Today was 'one of those days' as far as the Alfa was concerned.
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Headed to work early so that I had the bulk of the day free to fettle with the 147. Plan was to do an oil & oil filter change, replace a nackered sidelight, fix the door handle and fit new wiper blades. Andrew planned to change the spark plugs and thermostat on the GT, whilst cleaning the throttle body. It was decided early into proceedings that changing the Aux belt would be abandoned, as his in laws volvo needed the front brakes replaced too.
As far as the plans go, the bulk of the above was achieved.
On the 147 the oil and filter was relatively straightforward. The filter is hidden with a protective shield, as it's quite close to the downpipe/centre exhaust.
Bulb was - for once - a cakewalk. The door handle is where the most time was wasted. You may recall I snapped the hinge on New Years day...the replacement hinge isn't enough to perform a fully functioning repair. The actual handle itself is ****ed too. An hour down the drain, and back to the drawing board. In sheer frustration, I cleaned the engine cover a little.
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Andrews spark plugs were also ... interesting. The amount of crap contained in them was shocking!
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A bit later than hoped, the bleeding of his coolant was complete by the back of 7. All in, a productive - but frustrating - day. Back to ebay for parts :/
PS I fixed the rear bumper/tow eye cover.
PPS The grilles have fallen out again
PPPS Must remember to get Tiger Seal tomorrow...