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English Chevy Owner
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Shropshire, UK/ Lot, France
Posts: 1,848
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Yippee - passed my annual inspection!
My truck went in for it's annual MoT (Ministry of Transport) test. This is a fairly tough annual test that all vehicles over three years old have to pass here in the UK to be road legal. The only thing that is easier for older vehicles are the emission requirments.
After having the new propshaft centre bearing, UJ's and rear gearbox seal replaced (I had arranged for this to be done beforehand) it failed the test.............. no low beam on the headlights, seems the dip switch finally died, it worked OK this morning on the way to the testing station but musta been on the way out, my great mechanics pirated one off another truck in their workshop , had it retested and it passed ... Yippeee! This seems to have sorted out my dash light problems as well, so must have been the dying switch to blame. Have a new one on order so they can have theirs back. Ufortunately I can't just walk down the road to the nearest auto parts store and buy one, have to go to a specialist. Great news as I have been without my truck for nearly a month waiting for the parts to come in to do the shaft. There are sack loads of garden rubbish waiting to be dumped as the wife has been in Autumn (Fall) gardening frenzy mode, cutting down everything in site, oh and the bathroom sink to go too, guess I'm gonna be busy for a while!
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Phil '67 C10 long fleet. 350/TH350, 4 bbl Carter, K&N, Dual exhaust, loads of stuff coming soon 2001 S10 Blazer Daily Driver, bone stock 4 door 4x4 with manual transmission |
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Getting cabin fever?!?!?!
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: chisholm, mn
Posts: 1,679
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congratulations. glad i don't have to deal with that yet. sounds kinda like the safety inspections in ontario. 'cept you only have to get one if your selling a vehicle as roadworthy. good luck.
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![]() Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Tucson, AZ USA
Posts: 7,285
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CHEERS!
Another victory over the same bureaucratic establishment that invented red tape.
My '68 C/10 Orange Stepside couldn't pass this October -- it was down waiting on the new engine assembly. Now I have to file with the Arizona MVD to certify the vehicle is not on the road and submit shop receipts as well as de-insure it for collision. It never ends. The primary function of a bureaucracy is to perpetuate itself.
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