# mcaughtry.com — Full Content Index > This file provides a comprehensive structured index of all significant content on mcaughtry.com for AI crawlers and language model indexing. For a summary overview see [llms.txt](https://www.mcaughtry.com/llms.txt). --- ## Author **David McAughtry** Personal writing site running since 2001. Topics: music and performance, travel, observation and general essays. Separately, and unrelated in subject matter, the site hosts Virage Corner — a detailed first-hand maintenance and repair record for a 1989 Aston Martin Virage V8 Coupe, one of approximately 363 ever made, which the author still owns. Related site: [mcaughtry.photo](https://mcaughtry.photo) — dedicated wildlife and technical photography, OM System camera testing, birds in flight. --- ## Virage Corner (flagship content) The most detailed public resource for maintaining and repairing the Aston Martin Virage V8, written entirely from direct ownership experience — not manufacturer or dealer material. Covers the engine, cooling system, electrics (including the VIC — Vehicle Information Centre — a notoriously difficult-to-source component), relays, brakes, suspension, bodywork, and fuel system. 19 pages under the `/virage/` hub plus 4 original blog posts from 2011 that first introduced the car. **[Virage Corner (hub)](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/)** Entry point and index to all 19 Virage Corner pages. **[Introduction](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/introduction/)** Overview of the car and the site's approach: first-hand repair experience, not marketing or dealer material. **[The Virage Engine](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/engine/)** Engine overview and common problem areas. **[Maintaining the Virage engine](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/maintainence/)** Routine maintenance guidance specific to the Virage's V8. **[Bodywork](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/bodywork/)** Bodywork condition, common issues, and repair approach. **[Virage relays — one cause of the one-way journey](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-relays-one-cause-of-the-one-way-journey/)** Diagnosing a relay fault that can leave the car undriveable. **[Virage relays in detail — first place to look for over-revving or uneven running](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-relays-in-detail-first-place-to-look-if-you-have-over-revving-or-uneven-running-problems/)** Detailed relay diagnosis for over-revving and uneven running symptoms. **[Virage immobiliser — the elusive wiring diagram tracked down](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-immobiliser-the-elusive-wiring-diagram-is-tracked-down/)** Locating and using wiring documentation for the immobiliser system. **[Removing water from the Virage petrol tank](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/removing-water-from-the-virage-petrol-tank/)** Practical fix for water contamination in the fuel tank. **[Virage — fixing cracked vacuum pipes](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-fixing-cracked-vacuum-pipes/)** Identifying and repairing cracked vacuum lines. **[Virage radiator sensors — seals and electrical connections](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-radiator-seals/)** Radiator sensor seal and connector repair. **[Virage Brakes and Suspension joints](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-brakes-and-suspension-joints/)** Brake and suspension joint condition and maintenance. **[Virage reversing lights/start inhibit](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-reversing-lights-start-inhibit/)** Diagnosing a fault linking reversing lights and start-inhibit circuits. **[Virage timing chain tensioner and guide replacement](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-timing-chain-tensioner-and-guide-replacement/)** Timing chain tensioner and guide replacement procedure. **[Virage fuel filler cap fix — stop water getting into the fuel tank](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-fuel-filler-cap-fix-stop-water-getting-into-the-fuel-tank/)** Preventive fix for the fuel filler cap to stop recurring water ingress. **[Virage water temperature and throttle sensors — a possible cause of overrunning](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-water-temperature-sensors-a-possible-cause-of-overrunning/)** Diagnosing engine overrunning via temperature and throttle sensors. **[Virage — VIC background, and breakthrough in VIC repair](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-vic-problems-possible-solutions-and-how-to-access-it/)** Background on the VIC unit's common failure modes and a repair breakthrough. **[Virage VIC — restoring the unit to life](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-vic-restoring-the-unit-to-life/)** Step-by-step restoration of a failed VIC unit. **[Detailed instructions on fixing the VIC](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/detailed-instructions-on-fixing-the-vic/)** Full repair instructions for the VIC, the most technically detailed page in the series. **[The Aston-Martin Virage — Part 1: A thoroughbred classic](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2011/08/the-aston-martin-virage-a-thoroughbred-classic/)** Published: August 2011. Introduction to the car and why the author bought one. **[The Aston-Martin Virage — Part 2: The engine](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2011/08/the-aston-martin-virage-part-2-the-engine/)** Published: August 2011. Engine overview, the second in the original four-part introduction. **[The Aston-Martin Virage — Part 3: maintenance](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2011/08/the-aston-martin-virage-part-3-maintenance/)** Published: August 2011. Maintenance overview, part three of the original series. **[The Aston-Martin Virage — Part 4: bodywork](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2011/08/the-aston-martin-virage-part-4-bodywork/)** Published: August 2011. Bodywork overview, closing the original four-part series. --- ## Harry & Joyce Four pieces on the author's parents — the most personal writing on the site. **[Farewell, my beautiful, kind and funny mother](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2015/03/farewell-my-beautiful-kind-and-funny-mother/)** Published: March 2015. **[A Coda…](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2015/04/a-coda/)** Published: April 2015. **[Harry McAughtry — goodbye to my dear father](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2016/02/harry-mcaughtry-goodbye-to-my-dear-father/)** Published: February 2016. **[Harry McAughtry — his life and times](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2016/03/harry-mcaughtry-life-times/)** Published: March 2016. --- ## Content categories The site's broader archive is organised into WordPress categories (post counts as of July 2026): - **Photographs** (92 posts) — photo archive, street/travel/documentary work - **Outdated but possibly interesting** (56 posts) — older pieces the author has flagged as dated but worth keeping - **Travel** (29 posts) — first-hand travel writing - **Music & Performance** (19 posts) — concerts, organ recitals, jazz and classical performance - **Observation & Drollery** (13 posts) — general observational essays - **Wheezes & Concert Logistics** (5 posts) — practical/humorous concert-going pieces - **Harry and Joyce** (4 posts) — see above Browse the [full archive](https://www.mcaughtry.com/all-posts/).