What spares will you bring!

[Roger Keys]

4 hours ago, Chadow441 said:

I had a cunning plan!  Any breakdown 'north' of Wales, could get recovered to home in Portishead and pick up spare car!  I thought this to be a brilliant idea until my co-driver pointed out that someone might notice that we started in a blue TR7 and finished in a red Stag.  What do you think? Workable?

 

You wont be the first, nor, i suspect, the last to do that!

[Roger Keys]

12 hours ago, Tim Bancroft said:

A selection of recent RBRR failure causes:

 

 

  

Stag                                Engine  / Camshaft Timing Issues- DNF.

Stag                                Propshaft UJ failure leading to G/Box damage- DNF.

Dolly Sprint                  Timing Chain Tensioner Failure -  changed at 04.00hrs on day of start.

TR4                                 Wipers Failed: DNF.

Herald/Moss Roadster       Cooling fan failure followed by head  gasket-DNF

Vitesse/Herald/Spitfire       Rear Hub Bearing failure. DNF.

Herald                             Differential failure.

GT6                                Valve Gear oil Starvation causing  clearance issues DNF

Stag                                Master Light Switch :  Repaired by Torchlight.

TR3                                 Broken Exhaust- Beware speed Humps!

2.5 Saloon                     Front  Drag Strut detached from body, bad corrosion!! Welded up and Finished.!

Herald                             Car Heater Failure- uncomfortable!

Spitfire                           Broken Gearchange linkage - Type 9                                         Ford Gearbox

Spitfire                           Gearbox failure - Ford Type 9   NOT the same car!

2.5PI                               Rear Hub Bearing - Swapped at                                                Roadside.

 

 

                      

 

Plus filling up with diesel.

I know of at least 2 viscous fan coupling failures. One retired, the other allowed the fan to bore a hole through the rad. That retired too.

If you have one, give it a little wooble to make sure its good with no play.

[Radders]

14 hours ago, roger keys said:

Plus filling up with diesel

I think there was more than one retirement last time due to this. The BP Garages do a BP Ultimate in petrol and diesel. The diesel pump nozzle is blue rather than the usual black. 

The petrol ultimate nozzle is green. Stay away from the blue nozzle! 

[PeteStupps]

56 minutes ago, Radders said:

I think there was more than one retirement last time due to this.

Yeah I think it was 3. We happened on a stricken Stag just after Gledrid (think it was the team now known as 'rusty custard'), then there was a TR3 crew at Badgers Holt who were struggling manfully on trying to dilute the diesel with unleaded, but I think gave up eventually. And I thought there was one other.

It's easily done when you're tired and distracted at the petrol pump. But I imagine the E10 business has got people paying more attention at the moment anyway