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Took the 'B' out today, not far, just a little jaunt across to my brother's house to drop of a birthday gift for the sister-in-law.
Get home, and I decide to clean the car. So far, so good. Then I decide to clean the engine bay. Also an outstanding success. Not completely spiffy, but a lot better than it had been.
Start the car, ready to put it back in the garage, and mess around with a few other odds and ends, then I notice steam escaping from under the bonnet. Not usually a good sign. I just cleaned in there, put that shiny stuff on the hoses, even. No splits or problems noticed then.
Took the car in the garage where I could see, and I notice that water is spraying out from around the fan switch. Taking a cloth, I touch it to push it back in, and the thing just shoots out together with a fair amount of hot coolant.
So, guess who's going to have to clean the engine compartment again?
A thought strikes me, though. That sensor/switch should have been held in place more firmly than that, surely? If I dislodged during just cleaning, I must be missing a securing ring or similar.
Get home, and I decide to clean the car. So far, so good. Then I decide to clean the engine bay. Also an outstanding success. Not completely spiffy, but a lot better than it had been.
Start the car, ready to put it back in the garage, and mess around with a few other odds and ends, then I notice steam escaping from under the bonnet. Not usually a good sign. I just cleaned in there, put that shiny stuff on the hoses, even. No splits or problems noticed then.
Took the car in the garage where I could see, and I notice that water is spraying out from around the fan switch. Taking a cloth, I touch it to push it back in, and the thing just shoots out together with a fair amount of hot coolant.
So, guess who's going to have to clean the engine compartment again?
A thought strikes me, though. That sensor/switch should have been held in place more firmly than that, surely? If I dislodged during just cleaning, I must be missing a securing ring or similar.
