Oh, that'll be it then
GLC has sounds again !!! Wooo!!! The after market and rather funky stereo from Christine is now snug in the dash, and I have music. Yay !! And I suspect I may have an inkling as to why the Goldie Lookin' Car has been misfiring and I was due to check out the air filter - took the filter cover off to check it's condition and frankly.... it just wasn't there. Ah, that may be it then.
That means the fuel air mix is wrong, and it confuses the electronics that measure these things and runs the engine un-necessarilly lean. If you leave the air filter off for the MOT, it gets an older engine through the emissions test, but it's a bit damned cheeky to leave the thing off. Anyway, picking up a new one tomorrow. So that should be it. Hopefully. Until the next big thing falls off. No biggie, a little TLC is what this motor needs, not a major crisis session like the nightmare is Christine.
The bike on the other hand is roadless for the moment.... nothing wrong with it, just seems like a sensible time to take it off for a few days and refurbish the rear brake. The pads need replacing pronto, and as the caliper has to come off, I'm getting it totally stripped, refurbished and repainted at the same time. Beautifican process continues. It's overdue. Just have to have fun with cars instead.
We were visited by the little tin gods at work today; a couple of very senior blokes indeed. Through a combination of good planning and years of practise I managed to avoid them all day until the debrief from today's fun and games, where I managed to place myself so close to them they completely missed me. THAT's skill, folks !!! Last day of work tomorrow for a few days... I asked for five days leave as I've been feeling tired and a little whacked out and irritable of late. They gave me two days. Bastards. A bit of driving and taking pics of planes is appropriate, methinks. You know it makes sense.
Oh, and speaking of far away things, a very pleasant yabber the other day with a long time absent buddy who called me up out of the blue for a quick chinwag; turned into a long one. Well, hello, hello over there. Long time no hear, the pleasure was all mine, keep being well and don't leave it another year til the next one!!!
That means the fuel air mix is wrong, and it confuses the electronics that measure these things and runs the engine un-necessarilly lean. If you leave the air filter off for the MOT, it gets an older engine through the emissions test, but it's a bit damned cheeky to leave the thing off. Anyway, picking up a new one tomorrow. So that should be it. Hopefully. Until the next big thing falls off. No biggie, a little TLC is what this motor needs, not a major crisis session like the nightmare is Christine.
The bike on the other hand is roadless for the moment.... nothing wrong with it, just seems like a sensible time to take it off for a few days and refurbish the rear brake. The pads need replacing pronto, and as the caliper has to come off, I'm getting it totally stripped, refurbished and repainted at the same time. Beautifican process continues. It's overdue. Just have to have fun with cars instead.
We were visited by the little tin gods at work today; a couple of very senior blokes indeed. Through a combination of good planning and years of practise I managed to avoid them all day until the debrief from today's fun and games, where I managed to place myself so close to them they completely missed me. THAT's skill, folks !!! Last day of work tomorrow for a few days... I asked for five days leave as I've been feeling tired and a little whacked out and irritable of late. They gave me two days. Bastards. A bit of driving and taking pics of planes is appropriate, methinks. You know it makes sense.
Oh, and speaking of far away things, a very pleasant yabber the other day with a long time absent buddy who called me up out of the blue for a quick chinwag; turned into a long one. Well, hello, hello over there. Long time no hear, the pleasure was all mine, keep being well and don't leave it another year til the next one!!!
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