Hi Martin, I think after the first six months of this year.. we all need a holiday. Back in January when I bought my car I remember thinking "Can I get this done for July.. it's closer than it looks".. and how right I was. When you're busy time has a tendancy to run away. My car will be running rich for the show - I don't want to mess with it while it's running well. After that (and she has plates) I can play with the mixture and drive a bit.. play and drive etc... Let me know if you can get some holiday or not.. and I shall try too. Dan --- In doc-uk@xxxx, Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx> wrote: > Hi Dan > > Basically Jason, our mechanic, took holiday at precisely the wrong time - in the two weeks leading up to SCS. He left it in > the state of running fine but needing the HT leads changing. We replaced them and the car would only fire on crank and not > run. We had to drill our the fuel adjustment screw (Rob Grady was amazed it had not been done, given it's a twin turbo), and > with that richened to a daft level she finally ran, with 12v across the coil. It was after removing the dizzy cap and finding > a misplaced vaccum hose that she ran on the ballast resustors. Only THEN did we discover (thanks to the shrill whistling) that > one of the turbo pipes wasn't mounted correctly and we had an enormous vaccum leak. I wrestled it back on and made sure it was > secure then twiddled the mixture back down. She pops and bangs a little bit but I think she's still a bit rich - and the bangs > are a lot more pronounced with those tin-pot exhausts! Idle acts a little funny but no worse than the BTTF car in Memphis, and > we're all agreed that a "good run" will do that engine the power of good. Now its just brakes (hopefully it's just bleeding > them!). Handbrake was done some time ago (thanks James!) > > Roboteering costs me a lot in the holiday department! I *may* be able to scam a couple of un-paid days to make up enough for a > week - and believe me I really want to! > > Martin > > funkymcfly wrote: > > > If it helps, I really can relate. > > > > Normally in the past I would pay someone else to do the dirty work > > but in ONE day I had the car in for MOT twice and then back home and > > a complete brake bleed - handbrake adjustment etc etc... you suddenly > > just get on with it. > > > > I still need to sort my electrics, disassemble and reassemble the > > speedo/angle drive, paint facias/window trim... blah blah blah.. and > > I ain't trusting ANYONE with my car (well, I'd trust you club guys > > but that's different) so I'm doing it myself. > > > > Don't rush #2727 if she's not gonna make it... take heed of Project > > Vixen! > > > > I should have free time coming up if I can help at all... maybe time > > for another "D" day for work? > > > > Shame about the Europe thing - I have 5 weeks holiday to take yet! > > > > Dan > > Vin#5284 - Hana