Hello faithful readers and welcome to another week of adventures from the KAM team. We have been very busy this week as you continue to heed the call and more and more of your cars are being restored to perfect health. You can leave your comments, questions and queries at our facebook page at www.facebook.com/kamservicing and our twitter page at www.twitter.com/dr_kev.
This week our KAM depot in Sawley was the site of bravery and heroics as we were again gifted with a mechanical mystery. Our team was hard at work with their heads under the bonnets and their bodies under the cars. Diagnostic Dan was hard at work on his first mystery of the day and the rest of the boys were stretching their diagnostic muscles. It is in the morning that we received a call from Mr T, whose Vauxhall Tigra, had suffered from a sudden state of stagnation. Mr T said that when he was driving, the car suddenly stopped and now he was calling his trusted KAM team in the hopes that we could save him.
We immediately sent Tasmanian Trev in the ‘twuck wid da fwashin lights’ and after a short while he returned with the car and Mr T in tow. Mr T was a little upset at the state of the car but did seem quite pleased at something else. He did not display the annoyance of some of our other customers when their cars are momentarily unavailable. I was curious to see what was wrong with the car but was more curious to see why Mr T was not as concerned about his car’s problems. “Well Kev I have received some good news recently and although I am worried about my car I am also happy about recent developments.” The recent developments were the recently announced plans to release details of an inquiry into the upgrade of the A453 in Nottinghamshire. Mr T was a lecturer at Nottingham Trent University in Clifton. He had been using the A453 for years and had petitioned for the upgrades for years. “Kev this is great. It is the first step to getting an upgrade and the road could really use it. I am constantly getting stuck in traffic on that road and the upgrade-if it happens will be great for all of us.” We were happy to hear the news and the work is expected to get underway in the next 3 years so even our customers coming down from Nottingham can have a smoother and easier ride in. It will also mean that our ‘twuck wid da fwashin lights’ can get to our customers quicker and we await the decision to start work.
We took all of Mr T’s details and then we dispatched him off in one of our courtesy cars so that he could get back to work and not have to suffer any more inconvenience. Benjamin Button hooked the car up to our state of the art machines and proceeded to check the injection system and the fuel pressures. He was armed with his pressure gauges and the results of the diagnostic machine were released. It was a fuel pressure problem and he wanted to ensure that this was in fact the problem so he took out a rather unorthodox test. He rigged up a separate electric fuel pump from a can of petrol and ignited the engine. The car roared back to life and the infamous words rang out “I’ve got it Kev.” It so transpired that the electric fuel pump was faulty and so this would need to be replaced. Our fantastic suppliers arrived later with the new part and Ben fitted it and then got behind the wheel. He turned the key in the ignition and after a few seconds ... the car roared back to life. “We did it Kev. This car is back on the fast track.”
Mr T arrived later and was very happy to have his car back in such great condition and at such a great price. “Wow Kev, I can’t believe it. I just seemed to be inundated with good news these days. I can always count on KAM to put a smile on my face.”
Remember faithful reader, our team of dedicated and hard working staff at the branches in Sutton, Long Eaton, Bulwell and Belper along with our bodywork shop are open every day of the week, EXCLUDING Sunday’s, while the lads at our Sawley and Heanor workshops are at your service seven days a week, keeping your car where it belongs. ON THE ROAD.
So until next week faithful reader, drive safely and keep it shiny side up.
Dr.Kev.
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