TIMS BX BLOG

[Tim Leech]

Good luck James, thanks John/kevan, just the once for me though...

[Tim Leech]

BX GT is leaking

its dripping out from the bottom of the regulator slowly, but is getting worse, its always "ran on" anyway and only cuts out when the revs are raised slightly so I will get a recon one from pleides.

[mds141]

Might be worth trying to nip up the unions to the pipes first. Hope the honeymoon went well. Back to the grindstone.

[Tim Leech]

Yes like it never happened

[Tim Leech]

Bugger!!



I carry a spare but had no tools, amazingly she got me 5 miles on reserve pressure although I lost steering and used the handbrake, the low
Pressure light came on just as parked up.

Shame it's not a diesel as they are dead easy, I'll
Aim to replace the aux belt at the same time.

[Kitch]

Look at the cracks in that thing. Do you maintain your cars Tim, or just polish them?

[Tim Leech]

I confess not to checking the state of the belts Kitch, although I am quite anal about cam belts, anyway I've ordered another one and a alternator belt and will be changing them both this week and the spare will go back in the boot.

[Kitch]

I confess not to checking the state of the belts Kitch, although I am quite anal about cam belts, anyway I've ordered another one and a alternator belt and will be changing them both this week and the spare will go back in the boot.

Part of the annual service Tim. I bet you will now!

[Tim Leech]

Some of mine don't do more than 100 miles in a year, picked up two new belts from my local factors for £11,

[Defender110]

Some of mine don't do more than 100 miles in a year, picked up two new belts from my local factors for £11,

All the more reason for them not to wear out like that!

[Tim Leech]

A good point, I have ordered a set of the TZI aswell so will get those changed aswell, its due a cam belt on time but not on miles as its 7 years soon but has done 3500 miles

[Tim Leech]

All sorted, very fiddly when it's on the floor and my 13mm short socket decided to snap.

Normal service is resumed, the aux belt was old but un cracked, so I will stick it in the boot along with the spare HP belt I didn't use.

She is all polished up ready for the CCC West Mids gathering at the Coventry Museum tomorrow, last time I went there in the GT I has to be carried home due to illness, lets hope this time is less eventful.

The marina is now all stripped and ready for paintwork...

[Tim Leech]

19TZI passed her mot with one side lamp bulb, it was working yesterday!

See you all at the national!!

[mds141]

Front one? I've always got one out. Just give the headlamps ( or taillight) a thump with 'yer fist.

[Kaapelimies]

Front one? I've always got one out. Just give the headlamps ( or taillight) a thump with 'yer fist.

This one is a legend in Finland. If your light doesn't light in MOT, give it a thump and it lights up (probably). Next, the inspector comes and gives it another thump. Light probably goes out, and inspector says "you usually can turn the lights out just the same way they are turned on".