Vulture Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 13th April - 'CRANK UP', organised by members of the Yorkshire Area of the Military Vehicle Trust (MVT) at the York Castle Museum, Cliffords Tower, York. This annual event now running for over 12 years, sees the spring airing of military vehicles of all ages. Start time from 11.00 am onwards. Contact Chris Smyth. E-Mail: chris-smyth@tiscali.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulture Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 Weather forecast is looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berna2vm Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I will be there, God willing ! (Bernadette willing too). The convoy congregates in Tadcaster from 10.00 and departs to York at 10.30 SHARP. It is a pleasant show in a beautiful historic city.:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I should be there too though I wasn't too sure earlier today. With all the poor weather, and being ill earlier in the week, today was the first chance I had to get 'Jessie' out for a check over before the 190 mile round trip to York. Good job I did because the brake lights didn't work. So that and the other fluid level checks, test drive and fuel up took most of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 (edited) Well I tried; but broke down South of Durham. Once the RAC brought me home, I found out the failure was the only new/modern part on the Jeep, the Electronic Ignition unit! The unit isn't that old and hasn't done many miles, so a bit annoyed for something that is meant to be fit and forget. At home I pulled the points and condenser from the Ford and fitted them to Jessie, and the engine started straight away, using the same coil. Edited September 5, 2020 by Jessie The Jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berna2vm Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 You were missed Steve. It was a good turnout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Yes, so Mike Scorer told me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulture Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 Including the couple of motorbikes we had 70 vehicles in attendance :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 A good mix of vehicles there.nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulture Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 Well I tried; but broke down South of Durham. Once the RAC brought me home, I found out the failure was the only new/modern part on the Jeep, the Electronic Ignition unit! The unit isn't that old and hasn't done many miles, so a bit annoyed for something that is meant to be fit and forget. At home I pulled the points and condenser from the Ford and fitted them to Jessie, and the engine started straight away, using the same coil. [ATTACH=CONFIG]89884[/ATTACH] V bad luck there Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) Edit - The unit was tested by the manufacturer and was found to work ( so not sure why the sudden failure ), but I am being sent a replacement unit just to be sure it isn't an intermittent fault. Edited April 17, 2014 by Jessie The Jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulture Posted April 15, 2014 Author Share Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) Not withstanding that he says its out of warranty, in court you may be able to argue that it wasn't fit for purpose... Who was the manufacturer by the way ? Edited April 17, 2014 by Vulture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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