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by **muley** » Thu 06.07.2006, 11:59

Nige wrote:An eventful run home!

Halfway between H&C & Winchester on A31 Temp gauge rises until off the clock and stays there. Pull over into closest layby and pop bonnet, sound of electric collant pump working but clearly not moving any fluid. Hissing sound from header tank and jet of steam visible in the torchlight, bu**er!

The tube bit on the header tank where the top overflow hose attaches has split around the circumference and the resultant hole is the source of the leak. Bit of makeshift repair required, silicon sealant in toolbox used to bung up hole. remains of bottled water, topped up from a variety of sources including puddles strained through handkerchief put enough liquid in the system to get me to Rownhams services on M27 to fill up with water after a tour round Winchester found no services open.

Need a new header tank, anyone know what its from? (I'll do a search)

Sorry to hear about your problem, pleased to hear you managed to limp home. I don't think anyone has managed to find an alternate source, though - fingers crossed that there is one.

Cheers

Jim

by **Nige** » Thu 06.07.2006, 12:05

Jim,

After your comments on the weather I seem to recall you asking me if Norma was running ok? Is there some spooky connection here

?

Found it! A GM/Vauxhall part, thought I'd seen it and a couple of variation on name in the serach facility came up with This.

Now to start ringing local Vauxhall parts depts.

by **chris.t** » Thu 06.07.2006, 19:45

yikes nige, my mechanic will out to check my header tank tomorrow :lol:

Why don't you tell jim he can't come on the 30th we'll all feel safer that way :-D

By the way jim thanks for the details for the nuts bloke i'll call him tomorrow

by **NickHawk** » Thu 27.07.2006, 21:34

Hi All

Finally have a running Elan (at long last) and intend to be at the H&C next Wednesday.

Anyone else going?

Nick & Lynne

by **GROMIT** » Sun 30.07.2006, 19:19

hi all hope every one,s ok nearly lost my elan but luckey thing are looking up :smt038

, im hoping to make it on wed night see you there :lol:

by **rjbean** » Sun 30.07.2006, 22:22

see you all there, fingers crossed for getting the car back in time!

by **chris.t** » Mon 31.07.2006, 09:07

rjbean wrote:see you all there, fingers crossed for getting the car back in time!

hope they give you a wash and valet for the inconvienience. emmm second thought they have it for even longer. see ya there

by **muley** » Mon 31.07.2006, 10:43

See you Wednesday, I'll be there!

Stevie? Mark? :poke:

by **Nige** » Mon 31.07.2006, 16:13

Should be there.

by **chris.t** » Mon 31.07.2006, 19:29

err it's looking a bit iffy at the mo. Deirdres dad is gravely ill, will know better in the next 24 hours.

if i can make it Nige could you bring your bullet camera along with all the gadgets especially the start/stop switch. if it works on my kit i'll get one cos i missed a lot of good footage of you in front of me on sunday cos Deirdre pressed the wrong button and it didn't record

by **Nige** » Tue 01.08.2006, 08:41

Sorry to hear that Chris. I'll bring my bullet cam and all the bits anyway but understand fully if you're not there.

by **muley** » Tue 01.08.2006, 09:03

Sorry to hear your news Chris.

I might be a little late ... I'll explain when I get there.

Cheers

Jim

(do I need to bring a laptop?)

JB

by **chris.t** » Tue 01.08.2006, 17:52

ok looks like i will be able to make it. but if i'm not there fear the worse.

edit - just burning a disk of the scoff and spin so if you can bring the laptop jim g8

by **mickmick** » Tue 01.08.2006, 21:01

is it tomorow???

if it is i might be able to make this one

mick

by **Nige** » Wed 02.08.2006, 09:01

Today now (2 Aug).

by **NickHawk** » Wed 02.08.2006, 19:03

Sorry I am stuck at work in Corby and it's now 7pm and I have loads more to do so I wont make it - bugger.

Have a good night

Nick

by **chris.t** » Thu 03.08.2006, 09:08

does anyone need any rain? Cos i'll get Jim to come round and see you :-D

by **mickmick** » Thu 03.08.2006, 23:22

appologies for not making it, had a baby wetting thing happen last minute

i will try to make some of them this year, i'm on a mission to persuade Chris he doesnt need the wheels he has just sitting in his shed slowly going musty (not implying you have a musty shed tho Chris)

mick

by **rjbean** » Fri 04.08.2006, 16:32

mickmick wrote:appologies for not making it, had a baby wetting thing (not implying you have a musty shed tho Chris)

mick

considering the colour of the car shouldn't that be 'mustardy shed' :-D

I've got a working speedo

my dad's friend and I spend an hour on it this afternoon, a little awkard but hard to beleive that the garage couldn't do it all the time they had it! just need to sort out my whistling now. don't suppose anyone heard it when i left the other night?

we had a good night thanks. have a good one in the 'ring everyone that's going and a good one in india muley.

by **markv** » Wed 30.08.2006, 11:29

It's my first chance to get to the H&C since becoming the proud owner of my Elan. Will anyone else be there next Wednesday?

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