Doing a final spanner check this morning I noticed a little moisture in the leading edge of the tank, petrol...... the slight weep from the sender seal turned into a sodding torrent when I tried tapping the locking ring a bit further round. One delayed MOT, a drained tank and some petrol resistant sealant later and the car was dropped off an hour late for it's test.
I live about a mile across the fields from the Garage, so I set off home in what suddenly became torrential rain. I love summer in Devon.
Two hours later and the dreaded call comes, it's a fail, which I expected as the head lamps need aiming yet. The role of dishonour consists of..
Fails
Headlamp aim out (expected that)
Rear offside fog lamp out (the one that was working this morning..)
Numberplate lamp too dim ( working, but dim)
Not enough brake pipe clips fitted throughout (fair enough, I'd no idea what the requirement was for fixings)
Advisory
Long brake pedal travel (Bit of a Midas Thang from what I read on here)
Exhaust too close to fuel tank (bit more tweaking required, already fitted with heatshield)
All in all not bad and with a following wind and less rainfall I should be back at the garage tomorrow if I don't have to spend the entire day shouting at the amoebas that have messed up both my step kids student loans this year. They honestly make the CSA look efficient..
Got some positive feedback on the car from the tester who is a kit man himself, he was most impressed with Adrians engine work too.
Rich
