Saturday morning found us back at the workshop to replace the underfloor coolant pipes on Joe’s TF 135 that he’d left with us over the weekend, while he was visiting his parents near York. Once we’d done these and given the car a check over, including turning off the EML we took it round for the MOT.
Our other visitors were Jane and Lee who came over from Rossington in their MGF for the alternator belt to be replaced whilst they were en route to Bridlington for the weekend. Great to see them both again.
Sunday morning we were up early to head back up to Cramlington to get the work done on Susan’s TF 160, unfortunately as is the way, sometimes, we had some issues with it, so Jon had to make a trip back to the workshop to collect some bits for it later that evening.
Paul came over to Susan’s in the afternoon, as the original plan on Wednesday didn’t happen. He’d noticed the EML come on on his LE 500 (number 488) whilst out on the Drive it Day run. We had gone armed with Lambda sensor, coil-packs, ignition leads etc, on code reading found it to be down to a heat damaged coil-pack. Both coil-packs and HT leads replaced as Paul felt we may as well do the lot while we were there. Minor service all carried out for him. Great to see Paul again and get the car all set for his trip, with some of the MG Northumbria group members, to Scotland this week.
We stayed over again in Gateshead and headed off first thing this morning over to Bishop Auckland, where it was lovely to see Paul (another Paul) again and his TF 115 that was needing a wheel-bearing replacing, so we had taken up the bearing press with us. All done in no time, thanks to Paul for prepping the car ahead of our visit. Amazing location and lovely old pony in the adjacent field called Sandy who came over to see what we were doing.
After leaving Paul’s we went back over to Cramlington to get ‘Racey Tracey’ finished off and back up and running lovely again ready for Susan to enjoy many runs out over the summer months.
Whilst I was on my own yesterday evening, and making the most of the fab weather, I found another beautiful spot that I’d not been to before and spent a few hours walking through Derwenthaugh Riverside Country Park, definitely worth a visit.
On our way back home now this evening, next stop Wigan in the morning… – https://ift.tt/CwsONaF
