- FRONT PAGE
- THE TRIP HOME
- CHANGING THE ENGINE
- PARTS ORDER LIST.
- NEW PARTS PICS
- Going to the body shop (part 1)
- Return from body shop
- Progress so far.
- It's been a while. Back to the body shop (part 2)
- LINKS
- GUEST BOOK
- VW related forums
- Now Babs is going to get the mechanicals done for MOT
- The final leg.
- A bad day for Babs.
4th of February 2015 a short journey ended abruptly, only driven 50 yards and the engine burst into flames, luckily I had a fire extinguisher with me and managed to put it out, got towed home and phoned the insurance company who sent out an engineer to assess the damage (came at 9 o clock on the 11th) his initial inspection found the cause to be the carburetor with damage to some wiring and the paint on the engine cover, after a while he made an offer of £600 minus my £100 excess.
Now to get on with finding quotes for the repairs.
23rd February, received cheque from Ageas for repairs, Ronnie Wood came to take Babs for repairs to engine and wiring.
24th February, 1-00 and Babs was back, wiring repaired, new carb fit and fuel lines replaced.
Now to get on with finding quotes for the repairs.
23rd February, received cheque from Ageas for repairs, Ronnie Wood came to take Babs for repairs to engine and wiring.
24th February, 1-00 and Babs was back, wiring repaired, new carb fit and fuel lines replaced.
A new carburetor .............. ............... £131
Air-filter ............................. ..... ...........£10.15
New petrol pipe................. .................£5.59
New oil breather ................. ...............£4.95
HT leads.............................................£15.95
Paintwork ...................... ..................£120.00
Wiring ................................................£85.00
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Total...................................................£372.64
Air-filter ............................. ..... ...........£10.15
New petrol pipe................. .................£5.59
New oil breather ................. ...............£4.95
HT leads.............................................£15.95
Paintwork ...................... ..................£120.00
Wiring ................................................£85.00
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Total...................................................£372.64