Eunos Chump

Yes it is, because the MX5 is hitting the road tomorrow.  I've had a nice day hanging out in the garage fixing a few issues (loose exhaust clamp, trying and failing to get the twin exhausts to line up, touching in the paint, cleaning the interior and getting the Megasquirt to talk to my new laptop).  I don't actually enjoy the first 30 minutes of working on the car - it's usually cold, requires me to squirm about on the ground using muscles that have seized, I always get filthy, and my hands get tired very quickly, no doubt the result of mostly pushing a mouse about for a living.  But after that I'm fine.  Had Radio 4 on, and learnt a lot about New Zealand's laws on soft cheese and growing fruit trees in Cornwall.  All useful stuff. I've got a nice steady idle now, after adjusting the fueling.  The 2 cells in the VE table where the engine sits around at idle had a pretty big difference (38 and 44), and watching it in real time I could see it was bouncing betwe

I had to relent and go to the doctor today about my back.  It was getting slightly better each day, but this progress stopped some time ago.  He prodded and pulled me about a bit, asked some horrible questions (if any of my components were malfunctioning in the ways he described I'd have gone to A&E), and finally decided my back is actually healed, but the nerves need stretching.  He gave me some tablets and exercises, and so far it's really good - no pain whatsoever right now.  I could go out in the garage and get busy on that car right now... but I won't, of course.

My European trip is coming undone already, I may have to choose to go with Mazda-on-Track or on my lonesome.  The former is quite expensive, on a busy weekend and they appear to be staying in an open prison rather than a hotel.  The latter would give me maximum flexibilty to do as I please, but there is the risk of being abducted by villagers and and becoming the unwilling bride of a goat.  This sort of thing happens all the time in Norfolk, there's no reason to believe it'll be any different in euroland. Fixed the horn on the Mazda today, just needed a new relay.  Being a lovely kind driver, I only ever need the horn for MOTs.  Also serviced the Berlingo, cost £25.50 all in!