We would like to add our Thanks to all those who worked so hard to make this year’s Stoneleigh another great success.
Our return journey was to say the least frustrating! Yesterday we found that the whole of the area 10 miles in any direction around Warwick was in gridlock, mostly because the police were on point duty on the A46/M40 interchange trying hard to avoid back-ups on the motorway but actually causing a 5 mile tail back through Warwick and any other route we tried. Certainly a day to throw away the GPS as it seemed to have a magnetic attraction towards snarl-ups - probably because everyone else’s GPS systems were trying to use the same route. It seemed that all the major roads were solid and it took 5 hours to get to Marlborough, a journey of usually about 1 hour! Today I thought I might just check that everything had survived the roasting in the traffic jams – Oil: OK, Brake fluid: OK, Power steering Oil: OK; hey wait a minute – No water in the header tank!!!!! No leak was evident and there was no evidence of any water under the car. A full big kettle of water later we had water in the header and decided to chance it back. It is surprising how fast one can go on nothing more than ¼ throttle all the way home to keep the temperature gauge almost on its lower stop. The fuel economy was incredible; made up for yesterday’s maxi swallowing effort for no distance. We just got back home with no apparent loss of water and I was talking to the neighbours with the engine idling when the leak finally decided to show itself – all over the driveway! It appears that the side junction on the pipe that goes between the pump and the rad had decided to fail – underneath so it could not be seen – and was finally going to give its all. This is possibly the worst hose for accessibility but as there will be no water in the rad it is probably better to take that out first so I can get to the water pump end, which is sandwiched between the power steering pump and the engine mount. Other practical suggestions are welcomed. Let’s hope the hoses are still available as I drew a blank on replacing the engine mounts last month. Hamish and Trish -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
