Readers Wives !

[steve930]

So how many of you have wives or girlfriends who like to get their hands oily ?

 

If so what jobs have they done,  post pics if you have any

 

Mine spent a large amount of her childhood living with her grandparents, her grandad is into stationary engines & vintage tractors so she's always been a bit of a tomboy!

 

She has changed brake pads/discs on numerous vehicles, stripped out various interiors, assembled several engines under my supervision, stripped/rebuilt carbs etc etc

 

I did have several pics of her in action but lost them when an old mobile phone died ! but here's a recent one of her changing the crankcase breather system diaphram on our x5

 

 

 

[DanR]

My wife willing helps me and knows just about every part of an engine or gearbox.

 

She did protest after got married about me rebuilding engines on the kitchen table. I used to do them in the bedroom. Stopped that after considerable difficulty getting my fresh Essex v6 down the stairs.

 

I'll hear her out in the yard splitting the firewood and suffer her protests if I offer to take over.

 

She didn't object when I extended the garage to 6 with a workshop area as well.

[Chillidoggy]

My wife gets all shirty if I don't let her do something on the Esprit. Cleaning is her specialist area, but anything she can do, she will. She helped me do all the thermal velocity insulation on the engine cover, sides, and boot floor. She helped get the engine and gearbox out, and reinstall them.

 

She also specialises in gin and tonic, but that's another story.

[Sparky]

Tracy brushed some fluff off her seat once.

[mayevora]

If my wife ever even manages to finds the bonet release catch - You can be damn sure I'll be there to photo it.

[Barrykearley]

More chance of you doing that - than catching mine opening the petrol flap I can tell you!!!!

[Chillidoggy]

If my wife ever even manages to finds the bonet release catch - You can be damn sure I'll be there to photo it.

Bet she can't find the petrol filler cap, either. Mine can't.

[pete]

Very misleading headline!

[Sparky]

I'm sure I don't know what you mean, Pete.  Pray, elucidate.