Can sometimes double clutch or rev match into second. But at that point the moment had passed

Used comma mtf94 or whatever it is.

Right, the shed has decided that 2nd isn't for the likes of me. at least not when it's useful. I can go up through the gears with no issues (apart from a heavy foot) and down 5-4-3, no drama. 2nd isn't available, mostly completely blocked, can sometimes get it by pretending to shift into 1st...

Yup. One thing at a time! Superficially poking at the niggly bits while nothing major is going wrong.

Bit of jiggery pokery has got proper voltage at both front windscreen connectors. Buggered if I can tell you what I did. Mostly wire wiggling and replacing apparently good fuses. At this point, I assume either the windscreen will work in the morning, or I need to drive a bit too close to...

Right. Have a heated windscreen on my D2, doesn't work and I don't know why. Getting battery voltage and continuity at fuses 7 and 8, switch lights up, turns off after a while. Have swapped relay for a known good. Don't have voltage at the windscreen connectors, so I'm assuming theres...

Yup, the short bugger behind the proper oil filter. not a huge job, but urgh.

Got the git back together! Hasn't wet the bed yet! Do have a rotor housing mounting screw left over, but it'll wait until I feel like suffering more.

I'll keep my fancy words to myself. Dokta blood mole grips, innit? :D

I am a great lover of haemostats, especially for leaky bits and stuff where my sausage fingers don't get.

Currently in the section that should have been labelled "now train as a gynaecologist"

Eh. Ordered a new water pump. Just watching the madness flow now!

That'll probably be it!

Definitely coolant, sweet and watery. Also the same colour as the stuff in the header tank.

Right, Just noticed a red puddle where I left the barge earlier, quick taste revealed it was antifreeze, not blood. Anyway, seems to be piddling out of a small hole on a bracket... thing. (on the attached photo circled in toddler-green crayon) So, what is it?

Ace with no pump.

Shed has apparently worn a front arb link out now (what a surprise) but also the existing middle-of-the car random banging noise when going over slightly lumpy remains. Watts linkage stuff seems fine, in that there's no obvious slop and the knocking doesn't show when someone's rocking the car...

Yup, nowt to worry about, but just, a feckabout I don't need atm.

Looked at the rear ARB linkage... then the other... then the bushings. I should have bought the whole effing kit.

Replaced rear brake pads (looks like a sticky caliper) fixed the tailgate strap, effed about with the gearstick so it's not got more play than a wobbly thing, adjusted handbrake and replaced an ARB bush on the front (With the wrong effing one) Now all that's totally buggered is a flappy anti...