29-12-2017, 04:21 PM
A friend asked me to do some work on his engine and also if I would remove it for him.
It was -9c when I left to fuel in Grantown on Spey this morning.
From here I headed up towards Bridge of Brown...
And then on to Tomintoul, there was no sign of Nick Salmon’s lady friend and her shovel however...
Finally I ascended the Lecht...
From here it was a swift journey onto my friend’s and after a coffee I pulled the engine out and bundled it into the back of the car.
Another coffee and some pheasant soup meant I was warmed for the return journey. A few miles along the road I suffered a puncture however, stalled for a few minutes it was quickly changed and I headed back up from Cock Bridge to summit the Lecht for the second time today...
The wind must have been behind me from that point as I was able to get the whole way back up Bridge of Brown in second gear, with a bit of wheel spin on the last hairpin. Car safely back and the jet wash hose is currently in a warm bath to defrost.
The oil pressure would not go below 6lbs which I put down to the cold - car drove really well and I felt considerably safer in the Seven than my modern which slides in such conditions.
It was -9c when I left to fuel in Grantown on Spey this morning.
From here I headed up towards Bridge of Brown...
And then on to Tomintoul, there was no sign of Nick Salmon’s lady friend and her shovel however...
Finally I ascended the Lecht...
From here it was a swift journey onto my friend’s and after a coffee I pulled the engine out and bundled it into the back of the car.
Another coffee and some pheasant soup meant I was warmed for the return journey. A few miles along the road I suffered a puncture however, stalled for a few minutes it was quickly changed and I headed back up from Cock Bridge to summit the Lecht for the second time today...
The wind must have been behind me from that point as I was able to get the whole way back up Bridge of Brown in second gear, with a bit of wheel spin on the last hairpin. Car safely back and the jet wash hose is currently in a warm bath to defrost.
The oil pressure would not go below 6lbs which I put down to the cold - car drove really well and I felt considerably safer in the Seven than my modern which slides in such conditions.