On 19/05/2011 10:02, GT wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 18/05/2011 10:19, GT wrote:
>>> "Bert > wrote in message
>>> b.home.nl...
>>>> Well, newsgroups are a thing of the 20th century, of course so are my
>>>> cars. I check here at least once a week but even the guys with 156 topic
>>>> are gone it seems.
>>>
>>> I'm still here with my 2002 156 JTS and its various eccentricities, I
>>> just
>>> don't worry about them any more!
>>>
>>> Its latest one is a cough: its fine if I accellerator hard or gently, but
>>> medium accelleration and it splutters, coughs and beep-beep-beep- 'Motor
>>> Control Failure Go To Dealer'. I just back off for a moment (less than a
>>> second), until the cough has finished then accellerate hard instead and
>>> its
>>> fine. Someone (Catman?) said its probably the throttle sensor on the
>>> pedal,
>>
>> I agree with him!
>
> Patient: "Doctor, I want a second opinion"
> Doctor: "OK, you're ugly too".
>
>>> so I'll squirt it with WD40 when I'm next in the shed and see what
>>> happens!
>>
>> Get some proper contact cleaner.
>
> Do halfords also sell spare time? My kids just absorb all the time round
> here!
>
>

I don't believe they do. Last time I looked, I found a bit down the back
of the sofa, but it's all gone again.


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