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Jimoz
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Just had a nightmare with my old winget forklift. Prepping for monday thought ill just nip out on the road move a bag of pea gravel that is on my drive take it round the back. I knew the bag was heavy and one of my front tyres is looking a little iffy. Thought hope it doesn't pop when i'm out on the road. Had one pop before not fun but not end of the world. Gravel was over the other side of a 3ft wall. Rather than move the pickup thought i'll try and be clever pick it up over the wall. Got it up with some magic, got it over, reversing off the path out onto the corner of the junction and engine died on me! Never had that happen before. Cue 20 mins of blocking half the junction waiting for someone to come jump in my van and give me a tow.
I think the engine ran out of diesel but when I topped it up there was some it, albeit low. Would it start after I topped it up would it f*ck. Took air filter off was blasting some easy start down its neck (never had to use that before on this). We tried bump starting it when on tow with my van think the van probably has a twisted chassis now! Nothing worked. Then all of a sudden once we had it parked up sprayed some easy start down, gave her a wind and off she went. Tried to go pick the bag up which was still on the junction and as soon as if lifted off the ground and engine came under strain she died. Easy start and a few winds off she goes again, gets halfway back, dies, same again then eventually got her and the pea gravel where I wanted. Left it idling for a good 5 or 10 mins after this and I will see if she starts without the easy start Monday. Anyway hope you have a laugh at my expense for being an idiot and not checking my fuel. Question though is this the symptom of running out of fuel or is there something else up with her? To be fair she is normally bomb proof which is needed with an idiot like me at the helm.
I think the engine ran out of diesel but when I topped it up there was some it, albeit low. Would it start after I topped it up would it f*ck. Took air filter off was blasting some easy start down its neck (never had to use that before on this). We tried bump starting it when on tow with my van think the van probably has a twisted chassis now! Nothing worked. Then all of a sudden once we had it parked up sprayed some easy start down, gave her a wind and off she went. Tried to go pick the bag up which was still on the junction and as soon as if lifted off the ground and engine came under strain she died. Easy start and a few winds off she goes again, gets halfway back, dies, same again then eventually got her and the pea gravel where I wanted. Left it idling for a good 5 or 10 mins after this and I will see if she starts without the easy start Monday. Anyway hope you have a laugh at my expense for being an idiot and not checking my fuel. Question though is this the symptom of running out of fuel or is there something else up with her? To be fair she is normally bomb proof which is needed with an idiot like me at the helm.
Nasty black sludge