MCBladeRun
Club Member
Amazing.
So Battery was flat as its just been sat in the garage collecting dust, popped the terminals off (think the lugs are made of lead as it was soft) took it in the house and trickle charged it overnight.
Tested the battery in the morning and it was showing a full charge, popped it in place, put it all back together and everything was fine.
Took a while for the ignition to start (guess this is what is known as a cold start) 5th attempt and the engine started. Throttle was sticking a bit, so I put some grease on the mechanism whilst the engine was off. Gave it a chance to lubricate a bit and started the car back up. Started first time no problems.
Went out for a short drive to a couple friends as, my confidence wasn't high enough to go for a longer journey. Got to a small round about and forgot there's no power steering! So glad no other motorist was near, felt like I was turning a boat haha.
Got to a T-junction and as I went to go, it wheel spinned as I went left. Think that's more to do with the road than the car to be fair. Brought a smile to my face none the less.
Brakes are really spongy, I think it could be due to the age of the vehicle, perhaps it needs a better set-up. I plan to overhaul the brakes at a later date anyhow, along with the rest of it. Suspension is tired, as SacCyclone says, it's in need of a rebuild. Unfortunately there are a lot of speed bumps everywhere where I live.
Went and filled up with petrol and got up to 50 on the duel carriageway. Was magnificent, engine noise was beautiful, don't need a radio with that orchestra playing.
It made me giggle as I found the aerial switch, that's a cool feature. No idea what the latch next to the bonnet release latch is? It's round and black?
Also, I think the choke lever does nothing (someone installed it wrong and, like a saw, has cut through the duct for the heating system!).
I think next I am going to try to research what engine I've got, etc. Bit of a mystery as it is a 2.8litre, with round top su's (marked 'e88 japan') and I don't know where to start or what to look for to identify it without taking it all apart.
Guess that's the fun of it, all a mystery until its in pieces on the garage floor lol
Martin
So Battery was flat as its just been sat in the garage collecting dust, popped the terminals off (think the lugs are made of lead as it was soft) took it in the house and trickle charged it overnight.
Tested the battery in the morning and it was showing a full charge, popped it in place, put it all back together and everything was fine.
Took a while for the ignition to start (guess this is what is known as a cold start) 5th attempt and the engine started. Throttle was sticking a bit, so I put some grease on the mechanism whilst the engine was off. Gave it a chance to lubricate a bit and started the car back up. Started first time no problems.
Went out for a short drive to a couple friends as, my confidence wasn't high enough to go for a longer journey. Got to a small round about and forgot there's no power steering! So glad no other motorist was near, felt like I was turning a boat haha.
Got to a T-junction and as I went to go, it wheel spinned as I went left. Think that's more to do with the road than the car to be fair. Brought a smile to my face none the less.
Brakes are really spongy, I think it could be due to the age of the vehicle, perhaps it needs a better set-up. I plan to overhaul the brakes at a later date anyhow, along with the rest of it. Suspension is tired, as SacCyclone says, it's in need of a rebuild. Unfortunately there are a lot of speed bumps everywhere where I live.
Went and filled up with petrol and got up to 50 on the duel carriageway. Was magnificent, engine noise was beautiful, don't need a radio with that orchestra playing.
It made me giggle as I found the aerial switch, that's a cool feature. No idea what the latch next to the bonnet release latch is? It's round and black?
Also, I think the choke lever does nothing (someone installed it wrong and, like a saw, has cut through the duct for the heating system!).
I think next I am going to try to research what engine I've got, etc. Bit of a mystery as it is a 2.8litre, with round top su's (marked 'e88 japan') and I don't know where to start or what to look for to identify it without taking it all apart.
Guess that's the fun of it, all a mystery until its in pieces on the garage floor lol
Martin