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Dad! There's a red light on the dash!
« on: 12 June 2009, 02:24:16 »
No 1 daughter has been added to her Mum's car insurance today (£160) & so has been having a play! Mum went out Wed with her around town, & Dad was volunteered to go on the motorway with her today (Thursday) afternoon.
So .... she went to her boyfriends today & had to drive home in the dark (for the first time)
She arrived home safely, but was stood at the door in tears because there was a red light on the dash & she didn't know what it was, there was a horrible burning/hot smell from the car. As far as she was concerned .... she'd broken Mum's car!  ;D  ;D  ;D
 It turned out that her ever helpfull (young copper) boyfriend had put her handbrake on for her and ....... because her Mum & Dad generally use PARK as the handbrake, she'd not thought to look (or phone home) what the red light was on for!
Now I know what cooked brakes smell like!  :-?  :-?  :-? ::)  ::)
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Re: Dad! There's a red light on the dash!
« Reply #1 on: 12 June 2009, 02:31:57 »
might have to reline handbrake shoes andy? Mines auto and i dont use my handbrake
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Re: Dad! There's a red light on the dash!
« Reply #2 on: 12 June 2009, 02:35:07 »
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might have to reline handbrake shoes andy? Mines auto and i dont use my handbrake

I know! She 'only' drove about 4 or 5 miles ....... but I'lll wait till SWMBO say tomorrow after her trip to work.  ::)   :y  :y  :y
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Re: Dad! There's a red light on the dash!
« Reply #3 on: 12 June 2009, 02:46:37 »
should be ok .if it was  on full she wunt ave been able to ave moved the car? Hope it turns out ok anyway andy
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Re: Dad! There's a red light on the dash!
« Reply #4 on: 12 June 2009, 07:27:20 »
Don't suppose the car is blue in colour is it?

If so, you now have colour coded brake drums  ;D
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Re: Dad! There's a red light on the dash!
« Reply #5 on: 12 June 2009, 07:31:16 »
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No 1 daughter has been added to her Mum's car insurance today (£160) & so has been having a play! Mum went out Wed with her around town, & Dad was volunteered to go on the motorway with her today (Thursday) afternoon.
So .... she went to her boyfriends today & had to drive home in the dark (for the first time)
She arrived home safely, but was stood at the door in tears because there was a red light on the dash & she didn't know what it was, there was a horrible burning/hot smell from the car. As far as she was concerned .... she'd broken Mum's car!  ;D  ;D  ;D
 It turned out that her ever helpfull (young copper) boyfriend had put her handbrake on for her and ....... because her Mum & Dad generally use PARK as the handbrake, she'd not thought to look (or phone home) what the red light was on for!
Now I know what cooked brakes smell like!  :-?  :-?  :-? ::)  ::)

oh dear
red light on the dash
she may need to go here
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

hope she aint caused to much damage
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Re: Dad! There's a red light on the dash!
« Reply #6 on: 12 June 2009, 07:49:50 »
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might have to reline handbrake shoes andy? Mines auto and i dont use my handbrake


One day that will bite you!

Unused handbrakes have a habit of biting come MOT time  :'(

I just never got out the habit of using it from manual days  :y
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« Reply #7 on: 12 June 2009, 08:17:53 »
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might have to reline handbrake shoes andy? Mines auto and i dont use my handbrake


One day that will bite you!

Unused handbrakes have a habit of biting come MOT time  :'(

I just never got out the habit of using it from manual days  :y
Tell me about it.
The previous owners never used the handbrake all the time they had the car (3 years or so).
First day we got the Mig, the old lady used the handbrake and the resultant random noises when driving afterwards were a right pain to say the least.

Rather than waste time stripping it down, I took the quick way out by holding the handbrake button in and "snatching" the lever up & down a few times while driving....that sorted it!
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Re: Dad! There's a red light on the dash!
« Reply #8 on: 12 June 2009, 08:22:51 »
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might have to reline handbrake shoes andy? Mines auto and i dont use my handbrake


One day that will bite you!

Unused handbrakes have a habit of biting come MOT time  :'(

I just never got out the habit of using it from manual days  :y
Tell me about it.
The previous owners never used the handbrake all the time they had the car (3 years or so).
First day we got the Mig, the old lady used the handbrake and the resultant random noises when driving afterwards were a right pain to say the least.

Rather than waste time stripping it down, I took the quick way out by holding the handbrake button in and "snatching" the lever up & down a few times while driving....that sorted it!


You were lucky!  a lots of bits can seize, and need replacing.

Mine had always been mediochre.....not long ago had new rear disks, did the hadbrake pads as well, now the handbrake is excellent, and will stop the car on it own no trouble.

TheBoy had a lot of trouble with his at one MOT, ended up replacing most the system iirc.  :'(  It just couldnt be coaxed back to life.
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Re: Dad! There's a red light on the dash!
« Reply #9 on: 12 June 2009, 08:23:37 »
Handbrake - use it or lose it!
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Re: Dad! There's a red light on the dash!
« Reply #10 on: 12 June 2009, 08:30:41 »
Just phoned SWMBO to confirm that all was OK with her car!

It is, apart from the funny smell still!  ;D  ;D  ;D
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Re: Dad! There's a red light on the dash!
« Reply #11 on: 12 June 2009, 08:31:54 »
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might have to reline handbrake shoes andy? Mines auto and i dont use my handbrake


One day that will bite you!

Unused handbrakes have a habit of biting come MOT time  :'(

I just never got out the habit of using it from manual days  :y

Yep... I was lucky to bring mine back to life when I got the car... It now gets used at least once/day :y :y :y
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Re: Dad! There's a red light on the dash!
« Reply #12 on: 12 June 2009, 09:28:42 »
I have a good cure for "auto handbrake neglect".

Strip down an auto box sometime and have a look at what actually holds the car in "Park".  :o

Kevin
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Re: Dad! There's a red light on the dash!
« Reply #13 on: 12 June 2009, 09:39:40 »
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I have a good cure for "auto handbrake neglect".

Strip down an auto box sometime and have a look at what actually holds the car in "Park".  :o

Kevin

Before I started to drive autos regularly, I'm not sure what I was trying to do, but I tried to put my Dad's auto into Park before I'd properly stopped!  :o It didn't like it! :-[  :-[  :-[  :y
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Re: Dad! There's a red light on the dash!
« Reply #14 on: 12 June 2009, 09:54:59 »
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I have a good cure for "auto handbrake neglect".

Strip down an auto box sometime and have a look at what actually holds the car in "Park".  :o

Kevin

Before I started to drive autos regularly, I'm not sure what I was trying to do, but I tried to put my Dad's auto into Park before I'd properly stopped!  :o It didn't like it! :-[  :-[  :-[  :y

Reminds me of a mate of mine from uni who had a Morris Ital like mine. He decided to go for 5th gear on the A12 one day (4 speed box) and somehow engaged reverse. Bits of gearbox casing everywhere. ;D

Could have been worse.. Could have been the oil pressure light. :o

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