TheRealPlank
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I wanna hear your best bodge stories that have gotten you out the sh*t, and got you home! Theres gotta be some fantastic stories from some overlanders, green-laners, and mud-seekers alike!
I've owned my landy for over a year and off road regularly, I've had a few problems but not many, normally I am able to trundle home, and take a look - I've not had to fix anything out and about...
After a pay and play trip to Slindon Safari from the Isle of Wight to discover that my oil filler cap had come off somewhere on the A27, I thought I ought to bodge something up to get me through the day. Obviously main concern was mud and sh*t getting into my engine, not so much loosing a bit of oil, and getting my engine covered (I like to see it as rust prevention, not just laziness lol).
This is exactly why I take my tools and all sorts with me at all times!
After some discussion, and some pretty poor ideas, I decided to use a socket that my mate had found in his truck. I filled the square drive up with high temp oil resistant gasket stuff, and slid the socket in the rocker cover, I then filled in the cut outs, and did the best job I could to get a seal around the socket.
Then I found a rag, and placed it on top, so that the bonnet would have some pressure on the socket, keeping it in place... And decided to just play and see what happened!
Turned out to be a pretty good bodge! Got me home, and to work and back for the next couple days till I could source a new cap!
Just so you are aware - I don't think its good to do dodgy work on cars they've gotta be maintained right! Just the bodges to get you home.
I've owned my landy for over a year and off road regularly, I've had a few problems but not many, normally I am able to trundle home, and take a look - I've not had to fix anything out and about...
After a pay and play trip to Slindon Safari from the Isle of Wight to discover that my oil filler cap had come off somewhere on the A27, I thought I ought to bodge something up to get me through the day. Obviously main concern was mud and sh*t getting into my engine, not so much loosing a bit of oil, and getting my engine covered (I like to see it as rust prevention, not just laziness lol).
This is exactly why I take my tools and all sorts with me at all times!
After some discussion, and some pretty poor ideas, I decided to use a socket that my mate had found in his truck. I filled the square drive up with high temp oil resistant gasket stuff, and slid the socket in the rocker cover, I then filled in the cut outs, and did the best job I could to get a seal around the socket.
Then I found a rag, and placed it on top, so that the bonnet would have some pressure on the socket, keeping it in place... And decided to just play and see what happened!
Turned out to be a pretty good bodge! Got me home, and to work and back for the next couple days till I could source a new cap!
Just so you are aware - I don't think its good to do dodgy work on cars they've gotta be maintained right! Just the bodges to get you home.
