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Scotland – Days 3 & 4 of 16 – Bathgate, Coylton & Dalrymple…
Sunday morning found us over in Bathgate, where it was lovely to see John again and his S reg MGF VVC for the cambelt service. We had last seen him and the car in the workshop for the front subframe replacement so it was good to have a catch-up. Thanks to John, for Jon’s brekkie of the traditional Lorne sandwich.
Making the most of an early finish we went over to visit Dunure castle, what a fab spot. Incredibly windy and some stunning views, with a cuppa in the cafe on the harbour.
Monday morning and a departure from our fab digs in Ayr, when we headed over to Coylton in South Ayrshire, where it was lovely to meet Colin and his wife Hilda, for work on their MGF VVC in Wedgewood.
Cambelt service carried out, along with replacement of the heater-resister pack and hydragas lift. A very nice example, that they’ve owned for about 5 years now and enjoy using for runs out on sunny days and meeting up with some of the local groups. They were concerned about some over heating issues, but this we narrowed down to be a rather dodgy expansion-tank cap and the fact that the tank was overfilled, plus the system required bleeding properly. Hopefully this has resolved this for them and Hilda will no longer need to take her bus-pass as a precaution each time they go out!
Really great to meet them both and have a chat, over homemade soup and sandwiches, before we said our farewells and headed a short distance along the road to Dalrymple.
Great to see Michael again this afternoon and his N reg MGF 1.8 mpi. This time the car was in need of a hydragas pump up and replacement of the front discs and pads. The discs put up quite a fight and required a bit of persuasion with the lump hammer! Glad to have this done for Michael and also the provision of the neighbours barn to work in as it was a bit on the soggy side with the weather.
We’re now tucked up in our digs, this evening, where we will be for the next four nights. It’s absolutely chucking it down now, hoping it will ease by the morning.
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