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A nice run out to the north east today…

Soft ride kit fitted to Jim and Jennifer’s very tidy TF 135, in Cramlington, ahead of their trip round the NC500. All went on really well with no snags. Lovely to see them both and have a chat and eat cake and scones!

We then popped over to Pity Me, where it was good to meet Richard who had asked if we could pump up the suspension, on his newly acquired MGF, when we were passing. The previous owner had actually lowered the car deliberately, as wanted the slammed look! Not great for speed bumps etc. Looks a lot nicer now.

Lovely weather today too. Now home to get a few phone calls done etc.

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We’re now back home after a successful last day on our trip…

Malcolm had contacted us, back in January, to ask if we could come and replace the clutch on his TF 135, that he has been renovating for the last few years. Malcolm had previously worked for Rover in the paint shop in the early 1980’s.

We left our digs this morning and headed over to Sunningwell, a beautiful little village near Abingdon.

Everything came apart really well, which made us suspicious, thinking it was going to be an awkward one putting back together, but our suspicions were unfounded and the gearbox just slid back on easily.

The clutch release arm was very seized, so this was eased off. Clutch nice and free now. Although unknown, this looks like it was the second clutch to be fitted to the car as the original ones were Borg & Beck. This one had certainly done it’s time, as it was worn down to the rivets on the clutch plate and the car was only on 80k miles, usually clutches are good for up to 100k miles.

We went back to see Paul’s lovely dad in Walsall, as it was lost in translation that he also wanted a minor service on his Rover 75. It’s a good job I don’t do that very often! It was on our way home anyway, and a nice to have the chance to have a chat again to him and Toby.

Albeit some long days it was another successful and enjoyable few days away, meeting lovely people and hearing their stories about how they came about owning their cars. Lovely locations and some cracking digs again.

Good to get back and see Puddin who was very vocal when we came through the door!

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Reluctantly left our amazing digs this morning, said goodbye to Poppy and headed off to Orton on the Hill.

Zoe had bought her partner, James, a ‘voucher’ for his Christmas present to have the head gasket replaced and hydragas fill on his MGF back in November. We carried this out for them this morning. What an inspired gift!

A very interesting car, a Y reg Mk II VVC with circa 20k on clock, that had spent quite a few years living in Gibraltar. Battery was flat from being stood so long, but once fired up what a lovely smooth sounding engine it has. Really lovely to meet Zoe and James. Date booked in next year for some other work.

We then went over to Brownhills, Walsall to diagnose an electrical problem Paul’s Dad was experiencing with his very smart looking Rover 75. On code reading the body control module we found multiple errors. After clearing the errors the problem with the boot release has resolved. Other issues with the drivers side front and rear doors central locking motors was traced to be two faulty motors, the wiring checked out all ok.

We then went on to Luton to meet Collette. Her late husband Owen had a number of cars and had contacted us last year to come and do some work on one of them, but very sadly he passed away and we never got to meet him. Collette contacted us earlier this year to see if we could come over and look at an issue, when we had the chance, as she wants to keep his fleet going.

The TF 160 is to go to his son Chris. New door lock required, and after a chat the cambelt service is overdue, plus discs and pads and underfloor pipes.

Whilst we were there, their neighbour Terry popped over, as his TF 135 was having a bit of coolant loss. Pressure tested his cap and discussed the symptoms. Date to be arranged to get back to them both.

We’re now in erm…where are we?! 😆 somewhere near Oxford!

Well it was a long day, but spent with lovely people, and some sun thrown in again too ☀️

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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 🐾 ☺️

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