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Bob and Lin Griffiths
Fri 12 Aug 2011 13:59
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Friday 12 August 2011
The new pressure relief valve that was fitted on
Wednesday was leaking so that was re-fitted yesterday.
The Vetus filter did not arrive when it was
due yesterday because the delivery driver 'couldn't find the address' so he had
taken it back to Alicante without bothering to telephone first! It finally
arrived this morning and Dennis and I fitted it. We ran the engine and
there were hardly any air bubbles in the cooling system so it seems to
have resolved that aspect. The thermomenter showed some improvements in
the engine temperature.
Unfortunately when we ran the engine we were
getting a burning smell which we traced to the alternator. Dennis took it
off and dismantled it in his workshop. The windings are definitely burnt
out. The bad news is we need a new alternator, the good news is there is
stock in Spain (Barcelona). But we are placing an order on a
Friday again and it's a bank holiday in Spain on Monday so no new alternator
until Tuesday at least. It looks like another weekend in sunny
Torrevieja.
We gave up and had a nice meal on
board:-
Lin chilling after dinner:-
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