My 'trusty' MK1 has taken one step closer to Punto heaven.
Last night, it started up fine, but lost power on a hill after a few hundred yards. It now will not start, although, bless it, it's trying hard. Rolling it back down the hill, I managed to get it going for a few hundred yards, but it died on the next incline. Have tried jump starting it, but no joy.
To be fair, I've been running it into the ground of late - its got a few problems which are going to be uneconomical to fix. If the head gasket hasn't gone, its certainly on its way - there's always a level of pressure in the tank, even if water loss/contamination is minimal. Just wondered if anybody had any suggestions as to what may have caused this power failure, and if it may be something that can be bodged to get me a few more miles - would be handy if I could just get round a few showrooms!
Last night, it started up fine, but lost power on a hill after a few hundred yards. It now will not start, although, bless it, it's trying hard. Rolling it back down the hill, I managed to get it going for a few hundred yards, but it died on the next incline. Have tried jump starting it, but no joy.
To be fair, I've been running it into the ground of late - its got a few problems which are going to be uneconomical to fix. If the head gasket hasn't gone, its certainly on its way - there's always a level of pressure in the tank, even if water loss/contamination is minimal. Just wondered if anybody had any suggestions as to what may have caused this power failure, and if it may be something that can be bodged to get me a few more miles - would be handy if I could just get round a few showrooms!