(11-01-2017, 10:04 AM)welshpug Wrote: done the same with a gti6 engined zx, dont know what this thread has to do with old tech?
I took the thread to mean that with older cars it is easier to 'bodge' a temporary repair.
Further to my throttle cable bodge - a mate of mine was driving his Ford Taunus through mid wales in the late 70's when his clutch cable snapped at approx 0200hrs.He was in the middle of nowhere and of course no mobiles in those days LOL,he sat and thought about it for a while and then walked to a nearby fence and snipped out a suitable length of fence wire - he then threaded that through the clutch cable outer and managed to drive on to Pembrokeshire where we were based at RAF Brawdy
Back in 1989 we had a Renault 9 and that year we took it from sussex up to yorkshire to pick up a glider I had bought,on the way up the Renault started losing water and it took me a while to realise that there was a 'pinhole' in one of the heater hoses,as a temp bodge I just 'looped' the good hose into the cooling system and we carried on.We test flew the glider and bought it but it was early april and I did not fancy driving late without a heater (cold feet LOL),I managed to borrow some 'speed tape' (aloominum tape) from the local glider fixer and wrapped the pipe well - we drove home nice and snug !
When we got home I cut out the pinholed section of rubber hose and pushed in a section of metal pipe,this kept the car on the road until we could afford anew pipe - in fact the old pipe was hanging in my garage (just in case) until I cleared it out prior to moving in 2014
