Poor Winston
A classic good news/bad news…Winston went out to get inspected, his owner and my dad took him to the station. Good news, he passed with no problem…bad news, when he got back to the shop he was leaking water. A quick look at him and the problem was obvious…Winston needed a kidney transplant (water pump). As luck would have it a close relative was at hand (my TD) and was willing to give up a kidney. The operation was started and tomorrow Winston should be ready to hit the road again. With my dad heading out to go salmon fishing for two weeks he wanted Winston on his way by this weekend. The TD has a new “kidney on order.” All is well in the shop. Well almost.
Tillie was ready to head out for the summer but as luck would have it the generator kicked the bucket. Actually it must have been going for some time. The armature shaft is worn badly and the bushing is shot. We are sending it out to an expert to have a new shaft made. You can’t get an armature for a TC generator. And TC generators are hard to come by. This is the original one to the car. We hate to use something that isn’t right for the car. So Tillie will be around for a bit longer.
The AH sprite was finished and has gone home.
I’ve been working on getting the center panel finished for RacerTD, I’m sure the owners will be getting “antsy” with the nice weather we’ve been having so I’ve been getting work done on the panel with hopes of getting the dash in and wired next week. This is only a temporary panel as the panel we have for this car isn't back from the plater yet and won't be for a while...We shall see. Later
Tillie was ready to head out for the summer but as luck would have it the generator kicked the bucket. Actually it must have been going for some time. The armature shaft is worn badly and the bushing is shot. We are sending it out to an expert to have a new shaft made. You can’t get an armature for a TC generator. And TC generators are hard to come by. This is the original one to the car. We hate to use something that isn’t right for the car. So Tillie will be around for a bit longer.
The AH sprite was finished and has gone home.
I’ve been working on getting the center panel finished for RacerTD, I’m sure the owners will be getting “antsy” with the nice weather we’ve been having so I’ve been getting work done on the panel with hopes of getting the dash in and wired next week. This is only a temporary panel as the panel we have for this car isn't back from the plater yet and won't be for a while...We shall see. Later
Donor…OUCH
Organ
Recipient…YUCK
Center panel for RacerTD
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Well Winston & I made it home. Winston got a little warm, being that it was in the low 50's, I was a little cool, so I stopped in Alton to get warm. There we say a Triumph gassing up, and a board member of the NH British Car Club grabbing a bite to eat.
Thanks for waking Winston. You did a wonderful job!! Now if we can wake the warm whether!
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