Intercooler Weekend

[moorgate]

Ok, got all my bits together. Sunday's weather sounds OK (tomorrow is lost, unforch.). Batteries in all the torches. Stripped off the fan assembly today, and the I/C hoses. Fair amount of lurking old oil inside those; I am going to go for the coolant drain option, on the basis that it doesn't look any harder than taking all the other gubbins off to avoid it. Got extra-size catchers and a big fat water tank type thing to keep it in while doing the deed.

So far, the only oddity is that all the hose clamps on the I/C tubing and the bolts for the fan assembly don't seem especially tightly done up. Not the first time I've come across loose nuts n bolts on the Rescue Dog, which makes me suspicious that it might have been headed for the crusher at some point and then was, err, re-commissioned with a pile of bits from a less fortunate car.

So tomorrow it's up on the axle stands and off with the front undertray panel, and have at the main event! At least, for as long as I can pretend that I will be "only another five minutes..."