It's going to break . . . but what & when?

[Horse]

1.7 TD Astra.

A couple of times (both Saturdays . . . odd) it's been at tickover and the revs have risen an fallen about every two or three seconds - but the speedo's working in sympathy like another rev counter.

Any ideas what's going to fail and when? My only guess is the ECO.

Oh, it's done 150k miles.

[fungus]

The wifes 306 HDi does a similar thing. Speedo reaches 140mph and the rev counter follows it round to 6000 rpm. A few seconds and it all returns to normal. This has been going on for about a year now.

[Horse]

That's OK, then, and ta for the reassurance - this is only a few 'mph' and slight increase in revs.

[zadocbrown]

The wifes 306 HDi does a similar thing. Speedo reaches 140mph and the rev counter follows it round to 6000 rpm. A few seconds and it all returns to normal. This has been going on for about a year now.

Tell her she's heading for a lengthy ban

[Horse]

The wifes 306 HDi does a similar thing. Speedo reaches 140mph and the rev counter follows it round to 6000 rpm. A few seconds and it all returns to normal. This has been going on for about a year now.

Tell her she's heading for a lengthy ban

Many years ago, one of the motorcycle monthly mags ran a competition for the best motorcycling tall-tales, 'shaggy dog' story.

A runner up was about a bloke out for a blast along a dual carriageway, when he passed a police car joining on a slip road.

He stopped about half a mile along the road, to be joined by the police car, the driver wanted a 'chat'.

"Why were you going so fast?" was the question.

"Well, officer, my bike was back-firing through the carbs every time I closed the throttle - I was afraid the bike would catch fire - and the only way I could stop it was to keep the throttle wide open!"

"Hmmm . . . so how come you were able to stop as soon as you saw me?"

"I was so scared I wet myself and put the fire out!"