Drove to Malton to see my mum. Clouds of steam coming out of the grille when I stopped for a sandwich and that ominous hot coolant smell crept into the cabin. I opened the bonnet to discover the header tank cap balanced precariously on the front of the cam cover. I'd forgotten to replace it properly when I'd checked the fluids yesterday.
Torrential rain on the way up and back gave me lots of practice at parking the wipers myself. My timing is perfect now. I will keep your instructions, though, Crispin. Do the wipers' inability to park constitute an MoT failure?
THIS IS the story of life with a classic car. I drive a 1972 Jaguar XJ6 and write about it here. I'm Martyn Moore, former editor of Classic Cars magazine. This is a two-year story about the roller coaster ride of classic car ownership. The most recent entries come from a classic car rally in 2005, the last journey I made in the car before putting it into storage. Use links on the right for earlier entries.
