It has been a while
Things have been a bit hectic lately on the working from home front.
I've also spend a lot of time digging holes for some new trees in the garden.
Which means I haven't been out for a drive since my last update in May.
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New Car Cover
Holes had started appearing all over my old cover.
So I bought a new one from Ebay.
These covers all seem to last just a little bit longer than the 1 year warranty.
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Firing up the engine
Last week, I finally had the chance to start the car.
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Belated Happy 40th Birthday
My donor Spitfire was 'born' in April 1980, so I'd missed her 40th Birthday a few months back.
My tax was due for renewal at the end of July, so I've only got 6 months this time, instead of 12.
As January 2021 should be when I can apply to switch into the Historic Tax class = £0.
I will also check the VHI rules again and see if I can apply for that too.
Note:
I still need an MOT for my insurance and would get one anyway for peace of mind.
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Electrical Problem
Today, I thought I'd try to get to the bottom of why my front driver's side indicator no longer works.
Although, as soon as I stepped outside, the dark clouds arrived.
So I figured I'd just unwrap the front of the car.
I'd already checked the bulb, so I knew that wasn't the problem.
I started looking at the connectors and found two wires had come loose.
So I unpicked the connectors and reattached them to the wires.
(Sorry the photos aren't great.)
Unfortunately, this didn't fix the problem, so I kept looking and found another loose connection.
But this didn't fix the problem either.
Then I removed the indicator from the body shell so I could check the inside.
That all looked OK, so I connected this indicator to the wiring for the passenger side.
So the indicator housing isn't the problem, so I am currently stumped.
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Help Requested
Based on the following, does anyone have a suggestion of what I should check / try next?
Left indicator switch on:
- Both front and rear indicators light up and flash
Right indicator switch on:
- Rear indicator lights up, but doesn't flash
- Front indicator doesn't light up
Hazard lights on:
- Both front and rear passenger indicators light up and flash
- Rear driver's side indicator lights up and flashes
- Front indicator doesn't light up
Answers on a postcard to the usual address.
Thanks,
Paul.
