About Andy Waters
Andy Waters
With over 35 years experience in the classic car restoration industry Andy Waters leads the operation. The vast knowledge he has within this field always ensures that our customers get the best possible standard of work every time, no matter what the job entails.
Our man Andy attended the start at Pendine Sands to help out Peter Stant of SNG Barrett and, with 2 breakdowns before the start, found himself immediately on call with a red series 1 that was experiencing charging issues, after investigation Andy discovered that the trigger wire to the alternator had been attached to the wrong terminal. luckily for the owner the problem was easily fixed and they were able to set off with the rest of the tour. Peter also managed to fix his temperamental vehicle and so all cars made the start.
Andy decided to follow the tour and help Peter for a while to ensure everyone got away ok. About 10 miles in they caught up with ‘Primrose’ a series 1.5 that had locked the near side front wheel, upon inspection it became immediately apparent that the wheel bearing had collapsed, unfortunately there was nothing that could be done at the side of the road and so it was a lonely wait for the AA and the end of the tour for ‘Primrose’ after only 10 miles.
On Wednesday 19th Andy left our premises at 6am in a covered transporter carrying a very beautiful Jaguar D Type to Workington for our American customer Art who has flown over and will be joining the tour from there round to Edinburgh. He had dropped the vehicle off for us to check everything over and make sure it would make the run without any problems and then bring it up to the tour for him.
With the weather definitely not on our side and winds from storm Ali battering everything Andy arrived at the hotel to hand the car over to Art. Then in absolutely crazy conditions they took the car for a test drive, which was much needed as Art had only spent 10 minutes in the car since he purchased it. We avoided fallen trees and debris as we went to fuel up the vehicle and purchase some Rainx ready for the first stage of his tour, and by the time we returned he was happy and ready to get underway. They completed a relaxing afternoon welcoming the drivers in from the days drive and chatting about the adventures of the day.
Around 5pm a very nice red Series 1 arrived with quite a worried owner who called Andy over and expressed his concern that he had no oil left in his car, Andy immediately checked the vehicle for signs of oil loss and not finding anything untoward proceeded to add 3 1/2 litres of oil to the vehicle and check it again for any loss. Andy checked it again the following morning before they set off and still there was no loss and again 4 days later all was fine so it was decided that actually there was not a problem and the oil must have been low to stat off with.
The next day was uneventful with the cars behaving and everyone enjoying the beautiful Scottish scenery then as Andy arrived at the Hotel on Thursday night a red eType (Reg number: 848 CRY from the 1960’s film ‘The Italian Job’) turned up making a strange grinding sound. There were obvious concerns about cam chains etc but after a thorough investigation Andy found the problem to be a worn edge on a dynamo fan pulley and elongated fan plate, with a bit of imagination and skill Andy managed to fix the problem with some fibre washers and get the car ready for the next stage.
Friday it all changed, as the old saying goes ‘what a difference a day makes’ there seemed to be issues popping up constantly, luckily a fair proportion of them were minor and easily fixed but some of the larger ones included, ‘A lot’ of water in the fuel system and loss of oil pressure. The latter was diagnosed as a faulty sensor and dynamo bearing issue.Andy would personally like to thank Jimmy and the team for letting him use their ramp at lunch time to drain the fuel system and remove the water from the other struggling car. The afternoon continued to test Andy’s resolve but they all made it to the hotel that evening and a blue Series 1 was sporting 3 batteries on board to keep it running due to a problem with the alternator.
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