uphill bit. Had to go on hard shoulder. gets out and and checks oil level, slightly down on start from Cambridge... Humm I think must be burning oil, hence a bit of smoke from engine.
Try to restart the thing but no... so I ring for Road side assistance, then Phone battery dies on me.
:evil: Someone some where is having a right laugh at me I thinks.
Gets out passenger door and looks for arrows to nearest phone box Luckily 150 meters behind me.
Relay all my details to the nice bloke on the other end of the phone, 10 mins later he rings back to inform me Assistance is en route.
I go back to the truck and thinks to myself, jack the cab and have a look see. so I do just that.
I crack open the high pressure pipe on a few injectors to see if I've got fuel there, NO. so I bleed the low pressure side of the FIP and the High pressure side and the Bloody thing starts. :D
Runs back to phone box to cancel assistance and gets back in truck and makes it back to Leeming for 20:30 Hrs.
I'm Threaders. and now having a well deserved glass or two of Cider.
:cry: Ever had one of those days?
Oh yes, tomorrow I'm going to make my fellow work m8 do press ups till his eyes bleed, or he melts :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
so hows your day been then ?