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« on: 03 July 2016, 18:37:02 »
2.2 03
Went out to the local town on the weekend,
After about 50 miles the miggy started misfiring,
It had been standing for about a month not used,
I had noticed when turning it over on the drive that occasionally on tick over it would miss fire for about five mins then clear and run ok,
I just thought ok need to change the plugs one is misfiring,
Temp was rising and falling throughout the journey,
But pretty stable at 85/90,
Took the motorway home to get the temp down as it was starting to climb a little,
Got half way home about 15 miles or so from original misfiring,
Had to stop as the water light came on,
Asked a local for water,
Took two kettle fulls ,
expansion tank had water in it but not much,
Waited twenty mins or so and drove home,
Got home about a further five or so miles,
Temp was touching the red line,
Opened the bonnet to aid cooling,
Exhaust was like a steam engine when revved,
Loads of white steam,
No crud in the expansion tank,but the oil is slightly discoloured,
Occasional puffs of smoke from around the exhaust manifold,
Guessing HG gone
Shame really this miggy is immaculate for its age,
What's it gonna cost me to keep her running,
Prob local garage as my backs not as good as it used to be lol
