21/04/2020

Had a few heavy duty fuel drains just lately the Volvo sludge gulper had 80 litres of petrol in 200 litres of Diesel it was driven and ran roughly,

the Volvo loader had a full tank of adblue and driven both jobs completed with a happy outcome

01/05/2018

AFTER A HARD EVENINGS WORK JUST RELAXING IN FRONT OF THE TV AT 11 PM THOUGHT YOU MAY FIND THIS AMUSING I KNOW I DID

25/03/2013

WELL TO ALL YOU READERS OF THIS BLOG TODAY IS SUNDAY THE 25th OF MARCH 2013 THE WEATHER AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE DASH CAM FROM MY TRUSTY VEHICLE IS A LITTLE SNOWY, AT 15:30 I RECIEVED A CALL FROM TWO GENTLEMEN WITH THEIR TWO SONS ASKING ME TO ATTEND THEIR BMW 525 DIESEL CAR WHICH THEY HAD FILLED WITH 65 LITRES OF PETROL AND DRIVEN, I EXPLAINED IT COULD TAKE ME TWO HOURS TO DRIVE TO THEIR LOCATION AND BETWEEN US WE TRIED TO FIND SOMEONE MORE LOCAL TO KEEP DOWN THE COST AND TIME AFTER 45 MINS. IT WAS APPARENT THAT ALL YOU FAIR WEATHER DRAINERS WITH YOU FLASH PLASTIC BUSINESS CARDS AND HIGH TECH EQUIPMENT WOULD NOT TURN OUT SHAME ON YOU I SAY CLAIMING YOUR THE BEST PUT OFF BY A LITTLE SNOW AND COLD WIND IN ALL THE 42 YEARS I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS JOB I HAVE NEVER LET ANYTHING STOP ME FROM GETTING TO A JOB AFTER ALL THIS IS WHERE WE EARN OUR LIVING, AFTER A 2 HOUR HARD DRIVE OF OVER 100 MILES I ARRIVED IN OTLEY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE TO A KIND WELCOME AND SET TO DRAINING THE BMW AFTER 45 MINS. THE CUSTOMER SET OF FOR PERTH IN SCOTLAND SOME 5 HOURS DRIVE AND ARRIVED HOME SAFELY IN THE EARLY HOURS AS FOR MYSELF I DROVE HOME IN JUST OVER 2 HOURS TO A WELL EARNED LATE DINNER, WHEN THE WEATHER TURNS BAD ADD TO YOUR HIGH TECH GEAR A SHOVEL SOME ROCK SALT SNOW CHAINS AND A LITTLE BACKBONE AND REMEMBER THE CUSTOMER IS ALL THAT STANDS BETWEEN US AND POVERTY.

01/08/2017

WELL THIS WAS ONE TO WRITE HOME ABOUT THIS AMERICAN MOTOR HOME BASED ON A CHEVY TRUCK CHASSIS WITH A 6.9 LTR. V8 DIESEL ENGINE COMPLETE WITH A 200 LTR. FUEL TANK WAS MISS FUELED JUST NORTH OF TELFORD AND DRIVEN HOME FOLLOWED BY A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE,  THE OWNER TO HIS HORROR THOUGHT IT WAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM BUT AFTER CHECKING HIS FUEL RECIEPT FOUND HE HAD PUT IN HIS ALREADY QUARTER FULL TANK 50 LTRS OF V POWER PETROL, HOWEVER AFTER A DRAIN AND FLUSH BOTH THE MOTOR HOME AND THE OWNER WERE RESTORED BACK TO FULL HEALTH,  A GOOD MORNINGS WORK

01/12/2011

I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL SELF INFLICTED DRAINS I HAVE BEEN CALLED OUT TO, IT WAS A COLD WET WINTERS SATURDAY WHEN I GOT THE CALL TO ATTEND THIS CAMPER VAN WHO THE OWNER WISHES TO REMAIN ANON. PARKED ON HIS DRIVE AT HOME HE WAS BUSY GETTING THE VEHICLE READY TO GO ON A WEEKEND TRIP OUT WHEN HE REALISED HE HAD INADVERTANTLY FILLED THE DIESEL TANK WITH WATER MISTAKING IT FOR THE WATER TANK,  IT TOOK FOUR HOURS HARD WORK TO COMPLETELY REMOVE THE FUEL TANK AND CLEAN IT OUT BEFORE HE COULD GO ON WITH HIS TRIP IT WAS HARD WORK BUT WORTH IT IN THE END

10/12/2016

JUST WHEN I THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GET MY FEET UP A CRY FOR HELP CAME FROM THE DRIVER OF THIS ROLLS ROYCE V12 PETROL ENGINE CAR HE HAD MANAGED TO FILL IT WITH DIESEL AND DRIVE IT TO THE END OF DEANSGATE  AND JUNCTION OF THE MANQUNIAN WAY,

THE DRIVER WAS DESPERATE TO GET THE CAR UP AND RUNNING AND CARRY ON HIS JOURNEY TO LONDON HE HAD DONE THE USUAL RINGROUND AND FAILED TO FIND ANYONE TO HELP HIM WHEN I ARRIVED IT WAS UNDER POLICE ESCORT 40 MINS LATER THE CAR WAS DRAINED AND UP AND RUNNING I FOLLOWED HIM TO THE FUEL STATION TO REFUEL WITH PETROL IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT BUT REWARDIND JOB, THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE DRIVERS PRIDE AND WALLET.

24/01/2016

THIS BUG I FOUND IN A FORD TRANSIT VAN FUEL TANK PUMP HOUSING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CUT OUT WITHOUT WARNING AFTER TANK REMOVAL AND CLEANING THE VEHICLE WAS RESTORED TO PERFECT HEALTH

20/01/2016

HAD A CALL FROM A GENTLEMAN IN BRADFORD WHO INADVERTANTLY PUT WATER IN HIS FUEL TANK INSTEAD OF THE VEHICLES WATER TANK

I SET ABOUT REMOVEING THE FUEL TANK TO CLEAN OUT ALL THE WATER AND RESIDUE JOB TOOK FOUR HOURS THE OWNER WAS OVER THE MOON WITH THE FINISHED JOB I LOVE MY JOB IT PUTS ME IN CONTACT WITH TOP CLASS PEOPLE WHO PUT THEIR TRUST IN MY SKILL AS A MOTOR ENGINEER AND NOT JUST A FUEL DRAINER

16/07/2013

IT STARTED AS JUST ANOTHER DAY LITTLE DID I KNOW WHAT TREAT WAS INSTORE FOR ME, THE PHONE RANG AND A GENTLEMAN AT THE OTHER END ASKED ME WOULD I BE PREPARED TO ASSIST HIM WITH HIS PLEASURE CRUISER THE "FOXY LADY" WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED IN DRYDOCK IN GARSTANG MARINA AFTER TAKING ON BOARD A TORRENT OF WATER WHICH FILLED THE 40 GALLON FUEL TANK.

THE TANK WAS FULL OF 75% WATER AND 25% PETROL AFTER PUMPING OUT THE MIXTURE I REMOVED THE TANK COMPLETELY FLUSHED IT OUT AND LEFT IT TO DRY OUT WHICH DIDN'T TAKE TO LONG IN THE 30 DEGREES HEAT WAVE ANOTHER SUCESFULL JOB AND A VERY HAPPY CUSTOMER, I CAN PUT THIS DOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING AND UNUSUAL JOBS I SEEM TO ATTRACT MAY THERE BE MANY MORE TO COME

15/01/2012

HERE YOU CAN SEE ME HALFWAY UP SNOWDEN AT THE ELEPHANT MONKS RETREAT SOAKING UP THE VIEWS AFTER DRIVING FOR A MILE UP AN UNMADE ROAD THROUGH TWO FARMS OVER A STREAM AND A NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY A REAL FUN DAY OUT,  THE STRICKEN CAR WAS A RENAULT AS YOU CAN SEE, AFTER 30 MINS THE DRAIN WAS COMPLETED AND I WAS HEADING BACK HOME ANOTHER SATISFIED CUSTOMER ( MAKE A MENTAL NOTE NEXT TIME TAKE MY LANDROVER)