Glengarnock…
Day 5 of 7 – Latest Tour North.
Only a relatively short commute this morning, from Irvine to Glengarnock, for work on some of Alan’s fab fleet.
First up was his TF 135 that had developed a rather violent steering wheel shake and EPAS failure. All fuses checked, the one ABS sensor that this car has and the speed sensor and still no joy. We will be returning better prepared now we know what the problem is.
Next up, his Mk II MGF that had recently been constantly flattening the battery. We started the car and metered the battery and found that the alternator voltage regulator was faulty, so this was exchanged with a new one, car now showing correct voltage of just over 14 volts.
Then the last one to look at today was his TF 135 (1 of 1 in Twilight), that was experiencing rough running. On code reading, found that cylinder 4 had a slight misfire. Plug number 4 was past its best and the other three weren’t far behind. The spark plug leads and coil packs had signs of being burnt out, so these were all replaced, resulting now in a nice smooth running engine.
Always lovely to see Alan, and as we were there for the whole day had plenty of time to have a chat, which was great, plus lots of doggy fusses with Bruce and Mabel.
Jon dropped me off at Barrasie Beach on the way back to our digs, so that I could take in a walk along to Irvine beach, great to make the most of a beautiful evening. – https://ift.tt/uGIEHnw
