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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- Thread starter Steve Thompson
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Not sure.
Doesn't seem to be a pattern to it atm.
Warm, cold, damp, slow or fast.
Still testing testing testing
Time for an update on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Annoying rattle, deep inside the dash.
The type you know you will never find even if you rip the whole lot out - gone.
Fixed itself.
The passenger door electric mirror, been out of center since I had the van - fixed itself (can't understand that one).
Slow side door, I know this one - I changed the cable but done it too tight.
Taken 6 months but it's fixed itself.
Squeek from front sunroof cover, pull it back half inch - sorted.
Electric curtain sticking - fixed itself.
Windscreen washer jet blocked - fixed itself.
Loud metallic squeel from near side rear wheel bearing - fixed itself (not really, I know it went and needs replacing but that was 3k miles ago! Still rolling OK now).
Carpets - they cleaned theirselves.
Actually the misses washed them as a surprise for me but don't spoil a good story with truths eh!
Annoying rattle, deep inside the dash.
The type you know you will never find even if you rip the whole lot out - gone.
Fixed itself.
The passenger door electric mirror, been out of center since I had the van - fixed itself (can't understand that one).
Slow side door, I know this one - I changed the cable but done it too tight.
Taken 6 months but it's fixed itself.
Squeek from front sunroof cover, pull it back half inch - sorted.
Electric curtain sticking - fixed itself.
Windscreen washer jet blocked - fixed itself.
Loud metallic squeel from near side rear wheel bearing - fixed itself (not really, I know it went and needs replacing but that was 3k miles ago! Still rolling OK now).
Carpets - they cleaned theirselves.
Actually the misses washed them as a surprise for me but don't spoil a good story with truths eh!
October last year the old girl failed to turn over a couple of times a week.
Went on for about a month.
Probably starter motor sticking.
But ........ fixed itself.
Hasn't failed for 3 months!
Probably will do now though.
Went on for about a month.
Probably starter motor sticking.
But ........ fixed itself.
Hasn't failed for 3 months!
Probably will do now though.
Chatty Chitty Bang Bang is having another go!
Haven't used the bus for 6 months.
Battery off.
Connected the battery on Monday and whoosh.
The magic bus is back in business.
All good all perfect.
Done 300 miles over 6 trips.
No problem-o.
Started again just now and it's a Christmas tree!
Every warning light is on.
So I disconnect the battery, wait, reconnect and ..... still the same.
Christmas tree city!
Bollix, everything works OK - let's go for a drive.
20 minutes down the road - all of the warning lights go off!
Oil warning light then pit stop flashes up on the display then goes off!
Everything is back to normal.
No warning lights on at all!
This thing has just fixed itself again!!
Amazing.
Haven't used the bus for 6 months.
Battery off.
Connected the battery on Monday and whoosh.
The magic bus is back in business.
All good all perfect.
Done 300 miles over 6 trips.
No problem-o.
Started again just now and it's a Christmas tree!
Every warning light is on.
So I disconnect the battery, wait, reconnect and ..... still the same.
Christmas tree city!
Bollix, everything works OK - let's go for a drive.
20 minutes down the road - all of the warning lights go off!
Oil warning light then pit stop flashes up on the display then goes off!
Everything is back to normal.
No warning lights on at all!
This thing has just fixed itself again!!
Amazing.
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All the warning lights on probably points more to something canbus (and hopefully temporary) related than all of those issues being real Steve?
Pleased to read it's back on the road
Pleased to read it's back on the road
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