XIIVVX
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Mrs XIIVVX and I were headed off to the DIY sheds yesterday with trailer in tow when, at a set of traffic lights, I saw steam issuing from the bonnet.
A glance at the temp gauge told me all I needed to know and we pulled off to the side of the road, finding the engine bay looking a little damp and the rad looking a little dry.
Two quids worth of mineral water topped the rad up, but we didn't get very far.
Eventually, after about four hours in a handy nearby pub, Toyota and trailer were recovered home by the nice RAC man #2 (Nice RAC man #1 having diagnosed the problem as not solvable at the roadside)
I now await the verdict from my spanner guy. Will it be treatable, or is the vegetable oil burning Toyota finally off to the scrappy?
It will be a sad day if it is. Beyond its usefulness and economy, I have strong sentimental attachment to it, once having belonged to an ex of mine who died a couple of years ago.
A glance at the temp gauge told me all I needed to know and we pulled off to the side of the road, finding the engine bay looking a little damp and the rad looking a little dry.
Two quids worth of mineral water topped the rad up, but we didn't get very far.
Eventually, after about four hours in a handy nearby pub, Toyota and trailer were recovered home by the nice RAC man #2 (Nice RAC man #1 having diagnosed the problem as not solvable at the roadside)
I now await the verdict from my spanner guy. Will it be treatable, or is the vegetable oil burning Toyota finally off to the scrappy?
It will be a sad day if it is. Beyond its usefulness and economy, I have strong sentimental attachment to it, once having belonged to an ex of mine who died a couple of years ago.