Tam & Toby ~~Hunting Zorba

[Helen Ariel]

That's Spain by the way. Portugal numbers much smaller. Spanish, French and Portuguese presidents have all said local measures no full lockdown again.

 

[Langtoftlad]

Bolt problem solved thankfully.

Mechanic has taken a bolt out their tyre machine as it was same thread and high tensile with a long shank ...cut it down and rethreaded it so fingers crossed thats going to work

Kudos to them for cannibalising one of their own pieces of equipment ...

 

[busby]

I think they are full of excuses to be honest any satnav could find this place ...I think it's just a ploy so they don't commit to a definite time. I'm not taking it to them and I'll be here till vans fixed so sod em

Put the keys somewhere safe on the car and tell them to pick it up at their leisure.BUSBY

 

[Northernraider]

Well they had solved the bolt issue but haven't been near the van since they are mega busy and short staffed so I can't really complain as I wasn't booked in I just turned up ....but can't see anything else being done today as they close at 6pm

So I imagine they will resume tomorrow
I believe all the parts are here at least.

 

[Aerialmark]

Im keeping my fingers crossed for you fella.

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Gellyneck]

I believe all the parts are here at least.

Yeah! Zorba's starting to cr4p himself again!

 

[Podney]

I’ve changed my mind.........as the old joke goes: I used to think I was indecisive..now,I’m not so sure!

GO! Bugger off! We don’t want you here anyway,we’ll have nothing to do all winter if we don’t have your trip to follow. Go go go.

 

[Northernraider]

 

[Mikey RV]

As soon as Toby is fixed, put the key in the ignition turn it, put in gear and off you go.

 

[Devon Sue]

Have you remembered to renew your driving licence?

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Northernraider]

Have you remembered to renew your driving licence?

I qualify for the covid extension so I'm going to just use that . My worry is if I apply online and it doesn't arrive in a couple of days I would then have to wait for it as my current one would no longer be useable.

I've taken copies of the information on the gov website just in case I need it ..

 

[irnbru]

Go for it Tam, get yourself away. You can always come back in an emergency.

 

[gus-lopez]

I would then have to wait for it as my current one would no longer be useable.

You are going abroad how will they know? Apply & use the current one over in EU. In the UK there is no need to be carrying it anyway & they can see online immediately that you have one.

 

[Northernraider]

 

[Bustup15]

Put the keys somewhere safe on the car and tell them to pick it up at their leisure.BUSBY

Tie wrap them to a spring

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Razamataz]

View attachment 427396View attachment 427397View attachment 427398View attachment 427400View attachment 427401
Well,Tam very disappointed that you left your unmentionables out on display.
First picture
CROCS!!!!

 

[Razamataz]

4th picture

 

[Manic]

Ive been wondering about the problem with Toby, is it strange or coincidence that you had the cam belt changed and had a few short trips out and then a long trip and have trouble.
Did the alternator belt break or was ‘it‘ broken !
Just me thinking, I know that’s dangerous

 

[Lenny HB]

Come on Tam itching for our morning update.

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

Come on Tam itching for our morning update.

He's half way to your house

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Tony50]

Sounds exciting ,have a save trip, one little question, how do you get vehicle and health insurance for that trip ?

 

[Northernraider]

Ive been wondering about the problem with Toby, is it strange or coincidence that you had the cam belt changed and had a few short trips out and then a long trip and have trouble.
Did the alternator belt break or was ‘it‘ broken !
Just me thinking, I know that’s dangerous

Yeah don't start me on that because I'm starting to wonder myself
Especially as it's the cambelt tensioner bracket that's broken and I can't see a fanbelt doing that.

But I also can't see any garage admitting liability

 

[Northernraider]

Come on Tam itching for our morning update.

Ok well the mechanic had started rebuilding it all this morning ....I finally got the car hire company to pick up the car at 10.30 and I thought I might aswell walk down to mums with the dogs , so when I left around 11 the guy said he was just reattaching the engine mount then just the fanbelts to fit and it would be ready to start up ...he said he has turned all the engine and certainly no tight spots so hopefully no internal damage .

So I'm down at mums and they will phone me once it's started etc and will take it from there.

 

[Figaro]

Keeping fingers crossed for you

 

[Northernraider]

Sounds exciting ,have a save trip, one little question, how do you get vehicle and health insurance for that trip ?

My vehicle insurance is unaffected by covid I have 365 Europe wide cover.
Travel insurance I'm just a young pup with no existing health conditions so my travel insurance is pretty cheap
I have a 6 month backpacker policy ....I'm covered for emergency medical assistance and repatriation with covid but nothing else due to covid ...

But everything else im covered for

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Lenny HB]

Yeah don't start me on that because I'm starting to wonder myself
Especially as it's the cambelt tensioner bracket that's broken and I can't see a fanbelt doing that.

But I also can't see any garage admitting liability

I'm wondering if it happened the other way round and the tensioner bracket broke which broke the cover and took out the alternator belt. Unfortunately no way of proving which chain of events in which order but does make you wonder if the tensioner bolt was over cranked.

What are you doing about the water pump?

 

[Barclaybasher]

I'm wondering if it happened the other way round and the tensioner bracket broke which broke the cover and took out the alternator belt. Unfortunately no way of proving which chain of events in which order but does make you wonder if the tensioner bolt was over cranked.

What are you doing about the water pump?

If I have a problem I always 'look' at the last thing done..... cambelt change

 

[Northernraider]

I'm wondering if it happened the other way round and the tensioner bracket broke which broke the cover and took out the alternator belt. Unfortunately no way of proving which chain of events in which order but does make you wonder if the tensioner bolt was over cranked.

What are you doing about the water pump?

Yeah that's the problem ....can't prove it ...but is suspicious that no issue before the belt was done

The garage had said previously when they did the cambelt that the water pump looked like it had been replaced before so it wasn't done ...and as it's not driven by the cambelt it can be done at anytime.

 

[Manic]

I'm wondering if it happened the other way round and the tensioner bracket broke which broke the cover and took out the alternator belt. Unfortunately no way of proving which chain of events in which order but does make you wonder if the tensioner bolt was over cranked.

What are you doing about the water pump?

That was my thought process.

 

[Lenny HB]

The garage had said previously when they did the cambelt that the water pump looked like it had been replaced before so it wasn't done ...and as it's not driven by the cambelt it can be done at anytime.

My worry would be for the sake of a few quid, if it seizes you could be back to square one, that's if it was the alternator belt that caused the problem

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}