11 May 2021, 12:17
Hi All;
Well, I joined the club a couple of months or so ago (and have been merrily kicking off loads of threads with various queries - thanks to everyone who supplied me with answers, and particularly to Chris W who helped me out with my importation paperwork!) and am now pleased to say that *MY* (OMG!) D has safely arrived!
All done online: searched for and purchased in the US, and then imported. Just keeping my fingers crossed that all is well and there's no major issues!
She certainly runs, but I've had to replace the flat battery. Apparently the guys at the UK import end used jump/boost starters to get her going 3 times (having stalled her on the clutch after the first 2 goes!) and so once they got her on the trailer they left her running!! :-o
Fortunately she kept running whilst on the trailer all the way from Southampton to my house and didn't a/ run out of petrol or b/ massively overheat and explode, so I'm taking that as a good sign. I then managed to drive her safely onto my drive (without stalling!), as you can see..
Have since replaced the battery (absolutely dead!) and given her a couple of trial starts. She starts nicely but seems to run a little roughly - partly I suspect she is low on fuel!
So, I'll put in a gallon or so of nice fresh clean lovely petrol and go again. Will only run her for a little bit to warm up, then I've got a new oil filter and oil to go in as a 'starter for ten' to make sure she's treated nicely before any more extended running..!
And then: lights to change, PAX door handle to fix, then hopefully MOT and paperwork..
In the meantime I'm sure I'll come up with other questions.
Such as...
a/ there's a 'hissing' noise comes from behind the dash as soon as I 'key on'. Could perhaps be the air con working? Is this normal?
Anyone got any clues/ideas/knowledge?
b/ she's tricky to get into reverse. I'm hoping that adjusting the gear cable underneath towards the back will give her a little more freedom to move the stick in that direction and then this'll improve.. am I barking up the wrong tree?
Very grateful for any advice, I'm sure there'll be more!
Oh yes, and I've called her 'Bessie'. Like the Highwayman's horse..
Cheers!
Ivan..
Hmm. Not quite sure I'm getting the 'add picture' thing right here. Could be anything from zero to five pics attached! Let's see..
Oh, right. Two. What a chump. Sorry all!
Well, I joined the club a couple of months or so ago (and have been merrily kicking off loads of threads with various queries - thanks to everyone who supplied me with answers, and particularly to Chris W who helped me out with my importation paperwork!) and am now pleased to say that *MY* (OMG!) D has safely arrived!
All done online: searched for and purchased in the US, and then imported. Just keeping my fingers crossed that all is well and there's no major issues!
She certainly runs, but I've had to replace the flat battery. Apparently the guys at the UK import end used jump/boost starters to get her going 3 times (having stalled her on the clutch after the first 2 goes!) and so once they got her on the trailer they left her running!! :-o
Fortunately she kept running whilst on the trailer all the way from Southampton to my house and didn't a/ run out of petrol or b/ massively overheat and explode, so I'm taking that as a good sign. I then managed to drive her safely onto my drive (without stalling!), as you can see..
Have since replaced the battery (absolutely dead!) and given her a couple of trial starts. She starts nicely but seems to run a little roughly - partly I suspect she is low on fuel!
So, I'll put in a gallon or so of nice fresh clean lovely petrol and go again. Will only run her for a little bit to warm up, then I've got a new oil filter and oil to go in as a 'starter for ten' to make sure she's treated nicely before any more extended running..!
And then: lights to change, PAX door handle to fix, then hopefully MOT and paperwork..
In the meantime I'm sure I'll come up with other questions.
Such as...
a/ there's a 'hissing' noise comes from behind the dash as soon as I 'key on'. Could perhaps be the air con working? Is this normal?
Anyone got any clues/ideas/knowledge?
b/ she's tricky to get into reverse. I'm hoping that adjusting the gear cable underneath towards the back will give her a little more freedom to move the stick in that direction and then this'll improve.. am I barking up the wrong tree?
Very grateful for any advice, I'm sure there'll be more!
Oh yes, and I've called her 'Bessie'. Like the Highwayman's horse..
Cheers!
Ivan..
Hmm. Not quite sure I'm getting the 'add picture' thing right here. Could be anything from zero to five pics attached! Let's see..
(11 May 2021, 12:17)lordivanhoe Wrote: Hi All;
Well, I joined the club a couple of months or so ago (and have been merrily kicking off loads of threads with various queries - thanks to everyone who supplied me with answers, and particularly to Chris W who helped me out with my importation paperwork!) and am now pleased to say that *MY* (OMG!) D has safely arrived!
All done online: searched for and purchased in the US, and then imported. Just keeping my fingers crossed that all is well and there's no major issues!
She certainly runs, but I've had to replace the flat battery. Apparently the guys at the UK import end used jump/boost starters to get her going 3 times (having stalled her on the clutch after the first 2 goes!) and so once they got her on the trailer they left her running!! :-o
Fortunately she kept running whilst on the trailer all the way from Southampton to my house and didn't a/ run out of petrol or b/ massively overheat and explode, so I'm taking that as a good sign. I then managed to drive her safely onto my drive (without stalling!), as you can see..
Have since replaced the battery (absolutely dead!) and given her a couple of trial starts. She starts nicely but seems to run a little roughly - partly I suspect she is low on fuel!
So, I'll put in a gallon or so of nice fresh clean lovely petrol and go again. Will only run her for a little bit to warm up, then I've got a new oil filter and oil to go in as a 'starter for ten' to make sure she's treated nicely before any more extended running..!
And then: lights to change, PAX door handle to fix, then hopefully MOT and paperwork..
In the meantime I'm sure I'll come up with other questions.
Such as...
a/ there's a 'hissing' noise comes from behind the dash as soon as I 'key on'. Could perhaps be the air con working? Is this normal?
Anyone got any clues/ideas/knowledge?
b/ she's tricky to get into reverse. I'm hoping that adjusting the gear cable underneath towards the back will give her a little more freedom to move the stick in that direction and then this'll improve.. am I barking up the wrong tree?
Very grateful for any advice, I'm sure there'll be more!
Oh yes, and I've called her 'Bessie'. Like the Highwayman's horse..
Cheers!
Ivan..
Hmm. Not quite sure I'm getting the 'add picture' thing right here. Could be anything from zero to five pics attached! Let's see..
Oh, right. Two. What a chump. Sorry all!