We left our fab digs in Lea this morning and headed over to Abertillery for work on Steve’s low mileage TF 135 (in CEV)…
Thanks to a recommendation from Lesley and Frank Hooper (thank you, both) Steve had got in touch back in November to see if we could swap out the underfloor coolant pipes for stainless ones when we were next in the area.
Underfloor pipes replaced, with an underneath that looks like new still, with shiny untouched bolts since the day they were put in. While we were there Steve asked if we could carry out a minor service and also check out a strange whirring sound coming from the engine. The cambelt service was recently carried out locally, but we found that the cambelt had caught the water pump bolts, which had then pulled the tensioner, resulting in about 8” of the cambelt to be ripped off. So it was decided that best practice would be to replace the belt and the tensioner.
Certainly a timely save from ultimate impending disaster, which would have been a huge shame to happen to this fantastic example.
The roof was also not fitting as well as Steve would have liked so this was adjusted and made a much better fit.
We should have been seeing another one in Cardiff this afternoon, but the chap cancelled as he sold the car, we could have fitted more in, but thought we would have the afternoon free, in hind site it was good that we didn’t and were able to spend the time getting Steve’s sorted. You just never know with these little cars what they’re going to throw at you. What was a simple smallish job doesn’t always work out that way.
Lovely to meet Steve and Sharon and have a chat throughout the day. Plus lots of cuppas and chocolate brownie always go down well!
The weather was a tad moist, this morning, so we were very pleased when we pulled up to a double garage! 🌧
We nipped up to Cwmtillery lakes for a look at afterwards on Steve’s suggestion as it was just a couple of miles along the road, what a lovely place hidden away, didn’t know that was there and we’ve been to the area a few times now over the years. Good to see Steve also out giving the car a blast in the sun! ☀️ 😃
A stop over in Pontypool tonight and an early night ahead of traveling further south to our next location morning… 🏴 – https://ift.tt/WLIUR4d
