Spinning and Lockdown Brakedown

Started the day by changing the Riley spinners. Two were old and serviceable, one looked original and one looked worn out - so I did not worry about preserving the patina too much on those. Jacked the car up and the old ones came off after a few taps - using my tool.

Not sure you can tell but they have the Riley logo embossed - probably get told off by the club as they are not original be we'll see. At least they match now.

In the afternoon I decided we'd get the jag out for our trip to the marina. It was accepting visitors having been opened by the lockdown relaxation.

The car looks great on the drive in the sunshine - although a bit lumpy on starting again. I thought a run might help ... however after a mile the misfire was so bad I turned around and came home dejected and we took the MK7. The boat was still looking clean and inviting.

On investigation I found this:

Five slightly sooty plugs and one very WET ONE ! It was sitting in a small pool of oily water - I assume that was a result of water from the burst pipe being splashed around the engine bay by the fan belt. Cleaned and refitted it started first time and was not as lumpy. We'll see, but a quick 8 mile run showed no sign of misfire.

Finally an early evening maintenance dash to Harkstead in the trusty SAAB.