Just back home from three days away taking in Mansfield, Ludlow and Alcester…
The first call on Wednesday morning found us in Mansfield, where it was great to meet Phil for work on his ‘04 TF 135 with 26k on the clock, in paint code MBB.
Low level coolant alarm fitted, Pektron key fob supplied and programmed. Plus investigation of a misfire, this was found to be down to an inefficient CAT, this is the third cheap and nasty one this week, these things seem to go in spells. Phil is considering a stainless exhaust back-box at some point so a date is booked in to return with the correct CAT and maybe fit the new exhaust.
We look forward to seeing him again, with thanks to him for the Tunnock’s and a cracking brew (he said he reads our blogs!) From there we headed west to Ludlow for the night.
With possibly the shortest commute yet, on Thursday morning, we were pleased to meet Malcolm and his ‘04 TF 135 in paint code MBB with 41k on the clock.
Head gasket replaced and underfloor coolant pipes replaced with stainless, plus a flush of the clutch fluid.
An interesting morning chatting to Malcolm, while we worked, who used to work for MG Rover and met his wife Elaine there. What an incredible time he had, for many years, as a rally driver, his garage was full of plaques showing his many accomplishments.
Our next digs found us at a fantastic place called The Stag, with its accompanying pub The Pit Stop, in Alcester, definitely recommend a visit there, full of everything to interest the petrol heads amongst you!
With another very short commute, this morning, we met with Joe for work on his ‘03 TF 135 with 60k on the clock in paint code LEF.
Head gasket replacement carried out along with cambelt service. The engine mount bolts refused to budge, so Plan B was opted for, the bottom casing bolt was stuck solid and couldn’t be removed, so we had to lever the casing out of the way and slip the cambelt out of the side, this added on about an hours work, a couple of the hoses were completely blocked with a solid oil and coolant mix, and a couple of the hoses needed replacing due to splits and holes. The HT leads also fell to pieces, so these were replaced with new. Pleased have this one all back up and running again for Joe.
Despite all that, it was a good day chatting to Joe while we worked, his late father worked for Rover for most of his life, and a load of car history to chat about between us all.
A really interesting three days away, albeit we’re a bit tired now, with great people, their fab MGs and so many stories to tell. – https://ift.tt/5LU7EvQ
