Our last day in Scotland, we reluctantly left our fantastic digs, complete with Christmas tree, in Ayre and trundled up to a very chilly and very damp Blantyre…
Stevie had got in touch to see when we were next in the area for work on his two cars.
First up was his TF 135, (in CMU) for cambelt service, engine mount bolts all came undone nicely, but unfortunately, due to heavy corrosion one of the water pump bolts sheared off. Rather than risk taking anymore out, while it was still sealed, it was decided to just do the belts and tensioner and book a day at the workshop, so if the rest snap off it can be drilled and tapped. Stevie will use this as an opportunity for a trip to his relatives in Hull next year.
Next up was his MGF 143 (in MNX) which behaved very well. Cambelts, water pump and tensioner replaced. Alternator belts replaced on both cars.
Both electric windows had decided to pack up. In this case, on MGFs there are 3 fuses for the windows, all were checked and all were ok, however the side-lights fuse also affects the windows. This was replaced and everything working as it should again.
It was good to meet Stevie and his fab couple of cars and we look forward to seeing him again next year at the workshop.
A good run back home, despite a lot of fog in places.
As always, a really good trip to Scotland, meeting lovely people and their fab cars. Shame to leave, but it is nice to be home after 9 nights away and to see our lovely puss Binx 🐈⬛ 🏴 – https://ift.tt/363HZbI
