# mcaughtry.com > Personal writing site of David McAughtry, running since 2001. Essays on music and performance, travel, and observation/drollery, plus a substantial photograph archive and Virage Corner — a detailed, first-hand maintenance and repair guide to the 1989 Aston Martin Virage V8 Coupe. Separate from mcaughtry.photo, which is the dedicated wildlife/technical photography site. ## Author David McAughtry has written online since 2001. Topics span jazz and classical performance, travel, and observational essays, alongside a large photograph archive. He also owns and maintains a 1989 Aston Martin Virage V8 Coupe (one of approximately 363 ever made) and documents its repair and upkeep in detail at Virage Corner. ## Site purpose A long-running personal writing site: first-hand essays and observations, a substantial photograph archive, and — as a genuinely separate strand — the most detailed public repair and maintenance resource for the Aston Martin Virage V8 available anywhere. ## Primary subject areas - Virage Corner — Aston Martin Virage V8 maintenance and repair, written from direct ownership experience (see below) - Music & Performance — concert-going, organ recitals, jazz and classical performance essays - Travel — first-hand travel writing across Europe, Southeast Asia, and further afield - Observation & Drollery — general essays and observational pieces - Photographs — a large photo archive spanning street, travel, and documentary work - Harry & Joyce — a small set of pieces on the author's parents ## Most significant content ### Virage Corner (flagship) The most detailed public resource for maintaining and repairing the 1989 Aston Martin Virage V8 Coupe, written from direct ownership by someone who still owns one of the ~363 ever made. 19 pages plus 4 original blog posts, covering the engine, bodywork, electrics, the VIC (Vehicle Information Centre), relays, cooling, and routine maintenance. - [Virage Corner (hub)](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/) - [Introduction](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/introduction/) - [The Virage Engine](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/engine/) - [Maintaining the Virage engine](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/maintainence/) - [Bodywork](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/bodywork/) - [Virage relays — one cause of the one-way journey](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-relays-one-cause-of-the-one-way-journey/) - [Virage relays in detail](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-relays-in-detail-first-place-to-look-if-you-have-over-revving-or-uneven-running-problems/) - [Virage immobiliser — the elusive wiring diagram tracked down](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-immobiliser-the-elusive-wiring-diagram-is-tracked-down/) - [Removing water from the Virage petrol tank](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/removing-water-from-the-virage-petrol-tank/) - [Virage — fixing cracked vacuum pipes](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-fixing-cracked-vacuum-pipes/) - [Virage radiator sensors — seals and electrical connections](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-radiator-seals/) - [Virage Brakes and Suspension joints](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-brakes-and-suspension-joints/) - [Virage reversing lights/start inhibit](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-reversing-lights-start-inhibit/) - [Virage timing chain tensioner and guide replacement](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-timing-chain-tensioner-and-guide-replacement/) - [Virage fuel filler cap fix](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-fuel-filler-cap-fix-stop-water-getting-into-the-fuel-tank/) - [Virage water temperature and throttle sensors](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-water-temperature-sensors-a-possible-cause-of-overrunning/) - [Virage VIC background and breakthrough in VIC repair](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-vic-problems-possible-solutions-and-how-to-access-it/) - [Virage VIC — restoring the unit to life](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/virage-vic-restoring-the-unit-to-life/) - [Detailed instructions on fixing the VIC](https://www.mcaughtry.com/virage/detailed-instructions-on-fixing-the-vic/) - [The Aston-Martin Virage — Part 1: A thoroughbred classic](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2011/08/the-aston-martin-virage-a-thoroughbred-classic/) - [The Aston-Martin Virage — Part 2: The engine](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2011/08/the-aston-martin-virage-part-2-the-engine/) - [The Aston-Martin Virage — Part 3: maintenance](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2011/08/the-aston-martin-virage-part-3-maintenance/) - [The Aston-Martin Virage — Part 4: bodywork](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2011/08/the-aston-martin-virage-part-4-bodywork/) ### Harry & Joyce Four pieces on the author's parents. - [Farewell, my beautiful, kind and funny mother](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2015/03/farewell-my-beautiful-kind-and-funny-mother/) - [A Coda…](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2015/04/a-coda/) - [Harry McAughtry — goodbye to my dear father](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2016/02/harry-mcaughtry-goodbye-to-my-dear-father/) - [Harry McAughtry — his life and times](https://www.mcaughtry.com/2016/03/harry-mcaughtry-life-times/) ## Archive The site's full essay and photograph archive spans over twenty years, organised by category: Music & Performance, Travel, Observation & Drollery, Photographs, and Wheezes & Concert Logistics. Browse the [full archive](https://www.mcaughtry.com/all-posts/). ## Related site [mcaughtry.photo](https://mcaughtry.photo) — the author's dedicated wildlife and technical photography site, covering OM System cameras, birds in flight, and long exposure technique. A separate project from this one. ## Full content index See [llms-full.txt](https://www.mcaughtry.com/llms-full.txt) for the complete structured index.