TOMMY'S JAAAG UPDATE... continued
EARLY GAINS THURSDAY:
Needed some antifreeze (and lots) local because Jaaag apparently takes 12L dry.and 10L on a change, so three x 4L.
Quick check of nearby usual suspects.
Toolstation
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Screwfix only does 1L bottles and Halfords is just Halfords.
Thought I'd check Tosco, in case, as they're near.
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That's better, but wait, EVEN BETTERER wiv clubcard! So we head ok down in his
Jeep. On the way down, I express doubts about my clubcard and he doesn't have one.
My doubts are confirmed at the customer service desk - Tesco Paddyland cards don't work in the UK/NI. So how do I get a clubcard pronto? Wifey says 2 minutes registering on the app. Download that and try to register. The get told I can't because I already am. Ok, forgot password. Reset that and get in. See ancient addresses - must be at least 15 years since I've used it. Still, I'm not fucked about this data hoarding as the QR code scans at the self service checkout and I've SAVED £28.05 and earned 28 clubcard points.
Things then went from ok to bad on Friday
Before Tommy left he had been speaking to the pikey scrap car hunter (who he had bumped into on a couple of previous occasions) about the Pajero and he was on this occasion was prepared to flog it. Matey said he'd be back with a trailer in about an hour and a half. Tommy had a couple of appointments on Friday afternoon so had to go out and was going to collect the Jaaag alternator from ECP.
This left me waiting in for Steptoe and he didn't turn up. Tommy was delayed over car park machine issues and ECP was just closed by the time he got.there.
The pair of us were raging and got fuck all else done that evening on the motors..After eats at 7.40pm we dash round to get some 2 core to.sort his bottom of the stairs light. I only need 15cm, but have to buy 5m. Can't think of any old school places that sell it off the roll.
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Backstory: This light is above the front door on the inside at bottom of stairs. Lower batten holder got broke and shorted taking out the whole lighting circuit. New batten holder bought, but I couldn't fit it as upon removing the hatch at the bottom of the stairs the current batten holder is plugged into the previous batten holder and the short flex was crumbling being ancient.
SATURDAY IMPROVEMENT
After getting fuck all sleep and not catching up on the boatlag, I was again up early doors on Saturday to get this alternator. That went okay and then Brian called as I was.leaving there and offered to drop the moby off.
After getting the Geordie Mario phone and blethering to Brian for a bit, I got back to work on the Jaaag.
Out with the old
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And in with the new
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This job really annoyed me, mainly because of the conflict between price and needs. If I were at home,.I would have got the bearings for less than a tenner and fitted new bearings. But I was boxed-in because it was a Thursday night before I knew I needed one and miles away from my mancave facilities. I wasn't going to chance it ordering something Fri where the Saturday delivery doesn't happen or too late in the day (the £110 option). The guaranteed option was in stock at one ECP branch was £234 even after kid-on discounts. It's a good job it's
Tommy's car and not mine.
At 15:15 on Thursday, I ordered a fresh 019 battery. Arrived 13:18 Friday.
A big-up to Tayna Batteries (again).
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This went in and the car started okay.
