home tomorrow.
Yesterday was in fact a trip that was approximately twice as long as
it should have been. We managed to find every major traffic jam in
western europe. Althhough it gave the natives plenty of time to soak
up the genius of the Espace.
We encountered many things more than jams though. Interference on the
radio meant we could wind up some local girl, probably burning no more
than 15 candles (CB speak). Seemingly endless tunnels that appeared to
be boring through to the centre of the planet.
Then we stopped at a rest stop which was epicly spectacular:
The Espace appears to be holding up reasonably well. The clutch is
doing weird stuff. Pulling away from a standing start is fine as long
as you don't use any throttle. This would indicate something's not
right obviously, but not entirely sure what...
And the final word of this post must go to Zurich. The people are
alright, and the kebabs are amazing, but Zurich is, 'ow you say, a
shithole. There may be some bits that are nice, but the place looks
post-apocalyptic. Roadworks everywhere. Definitely not a patch on
Frankfurt, which very quickly became one of my most favourite places,
behind Rome and London (I realise that last part was mostly
conjecture).
OK, onwards to Luxembourg. Speak to you in a bit internetica...
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3 comments:
Glad to hear you are all enjoying yourselves. Sounds like a plan for next year.
Take care and dont be too good.You up for some offroading at Dalton Barracks next month.
PS I have a pretty good idea whats wrong with your clutch.........!
ITS BROKE....!!
Sorry mate, WD40 will make it worse and gaffer tape will work a treat if you have enough to make a tow rope.
I think a cable clutch can be adjusted to a degree. A nut by the clutch pedal I think or possibly by the clutch itself(going back a few years)but basically it will probably just get worse. The reason it is ok with no revs is that the engine side of things is not spinning that fast when it engages the clutch plate. you should get away with it if you always accelerate gently and pull away with minimum revs and dont ride the clutch when pulling away if you can help it. its like a brake rubber acting on a push bike wheel, no rubber=no grip=you dont stop. except yours is the reverse. You dont go.
Sorry its not much use to you but look on the good side.....if you break down you can impress the the hell out of some scantily clad rescuer with your mechanical knowledge. Dont worry Katy, your more likely to be rescued by a johnny Depp lookalike.
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