Sticking plaster repairs

[80Sprint]

It literally was today. Drove 2hrs back from Kent and all was fine until I stopped at services. Up to speed on the exit and no overdrive. Fuse and connections ok but the switch felt a bit different. No tape on board but my wife's handbag produced a plaster . And away we went.....

[Carledo]

You know what they say Mike, necessity is the mother of all bodges!

And if it lasts longer than a week, it's not a bodge, it's an engineering solution!

Steve

[Jon Tilson]

Isn't the knob on upside down on the stick? Or am I having a senior or chemo moment...?

Jonners

[80Sprint]

Or you were doing a handstand whilst reading it Jon
Looks ok to me. It's impossible to get the knob on upside down, if you want it as a useable gear stick anyway, but I suppose the locking collar could go the other way round but would look odd.

[Carledo]

I think he means back to front rather than upside down! And he may be right! Ah semantics!

Steve

[geeksteve]

Can't beat roadside bodges, there is a certain sense of satisfaction knowing that if the car was 30 years newer and it broke you'd be on a tow truck! I still chuckle about the time I rang my father and said "Can you meet me at X roundabout with some side cutters, a wire coat hanger and a piece of string" and he said "yep, on my way" without even asking why.

I think everyone is used to my odd requests..

Steve

P.S. Made a throttle linkage as mine had actually vanished mid roundabout!

[80Sprint]

Ahhh, maybe it's me on the drugs then, not Jon. So you should lever the cap off from the front ?
Mine is not A1 so maybe it's better left as it is with the wrinkly bit at the back.

On another note I also managed to drive 15 miles without a throttle cable by using a bungee strap from the carbs through the quarter light. Lets just say it was full throttle or nothing but it got me home in the dark.

[trackerjack]

On another note I also managed to drive 15 miles without a throttle cable by using a bungee strap from the carbs through the quarter light. Lets just say it was full throttle or nothing but it got me home in the dark.

Ah my wife and I had this very same problem and the woman who must be obeyed pulled the throttle and I did the rest to get us home. However when we broke down a kind gent in a 4x4 stopped to offer help which was nice to experience.