Days 10-13 of Scotland trip.
Acharacle, Grangemouth & Gordon…
A day off on Wednesday was enjoyed for some R&R. Thursday morning found us back at Chris’s in Acharacle to fit the underfloor stainless pipes to his Steppy.
Yesterday found us back in Grangemouth to replace the head gasket for Stephen on his TF 115 (in MBB). So pleased to have got this sorted for him and we were able to fit him in due to a last minute cancellation. Initially when we saw the car last week for inspection there was coolant found in the bore. When the head came off though we did notice a piece of the previous water pump sat in the engine mount! Which could have proved fatal for the engine, should it have become dislodged and dropped into the cambelt. A very timely spot and save.
Once the head had been completed and we fired the car up, number 2 cylinder was still misfiring, so replaced all spark plugs, which made it slightly better, but still sensed there was an intermittent misfire. We tried the leads but with still no discernible difference, and then noticed a blue discoloration on top of the coil pack, so it was decided to replace both the leads and the coil pack, and now the engine is running smooth as.
Great to meet Stephen and have an in-site to what his work entails as a metallurgist, so interesting.
What a fantastic run down from Dalnabreac, where we had spent the last 5 nights, through the Highlands, taking in Glencoe, Bridge of Orchy etc, we just got through Glencoe as they were shutting the snow gates. Wow, what a stunning place and huge contrast in the weather!
We then continued south, after we bid our farewells to Stephen, and on to Lauder, to stay in our last digs of this tour.
So for our final call we headed a few miles along the road to Gordon this morning, where it was lovely to see Alasdair again, not forgetting his beautiful dog Seamus, good to have cuddles with him.
Minor service and health check carried out for Alasdair on his TF 135 in British Racing Green, ahead of his travels throughout the summer, which will see him heading down to Portugal again.
While we were there Hamish popped over from a neighbouring village in his MGF Steppy to say hello.
Thanks to Alasdair for his hospitality and warm welcome, we bid our farewells and then headed back home. We look forward to seeing him again in a few weeks time to n the Highlander.
What a trip this one has been, fabulous people, fantastic MGs, amazing locations, with a total of 1,360 miles, 15 cars, 12 people, 6 lots of digs over 13 days. 🏴 – https://ift.tt/hdC6bZL
