I've never been recovered before so it's interesting to go through the process. My journey back home
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- This was a long day but parts of it are really interesting if you haven't gone through the process of break-down recovery.
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Luckiness levels🤔it makes perfect sense 😁too be fair 🙂it kinda makes sense 😀😂
🤣 I hope it makes sense.
I'm with green flag £60 a year. I have only broken down once in my 53 years of driving but when I did the green flag put me on a transporter and brought me home, 151 miles from Penrith to Chesterfield, no stopping straight home brilliant service.
That's what I thought would happen. It would save them a fortune in man power and diesel costs. ⛽️
Ime with green flag too.Crap at fixing you roadside,but get you home in quick time,no messing about.May suit you will with your mechanical skills?
Have you been invited to AA xmas party now you know all the drivers😂
Get well soon Mr Van🤞🤞
Wouldn’t touch Green Flag again with a barge pole. Bodged roadside “fix”, rescue dumped us at motorway services for several hours with no plan, and took 4 days to return the car home.
Auto Aid has worked out great for me, used twice in six years. £78 per year if I remember correctly and they were out in around twenty minutes both times.
Well that was quite an adventure getting back to your boat. Hoping you will get Mr Van sorted out before too long. It's not luck, it's just life. Hang in there Will
I was so relieved to get back. Even if it was a bit smelly. 😂 🤣
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Hi Will, I haven't read every message, but from my experience both in the motor trade and RAC, your van wouldn't start after a period parked up, the first AA guy may have connected diagnostics, which can reset the control unit, the fault codes may then indicate a fault such as the crank sensor, throttle potentioniometer, and so on, my first guess would have been an earth supply problem, either body earth, engine earth or internal body earth, probably connected to the control unit somehow, even a random underpass earth, a wiring diagram for the engine electronics sometimes helps, don't buy any components till you check as many earth's as possible, loosen then tighten if poss, good luck Will.👍🤞
I totally agree. When I fitted my cambelt, my engine earth came loose and my van wouldn't start. So this time I got underneath and check the earth cable and any other earth cable I could find. I can't believe all these things went at the same time. Weird.
@@NarrowboatWill Morning Will, might be worth checking if there are any forums online relating to your make of van, always useful for finding out other stuff too when problems occur, good luck I hope you manage to fix it, looking at your vlogs you've got natural diagnostic skills, also try disconnecting the engine management harness connector to the control unit if you can find it and then reconnect (with ignition off)
Will, what an epic journey you had, but you made it this far and you will finish your journey. What a bunch of amazing AA drivers, especially that first young man. Stay safe.
I agree. The AA got me home and I was so grateful. The next journey is fixing my van. 🤔
Stay tuned for that saga. 😉
O m d!, .. what a polava!, cant believe that handover business!! At least it's not dark nights! Bet you were so glad to get home! Thanks for sharing, very interesting , humourous vlog, as always. I'm pretty sure you will have already fixed him, and look forward to watching the process! Keep your chin up mate! Positive mental attitude! And syay safe! 👍👍 💚
It was a long process getting him sorting. I think most people will find it interesting. 🤔 hopefully. Ha ha ha 😂
Great interesting vlog again Will 👍🏻 I’m glad it was light nights for you it would of been an even longer day if it got dark at 4 o clock 😩🎧👊🏻👍🏻👍🏻
That was a blessing. I left at first light and got back at last light. Such a relief getting back.
Ah!the bouquet of narrow boat 🤢”a rose garden at noon,a rubbish dump at twilight “😂due usually to a heady mix of Elsan ,diesel and bilge water but you soon get used to it .Kinda ‘ grows on you like mould 😂 l loved the life ,sadly l’m to old to go back to it .Better luck next time eh! Talking of good luck you seem to be in short supply at the moment,l’m sure things will get better soon 👍
Yeah, my boat smells of bin juice. Ha ha ha. 😂
I don't know what I'd do on land.
Sounded more like a constipated alien. Probably from eating too much Brit stew. I've heard you Brit's can be a hard to bear sometimes. 😂
I hope things worked out with Mr. Van. You're pretty handy with mechanical stuff so I bet you can handle it. Sometimes it sure seems like never ending problems that hit you one right after another but, things always seem to work out in the end and I'm sure they will for you as well. Thanks for another one. Take care. 👍👍
I kept telling myself that. Think 🤔 in another week's time I'll be running through fields of flowers with Mr van. Ha ha ha 😂
Good thing you have the proper coverage for your van😂.Ah the joys of insurance,paying out money you don’t want to,hoping you don’t need to use it.😅
That's so true, but when you need it, it's like a God send. Ha ha 😂
WOW , what a long trek that was , i bet you're shattered , but it seemt a long time inbetween lorries , good job You Have an AA cover , i remember once seeing a piccie on fbook that someone put on , & it was in the winter time with snow around , & there was a sign in the van window which read , AA gone for help from RAC . 😅😅
Ha Ha ha ha, good one, Lori 👍
well done mate must of been very stressful and worrying, i am with the AA have been for years have broke down maybe 4 or 5 times and they have got me going or like yo towed me back to a garage i use. great service and worth every penny. i hope you fix it and i trust you will. pardon the pun....good luck
I've never used them before. This is my first pick up and drop off. I can tell you I'm so grateful I had the cover.
Funny enough, my AA cover has gone up. Ha ha 😂
So your trip home was just as fast as a trip in a EV car.😂
Ha ha ha 😂
What an incredible journey will, amazing AA, Mr van may live to fight another day 😀 👍👍
He does live again. Very interesting journey getting him there. 👍
Thanks Beverley. 👍
You will get there Xx
That's what the AA said. Ha ha 😂
Services 2 hour max then big fine for over stay
Its called Relay with the AA innit....I broke down in a long based Transit Van fully loaded cos the power steering packed up on the A50 on my way to JCB Uttoxeter....got the firm to get in touch with the AA and said he will be there within 2/3 hours(turned out about 6 hours as he passed me but he was on the other dual carriageway the other side.He eventually got to me and as he was loading the van onto his loader 2 dodgy looking blokes turned up in a car and asked if we had any spare Diesel, he said to me get in the cab we are off away from these two.... he dropped me at the Trowel Services on the M1 and like you I had to wait to be loaded up again and then dropped at the base in Retford.as we were coming off the M1 J30 at Barlborough he said he might not get me back before he is forced to have a statutory break... got back with 2 minutes to spare....lime yours it was a long day....
They used to call it AA relay.
Blimey that was a long day. They have to make sure they pull over bang on time otherwise they get a penalty and a warning.
Hi will, you should get a years free membership for all the advertising you've given the AA.👍
That would be cool!
Awww rest up now Will till you feel more your self you have had some trying times thinking if you tc now the oldies 👍👍👍👍👍🤗
I was so glad to get back. 😂
Thanks again, guys, for stopping by. 👍
Aww poor will
Hope things pick up for you soon
Big hug x
Wow, what a long day.
Glad Mr an is back safe. 🤞you get it sorted out soon. 👍👍
I'm just glad to get back on my own bed. Even with a funny smell. 😁
It's not much, but hope it helps!
My husband and I have AAA, same as your AA but not quite as good to take you that far. Here it's only to the nearest service station. That first AA van was cool! Like the setup they had! Hopefully Mr Van will have better life to him now. That's a really good inspection crew, only wanting to get paid by what they can eat. LOL! And, yeah, you need a nap, Will! I need a nap after watching all that! Hey, don't tempt the Fates!! Beautiful sunset to end your day with.
Thank you so much for all your financial support and great comment. People's kindness blows me away.
It was a long day but a very interesting journey. 🤔
I was just so glad to get back. Now it's time to find out what's wrong.
Have a blessed day.
@@NarrowboatWill Hey, take some time and get some rest. I know what it feels like to have to try to get things done while being sick or not feeling well. I just got over something, Covid (again) I think, that had me down for almost a month. And my husband had a minor stroke during that time that stressed me out and was not a help to getting better. So, please, get some rest and take care of yourself, not for us, but for yourself. As another blogger I follow says - "Take care of yourself so you can take care of others." God Bless, Will!!
"Wind in the willows".... tales of the river bank just another boring day then nowt much happened then!.....🤣🤩.
Never a dull day on this canal. Ha ha. Canal breach, broken lock gates, stuck on the bottom. 😂
Will, im so pleased to see you were so happy and upbeat during this AA experience, all those hours sitting waiting for the next pick up connection flight on your journey home.
Yup that part is worn out its never gonna be any good in the future its sure to fail again 😮
Im sure youve fixed it now all ended well.
Been out in the fresh sea air today done a bit of filming for new Pt 2 of my released video added today to youtube paddling the creek to little Petherick near padstow in cornwall.
Lovely day ive had ❤
Dirty thumbs up from me kev the Brinklow kayaker
Sounds like you're having a great time, Kev. I hope the weather holds out for you.
Have you got breakdown cover. Ha ha 😂
@@NarrowboatWill NO NOT ON THIS CAR LOL.. DONT PLEASE DONT JINX ME. Kev
Just binge watched last 2 tragedies.
Brake cleaner on a Printed circuit board .....nooooo!
You have your sense of humour to keep you going, same as me, little bit mad.
I await the next vlog.
I meant contact spray. I always carry carbvand contact for all occasions. Including starting a fire. In my stove, of course. Ha ha 😂
@NarrowboatWill I couldn't quite work out on the video if that printed circuit board had carbon tracks on it. If it does, then cleaning will probably not work or make it worse. If it's the original, its done well and probably needs replacing. I'm prepared to be proved wrong. When my money comes though I'm gonna make a donation, I helped "Taylors in trouble" when you rebuilt their "nutted" engine. :-)
@Goodchappy I remember building it for them. What a job that was.
In the end, I found a good scrap yard. Stay tuned for that. .
Cheers.
That's why they call it AA Relay. I've got my huge Hi-Top LWB Transit & my car with Green Flag. No stopping and waiting for another to take you where you need to go. Much better service and cheaper. Bonus, if you don't call them out, you get a discount on the following year.
Sounds even better. I was just happy to be covered and so relieved to get back. 😂 🤣 😆
what a blog , you been everywhere man , very interesting all the same, hope you got some milk for coffee . sleep well 🙃😊😊👍
Ha Ha ha. I've had some adventures lately. I've got milk and coffee. Just need some sugar honey. 😂
@@NarrowboatWill you need to watch your waist line no sugar 🤔
It happens to us all mate, even break down trucks, break down.
I've heard these new AA vans have had wet cambelts snap. Ford have got a bad name now. Shame.
I will good look withe the van thee things come to triad us all the best
For now 😊
This was a big test of patience Suzanne. Ha ha 😂
Thank goodness you got home safely! I'm sure with your mechanical knowledge and tenacity, you'll have Mr Van up and running soon. Such a shame Shui was unable to join you but I'm sure she'll see you soon. You'll be dining out on this tale for a long time 😄 Good luck from now on my friend 😉👍👍
Thank you so much. Shui will back. Infact she's booked her ticket and she's coming up mid August. I just hope it's not winter by then. 😂 🤣 😆
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
I really felt your pain. We’ve all been there. Glad to see you back on board. Let hope the canals ahead of you open up so we can see you back on board.
Hope the van can be fixed and become your friend again.
Thanks Chris. It was an epic journey to get Mr van back. Let's hope doctor Will can make him better. 🙏
Wow that was a real saga. So glad you got back home ok. I find things always break in 3s that let's the bad things go. Now things will get better. Have a good rest now and get back to your routine you'll feel much better. Take care.
I hope good things happen in 3s as well. Ha ha ha
Keep going will bless you lad back at home loved the trip was brilliant
Thanks, Jim. I'm back but the rides not over. Ha ha 😂
I know its a nightmare with the van but its great content :) hope its just a quick clean of the board and Mr van works again
I wish it were that simple. Ha ha ha 😂
Good see you put vlog out on channel thanks for the great video on your channel thanks lee
Glad you enjoyed it Lee. 👍
That was epic will ! Glad it wasn’t hot like it is this week ! You’d be 🫠 melting ! X
I know!! I was lucky really.
I've never been towed, so yep... that was interesting (and frustrating for you). Amazing service from the AA. Well, I've said it now, so I expect my luckometer will be thinking "never been towed, eh? We'll see about that..." That's if it can think. Life's complicated sometimes, isn't it? 😅
Let's hope your luck meter gauge is on full right now. ✅️ Ha ha 😂
Transformers, Robots in the sky... 😆
Ha Ha ha. Looks that way..
"What a cracking bit of kit that is!" ..... silence. Bet that 60 miles with him was a hard conversation 😂
I made him laugh in the end. I understand where he's coming from. He probably thinks it's not worth repairing. Ha ha ha 😂
I’m so glad to you made it back to the boat safe and sound. I agree having full breakdown cover definitely gives you peace of mind when the gremlins cause havoc. It’s worth every penny. Had me rolling “where’s your high vis” 😂🤣 Keeping everything crossed you can get Mr Van up and running. 🤗🤗
Thank you so much. Those birds make me laugh. I could see the intelligence in their behaviour. I hope they're getting a good wage for all that work. Ha ha ha 😂
Morning Will. Glad you got back, albeit in steps which is the way it works. I watch vehicle diagnostic RUclips channels (Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics - Ivan, good use of scopes and pc and logic). Hope you get to the bottom of the underlying problem, if its a single problem. My Vento is drive by wire, bit advanced maybe for its time 😂😂😂. I wanted to retrofit a cruise control but having no cable to link to it was very difficult. Eventually I discovered via a mechanic in Essex on TDI Club forums that it already had the programming in the ECU it just needed switching on, plus three switches and a connector to an existing connector near fusebox. Total cost - £9. He provided the instructions and my VW Dealer on the Wirral plugged his diagnostic box in and did it in five minutes. No charge. Have you got wiring diagrams for the van? I have also a 2011 VW Scirocco, no Haynes manual for it published, but found the wiring diagrams on the internet- a mere 1,200 pages!! Not printing that! Anyway, go golf! Cheers. Paul.
It ended up being a right job and a half. But it was an interesting journey.
Thanks for watching.
My word, what a stressful few days. Least your home now. Look forward to watching how you bring Mr van back to life.
Really hope your luck needle is back in the green.
I was so relieved to get back. 😌 I can get a proper night's sleep. 😴
A new day awaits. ✨️
Did you have any throttle codes will?
Coz egr problem can cause these engine to not rev up too, it's the 1.9 f9q engine.
We cleaned the egr valve, and I changed the egr boost sensor.
What a journey! Happy you are back (in this vlog 😉) and hope mr. Van gets repaired.
I hope so too! 🙏 ha ha 😂
Think your printed circuit board is dead? Those wipers have worn away the copper tracks, so no cleaning will make it better. If you can get the board and its a clip fit, should be easy fix. Hope that's just all!👍👍
You're right. I did try cleaning it and putting it back on but no difference. I can't believe all these thing broke at the same time. It's so weird.
Nice 1 Will, the face of relief was felt. Glad all sorted 👍
It's not sorted but I was so relieved to get back. 😌 Thanks for stopping by. 👍
One the aa guy dropped you and Mr van off at the boat i was expected you to jump in him and drive down to the shops waving as you pass the big yellow truck.
I hope it's an easy fix. Take care.
Ha Ha ha. That would've made a good vlog. 👍
Will you get what you pay for and as far as I am concerned the AA is worth every single penny. ..
They once arranged for my vehicle to be shipped back to the UK . from Northern France...
This is why I will never buy a electric car again ..no garage abroad wants to touch them....
I noticed that you have ordered a new throttle sensor ..for your van take the time to check if it needs pairing with the vans computer..
This is the problem with vehicles today the average person can not do work on Thier own vehicles because everything is run by a computer.
Call me old fashioned but give me a vehicle that does not depend on a computer .and I will be happy...
As for electric cars they can keep them.. they are a complete pain in the backside...
Anyway will I'm glad you managed to get back to your boat with your van...I'm pretty sure that you will be able to fix the van ..
Anyway keep smiling mate keep safe and well filthy thumbs up.👍👍👍..
I've just read that the London charge will apply to electric cars now as well. Wasn't that the whole point of going electric because of pollution? It's all a complete scam. Even modern cars now made of plastic parts that are in my view designed to fail.
No honour left these days.
Thank you and goodnight. Ha ha ha 😂
Will, it looks like you could use some financial assistance. I’m on vacation right now, but when I get home I’ll try to help out. You are my all time favorite narrow boater: funny, down to earth, golfer, and all around good person. You need subscribers who not just talk the talk but who are willing to put their money where their mouths are. That is if the can and there’s a worthy reason. I hope your luck takes a U turn for the better. Best wishes, Tom.
Thank you so much, Tom. I hope your vacation went better than mine. 😂 🤣 😆
Have a great day 😀
GG says woof to you and Leon.
Aww poor will
Hope things pick up for you soon for sure
Big hug x
I'm sure I can make him live again. Not an easy fix. 😕
Have a good day. 👍
All par for the course Will, as we travel down lifes highway.
Getting par feels like a birdie for me. 😂
A very long day but great service from the AA when you needed it.
Absolutely. I've never broken down so I found it all so interesting.
Blimey Will what a long day thank goodness for the recovery service !!
I'm so glad I was covered.
We had a Ford C-max and broke down in Cornwall with an error saying "gearbox fault". It turned out to be metal shards detected in the oil. The AA man needed a pc and requested his mate to attend. They deleted all faults then test drove the car.....they broke down a mile down the road. Both their vans were unlocked with keys in the ignition...lol. We were given a hire car and the C-max got towed to our local Ford garage. Turned out it was £1700 for a refurbished gearbox and £1200 to fit it. We sold the C-max. AA were awesome
The AA use these new ford wet cam belt vans. The guy said so many vans have failed cambelts. Anybody with any common sense would not put a rubber belt in oil. Such a poor design.
@@NarrowboatWill Our C-max had a new type CVT gearbox, the biggest pile of crap ever made. There are lawsuits against Ford for "unmerchantable" products.
I drive a 2004 Land Rover Defender. Like your van, the throttle is 'fly by wire' and caused me no end of problems where the engine would randomly go into 'limp-mode' and just tick over - not fun when you're in the middle lane of the M42.
After months of internet searching I found the solution in an Australian 4x4 forum on page 10 of Google(!) In the Defender the cable leaves the throttle pedal, goes through the bulkhead, along the chassis then doubles back into the ECU, which is under the driver's seat. The point where the cable loops (to return back along the chassis) the cable was frayed, allowing water to get in, which sent a fault signal to the throttle. I found a bloke online who made up a cable for me and I re-routed the cable from the pedal straight to the ECU, keeping it all inside the cabin. Touch wood, the fault has never appeared again.
Boring story, but hopefully it will give you some context when fitting your new part 😃
Thanks again for your entertaining videos and hope things start to improve for you.
No. I love these stories.
My throttle is purely electric with no throttle cables from the pedal to the ecu but I found on yt the wires go into the wiring block of death. A common fault with these vans. Ha ha ha. 😂 Stay tuned for that one.
@@NarrowboatWill Ah I see. Glad you got it fixed, anyway 😀
Heroes of the road, great vlog. I hope a new sensor means extended life for mr Van!
So do I Umberto. 😂
Bless you.
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My iveco dayly costet me 350,- € to get from highway A12 to get to the garage, about 30 km trip. Its costly i know.
Wow! I'm grateful I'm in the AA.
@@NarrowboatWill incurence is like gambling, u never know if its worth or not, in Holland we have the ANWB but i have a company bisnes owened pick-up. Its expensive to ensure. Good summer boating Will.
Back in the day they would be waiting for you, instant transfer
Blimey. I missed that. I joined to late.. 😂
the AA patrol man would call you sir and he would be wearing a tie. The RAC would salute you as you went on your way. Most county roads would have a AA box to phone for help. as a member you had an AA key to use the phone boxes PS I'm not 106 years old. I am 62
I think Mr van will be fine, it’s just one of them things 🤷♂️
Agreed. I find an interesting scrap yard. Stay tuned.
They used to call it AA relay. Because they handed over to another driver. Once I broke down he went within 2 miles of my house but wouldn't drop me off because he had to relay to another driver who would bring me home...
Well that's just silly. The last driver said he'd go abit further on his shift. I was chuffed. Really nice bloke. 👌
When I broke down in my van, The AA sent a taxi for me to take me home & brought the van up by the next day. The taxi must have cost a bomb because I was 230 miles from home.
Wow! It's an amazing service. Funny enough I've just got an email saying it's going up. Ha ha. I wonder why. 🤔
Time to change the van mate, I just had to sell my van,I feel a bit lost without it but I have a little car now with zero road tax and insurance has lowered, I was like you didn’t do many miles in it costing £48 a month for just sitting in drive, when I checked out the mileage covered and the cost it was stupid.
I'm finding it hard to get rid of him. It's just so handy having so much space. I'm going to make him into a camper then sell him I think.
Him ? lol 😂mine was called no T because the T had fell off the Peugeot on back door, even my dog knew if I said no T van he would go and stand behind ready to get in lol. Have you had a value of van? They are making good money at moment, stick a years mot on HIM get a cheap runaround car that has a tow bar then you could put ya bike on back or hire a trailer if needed but save 100s of pounds a year. I think we get attached to them for the memories of places we have been in them. It’s only going to get more expensive as the years go by, look for cheap car before 2017 with cheap tax after 2017 cheap tax became a thing of the past, I have a little Suzuki zero tax the wife has fiesta 1,25 £35 road tax, we made sure we kept away from 1 litre eco boost due to wet belt like the transit
@lewisgardner1660 If I sold him, I'd get a little cheap run around. Unfortunately, living on canals means we can't have nice cars. They get damaged or broken into.
My vans engine us still mint. I'm sure he wants to live again. Ha ha 😂
The AA told us only cover up to 16 years old
Really. My vans a 2004. Amazing service. My first call out. Ever..
So it’s 20 years old lol Your as bad as me lol you get attached to them,
Thank God you had AA Recovery is all I can say! Mr Van needs some TLC. Mr Van is like me falling apart at the seams, trouble is the human AA system is falling apart as well, along with society methinks.
Agreed Tim. The more I look into human behaviour the more I enjoy my own company. Ha ha 😂
@@NarrowboatWill Sadly I agree!
Last time I called AA, this guy turned up wanting to give me counseling. Took me half an hour to convince the guy that my wagon had broken down.
😂
😂 some are dead chatty..
Jcb stands for Jack come back 😂
Just keep on track.
Will, how badly effected were you by the breech?
I can't really cruise anywhere and I'm quite far from the bank when I'm mooring up.
@NarrowboatWill gutted. We're on the Rufford branch. If you're up for it, my other half would meet up for a round of golf. It'll be good for the ol' noggin 👍
@GeraldineJayne I'm playing Myerscough golf club Friday morning around 8am if he wants to meet us.
@@NarrowboatWill he's working today (most weekedays) but about weekends. Hope you enjoy the golf today!
I broke down an I'm in recovery
I understand.