Not today, but over the weekend I
1-caught a fishy in the floods!:D
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2-replaced the clutch slave cylinder as the old one dumped its guts into the bell housing!( no pics as I was too cross!)
Luckily I keep a spare on the shelf so it got sorted straight away.
I’ll get a master cyl and slave ordered soon to restock.
 
Classic day of highs and lows yesterday - took her out for a spin to the local dump and even managed to get a rear tyre squealing a bit on a fast corner :D This meant that the old engine oil and oil filter rattled about in the back. I moved the oil filter (in a cardboard box) into the cubby box in case it spilt oil around the back - it was upside down - and spilt the oil into the cubby box instead! What a mess. The new alternator seem to be working Ok, but I tested the battery cells with a hydrometer and two of the cells were barely passed, even after being charged up all night. Looks like it's new battery time. I can't really complain, as the existing one is from an old Volvo - I reckon it's over 15 years old. It's a 800CCA brick, I see Halfords have something similar for just over £100.
 
Loaded her up ready for the off tomorrow, taking a couple of days to get to Portugal and then 10 days mixed driving with a good bit of green laning. Overnighting at different B&B's/hotels each night, bit variable as to route, depending on weather conditions around the upper slopes of the mountains.
Been looking forward to this for months, must remember to take the camera.
 
Took my new battery out of the tractor and put it in the landy. No point buying a new one when I have that big lump doing nothing over the winter. Fitted auxiliary fuse box. Going to fit Anderson plug to front bumper then start on the wiring for seats, work lights etc.
 
Removed the floppy passenger door card, replaced the missing bolt to the outside door handle, replaced the broken lock button surround, replaced all those crappy fasteners with new, installed some acoustic deadening, sprayed ACF50 into the door bottom (not corroded and want to keep it that way) and refitted. Now all I have to do is work out how to install the surround for the lock button without breaking the two lugs.
 
Well a sad day.
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England lost the rugby :(
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Then the landy failed me with a split pipe from the injector spill off and caused it to fail the MOT.
2 minutes in the garage forecourt cut the split hose down refitted and retested with a pass.
14 long and hard months and it is now road worthy, better still it hasn't overheated.

I am one happy person :):):):):):):):):):)
 
Finally the drop arm off having left a puller on for a week I was away, replaced with a new one, reassembled the front panhard, drag link and replaced rear damper mount, put is all back together just in time for the Rugby. Bugger! Disappointing result!
 
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