Great to meet Rupert this morning, in Molesworth, for some work on his TF 135…
The car had been overheating, Rupert and his friend, Andy, thought it may have been the thermostat, so they replaced it, but found that there was no actual thermostat within the housing and at that point they gave up, so asked if we could come and have a look to see what was going on, as they also suspected the head gasket had failed.
All our usual checks carried out, to determine what was occurring.
Head gasket, cambelt, water pump, tensioner, thermostat and housing, alternator belt and underfloor coolant pipes all replaced.
Previous owner of the car had wired the radiator fan in permanently, to alleviate the over heating, further investigation needed, as the ECU temperature sensor that controls the fan normally does seem to be working, but not getting power to the rad fan by its own means.
Really great to get the car back up and running again. Lovely to chat to Rupert and see some of the other vehicles that they’re doing up.
Back to our fab digs in time for a walk in beautiful surroundings with a good bit of sunshine thrown in. Plus we even had the pleasure of a very lovely visitor 🐾 ☺️ Posted today to the
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