Yesterday morning I was down to NO working vehicles, with the Jag out of action with a blown heater hose and no coolant, and the bike, although freshly MOTd had a duff battery!!
So yesterday evening I picked up hose, clips, anti-freeze, and a new motorike battery from Halfrauds. This morning I had to fill the new battery with acid and fit it to the bike. I was slightly worried the new battery was a little larger than the old, but it fitted fine. So I finally had transport to work!.
I've also replaced the broken Jag hose:
with some generic heater hose that seemed about right. It's a straight piece rather than the original which has a slight bend, but it's so short it should be ok I hope. There is a very slight kink in it on one side, but it certainly isn't pinched or collapsed:
It's got two chances!! I've given it a good rag around the block and it seems to be still attached and not leaking. Fingers crossed.
Now to do some truck this weekend!!
