kieronf
New Member
This all makes my post yesterday about a little noise a bit incidental.....
Wife borrows car, along the journey (mercifully short) she notices the steering getting 'heavy', and "a funny little noise from the front", what she doesn't notice (does any woman?) is the temp guage edging ever upwards.
After several miles, and in mid-turn accross two lanes of pitch-black country road into our gate, the car stops dead. I get home a short while later to find the road blocked, plod on scene and a band of happy helpers who manage to shove the truck into our yard - big thanks to all involved.
On inspection the belt has shredded and the viscous coupling, fan blades and spindle have sheared from the water pump.
Funnily enough, there doesn't seem to be too much obvious damage. The rad is intact as are all the hoses cables etc, so it seems the fan just sheared straight of and thankfully just settled in the plastic cowling.
The battery obviously discharged without the alternator and so I've spent the morning charging it up and hope to give it a go on the key later.
Now for the biggie, how hot did it get and did the engine seize up ?????????
Women drivers:doh:
Wife borrows car, along the journey (mercifully short) she notices the steering getting 'heavy', and "a funny little noise from the front", what she doesn't notice (does any woman?) is the temp guage edging ever upwards.
After several miles, and in mid-turn accross two lanes of pitch-black country road into our gate, the car stops dead. I get home a short while later to find the road blocked, plod on scene and a band of happy helpers who manage to shove the truck into our yard - big thanks to all involved.
On inspection the belt has shredded and the viscous coupling, fan blades and spindle have sheared from the water pump.
Funnily enough, there doesn't seem to be too much obvious damage. The rad is intact as are all the hoses cables etc, so it seems the fan just sheared straight of and thankfully just settled in the plastic cowling.
The battery obviously discharged without the alternator and so I've spent the morning charging it up and hope to give it a go on the key later.
Now for the biggie, how hot did it get and did the engine seize up ?????????
Women drivers:doh: