WOW , this car sure makes life interesting
Last night , on the way home , the car lied to me ... one dial told me my water temp was fine(just above 90) , while other warning lights told me it was overheating , that i should slow, that i should stop, and the fans ran so hard i think the front end was starting to take off !!! ..... OK , so figured it seemed not to be roasting , i made for the mechanic , who told me it was a dud sensor on the water-pump ... loose wire ... to fix this Sat , working OK for now ... i thought to myself , well that was an adventure
THIS morning , driving to work , all behaving normally (ABS sensor light on , Dips not working , heating not working, fuel tank reading full, but fuel warning light flashing) the usual smorgasbord. so all is well , wipers are on cos of drizzle when suddenly the wipers stop mid window AND the brakes apply FULL ON at the same time, and won't release !!!! (can you tell what it is yet?) after a few puzzling minutes, the brakes release, and i once again beat a path to the mechanic. (any clues yet ??) The mechanic says "i know exactly what happened" ...............
Turns out the wiper mechanism lost a linkage, and the short arm on the driver's wiper was flapping free, hit the brake mechanism (located bizarrely under the windscreen), rammed in and applied the brakes full on .... after a few mins it dislodged, releasing the brakes, and hey presto off we go again. 1 hour later , old mechanism out , replacement in, and all is well again.
Anyone seen THIS one before ??
Blue Peter badge to anyone who diagnosed before the end of the post !!