Cable Forum - The Happy Thought Thread

Just been sitting outside at the front of our local in the sun having a couple of pints each. Though the temperature's only 8 C T-shirts and jeans. :)

Osem	08-02-2015 14:28

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35757691)

Dodged a bullet on my Focus yesterday/today.

Noticed yesterday morning on the way to work that the heating in the car wasn't working (only cold air coming out of the vents, but no warning lights showing).

Popped the bonnet before setting off home, and found that there was no coolant fluid in the collar overflow rank - sub-optimal.....

Managed to take the car to the local Ford Garage (where we bought it from just under two years ago), and they took it in to check it today. It turned out one of the hoses had become brittle and split, and leaked the coolant fluid.

The garage said lucky that I had taken it in, as there was no damage to the engine (1.0l Ecoboost), but if it had been run much more without the coolant, a replacement engine would have been required.

Broken hose replacement free under warranty vs new replacement engine at three thousand pounds - phew.......

Lucky escape indeed. :eeek:

You have to wonder, though, how a hose could become so brittle in just a couple of years. I wonder if this is a known fault.

MalteseFalcon

08-02-2015 16:44

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35757945)

Just been sitting outside at the front of our local in the sun having a couple of pints each. Though the temperature's only 8 C T-shirts and jeans. :)

Yes, in Stevenage this morning when the wind wasn't blowing, it was lovely and warm in the sunshine.

Maggy

09-02-2015 16:20

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15 centigrade here in Funchal,Madeira today. ;)

denphone

09-02-2015 16:29

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l hope that you are all having a wonderful time Maggy and please send some of the warmer weather to us in Blighty.

Osem	09-02-2015 16:39

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Bloody pensioners enjoying all that money they've 'taken' from the young people... :mad:

( :D )

Gary L

09-02-2015 16:43

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35757691)

The garage said lucky that I had taken it in, as there was no damage to the engine (1.0l Ecoboost), but if it had been run much more without the coolant, a replacement engine would have been required.

I bet there is damage.
how far did you drive it with no water in?
no steam?

weenie

09-02-2015 18:28

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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35758138)

15 centigrade here in Funchal,Madeira today. ;)

Enjoy :)

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My youngest son has shocked me today by asking me if I could get him not one Valentine card but two, his big brother thinks the reason behind him asking for two is that he is going to send one to himself. I must admit that comment made made me laugh so that's my happy thought.

heero_yuy

09-02-2015 18:33

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Computer upgrade bits are in. Fitted the extra RAM: Easy. Now need to transfer the installed OS to the SSD drive.

denphone

09-02-2015 18:37

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Sadly me computer knowledge is akin to that of a dense membrane so that's why l always get someone else to do these things for me.