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From: Mrcheerful on 23 Mar 2010 07:17
Duncan Wood wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:16:44 -0000, Chris Whelan
> <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:27:31 +0000, Duncan Wood wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> You could apply that argument to a spare exhaust or radiator though.
>>
>> Not really.
>>
>> If I had to, (and I have!) I could drive home with lumps of exhaust
>> missing. Equally, unless a radiator suffered a massive failure, I
>> could stop every couple of miles and top it up.
>>
>> I wouldn't attempt to drive home on a tyre that held no air!
>>
>> Also, the chances of predicting an exhaust or radiator failure by
>> preventative maintenance are much higher than the ability to predict
>> that there was an object in the road capable of destroying a tyre.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>
> YMMV, I can remember two occasions when somethings holed my radiator,
> I've yet to punch a large hole in a tyre.

I had to get two secondhand wheels and tyres last week for an old lady'
fiesta that had hit a big pothole, she got home on the spare and a nearly
flat tyre (damaged rim)


From: Fred on 23 Mar 2010 12:41
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:40:04 -0000, "Mrcheerful"
<nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

>clutch cables gone, gear levers fallen out,

How did you drive without a clutch and gears?
From: Fred on 23 Mar 2010 12:42
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:17:58 -0000, "Mrcheerful"
<nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

>I had to get two secondhand wheels and tyres last week for an old lady'
>fiesta that had hit a big pothole, she got home on the spare and a nearly
>flat tyre (damaged rim)

I suppose there will be rare occasions when one spare is not enough,
as in this case or if there is vandalism (slashed tyres).
From: Fred on 23 Mar 2010 12:44
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:03:34 -0000, "Duncan Wood"
<nntpnews(a)dmx512.co.uk> wrote:

>YMMV, I can remember two occasions when somethings holed my radiator, I've
>yet to punch a large hole in a tyre.

Perhaps it is time for me to add radweld to the list of things to
carry "just in case"? (see other thread)
From: Chris Whelan on 23 Mar 2010 12:57
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:41:50 +0000, Fred wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:40:04 -0000, "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>>clutch cables gone, gear levers fallen out,
>
> How did you drive without a clutch and gears?

With a broken clutch cable, put it in gear, then turn the key. You can
manage clutchless changes with a bit of practice.

With a broken gear lever, use a big screwdriver through the top of the
gearbox, or on the cable or rod mechanism to jam it in 2nd, then just
drive it.

I drove a Tranny home 12 miles in the rush hour like that once...

Chris

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