Farnham & Finchampstead…
Day 5 of 6 – Latest Tour South.
After departing from our digs in Eastleigh this morning we started to head back north.
Our first call was in Farnham, where it was lovely to see Robert again and his ‘97 MGF 120 mpi in paint HAM.
It had been noted, on our last visit, that the engine bay coolant pipes were somewhat corroded, so Robert had asked if we could replace them on our next visit. These were duly replaced when stainless ones this morning. Along with a clutch fluid flush-through, as it was a touch on the black side, plus oil change and fuel filter replacement. The cam-cover gasket was looking in bad shape as it had delaminated, so this was replaced too.
On firing the car up it was revving too high, and on running the diagnostics we found that the ECU temperature sensor was registering about 30 degrees lower than it should have been, this was due to a poor connection. Once the connection was sorted out we set the ECU back to its default settings.
Big thanks to Robert for the many welcome cuppas and chocs. We look forward to returning next year.
From there we carried on our journey north, to Finchampstead, where it was really great to meet Frances, who had won the charity auction for a cambelt service in aid of ‘UK Homes for Heroes’, which took place for this years ‘Friends Round London’ annual run, which is held in February. (Details can be found on the Facebook page of the same name).
Cambelt, water pump and tensioner therefore all replaced on Frances’ ‘04 TF 135 in MBB. Plus we fitted the stainless steel backbox that he had bought in ready for our visit.
What an interesting afternoon, he’s got some fantastic cars in his collection and wants to increase his MG fleet further too! Big thanks, also, for the pots of tea and to his wife for baking us a lemon drizzle cake especially for our visit, so kind, it will go down well this evening. Thanks, again, to him for his winning bid on the auction, a very worthy cause.
We’re now in our last digs of the trip between Bracknell and Wokingham. – https://ift.tt/LOVZPK1
