With the jet wash already in place after having given 32 (the petrol carrier) a wash yesterday, it was soon clean and dried (the hard water means it has to be chamoised dry to avoid calcium rings everywhere!). It was good to see that last season's polish will probably last for this year too, which saved a job!
After that, it was test drive time and as usual, 326 ran faultlessly. I was pleased to hear that the transmission seems to be quieter after I changed the oil last year. If you remember, it had EP90 in the main and transfer gearboxes which it shouldn't have done. When I emptied the old stuff, lots of metal filings came out too. Anyway, it seems to have worked.
After a few stories of slow vehicles being run in to on faster roads (including a Scammell Explorer which was written off last year when a foreign HGV ran into the back of it), I have been very aware making it more visible. I replaced the red reflectors, uncovered the originals and fitted new high visibility chevron plates. To add to that for long runs or in poor visibility, I now have a magnetic, battery powered, LED amber beacon. No massively bright in day time but I hope it will do the trick in darkness or poor visibility.
Once the test drive was over, I replaced the rubber washers on the pump outlets and that was enough for the day!
The first show this year will be Earl's Barton Fire and Rescue Show on the second May bank holiday.
http://nfbps.weebly.com/earls-barton-fire-and-rescue-show.html
This is part of the wider Festival of Transport - http://www.festivaloftransport.net/
