Tam & Toby ~~Hunting Zorba

[Drum Major]

Can this get any worse

 

[Manic]

What’s going to happen with the dogs when you go to collect the car, will they have to stay in the van.

 

[Northernraider]

Ambulances and police cars just went past sirens blaring so not sure if it's been another accident or not .

Just had hire car company on phone again looking for an ETA I said December by the look of things

I'm apparently getting a Vauxhall crosslander SUV so at least It Will be comfy.


I will laugh about this one day

 

[bobandjanie]

Oh **** hope it doesn't get expensive, hopefully lucks on your side, it would have been in France.
Tell me about recovery drivers, I was on the wrecker once fully loaded 44t and the bloke had connected the air hoses the wrong way round and we wasn't stopping, I was almost ready to jump.
Hope it's soon sorted. Bob.

 

[Northernraider]

Driver seems like bit of an arse. Let rip with your grey waste.

Yeah he does seem a bit of a prat ...he was on phone to someone earlier telling how good a driver he was

Late night then Tam,, BUSBY.

Looks like it
I might see about getting a hotel overnight once I've collected the car ....I swear if this is just a snapped fan belt I'm gonna swing for that first AA guy

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[Northernraider]

What’s going to happen with the dogs when you go to collect the car, will they have to stay in the van.

No they are coming with me as theres another recovery truck waiting at the services for Toby to take it the next leg of the journey

Truck just started up now so looks like we are off again

Bugger is scratching Toby along the bloody bushes I can here it

 

[Manic]

No they are coming with me as theres another recovery truck waiting at the services for Toby to take it the next leg of the journey

Truck just started up now so looks like we are off again

Bugger is scratching Toby along the bloody bushes I can here it

Time to complain when you get back then.

 

[Northernraider]

More police and ambulances

 

[Northernraider]

8 hours so far and I think we have moved 20 -25 miles
I should just close blinds and go to bed let them take me home lol

 

[Langtoftlad]

8 hours so far and I think we have moved 20 -25 miles
I should just close blinds and go to bed let them take me home lol

If they allowed it - it's not the worst option.
You've got all the facilities onboard for a comfortable couple of days
Cheaper too - no petrol costs for the hire car.

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[tonyidle]

Well the recovery truck is now here ...because of where I'm stopped we needed to move the van back and he got me to start it up which it did ....he doesn't think the cambelt is affected so I don't know .....there's a nasty rattle but he thinks that could be water pump or something

Loading it up now

Nasty little rattles aren't caused by the cam timing shifting. Most likely cover debris / alternator belt damage. Nothing you've said so far suggests a lengthy or expensive repair. Get it fixed & you'll be back where you are now in a week.

 

[Northernraider]

If they allowed it - it's not the worst option.
You've got all the facilities onboard for a comfortable couple of days
Cheaper too - no petrol costs for the hire car.

Well from what I've seen from others posts it seems the norm these days ...I'd have never thought it was allowed to leave animals in the vehicle never mind people but others have said the same

Amazing ....it's like being on the Portsmouth to Santander ferry in a storm ...getting tossed around silly in here and he's driving a straight road ...some very strange looks from passing cars as I sit here with my coffee and caramel wafer lol

 

[Northernraider]

Nasty little rattles aren't caused by the cam timing shifting. Most likely cover debris / alternator belt damage. Nothing you've said so far suggests a lengthy or expensive repair. Get it fixed & you'll be back where you are now in a week.

I'm hoping so ...personally I'd expect at least a misfire if belt had jumped etc but seems to start and rev fine ...rattles sound like some kind of bearing noise or belt flapping against metal ....won't know till the covers come off etc but everything crossed it's not internal damage , I'd assumed the garage would replace alternator belts etc in with the cambelt but possibly not ..

 

[Scotch mist]

Gutted for you mate , Only time will tell how bad it is , Our thoughts are with you , I think you were lucky it was on that side of the channel, Im broken down In lac Annecy near Grenoble in the French alps , auto gearbox stuck in 2nd gear , stuck on a aire now for 6 days , In total I’ve had 4 tow trucks out & still not moved an inch , Worse than useless, It’s not a hard recovery Just a whole lot of negativity, no sign of any change soon , think the wife will be on a plane home , I’ll have to stay & wait for The repair (same thing happened last September)

 

[Val 3 dogs]

Thinking of you Tam and can feel your frustration, as for an overnight hotel, that might well be a non-starter with tbe dogs.
Stay positive, this too will pass.

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[tonyidle]

I'm hoping so ...personally I'd expect at least a misfire if belt had jumped etc but seems to start and rev fine ...rattles sound like some kind of bearing noise or belt flapping against metal ....won't know till the covers come off etc but everything crossed it's not internal damage , I'd assumed the garage would replace alternator belts etc in with the cambelt but possibly not ..

If the cambelt had shifted enough to mis-time the valves and/or cause any of them to hit a piston it would run like a bag of hammers - if it started at all. Loud metallic rattles are invariably outside the engine. Muffled metallic thumps come from inside. You're going to be really cross when it's fixed in an hour .

 

[Northernraider]

Gutted for you mate , Only time will tell how bad it is , Our thoughts are with you , I think you were lucky it was on that side of the channel, Im broken down In lac Annecy near Grenoble in the French alps , auto gearbox stuck in 2nd gear , stuck on a aire now for 6 days , In total I’ve had 4 tow trucks out & still not moved an inch , Worse than useless, It’s not a hard recovery Just a whole lot of negativity, no sign of any change soon , think the wife will be on a plane home , I’ll have to stay & wait for The repair (same thing happened last September)

Jeeso that's grim ...yeah I'm grateful it happened this side of the tunnel as I had enough trouble in France last year with brakes and tyres ...I could imagine this would be hell

Hopefully you get sorted soon ...not much help for you but I'm glad I'm not the only one these things happen to

 

[Figaro]

Thinking of you Tam and can feel your frustration, as for an overnight hotel, that might well be a non-starter with tbe dogs.

I`d think a hotel, dog friendly, is essential for tonight. Tam`s probably feeling pretty fried atm.
Hope you get a good kip Tam

 

[Drum Major]

Thinking Of you both

 

[Northernraider]

If the cambelt had shifted enough to mis-time the valves and/or cause any of them to hit a piston it would run like a bag of hammers - if it started at all. Loud metallic rattles are invariably outside the engine. Muffled metallic thumps come from inside. You're going to be really cross when it's fixed in an hour .

Yeah that was my thinking ...the first guy did say he was erring on the side of caution ...the current guy doesn't seem bothered at all hence him getting me to start it etc

I'm just hoping that starting it don't do any more damage .

It does sound external to me I have to say and I said that to the first guy ... As apart from the EML and battery light it was fine for a few miles till I could pull in ....was only later it started making the noise

Fingers crossed.

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[irnbru]

Oh no! not good news. I hope your sorted soon and you get a bed with Jade and Milo for tonight.

 

[Northernraider]

I`d think a hotel, dog friendly, is essential for tonight. Tam`s probably feeling pretty fried atm.
Hope you get a good kip Tam

I'm just warm and sweaty to be honest ...not tired at the minute more fed up
Will see how I feel when/if I ever get this car

 

[Northernraider]

Just passed a sign saying services 1mile which is where we meet the next truck and Toby and I part company.

Car hire guy just been on phone again he was meant to close at 6 apparently but waiting there for me

He lives in Brighton and said it took him over 3 hours to get to work on this road today

Passed several cars with bonnets open and hazards on sitting on grass verge so looks like a few have broke down while in this jam

 

[irnbru]

So wheres your bed for tonight?

 

[Northernraider]

Yay we at services...other truck is here ...

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[Janine]

Crikey - I never expected so much excitement so early on in your adventure!

 

[Northernraider]

Okay so it isn't the other truck and this guy says they are sending a taxi to take me to car hire ...I'm losing the will to live here

He's on phone again now no idea what's happening

 

[Northernraider]

So now I'm left at services ...they are sending a taxi to take me for hire car ...I've to cable tie the keys to the front spring of the van and leave it here for the recovery truck

This is unreal

 

[Figaro]

Not sure I'd want to do that on motorway services ?
Seems a very risky practice to ask you do
Given their performance so far you have no idea how long it will sit there

 

[Janine]

Don't think that the insurance company would be too impressed with that. The 'wrong' truck might pick up the van!

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