cianocarroll125
Fireblade Convert
Goddamn it!!! Been washing the car earlier, proper good job, wheels off and cleaned the back of them, copperslip on the threads, ACF50 (yeah that stuff!) all inside the arches etc etc. Thought it would be a good idea to put some in the locks too, so with the yellow straw attached first into the passenger side door lock, short squirt, then the boot, then the drivers door, all good.
Thought it would also be a good idea to do the ignition while I'm at it, so in goes the straw, decent squirt, pull it out, straw stuck. Feck. Wont come out no matter how much i pull, so got the pliers out, the straw comes out, minus a small piece thats now stuck in my ignition.
Can i get the key in, can I heck. Can i get the piece of straw out, not a damn chance.
Stripped the plastics off around the steering column, got the switch off the back of the ignition barrell, barrell wont come out. Thought sod it, even if i could get it out I cant get into it. :bang: :bang: :bang:
Locksmith coming in the morning to relieve me of ?60 and hopefully, about 3mm of yellow sodding straw. Well, you live and learn I guess.
Moral of the story, if you have a Ford (first mistake there eh!) spray the key with WD40 or ACF50 then put that in the ignition!
Gonna have a curry tonight to cheer myself up. Before anyone mentions it, I've tried with a small pair of tweezers, long nose pliers, all sorts. Need some sort of sergical implement I reckon!
Off to watch the rugby and try and forget about it anyway.
Cars spotless by the way!
Cian.
Thought it would also be a good idea to do the ignition while I'm at it, so in goes the straw, decent squirt, pull it out, straw stuck. Feck. Wont come out no matter how much i pull, so got the pliers out, the straw comes out, minus a small piece thats now stuck in my ignition.
Can i get the key in, can I heck. Can i get the piece of straw out, not a damn chance.Stripped the plastics off around the steering column, got the switch off the back of the ignition barrell, barrell wont come out. Thought sod it, even if i could get it out I cant get into it. :bang: :bang: :bang:
Locksmith coming in the morning to relieve me of ?60 and hopefully, about 3mm of yellow sodding straw. Well, you live and learn I guess.
Moral of the story, if you have a Ford (first mistake there eh!) spray the key with WD40 or ACF50 then put that in the ignition!
Gonna have a curry tonight to cheer myself up. Before anyone mentions it, I've tried with a small pair of tweezers, long nose pliers, all sorts. Need some sort of sergical implement I reckon!
Off to watch the rugby and try and forget about it anyway.
Cars spotless by the way!
Cian.
