heartbroken and sorry to you all .....the story

[briggie]

i decided to go for a drive to ikley , the car drove absolutely superb , flying up hills , really smooth , when i got to ikley and was about to turn the engine off , i noticed a rattling noise coming from what i guessed was the exhaust , so i drove the car to one of those tast fit places and asked if they could tighten the exhaust up ,they put it on a ramp and said the exhaust is fine very tight and not rattling , they said the noise apears to be coming from the engine , one of the guys said he thought it was the crankshaft , anyway , after a big argument with the rac they admitted they had miscalculated the amount of call outs i had , and sent a recovery truck to take me to elland , at first they said they dont think its the crankshaft , because the noise goes when you rev it , but i cant hear very well so its possible its still there , later on they rung me to say it isnt the timing chain , and the engine is knackered

i feel really bad because of the amazing generosity of the members and i feel as though ive let you all down .

i know i havent let you down because there is nothing i could have done to forsee this , i will try and update you as to my decision , maybe if anyone wants some bits ?

kind regards and many sincere thanks

pete