Following on from my previous post, I recall mentioning that behind the scenes Gary had been making contact with a friend of his in relation to sorting out some issues still to be resolved on 2599 in our bid to get her fully roadworthy. Well, all his efforts paid off and we were told that a skilled electrician by the name of Peter Armstrong would be paying a visit to 'HQ' to have a look at the alternator and electrical issues that had plagued 2599 since the day we'd brought her back from Surrey back in 2013.The date for this was set as 15th July, and through a series of rigourous checks revealed that the voltage regulator and alternator were not defective as possibly first suspected, and the cause of all our issues was a faulty wire to the master switch and a life expired starter fuse. After a morning's work doing a bit of re-wiring and fitting a new fuse, we were delighted to hear that the ominous red battery light on the dashboard was now no longer permanently on, and the batteries were charging fully - 18 months of worrying finally over, and another major mechanical issue ticked off the list.
Now the next task was going to be looking at the wiring to the speedo, but as it turned out during a shakedown the day after the events featured in this post the speedo runs of the same set of wiring and now works as a result of Gary and Peter's efforts. Another key problem solved without even realising! Our attentions could now turn to more minor 'niggles' that needed sorting.
But for now, the scene was now set for the biggest event of the rally calendar for 2599...bring on Alton.
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