After three weeks of not having a car, my little car is finally mended and back up and running!
It was all down to the cam belt breaking, the pistons hit the valves, and six out of eight valves got bent!
I got the new valves and head gasket set off eBay for £51.50 including postage, and dad fitted it this weekend!
And here’s my car parked outside my house
I’m getting old now, I’m going to start drawing a pension soon if I carry on like this! Lol!
Yep, as you may of guessed from the title, I have recently had a birthday, it was on Saturday, and I am now 23!
The day started off alright, I opened my presents, and then I got a phone call from my mum, who was on holiday at the time in Cyprus.
Then my girlfriend came over and took me out for the day for a picnic on the Cheddar downs.
Boy was that some trek! First we had to walk up the road to a path, and then we had to walk up a load of steps, which would of been alright, but we were carrying all the food, and my presents!
Luckily it didn’t rain, and, even though the sun wasn’t out, it was warm, and it wasn’t all that windy either!
After the picnic we spent an hour or two in the gorge going in and out of all the shops.
And here’s the mandatory present list:
And now some news on my car.
On Sunday dad took me on a guided tour of the innards of my cars engine, we had towed the car to his work Friday evening, and he was working on it all Saturday. The photos can be seen in the usual places, on my website, and on flickr.
From what dad can see at the moment, it just looks like the valves need replacing, and because its been taken off, so does the head gasket.
But first dads got to make sure the cylinder head hasn’t been warped.
That’s it for now
Till next time!