An early start on Wednesday morning to head down to Biggleswade for work on Paul’s ‘04 TF 135 in paint code MBB, that he’d been having a few issues with over the past few months, despite several attempts at trying to sort it, the car was still misbehaving. He’d been told the head gasket had gone, the thermostat needed replacing etc.
On running all of our initial checks we found that the expansion tank cap was completely duff and not holding any pressure whatsoever. All found to be good with regards to the head gasket, happily for Paul.
Cambelt service carried out, and on running up to temperature found that a couple of the return hoses were blocked, so these were cleared, the car is fitted with a PRT, which is doing what it should, the fans came on and off as they ought to and she’s all good to go.
Good to meet Paul, thanks to him for the cuppas. Fortunately, we just about dodged the worst of the rain!
We headed over to our digs for the night in a lovely village called Bozeat. They’d double booked us, which really wasn’t a problem as we got put up in the posh bit! Wow, it was absolutely fantastic and we would definitely like to return. So friendly and welcoming. Will add the link below. Maybe Jon and I could have a treatment next time! No we wouldn’t subject the lovely lady to that. 😆
I got up at the crack of dawn to enjoy a yomp as the rain had finally stopped. Crikey it was torrential! Hope everyone didn’t get flooded out.
We then headed over to Wolston, where it was lovely, as always, to see Bill and his MGF VVC in Tahiti Blue that was due its cambelt service again. Full service carried out for him, plus alternator belt, replacement of the clock as it had given up working, realignment of the steering wheel, handbrake adjustment and fitting of a new resister pack.
The plan was to replace the exhaust back-box too, but unfortunately the one that Bill had been sold was for a TF and not an F that the seller had reassured him was the correct one.
Not to worry, we can get it to fit and will sort a date out to return and get this fitted for him on his really great looking car, that’s just undergone a respray and had a new hood fitted since we last worked on it. The cat, of course, took a liking to said new hood, as they do.
Good run back home this afternoon, for a couple of nights, at the workshop in the morning to do the finishing touches to Jon’s TF ready for him to collect, restock the van ahead of setting off to the south west again on Saturday morning… – https://ift.tt/pUwHMr3
