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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Varche on 10 September 2008, 14:04:02

Title: Was that your drowned facelift Omega on the news?
Post by: Varche on 10 September 2008, 14:04:02
I watched a bit of UK news today. It was about some flooding. Apparently you lucky beggars have had some rain.

The clip showed a procession of cars driving through quite deep water. I thought they were all doing quite well as it was deep. Then it cut to a light coloured facelift  Omega with a few people pushing it through ankle deep water.  Water in gear selector? Who knows? Maybe the answer is to put a rubber glove around it like you used to do over the distributor of a mini back in the olden days! can't imagine it being the ignition system.

Was it you? !!

varche
Title: Re: Was that your drowned facelift Omega on the news?
Post by: sir moanalot on 10 September 2008, 14:59:20
maybe seeing you soon, we are off to pollensa at the end of the month, whats the weather like ? tone :y
Title: Re: Was that your drowned facelift Omega on the news?
Post by: Varche on 10 September 2008, 15:29:23
Still pretty good. I think we are getting the very tail end of the rubbish weather that is sweeping across France and Britain. We still haven't had any rain since Mid May and that isn't good. Temp is 31 outside at the moment.

Here is a link to a weather forecast for Pollenca which is on the island of Mallorca. That part of the island is lovely.

http://www.aemet.es/es/eltiempo/prediccion/localidades?l=07410&p=07

varche  
Title: Re: Was that your drowned facelift Omega on the news?
Post by: sir moanalot on 10 September 2008, 15:41:19
cheers for the info m8, i cannot wait to get over there, ill keep an eye out for the omega's. tone. :y
Title: Re: Was that your drowned facelift Omega on the news?
Post by: Pitchfork on 10 September 2008, 20:16:27
The Air intake on a Traktor is so low down that water gets sucked in when driving through flood water, resulting in Hydrolock, I know it happened to me
Is it similar for petrol engined models as well?
Title: Re: Was that your drowned facelift Omega on the news?
Post by: PaulW on 10 September 2008, 20:18:18
Intake for petrol is just behind the grille, so not too low down.
Title: Re: Was that your drowned facelift Omega on the news?
Post by: Drewomega on 10 September 2008, 20:42:48
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maybe seeing you soon, we are off to pollensa at the end of the month, whats the weather like ? tone :y

All of us OOF'ers milling around! I missed KW up in Aviemore driving around in his Westfield and where my Omega is parked up and you going to Porto Pollensa, Mallorca where I have been based for 20 years! I may meet up with someone one of these days! I am stuck in Libya drinking tea at the moment!!  8-) :'( Oh Bo11ox!!