List of Failures on Euro2001 :o(

Faults in chronologicalish order

Gav: Expansion cap on the tin top, was loose...coolant boiled and dropped out in Tesco's car park near Allan's...sorted

Peter Wehrmann - Clutch release bearing - Spent three hours finding a friendly garage with an engine hoist. Nige's release bearings were different, part sourced from Ford Dealer in Le Harve 100km away just before closing time on the Monday, we then met the other Se7ens at the nights hotel, next morning we drove for 1.5 hours back to Fecamp to fix the car...fixed

JB7 - Oil pipe to accusump - JB tried twice but the 'gas pipe' fitting was too sharp cutting the pipe. Made a solder ferrule for the pipe to sit on, blocked the pipe and disabled the accusump. Temp fix until pipe bought and fitted at Mangy Corts

JB7 - suspect noisy wheel bearing, stripped and checked, nothing found, later found noise was from camera mount on roll bar

Kev Strawbridge - Exhaust bracket bodged until parts turned up.

Daren B - overheating system bled twice with Mick Smiths exp cap fitted - fixed

Phil P - Bent seat runner - fixed

Hoops - Blown ECU fuse - fixed

Mick Smith - Big ends - not fixed due to uncertainty about state of crank and limtations of terms and conditions of euro recovery

Peter W - steering rack pinion bush tightened. Fixed

V7 - ECU probs changed dizzy cap throttle pot temp sensor and plugs, no real improvement

Rob Day - Overheating, system bled, given 'blow job' and all was well, prob caused by loose bled screw letting air in. Fixed

Daren B - Starter solenoid changed, and trigger wire rewired. Better but not fixed

Mike J - Alternator bracket tightened and carbs balanced - fixed

John Gathard - Starter solenoid connection melted, remade and replaced. fixed

Trev - Exhaust manifold gasket changed - fixed

Trev - Brake pushrod and brake switch replaced/adjusted due to pushrod being loose!! . Fixed with Caterham part from Kumschick

John G - Oil pressure sender giving false reading, cleaned - fixed

Rob D - Wiper Arm replaced by Kumschick

Daren B - Wet arse - drilled seat holes

Phil P - Wet boot - drilled boot holes

JB7 - rear earth fault in light cluster - half fixed

Matt - Brake adjustment rear - fixed

Rob G - Carbs balanced

Phil - Clutch pedal/starter inhibitor switch realigned and adjusted - fixed

Allan - check pads and disks

Pieter Corts - checked alternator wire, fixed

V7 - ECU swap and vaccuum hose. V7 worked with Rob D's M3D better than the MEMs, mems stripped to try to get the MAP sensor to unstick..no joy.

Trev - new points and checked timing - fixed

John G - Brake light switch stripped, cleaned, readjusted - fixed
- collapsable steering loint loose, readjusted - fixed
- steering rack pinion adjusted - fixed

Trev - loose nuts various

V7 - brake light sw, strip clean and readjust - fixed

Mike J - Alternator bracket finally cracked but then jammed in a suitable position and didn't move further!!

Hoops - broke rear anti roll bar, removed

JB7 - rear light cluster earth, new earth fitted - fixed

JB7 - stickly accelerator, coppaslipped - fixed

Phil P - Brake light switch intermittent, checked

Phil P - loose speedo - fixed

Phil P - Tacho failed, checked wires but seems to be an internal fault

Matt - A frame bushes, changed in 10mins at the side of the road.

JB7 - Gear shift cable, left in third/forth until replacement arrived next day

Rob Day - More water out, topped up and checked again for air pockets.

Andy Ish - Half door poppers loose!!

Rob Day - Brake light switch, cleaned and adjusted

Phil P - Tracking and camber checked and adjusted after minor off
- faulty relay that killed his ignition, it clicked but didn't switch.

Kev S - Starter Solenoid failed - it is a K after all!
- Oil sender clouted on the way down one of the passes and caused the oil pressure gauge to read zero.

Allan - Sump scrape, thorough check, no leaks

Trev - Front wings loose - tightened, And sump scrape

Allan - Rack pinion adjusted

Allan - ripped rear wing off on croix circuit, 4 rivnuts needed, replaced and tank taped

V7 - hit tyres, damage to front cycle wing.

V7 - new M3D fitted by Mick S, basic setup done

Vinnie - gravel rash

Hoops - gravel rash - clod of earth rash from Magny Cours - one or two marks on bonnet..,
- Washer nozzle broke - nicked Darren's.

Phil - gravel rash

All K engined cars failed to start on the starter at least once bar Peter W and Rob Day.