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bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:56 am
by bill773mini
A friend of mine in Norway has posted this on SMF and I thought I'd put it on here as a plea too just to try and help
as some of you might know i bought the BMC mobile training unit bus on ebay a while ago. The bus WAS running, but when it arrived at the docks they couldn't start it. So i now need a mechanic to go and look at it and get it started or they can't get it on board. i will of course pay for any costs/labour. Any tips appreciated, as i don't know anyone in that part of the country.
If anyone can help can they email Jan-Ivar on jan.ivar.sorensen (at) regnskapsbistand.no
Thanks
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:08 am
by guru_1071
bill
when does he need someone to look at it?
rich
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:43 am
by bill773mini
I've asked him when the boat is, not yet had a reply.
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:52 am
by Vegard
What has happened? Cars are bought in Norway and brought TO the UK? Rich...
I immediately thought of Rich. Bus, Rich and Hull goes together like ...something...
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:58 am
by guru_1071
Vegard wrote:
I immediately thought of Rich...
gayboy
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:21 am
by bill773mini
guru_1071 wrote:bill
when does he need someone to look at it?
rich
You have an Email Rich
Bus now booked on a sailing at the weekend.
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:24 am
by guru_1071
bill
i might have also got a free bmc training bus
lol
it shouldnt be too hard to get going
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:31 am
by bill773mini
Can I leave you to organise it with Jan-Ivar?
Thanks for this Richy
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:40 am
by guru_1071
bill
he is getting a phone number for the people who currently have it.
rich
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:27 pm
by guru_1071
guess what im doing at 9.00am monday morning?
{gene hunt)'.......fire up the, er, bmc bus!.......'{gene hunt}
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:33 pm
by bill773mini
Thanks Richy, Jan-Ivar is very very grateful to you.. Great to get to tinker with a BMC bus too.
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:58 pm
by guru_1071
bill
if its anything like mine is will be easy to fix.
they are big & numb, but very very simple to work on, as long as the engine will crank and the pump timing hasnt altered i should be able to get it going
(hope im not setting my self up for a huge fall here!)
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:12 pm
by steve1071
Take a few pics Rich, if you get time.
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:55 pm
by Ronnie
Probably just a flat battery!!
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 5:39 am
by norway_triumph
The bus is now running and (hopefully) will be shipped to norway on sunday. BIG thanks again to Bill and Rich !!!!
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:29 am
by Pandora
must have been a successfull 'bump start'!
hemeroid cream for Guru?
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:11 am
by guru_1071
al
i cannot take any glory for this, i wasnt avalible until monday, so missed out working on the beast!
jan had to get it going for the boat on sunday
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:13 pm
by guru_1071
was there ever a happy ending to this story?
or has someone converted it into a bun hut on the docks?
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 2:38 pm
by bill773mini
He went to meet it off the boat, jumped in and drove it 240 km home in 2 feet of snow. Apart from running out of diesel it ran perfectly.
Re: bus/lorry mechanic near immingham/hull urgently needed
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:47 pm
by sandman
Jan-Ivar posted this on a norwegian forum;
