I knew what that vibrating rattle was... and it was....
The bottom exhaust bracket had rusted through on the down pipe and I'd hastliy made one for it's last MOT. It had meant drilling and re-tapping that bracket that mounts onto the crankcase at the back of the engine. In my haste to get it for it's MOT on time I'd not looked out a shakeproof washer had I...
No spanners with me, going between jobs last week, so I nipped it up finger tight... (yeow dat bitch gets hot) - well it went and fell off later in the day didn't it... with me running out into the road to recover the bracket and eventually the bolt (god knows where the big washer went...)
So I've found a lock washer this time... maybe it'll stay on now
oh and there's a slight coolant leak under the water pump... (I think I know why as well...)
here we go again? :bang:
watch this space
The bottom exhaust bracket had rusted through on the down pipe and I'd hastliy made one for it's last MOT. It had meant drilling and re-tapping that bracket that mounts onto the crankcase at the back of the engine. In my haste to get it for it's MOT on time I'd not looked out a shakeproof washer had I...
No spanners with me, going between jobs last week, so I nipped it up finger tight... (yeow dat bitch gets hot) - well it went and fell off later in the day didn't it... with me running out into the road to recover the bracket and eventually the bolt (god knows where the big washer went...)
So I've found a lock washer this time... maybe it'll stay on now
oh and there's a slight coolant leak under the water pump... (I think I know why as well...)
here we go again? :bang:
watch this space