What made you happy today?

[Grantus]

Patches went in for a full mechanical service  n lube.now good for another 5 thousand ks 
He's running oh so sweet.

Def makes you happy, doesn’t it Chris?

Had my follow up appointment with my technician from the 5k service. Some parts identified as “should be replaced soon”, were not at hand, and needed ordering at the service.

A little hiccup in between the service, and the follow up appointment, resulted in the bus dying as I pulled into a fuel station. New fuel and still no go! Got it away from the bowser, and into a parking spot using 1st gear and starter motor to get it over the speed hump. Fiddle in the engine bay to rotate and reconnect the 5 leads on the dizzie, and all was good again.

So newly arrived leads, rotor and dizzie cap fitted, new bushes on the gearshift linkage, and now, the hot start relay fitted to the starter solenoid, and drives smoothly again!

Now can get 2nd gear 100% of the time, instead of just 90% of the time, and all gears are now smooth as new again.

Hopefully back to “bomb proof,” at 475,000 kms.

I love my mechanic! Always able to identify possible upcoming issues… a rare talent these days!