General Anouncing the 2009 Fiat Forum Panda Adventure!

[JimMagill]

Yeah, thats the 4 new starter motors... They're a bit of a nightmare to carry round all the the thou. Keep wanting fed and stops to go to the loo. Will need to keep a eye on time with this bit of the trip as with john and i looking on google this morning we have a very very long way to go and not much time and We're still miles from any where, lol

 

[PuntoSS]

Have the starter motors been replaced yet? Lets hope you can reach your destination tonight.

 

[udtrev]

Yeah, thats the 4 new starter motors...

So is Sylvia's progress now measured in MPSM ? (Miles Per Starter Motor)

Sounds like time to Superman on the Dublin/Oslo Ryanair flight - make sure he packs his red cape, Starter Motor, Toolkit, and underpants to wear outside his trousers

 

[JimMagill]

Ya think someone would of had the brains to go over to twitter to see what I was yakin about, lol :bang:

anyway it was a conference of people that I ran into and asked to push sylvia and we kidnapped a few just in case we needed more pushes but they complaned about the conditions so we threw them overboard in a fjord....

 

[JimMagill]

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BTW, Fred and Fergal were a bit rough looking out in the street after my birthday celebrations last night... Poor guys

Jim

 

[sutjeska]

Jim, I've seen this oil. Is it the same, loose filter? If yes, I suggest you not to buy Panda parts in US ever again. Americans can be experts for (almost) everything, but in this "almost" must be Panda parts

Sutjeska
BTW: Did you tighten it?

 

[JimMagill]

Oh no, thats no the oil filter... It's the petrol tank

Rememember we've leaked everything on this trip, water, oil, electric, heat AND fuel, lol

I think we hit a big chunk of ice or something

Jim

 

[JimMagill]

Must really fix the pinking too... I'm on the e6 here in sweden and it's like broken glass in the engine
Btw you know they have drive in bingo here?

 

[JimMagill]

Well, it's the post you've all been waiting on! After 4900 miles we've broke down, lol
The engine is turning over, there is fuel but no spark at the plugs...
Will keep you updated
Jim

 

[Panda Van]

Oooooooooooohhhhhnnnnnooooooooooooooo - sylvia was doing soooooooooo well too, hope you can make her better, fingers and toes crossed here - good luck !

 

[JimMagill]

Oh i give up... Phoned the breakdown company here in sweden. Looks like we'll not be staying in the radisson in germany tonight then lol

 

[arc]

TDC sensor taken a battering in the snow / ice ?

 

[PuntoSS]

Oh i give up... Phoned the breakdown company here in sweden. Looks like we'll not be staying in the radisson in germany tonight then lol

How long will the Swedes take to repair her?

 

[JimMagill]

Sensor? You must be joking, lol! The points are really badly pitted and burned and i've not got a spare and the nice swedish man says they are not really a stock item... Oops

 

[arc]

for some reason i thought sylvia had a 1242 engine and been converted to EFI.. my bad

 

[JimMagill]

ok, Alan here for Jim....

'have bodged the points.... may make it home... may not ... anyone wanna take bets ????'

600KM to go which was our stop for tonight in Germany.... might have to take a miss on the radisson and keep on driving.....

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

for some reason i thought sylvia had a 1242 engine and been converted to EFI.. my bad

1108cc injection convirted to carb iirc

Hope all goes well Jim and John. Sounds like things are beginning to get interesting!

Jon.

 

[arc]

ahh so i wasn't going totally mad then, knew there'd been some sort of conversion

 

[aca]

ok, Alan here for Jim....

'have bodged the points.... may make it home... may not ... anyone wanna take bets ????'

600KM to go which was our stop for tonight in Germany.... might have to take a miss on the radisson and keep on driving.....

Hi Alan and Jim,
nobody in Ser want to put a quota - that you will not a make it with Sylvia.......
Greetings from Belgrade, and wish you -fast and competetive ``back up``.
Just remember Sylvias and yours pictures - from film ``The Day After Tommorrow`` shooted few days before.....
Cheers, Aca

 

[JimMagill]

Thanks guys... We've made it to denmark now and are pretty wrecked (john, me and sylvia :-( )
Gotta keep going, it'r a long way to go yet...
Jim