Andy135 Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 Nope, sorry all. Mrs135 does the lion's share of childcare duties in our house, and it's the least I can do to make Mother's Day feel special for her. Changing the Mother's Day date just won't cut it. Sure, she'd say she's ok with me spending all weekend away, but I know she'd secretly be quite hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I'm sure that it will calm down by Saturday morning...😕 Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Andy135 said: Nope, sorry all. Mrs135 does the lion's share of childcare duties in our house, and it's the least I can do to make Mother's Day feel special for her. Changing the Mother's Day date just won't cut it. Sure, she'd say she's ok with me spending all weekend away, but I know she'd secretly be quite hurt. Well my Mrs will be happy to do it the weekend before or after. She not into occasions that are commercially pushed on us. But understand your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I would like to be out the weekend, but I am struggling with the electrical fault on the Jeep. It is definitely not the indicator stalk, the Body Control Module, or the towing light module. I am now going back to my original thoughts of a bad earth. However, in the process of changing the BCM under the dash, I found a major set back today. I lifted the driver's side carpet and there is a lot (I mean a lot) of sea water in the footwell that has soaked into the sponge like sound deadening carpet backing. The loom to the rear runs up a channel in the middle of the floor, and it was full of water. Unfortunately there are splices in the loom (common manufacturing process) and although covered with glued heat shrink, they have been underwater for some time. Currently, the driver's seat is out, and the carpets have been squeegeed (to remove most of the excess water). Now I have placed towels under them to try and draw out more water. I think I have removed about 1.5L of water ! Although the water does taste salty (the tongue tip test), the floor pan has stood up remarkably well and there is very little rust showing. I launch with waders on, and I can't imagine they have put that much seawater in the car. I think this might go back a couple of summers ago when I was launching in long shorts, and they were getting very wet. Now I always wear waders. It is time to break out the wiring diagrams ........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I have a central locking issue on my VW transporter and the feedback that I get from T4/5 forum members is that it is likely to be from connector corrosion in part of a small loom located UNDERNEATH the carpet under the drivers seat, so I suspect that wires underneath a car carpet are often likely to cause some continuity faults. Geoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 7 hours ago, GPSguru said: I would like to be out the weekend, but I am struggling with the electrical fault on the Jeep. It is definitely not the indicator stalk, the Body Control Module, or the towing light module. I am now going back to my original thoughts of a bad earth. However, in the process of changing the BCM under the dash, I found a major set back today. I lifted the driver's side carpet and there is a lot (I mean a lot) of sea water in the footwell that has soaked into the sponge like sound deadening carpet backing. The loom to the rear runs up a channel in the middle of the floor, and it was full of water. Unfortunately there are splices in the loom (common manufacturing process) and although covered with glued heat shrink, they have been underwater for some time. Currently, the driver's seat is out, and the carpets have been squeegeed (to remove most of the excess water). Now I have placed towels under them to try and draw out more water. I think I have removed about 1.5L of water ! Although the water does taste salty (the tongue tip test), the floor pan has stood up remarkably well and there is very little rust showing. I launch with waders on, and I can't imagine they have put that much seawater in the car. I think this might go back a couple of summers ago when I was launching in long shorts, and they were getting very wet. Now I always wear waders. It is time to break out the wiring diagrams ........... No, it's time to sell the jeep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 @GPSguru- i cant help with the electrical fault - but socks full of cat litter will soak the water out the carpet nicely - i've done this on the floor of my beetle which had rain get in via a blocked sunroof drain - you have to keep refreshing them but they soak it up nicely, i also use these for condensation in the camper van. GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 13 hours ago, JonC said: Shameless grovelling on Facebook may have helped? haha busted 🤣 I actually had the clearance before then........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 10 hours ago, GPSguru said: I would like to be out the weekend, but I am struggling with the electrical fault on the Jeep. It is definitely not the indicator stalk, the Body Control Module, or the towing light module. I am now going back to my original thoughts of a bad earth. However, in the process of changing the BCM under the dash, I found a major set back today. I lifted the driver's side carpet and there is a lot (I mean a lot) of sea water in the footwell that has soaked into the sponge like sound deadening carpet backing. The loom to the rear runs up a channel in the middle of the floor, and it was full of water. Unfortunately there are splices in the loom (common manufacturing process) and although covered with glued heat shrink, they have been underwater for some time. Currently, the driver's seat is out, and the carpets have been squeegeed (to remove most of the excess water). Now I have placed towels under them to try and draw out more water. I think I have removed about 1.5L of water ! Although the water does taste salty (the tongue tip test), the floor pan has stood up remarkably well and there is very little rust showing. I launch with waders on, and I can't imagine they have put that much seawater in the car. I think this might go back a couple of summers ago when I was launching in long shorts, and they were getting very wet. Now I always wear waders. It is time to break out the wiring diagrams ........... I remember my old XJ had the leccy seat issues due to undercarpet wiring faults. It also had the VM overheating issues and the VM I'm gonna stop in the middle of nowhere with bent pushrod and missing cam drive teeth issue. All leading to the taken away by the pikies issue 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, suzook12 said: I remember my old XJ had the leccy seat issues due to undercarpet wiring faults. It also had the VM overheating issues and the VM I'm gonna stop in the middle of nowhere with bent pushrod and missing cam drive teeth issue. All leading to the taken away by the pikies issue 🤣 British engineering at its best... 😖 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, Andy135 said: British engineering at its best... 😖 Except Jeeps aren't British, and the VM engines are Italian.... Other than that..... 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, suzook12 said: Except Jeeps aren't British, and the VM engines are Italian.... Other than that..... 🤣 My apologies, I appear to have erroneously credited you with taste and sophistication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJ suzook12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 15 minutes ago, Andy135 said: My apologies, I appear to have erroneously credited you with taste and sophistication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJ Didn't realise you were in to banger racing Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Now had you had referenced a 60's 3.0L bench seat Wolsely.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_B Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/20/2022 at 8:30 PM, Saintly Fish said: In all seriousness, are we staying with the 27th even though it's now just 5/6 of us if @Andy_B is still coming? Or try to switch to a date 2 weeks later so the tides are similar? I'm still coming! JonC and Saintly Fish 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 18 minutes ago, Andy_B said: I'm still coming! 👍🏻👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 so..... whos out this weekend? we have up to 20mph w tomorrow - then flattening off on sunday to 4-5mph before coming in again to 20mph tomorrow evening. got to be worth an early start sunday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 hour ago, mike farrants said: so..... whos out this weekend? we have up to 20mph w tomorrow - then flattening off on sunday to 4-5mph before coming in again to 20mph tomorrow evening. got to be worth an early start sunday! Not me. Family weekend ashore this time. Go carefully on Sunday - wind speed may be low but after 20's there may be a residual swell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 yeah will do andy - we are well protected from Westerly & SW swell by portland - and can always stay close in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) Damn, I was going out this morning, but began to feel unwell late late night, and the wife dissuaded me from going, which was a sensible move. Apparently I have a UTI which has the potential to be quite serious in the very immunosuppressed, due to sepsis. More fec’kin pills 🙄 Edited January 28, 2022 by GPSguru Dicky, Geoff and Saintly Fish 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) On 1/28/2022 at 11:43 AM, GPSguru said: Apparently I have a UTI which has the potential to be quite serious in the very immunosuppressed, due to sepsis. More fec’kin pills 🙄 Fri pm and all day Sat / Sun I was bedridden and TBH thought I was gonna die. Running a temp of a steady 40.7C was taking its toll, although my other sats like BP (slightly high) and Blood oxygen (98%) were ok. Pissing was difficult, and I couldn't eat, but my surgery came up trumps on Friday and provided some strong antibiotics. Today I called the hospital, and they have told me to stop taking the immunosuppressant pills for a week. TBH feeling a bit better now, I think for the whole weekend my wife was inches away from calling an ambo................... Edited January 31, 2022 by GPSguru Dicky and Saintly Fish 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 11 minutes ago, GPSguru said: Fri pm and all day Sat / Sun I was bedridden and TBH thought I was gonna die. Running a temp of a steady 40.7C was taking its toll, although my other sats like BP (slightly high) and Blood oxygen (98%) were ok. Pissing was difficult, and I couldn't eat, but my surgery came up trumps on Friday and provided some strong antibiotics. Today I called the hospital, and they have told me to stop taking the immunosuppressant pills for a week. TBH feeling a bit better now, I think for the whole weekend my wife as inches away from calling an ambo................... Glad to hear you're starting to feel better bud Geoff and GPSguru 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 21 minutes ago, GPSguru said: Fri pm and all day Sat / Sun I was bedridden and TBH thought I was gonna die. Running a temp of a steady 40.7C was taking its toll, although my other sats like BP (slightly high) and Blood oxygen (98%) were ok. Pissing was difficult, and I couldn't eat, but my surgery came up trumps on Friday and provided some strong antibiotics. Today I called the hospital, and they have told me to stop taking the immunosuppressant pills for a week. TBH feeling a bit better now, I think for the whole weekend my wife as inches away from calling an ambo................... Sounds like an awful weekend. Glad you're feeling better. GPSguru and Geoff 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Sounds nasty get well soon 🙂 Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 sounds grim, hope you feel better soon and are back out on the boat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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