This week we intended to go to Stanton which is only about 3 miles further than Ellastone where we went last week. It was my turn to drive and we set off at 7:30. We got to Ashbourne cross roads when i got a warning message re the engine running overheated and to stop immediately. We stopped and looked under the bonnet and decided it was short of water. Topped up the reservoir with bottled water the lads had and drove to the garage beside hangman's bridge. Checked the water again and put some more in. We decided it was to dodgy to carry on and so we set off back off home. Although the message had gone the warning light was still on.
We limped back to Blackbrook and parked on Geoff's drive, that's when the "A team" took over. After the car cooled down Rob, Ike & Geoff jumped into action. Rob whipped the top hose off the radiator, Ike magically materialised a de-icer hydrometer with a bottle of de-icer and Geoff had a full watering can. They dumped some water from the reservoir clipped the hose back on and topped up with de-icer. Cranked the engine up and bingo no lights or messages. Geoff and myself had a trip up the lane to see if everything was OK.
We decided to give it a good try out and go up to Alport Stone. We went up there and had a good look around and even had our breakfast up there.
The views from Alport Stone are spectacular on a clear day and we even thought we could see some mountains in Wales.
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| The "A Team" |
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| "Blackbrook Garage" |
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| View up Plains Lane |
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| Lovely misty morning above Plains Lane |
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| Alport Stone - views for miles. |
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| Alport Stone |
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| Happy car |
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| Mist in the valley |
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| Ike & Geoff |
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| Spotting landmarks on the horizon |
After the work on the car everything is now OK and I've booked it into "Blackbrook Garage" for an MOT.
See you next week
Cheers
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