Hi all,
Im relatively new to 500 membership and had an unnerving experience yesterday.
I drive under the old GWR London to Swansea rail line regularly
One bridge 'underpass' seems to get wet lately.. presumably failing pumps
Normally.. early mornings.. I can pause ..and we go through in single file
No chance at 17:30 on a Friday ..!!!
Appreciating nobody was going to stop and let me through I set off,
Of course that meant I couldnt use the 'Crown' of the road.. 6" higher than my new route
So I set off: 2500rpm in 1st.. no sooner had the wheels entered the water than I had a bus 4feet from my tail ..
The water was really turbulent with Suv's passing within 2 feet. EDDYS and all !!. and my little 1242 seemed to loose all drive and then scrabble as it then floated towards the 'opposite bank'. Odd...
Engine sounded fine..didnt appear to misfire or anything... but I went back out 4 hours later ..The BRAKES were appalling.. full of sludge possibly
Could be worse though.. that bridge was Gridlocked...later closed.. something had abviously expired under that bridge.
I think Ive got to pull those Brakes apart.. my 1st marea had a couple of trips like that... then the entire Handbrake in drum mechanism needed replacement through advanced corrosion
Oh the joys
Im relatively new to 500 membership and had an unnerving experience yesterday.
I drive under the old GWR London to Swansea rail line regularly
One bridge 'underpass' seems to get wet lately.. presumably failing pumps
Normally.. early mornings.. I can pause ..and we go through in single file
No chance at 17:30 on a Friday ..!!!
Appreciating nobody was going to stop and let me through I set off,
Of course that meant I couldnt use the 'Crown' of the road.. 6" higher than my new route
So I set off: 2500rpm in 1st.. no sooner had the wheels entered the water than I had a bus 4feet from my tail ..
The water was really turbulent with Suv's passing within 2 feet. EDDYS and all !!. and my little 1242 seemed to loose all drive and then scrabble as it then floated towards the 'opposite bank'. Odd...
Engine sounded fine..didnt appear to misfire or anything... but I went back out 4 hours later ..The BRAKES were appalling.. full of sludge possibly
Could be worse though.. that bridge was Gridlocked...later closed.. something had abviously expired under that bridge.
I think Ive got to pull those Brakes apart.. my 1st marea had a couple of trips like that... then the entire Handbrake in drum mechanism needed replacement through advanced corrosion
Oh the joys