What Have You Been Up To?

[Stan Butler]

We haven't got a nosey thread like this on here. OK, we've got what have you been buying, when did you last have a sh*te, etc... But not a general 'what have you been doing lately?' one.



Anyway,




I sounded like Frank Skinner then!




Yesterday, myself and Mrs Sheds went to Cheshire Oaks (clothes shopping area in Ellesmere port) for a little mooch.

Just as we arrived at the car park, a warning light came on the dashboard of the car. When we looked, the temperature guage was in the red! Oh dear. Not good.

Well we were there anyway and it would have a couple of hours to cool down a bit, which it did slightly.

We set off home. The warning light had gone off. That was a relief. However, a few minutes into the journey home, I noticed the temperature guage rising once again. 'Holy shit' I thought, especially as we were on a busy motorway at the time.

At one point I pulled over on the hard shoulder to have a look under the bonnet. I fiddled with a couple of wires (as you do!), hoping to find a switch which triggers the cooling fan. With no success, I got back in the car and hoped for the best.

My main intention was to get off the motorway as soon as I could.
I made it to Haydock, where I left the motorway. As I approached some traffics lights at Haydock island (which is also very busy) I heard a creaking noise coming from the engine and could also smell something like burning rubber. I managed to get away from the busy roundabout and pulled into the nearest layby I could find.

From then, we rang a local garage for assistance. They towed our car back to the garage. We are still awaiting the verdict as to what's wrong with the car. I just hope I haven't f*cked the engine up!

[The Collector]

Bloody Hell, you don't have a lot of Car luck, hope it's not to bad

[Stan Butler]

zygon said:

hope it's not to bad

So do I!


We'll find out some time tomorrow. That's the earliest the garage can have a proper look. It's Mrs Sheds' car BTW, not mine (this time)

[The Collector]

This may read odd...But I kinda hoped you taken the Shedtaxi...As you've had problems with that before...Not the Shedgirl mobile...Not that i want you to have ANY car trouble.

Keep us informed

[Master Shake]

Bloody hell. That's bad luck, I hope it turns out alright for you.

We had something similar happen a few years back, actually the day after I passed me American driving test in the car. Flush with success I was driving everywhere with Renee. We drove the short distance to the supermarket, and I noticed as we get there the temp. needle is at HOT and the CHECK ENGINE light is on. I tell Renee and we both put it down to the excessive heat in the middle of July. I tell her the same thing happened yesterday during my test, but again, July in Minnesota, it was sweltering.

When we come out with our shopping, it hits HOT and lights up as soon as I start the engine. We decide that's not good and stop at the local garage on the drive home, 1/2 a mile from where we live. He takes one look, says there's no way he'll even let us risk driving it home to drop off shopping, so we leave it there, walk home with all our shopping, and two hours later get a call saying the water pump is screwed. A day later it's fixed and thankfully only cost us $120 which we had at the time.

I hope you have similar luck Two Sheds. We'll keep our fingers crossed for you.

[Stan Butler]

paul said:

...and two hours later get a call saying the water pump is screwed. A day later it's fixed and thankfully only cost us $120 which we had at the time.

I hope you have similar luck Two Sheds. We'll keep our fingers crossed for you.

Actually that was the garage's 1st thought. They'll let us know as soon as they can (after closer inspection). Hopefully, if it is only the water pump, that's not too bad a job. I can live with that bill.
I just hope it's not anything worse!

[Master Shake]

Yeah I hope so too. Luckily we didn't have to drive near as far as you had to after the warning lights came on.

[Reneekittycat]

So sorry to hear about your car trouble Mr. Two Sheds. If the water pump is gone replacing it is pretty simple, I just hope that you didn't crack the block, that's an expensive replacement. Good luck and let us know what happens.

[The Collector]

really hope it is something as simple as that

[Stan Butler]

reneeisxena said:

So sorry to hear about your car trouble Mr. Two Sheds. If the water pump is gone replacing it is pretty simple, I just hope that you didn't crack the block, that's an expensive replacement. Good luck and let us know what happens.

Thanks for all the concern everyone.

The garage rang me earlier. The car is fixed now. It WAS the water pump & also the timing belt that were broken.

We haven't picked the car up yet but will be doing shortly. All being well, that's the end of the trouble.

[DaleJr Fan]

I am glad it was just a water pump and timing belt and nothing major.

[The Collector]

Hope it is.

I helped parentals put up their 'new' bed...My knee 'kin hates me now...

[The Collector]

Did useual shopping for Mum and voted...Knee Swollen, hurts like flip!

[Stan Butler]

canadiangirl said:

I am glad it was just a water pump and timing belt and nothing major.

So am I!


Everything seems sorted now. Only time will tell...

[Reneekittycat]

I'm glad you were able to get it sorted. Sometimes I think it would be better if we still used horses to get around. They live a long time and as long as you keep them fed and shod they take little up keep. Today as we were going out for lunch, it was my day off, I found that my car's battery was dead! When I came home from work yesterday at around 4:30pm it was raining so I turned the lights on and promptly forgot to shut them off when I got home. To be fair it wasn't dark out yet and the car's warning bell didn't go off. Oh well, $35 later we were on our way. We had to drive around for about 20 minutes to charge it up fully but it's all sorted now, still I feel like a dunce for leaving the lights on in the first place.