It was the Cobra Club Northern annual run this weekend, organised by Mike and Angela Hammond. We decided to just do the Sunday (the run was Saturday and Sunday). The overnight stop and meal was at the White Horse Inn at Rosedale Abbey. Our room was called the Kildale! Sense of humour?
Twelve Cobras had turned out for the run from Rosedale Abbey, ending at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington, near York.
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| My car in the middle |
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| Most of the Cobras |
We travelled up on the Saturday evening, only to find that the battery warning light came on and the voltmeter was showing 13 volts (a little low). After some fiddling with the battery cables and Si Smith shorting out the contacts with his wedding ring (ouch - don't try this at home - the ring gets red hot), we decided that it couldn't be fixed, but was probably ok for the run. However, being cautious, we took the decision to head home. The run back was uneventful - so why did we not do the run?
On Tuesday an auto electrician checked out the car and pronounced the alternator faulty (only done 2,150 miles!). So a new one has been ordered and will be delivered and hopefully fitted tomorrow (Thursday).
Today the oil was changed again (a year since its last change), as a precautionary measure. So 5.5 litres of Mobil's best and a new filter put in/on to the engine at 2,275 miles.
