A Year Goes By

It's almost a year since I was reunited with the Stag since it's enforced rebuild last year., and it's been immortalised in 3 august publications, firstly the SOC magazine, followed by the TSSC Courier magazine, and this month was featured in Club Triumphs Club Torque, yet despite my scatter gun approach with the article, the only recipient not to publish was Triumph World - still 3 out of 4 isn't bad!

The Stag has just come back from Faversham Classics again, this time, only for the MOT and a service to sort out a curious misfire above 3500 revs under load. Despite my own attempts I couldn't find the cause of this, FC did - it was the electronic ignition sensor which was slightly loose - how did I miss that. All was well with the car bar a little welding on the front exhaust boxes for the MOT, a bit of brake adjusting and wheel bearing tweaking, so I now have a 13month MOT (it was a bit early)

There is one slight (but potentially expensive) caution on the invoice - the dreaded words 'possible early sign of headgasket failure' - referring to a tendency to spill coolant out of the overflow when hot and run hard. As a precaution, I have ordered a new radiator cap and put some trusty K-Seal in the coolant system to see whether this resolves the problem. Failing that I shall have to start saving up!

The real question is - do I want to change my entry into the 10CR from my trusty Spitfire and take the Stag instead - more comfort at the cost of less economy, hmm I think I need to satisfy myself that the head gasket is OK first before I do anything on that front. Stoneleigh is coming up soon, so that should be a good test for the car.