I've replaced the wife with a broom stick

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I've replaced the wife with a broom stick

Post by cmm303 » Fri May 12, 2017 3:24 pm

Sharing a little chuckle we just had.

When bleeding Bertie my wife does the accelerator whilst I do the see-sawing. This morning I did a paranoid bleed after bongo ran a little warmer yesterday than normal (it had a new radiator a week ago). I thought I'd just do it cold and then maybe with the engine running and see how it looks. In the end I decided to continue with the revving bit but the drivers door was blocked by a wall. I didn't want to disturb her indoors from the washing :lol: and anyway she isn't one for climbing over things. So, yup, I found a broom to replace her role at the accelerator!

It made a singlehanded bleed very manageable all from the passy door, especially as there wasn't any topping up to do. (I do also use a jug+tap instead of a funnel and the jug can be rested on the dash or floor.) Awesome, but sad :oops: that we got so excited.

Mrs M has asked me to make it clear that the broom was not a means of transport. [-X
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Re: I've replaced the wife with a broom stick

Post by Bob » Fri May 12, 2017 4:31 pm

Very useful tip, thanks Chris. =D>
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