Another year, Another sucessful MOT :)

 

Success !

 After all the trouble that the relatives of this little chap have caused it's time for some good news

BTW this is Cedric the Covid. He's not really dangerous because he's made out of wool if you had not guessed!

This is Katy sitting outside the MOT station waiting for the test.

And this is her at home having passed! :)

Given how much of her has been apart in the last few months and how much effort it has been to put her back together I have to admit being a little nervous that the tester would spot something I had missed. So I was really pleased to get a pass certificate with just one minor advise on an item that had not been part of this work. 

As always a few minor things have been spotted after the shakedown cruise to home so she's actually going to stay up at the workshop for a short time longer whilst I do those (one of the minor points was a weeping oil cooler pipe) and then she will be properly home and allowed on the new drive and hopefully not drop any fluids on the new blockwork

MOT 2017

PASSED !

Tyre valves were the only advise, annoying as they were replaced when I had new Wolf wheel rims only 5 years ago and I have actually had 2 fail - so definitely not a good batch of rubber used to make them

But the fix is cheap and I will get it done soon before any big runs

MOT 2015

This year's MOT has not gone without cost and hassle 

What's missing from this picture is the injector pump which has had to go off for refurbishment as the seals were leaking and that means diesel is getting out into the engine bay which I am sure you can agree is not a good thing 

 But in doing it it was noted that the tensioner pulley for the fan belt was seized and that means a new one so that's off as well, a nice and simple job of removing the single bolt that holds it in and it wasn't even seized or anything and came off really easily

It was also noted that the bearing in the timing plate cover was rumbling and it would be a major cost and hassle if that failed and sent parts of the engine crashing into each other so that's been replaced as well 

Luckily all the other bits that were exposed during the exercise look to be in good condition and will be able to be reused along with a new set of seals and a nice new gasket to keep it all sealed and clean

MOT 2014

She passed !

Not even any advises !

Despite the brakes being B****** Awful

I think the rear adjuster is the problem - you have to press twice then the braking is good, but I don't like any vehicle where there brakes are not 100%

So she's not going anywhere more until this is sorted!

MOT 2013

Happy St Davids day to you all, especially anyone in Wales of course

A good day to be happy in many ways

1. We had a wonderful meal last night to celebrate that Rhian and I met 20 years ago yesterday.

We met up with the people who had organised that event which was a photoshoot in an abandoned mine. Rhian always says the best way to appreciate me is to not be able to see me properly :-)

2. Katy passed her MOT again

I'd dropped her off with Steve with a few small jobs I'd not had time to do - Trackrod ends which I'm told were a real pain as they were seized, and he identified in a pre-check that the rear brakes were weeping so needed to change the master cylinder and pads as they had been contaminated, but legal for another 12 months is a great place to be

Here's the new parts in place at the front. No pics of the rear as it's all internal and I wasn't there

MOT 2012

She Passed, She Passed, She Passed

2 Advisories... Number plate on the back is discoloured (so what!), and track rod end gaiters starting to split

Both jobs that cane be done on a nice sunny day when I feel like it

Yippee a whole summer of fun coming up

MOT Time

I'm scared ....

It's Katy's 1st MOT since we bought her and quite simply the MOT she had on her when she was sold to us was a joke !

In the last 12 months I've: -

• Replaced all the tyres which had cracks the size of the grand canyon in the sides
• Replaced 2 sections of Exhaust which were blowing
• Replaced all the electrics that worked when they felt like it
• Repaired a leaking fuel line

Now all I can do is hope