So some progress since last update.
I bought a timing light and tried to get it running better. Problem was I couldn't really get it up to temperature properly and although I got it running slightly better it wasn't perfect, idling at 2k rpm and hunting etc.
With it running comparatively well I decided it was time to insure it and get it booked for MOT.
After ringing a few companies I went for HIC for Insurance. I was quite surprised with how much I'm paying as it was relatively expensive but it now does have a higher mileage limit and commuting on.
Sooooo last night I got ready for taking it for MOT today. Gave the car a quick once over and stuck it at the front of the drive ready for the morning:
20180201_191529 by Tom Horn, on Flickr
Got up early and Set off this morning, and all was well. Then at the bottom of the hill the car started to hic and kick. Lost all power when accelerating, wouldn't pull at all
So pulled over in Sainsbury's to see if I could see anything wrong.
20180202_062712 by Tom Horn, on Flickr
Couldn't see anything apparent. So managed to get it home and abandoned it on the drive:
20180202_063657 by Tom Horn, on Flickr
Rang work and said I wasn't coming in and went back to bed in a huff!
Now the less sleep deprived of you will probably be shouting "PETROL!!" at the screen. Which is exactly what my wife suggested when I had stopped stropping.
So I went and bought a 20L Jerry can and filled that and my normal jerry can up with fuel. After getting the fuel through it ran again! So I repeatedly drove it around the block. It eventually got warm and I took it back home and fiddled about with the timing. Getting it a lot closer and running pretty well infact.
So off I set to the MOT station with the wife behind me. Car ran spot on. Temp was perfect. Feels a bit sluggish but that could just be the fact I'm used to faster cars.
Anyway after getting to MOT station and chatting with the lads there it got tested and:
Screenshot_20180202-171358 by Tom Horn, on Flickr
Whoop!
Only issue was that the battery went flat mid test, we bump started it.
Then on the way home it completely died. When trying to restart not even a click. Battery completely dead.
Fortunately I broke down right next to an Installer of car alarms etc. Popped in and for £40 I had a brand new battery.
Had tools in car. Stuck in on and it fired straight up and ran great.
So I cruised home:
20180202_152324 by Tom Horn, on Flickr.
So now its fully road legal! Now the fun stuff can start! Like tidying it cosmetically and putting some miles on it!
Tom
I bought a timing light and tried to get it running better. Problem was I couldn't really get it up to temperature properly and although I got it running slightly better it wasn't perfect, idling at 2k rpm and hunting etc.
With it running comparatively well I decided it was time to insure it and get it booked for MOT.
After ringing a few companies I went for HIC for Insurance. I was quite surprised with how much I'm paying as it was relatively expensive but it now does have a higher mileage limit and commuting on.
Sooooo last night I got ready for taking it for MOT today. Gave the car a quick once over and stuck it at the front of the drive ready for the morning:
20180201_191529 by Tom Horn, on Flickr
Got up early and Set off this morning, and all was well. Then at the bottom of the hill the car started to hic and kick. Lost all power when accelerating, wouldn't pull at all
So pulled over in Sainsbury's to see if I could see anything wrong.
20180202_062712 by Tom Horn, on Flickr
Couldn't see anything apparent. So managed to get it home and abandoned it on the drive:
20180202_063657 by Tom Horn, on Flickr
Rang work and said I wasn't coming in and went back to bed in a huff!
Now the less sleep deprived of you will probably be shouting "PETROL!!" at the screen. Which is exactly what my wife suggested when I had stopped stropping.
So I went and bought a 20L Jerry can and filled that and my normal jerry can up with fuel. After getting the fuel through it ran again! So I repeatedly drove it around the block. It eventually got warm and I took it back home and fiddled about with the timing. Getting it a lot closer and running pretty well infact.
So off I set to the MOT station with the wife behind me. Car ran spot on. Temp was perfect. Feels a bit sluggish but that could just be the fact I'm used to faster cars.
Anyway after getting to MOT station and chatting with the lads there it got tested and:
Screenshot_20180202-171358 by Tom Horn, on Flickr
Whoop!
Only issue was that the battery went flat mid test, we bump started it.
Then on the way home it completely died. When trying to restart not even a click. Battery completely dead.
Fortunately I broke down right next to an Installer of car alarms etc. Popped in and for £40 I had a brand new battery.
Had tools in car. Stuck in on and it fired straight up and ran great.
So I cruised home:
20180202_152324 by Tom Horn, on Flickr.
So now its fully road legal! Now the fun stuff can start! Like tidying it cosmetically and putting some miles on it!
Tom