unlucky! in the v8 xtreme, having thought I had things on track and had started to use it, went to start it in the work carpark and ping the accelerator cable snapped.. lucky for me this time it happened when i was stationary... it happened in the last Q as i was accelerating hard with a beema right up my .... thankfully they backed off that time and I managed to fix it at the side of the road. this one needed two cables to get it sorted, the first attempt fell to bits - brand new too!
glad it was an easy fix. On 4 May 2013 23:00, jon jackson <jon.jacks...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > ** > Went down to Gosport to look another type of car and took the 2+2 RST and > we (wife Diane) and I decided to have an icecream on the shore and the > bloke serving noticed the 2+2 and asked what it was and when told said "how > would my Focus ST get on against it"? I surprised myself by being > diplomatic and lied when I told him we would have fun. In truth he would > lose of course! > However finally I will get to the point, and tell you that as we neared > home the 2+2 backfired, suddenly all power was lost and I coasted into a > lucky positioned layby 2 miles from home, so we walked the rest, and after > collecting my "A" frame and Mondeo went back and dragged it home. > Today I fixed the fault which turned out to be the small permanently live > wire that is connected to the starter main lead live from the battery which > had fractured and fallen off. > I wish alll problems were so easy to fix. > Jon > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to quantumowners@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > quantumowners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As > Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum > Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or > in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any > person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or > alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained > within this or related message(s). > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to quantumowners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to quantumowners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to quantumowners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to quantumowners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
