Re: [doc] New Owner if the 'Isle Of Man' car.
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Re: [doc] New Owner if the 'Isle Of Man' car.



Nick.

Thanks for the tip! My friendly local garage are currently freeing up 
the brakes at the moment. I will get them to check the valve at the 
same time.


John


--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Nick Tomlinson 
<nickandkathryntomlinson@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Congratulations on your new purchase...
> You may find the idle speed control valve is a little sticky. 
Remove it and clean it with carb cleaner and WD40 (finishing with 
carb cleaner) to free it up. It's on the top-left hand side on the 
engine with 2 rubber hoses connected to it and a 3 pin plug on the 
top (black I think). Held on with a single bolt.
> Nick.
> jchapelhow <chapelhow@xxxx> wrote:All.
> 
> Greetings to you from another member of the club to finally take 
the 
> plunge and put his money where his dream was. 
> 
> I am very pleased to have taken delivery of MMG 287W, the now 
> infamous 'Isle of Man' car. John Whitehead has been the proud owner 
> for many years and regular subscribers to the club mag will know 
that 
> the car has been the mainstay of the 'On the forecourt' for quite 
> some time.
> 
> Following several failed attempts, I acquired sufficient funds to 
buy 
> the car followning my 30th birthday. The re-named 'Boeing' (VIN 
0737) 
> was given the Dave Howarth seal of approval on Saturday 29th March.
> 
> I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks 
to 
> all those who have suffered my relentless queries over the last 
> couple of months and their invaluable advice and endless patience. 
> Mark Bourne, Chris Parnham and Dave Howarth have given me a smooth 
> transition from associate member to 'happiest bloke in Lancashire'.
> 
> Although I had been told about it, nothing really prepares you for 
> the amount of attention the car gets from other road users. 
> 
> Thus far I can report that the car is everything I ever dreamed of. 
> Since it has not been used regularly the brakes squeal, and the 
> parking brake is inopperable. Both easy fixes apparently...
> 
> More interesting is the car's tendancy to choose how fast it wants 
to 
> go. She has no problem starting, or even staring when hot, however 
> under normal operation tends to run at an idle speed of >3000rpm. 
> Indeed at several points on the way home from Dave's I was doing 
> 40mph in forth without touching the accelerator. On Dave's advice I 
> disconnected the cold-start plug which made no difference. Several 
> restarts later and the problem settled down with an idle speed of 
> ~1000rpm. 
> 
> This may just be something that cures itself? In the meantime it 
> makes pulling upto traffic lights 'interesting' with it making me 
out 
> to be a 'boy racer' trying to get away first!
> 
> Does anyone have key blanks to sell before I order them from the US?
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> John Chapelhow
> 
> Living the dream, driving a De Lorean (finally!!!)
> DOC 19 : VIN 0737 : MMG 287W
> 
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