It’s always a picturesque run through the Lincolnshire wolds and we headed back over there again to our first call in Donington, near Spalding this morning.
Dave’s TF 135 (in HFN) had unfortunately suffered from the proverbial and he had contacted us a few months ago to see when we could get back over to him to sort.
The head gasket had previously been replaced some time ago with an MLS, but as we have found over the years it seems the Victor Reinz ones rot after approx 7 to 8 years. The inlet manifold was missing its gasket altogether and had been daubed with sealant. All cleaned up and new gaskets replaced today.
What a great morning, lots of conversations and laughs. Great to see Dave again and meet his lovely wife Julie, who had heard the rumour that Jon is partial to a bit of cake. Thank you, so much for all the cakes! You made Jon a happy man. Plus it was great to have doggy fusses with Poppy and Ruben 🐶 and meet their very entertaining African Grey parrot, Billy! So funny. Thank you, both for your fab company. Glad you can get out and about again and have some fun days out. Hope you have a great time at Cadwell Park this weekend.
From there we headed a few miles along the road to Gosberton. Emma had got in touch thinking that the clutch had gone in her MGF 120 mpi (in CMU). We last saw her in 2016 for head gasket replacement etc. From the description and mileage it was, as we suspected, down to a stiff clutch release arm and seals blown on the slave cylinder.
New slave cylinder fitted and the release arm freed off. Minor service carried out and hydragas pump up and her fab looking MGF is all set to go again. Didn’t see Emma, but thanks to her partner for a brew.
Good drive back home with fab weather all day, plus a bit of an air display.
The exhaust flexi section on the van was blowing a bit, so I think Jon was enjoying the drive home a bit too much, with the trusty steed sounding more like a Land Rover Discovery, with a straight through pipe! Pleased to say the required part arrived today and he’s just fitted it in the driveway. A tad quieter now! 😄 – https://ift.tt/m69KcBO
