This thread is forever a surprise, and a pleasant one at that. After what must have been both an ignition harness change and an injector flush it is now roaring away again at full power!
I rather think that we juniors may be left on the sidelines for a while as their seniors exchange dates, places, and units. Carry on gentlemen, for we hang on your every word.
Danny:-
Just struck me, pity your 2/h ones didn't fit, for the first owner would've done the hard graft in bulling-them up from scratch to mirror-finish, saving you many hours labour !
Indeed! When anyone got the chop during initial training, his cere' boots were much sort after, especially by those whose boots had suffered some blemish. Of course the deal had to be preceded by a sympathetic word or two, but at least the donated pair were going to a good home to be replaced by the inferior ones for handing back to uniform stores.