Thank you to Geoff Brown and John Barton and their helpers for a superb day.
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Today we took the TA to do the the 2010 Tees Valley Trail. This annual event is run by the Tees Valley MG Owners Club and this year was a run of 92 miles through some beautiful countryside with the added challenge of questions to answer along the way. The weather was kind with bright warm sunshine at the start and only cooling off towards the end of the afternoon. Thankfully there was no rain to speak of and everbody we spoke to thoroughly enjoyed the day.
Thank you to Geoff Brown and John Barton and their helpers for a superb day.
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The new master cylinder for the BGT arrived yesterday. I managed to get it fitted the same day but ran out of time to do the bleeding. With the help of Pam and her pedal pushing experience I got the brakes bled today and all is now well. I have to say that changing the master cylinder wasn't the easiest of jobs, partly due to the design but more to do with 39 year old fastenings refusing to respond, but that's life.
Today was the great show and autojumble organised by The North East Club for Pre War Austins held in the beautiful grounds of Newby Hall. This is a massive event with just short of 1400 vehicles there according to the lists. It was a great day, even though I didn't find all I wanted at the autojumble. The weather was reasonable and the threatening rain turned out to be a short, very light shower. It was a great day and we met some old friends and made some new ones. After walking what seemed like miles round the field we gave our weary feet a rest and took a short steam train ride
After the good comes the bad. Out for a drive this afternoon in the BGT and on the way home I suddenly found a brake problem. The pedal went straight to the floor. Luckily on the second pump, it came back good & firm so I carefully limped home.
Investigation revealed a full master cylinder and no sign of any leaks, so it looks like digging into my wallet again for a new cylinder. Luckily there isn't any great rush to get it done as the next runs will be in the TA. Last night at the MGCC Tyne Tees Centre natter I was discussing the fact that the overdrive on the BGT didn't work. The previous owner said it was a bit iffy. One suggestion was to switch it in and out a few times and see if it would come to life.
On the way home I tried just that and after a few tries it finally came in but with a delay of about 10 seconds from switching. A few more goes got the delay down to a second or so. As I was nearly home I left it at that. Tonight Pam & I went out for a drive and after a bit more use the overdrive comes in almost instantly. No Bachman, no Turner but I've got overdrive. What a difference it makes. The car is much more relaxing to drive. |
AuthorHi, I'm Owen and I've been having fun with MGs since 1970, starting with my 1937 MGTA. Since then I've had three Y types and a couple of Z Magnettes. I now have a 1971 MGB GT along with the TA and my wife and I are still having fun Archives
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