Well, it's been a while. All sorts of shit has kicked off.
First of all, me dad decided to just up and die on us, the silly bastard!
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The day before he died, my alternator decided to shit itself, so I left my car at his place, and whupped his Citroen because the insurance was good for me. That, and he was 70 miles away, in Hull. Kinda had to get back and forth.
The day after his funeral, my employers decided to make me an 'offer to leave' the company - because the MD didn't like my face, but I'd done nothing to even instigate a displinary procedure. Being in a flaky state of mind, I accepted it. In hindsight, probably the best decision, who wants to work at a company that thinks that's a good way to behave?
Anyway, cue breakdown (of the psychological kind) and Puma sits for three months. Eventually pull it together, fix alternator (refurb of an old one I had) and move Puma. That's been sitting there for three months with the handbrake on. Oddly, the pad securing pins didn't take kindly to this, adn broke, leaving the shoes flopping about and the slave cylinder sticking out so far that it was leaking brake fluid everywhere. Ulp. Recovered home, diagnosed knackered securing pins, managed to grab a set on Christmas Eve and fit 'em. Brakes appear 'less deadly'. Still need transport though, and don't have much parking space, so moved Puma to my bros and, er, left the handbrake on. For three months.
Anyway, cut to last week and teh brakes are no worse than they were (Ie they didn't break when I moved the car) although I think my hamfistedness means the shoes are misaligned, or I've dirtied up a bearing. I can deal with that.
What I can't deal with is that the fuel pump doesn't seem to like six month old fuel. It's popping it's fuse, typically after it's been run for a while (first time after 30min idle following charging of flat battery, second time after driving to halfords to pick up some fuses - how useful!) and other than the fuel varnishing up the pump vanes, or rust in the tank (quarter tank of fuel) I'm at a bit of a loss. Pump doesn't sound noisy when doing it's ignition pre-charge, and it's not whining in use etc.
Do we think I can get away with just dropping the tank and draining it out and changing the filter? Or will I need to replace the pump (which while I'm on Universal Credit is going to be....interesting to finance)?
I'll start a thread in the main forum, and post results here.
So yeah, been a funny old six months....Oh, anyone want to buy a fvcking yacht....thanks faither!
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