You know it's MOT time when........
Posted: 11 Nov 2009 22:12
Two nights before the test one of the rear drum slave cylinders decides to leak.
Two slave cylinders are bought from Robsport (if one has gone the other is sure to follow) and the offending item is replaced at midnight before the test. The other cylinder is inspected for leaks but it's good so decide to change it a few days after the MOT.
The morning of the MOT, the "good" slave cylinder has leaked fluid over the garage floor. Aaaaagh!! The MOT garage agrees to shift the MOT from early morning to mid-afternoon so I can replace the 2nd cylinder.
On the way to the MOT the engine pops and bangs with a chronic misfire. I check all the LT and HT connections and carb as best I can from the roadside but no improvement. I call the garage and embarassingly have to cancel as it's barely driveable. Back at home I suspect a broken wire inside the distributor......
So much for taking a day off work for the MOT.
Adam
TR7 V8 DHC Jaguar Solent Blue. 9.35cr Range Rover V8, Holley 390cfm, JWR Dual Port, 214 Cam, Lumention, Tubular Manifolds, S/S Single Pipe Exh, 3.08 Rear, 200lb Spax & PolyBushes all round, Anti- Dive, Strut-Top Roller Bearings, Capri Vented Discs & Calipers, Braided Hoses, 4 Speed Rear Cylinders, Uprated Master Cylinder & Servo, AT 5 Spokes and Cruise Lights, S/S Heater Pipes, Replacement Fuel Tank. No Door Stickers. Mine since July 1986, V8 from 1991
Two slave cylinders are bought from Robsport (if one has gone the other is sure to follow) and the offending item is replaced at midnight before the test. The other cylinder is inspected for leaks but it's good so decide to change it a few days after the MOT.
The morning of the MOT, the "good" slave cylinder has leaked fluid over the garage floor. Aaaaagh!! The MOT garage agrees to shift the MOT from early morning to mid-afternoon so I can replace the 2nd cylinder.
On the way to the MOT the engine pops and bangs with a chronic misfire. I check all the LT and HT connections and carb as best I can from the roadside but no improvement. I call the garage and embarassingly have to cancel as it's barely driveable. Back at home I suspect a broken wire inside the distributor......
So much for taking a day off work for the MOT.
Adam
TR7 V8 DHC Jaguar Solent Blue. 9.35cr Range Rover V8, Holley 390cfm, JWR Dual Port, 214 Cam, Lumention, Tubular Manifolds, S/S Single Pipe Exh, 3.08 Rear, 200lb Spax & PolyBushes all round, Anti- Dive, Strut-Top Roller Bearings, Capri Vented Discs & Calipers, Braided Hoses, 4 Speed Rear Cylinders, Uprated Master Cylinder & Servo, AT 5 Spokes and Cruise Lights, S/S Heater Pipes, Replacement Fuel Tank. No Door Stickers. Mine since July 1986, V8 from 1991
