AS recovery team needed -Bucketeer MIS

[The Moog]

Bucketeer seems to have had a fail to proceed on M23.

 

Looks like it has run out of electricity. Anyone able to help?

[andrew e]

Sorry not tonight alas, two days ago I was on it. Which end?

[The Moog]

Towards M25. He is trying to reach Crawley.

[The Moog]

About 8 miles from Gatwick.

 

I guess it will have to be recovery then

[bub2006]

Sorry ,way too far from me else id be on way now

[outlaw118]

I'm quite drunk, well, moar drunk than the police will let me drive.

 

I not making sense.

[bub2006]

I'm 180 mile Away. Do able but not realistic is it?

[The Moog]

I'm 180 mile Away. Do able but not realistic is it?

Not really but thanks Bub.

[Pillock]

Sorry, I'm a beer down and a similar distance away but have a free bump to keep this near the top

[barrett]

What's up? I'm close... what does he need, and how can he get in touch?

[scruff]

At least he's not got far to go.

[barrett]

More than happy to drive up if I can be of any help (unlikely) if he wants, let me know ASAP though

[The Moog]

barrett he is on xxx

 

 

He thinks battery has died and doing starter motor click of death. Spare battery would be great.

[barrett]

Okay, sent him a text (no answer when I called) so we'll see what happens

[The Moog]

Thanks. I hope it means he is underway again rather than walking to a telephone on a stick.

[castros_bro]

Alas,  I have a battery but no transport.....

[The Moog]

Thanks for all the offers.

 

He has got flatbed on the way. Be with him in 30 minutes.

 

All modern carz etc.

[Bucketeer]

I am now officially not drenched on the side of the motorway anymore.

This was a dead disappoint occurrence but I'm sure things will look brighter in the morning.

It's doubly disappoint 'cos the car was behaving faultlessly right up until the moment it wasn't.

 

Many thanks to Barrett for the kind offer to drag himself a fair old distance North to attempt helpage and to The Moog, thanks for being a massive help from the other end of the country and many, many apologies for not being able to complete the mission.

I'll give it my best shot at spannering it back to life in the morning once I'm warmer and drier.

 

A motorway, earlier.

 

[twosmoke300]

Pointless smart charge eh !

[omegod]

I think moog said a while back it was putting 13.8 V into the battery without smartcharge connected, mustn't be enough with lights etc on 

[The Moog]

Pointless smart charge eh !

To be fair a normal alternator would have been fine.

 

Fingers crossed it will just be simple fix.

[Bucketeer]

 

[castros_bro]

=    ?*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* other citrus based emoticon are available

[Bucketeer]

IT LIVES ! ! ! !

 

 

I charged the battery up a bit and it fired up first time.

I haven't got a multimeter to check the alternator but considered sticking my tongue on the alty positive and my ballsack on a head bolt to check for tingling. In the end I just ran the battery down until it barely turned over enough to start, ran it for a couple of minutes and hey presto, upon restart it cranked over like a boss.

[castros_bro]

[omegod]

I think there was an issue with the loom breaking down to the smart charge alternators which could be fixed by buying a piece of transit connect loom from fords ? may be worth investigulating

[The Moog]

So basically we need to pack a bunch of citrus fruits or potatoes in case of breakdown ...

[Jim Bell]

Orange u glad it's running again?

Ignore me I'm just taking the pith, etc etc.

[castros_bro]

Episode 2 of the epic chod delivery.

 

Alien abduction of El Bucket +  the LPG powered pram is my best guess but the dregs of last night bottles flavoured with citrus erxtract may have wiggled my thoughts.

 

Yo awaits developments with ..............................................................................................................................(Rocky Horror Quote) anticipation

[The Moog]

Either that it or he is actually a Bulgarian Prince who to claim the throne, has to return bearing magic wheels that turn by explosive air....