Bob Eager wrote:
On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:02:14 UTC, "SimonJ" wrote:

Some muppet who mistook the oil filler for the fuel filler (I kid you not)
and filled (yes, completely filled to the brim!) the engine sump with
diesel. Bloody big bang when he started the engine, and blew a hole in the
side of the block.

I saw that done on a Hillman Imp years ago. Fairly easy mistake to make
on that car.

It was a dark and stormy night....

When I bought my Imp, and I spent a long time on the garage forecourt
going round and round it looking for the fuel filler!

Even tried behind both the numberplates before I eventually found it
under the "bonnet" (opposite end to the engine )

Great cars, if you ever broke down (which was frequent in the ancient
one I had) they have a sapre engine in the boot!