Day 1 of 4 – Sunday – Leicester
The first of our trip to the region and we finally got over to meet Mandy and her ‘01 MGF 1.8 ‘Sunshine’ (in paint code GUF).
Initially booked in for minor service and a check over the job grew a little so with a slight reshuffle of the diary we added in an extra day today.
Head gasket replaced, along with alternator belt, spark plugs, all filters and a set of new HT leads as they were past their best. We took along with us a new battery, as Mandy had said that the one on it was flat, even though it looked reasonably new it couldn’t hold any amps, this also caused the ECU to log several faults consistently and the mileage clocks display light to pulse, so new one duly fitted which resolved this.
Great to have this car back up and running again for Mandy. Really lovely to meet her, who gave us a very warm welcome on a bit of a chilly day, along with a continuous supply of warming welcome cuppas too, even more so as it’s my turn to have a grotty cold.
It was also lovely to meet her beautiful woofer, Ollie, who is a rescue dog from Greece, who had experienced a truly appalling life there in his younger years. Well he’s certainly had a happy life here with Mandy, what a great chap he is. What a nice surprise too when we left, she sent us off with a book she’d written about him.
We had a few days off last week, we were supposed to go away on holiday, but that didn’t happen, a familiar story, but needs must. So a trip over to Pocklington where we fitted in Bec, last Thursday, whose Rover 25 had succumbed to the proverbial only a few weeks after taking ownership of the car. All sorted for her and she’s good to go again. Thanks to her for the cuppas and cream cakes.
We’re now in some really fab digs in Leicester right next to the Cathedral, and not far from where Richard III remains were found.
Grand Prix on now, take-away ordered and cold remedies on tap. Hope everyone has had a great weekend. – https://ift.tt/z1tMACJ
