Congrats!!! It is always a great felling to get mving again after having
been parked for a while.
Larry
At this exact moment in time 9/30/99 2:08, neilc@apphosting.com made the
profound statement:
>Hi all,
>
>Wow, my first drive in the A for a month! This morning I re-bled the brakes
>and adjusted the rear shoes. Now the braking is pretty spot on. I also tuned
>her up, and got her running nice and smooth. She seems to sit just under
>180F whilst running, and goes up to just under 200F sitting in traffic.
>Don't know if thats ok or not, but she seems happy. Will probably be better
>in traffic once I get this electric thermo. fan installed.
>
>Had an interesting dilemna last night! When I started her, I had zero
>pressure on the Oil gauge! *gulp* I switched her off immediately suspected
>the rebuilt temp guage. But first, I removed the copper line that goes from
>flexible pipe attached to the block, to the back of the oil pressure gauge.
>Trying to blow through this, with a length of pipe attached, showed me the
>pipe itself was blocked! Phew! I didn't want to remove that silly gauge
>again! ArrggH!!! About an hour stuffing around, trying to push solvent
>through the line with that ole faithful plastic syringe <G> finally cleared
>it, and I had oil pressure again!
>
>Today driving, the car feels a lot different, I really notice the dodgy
>shocks on the LHS (I can see they've been leaking) and the 15yr old tyres,
>not to mention the awful shake at 60mph. Yuk. Lots more to do. The throttle
>also feels different, harder, probably thanks to that MGB throttle return
>spring. May have to get an alternative as it makes the throttle seem less
>progressive. Hmm.
>
>As for the brakes, I haven't had the opportunity to give them a huge shove,
>but they seem very strong and not much pressure needed to pull her up
>quickly and smoothly. I also did the wheel bearings btw. Umm, the only weird
>thing was on the way into town, the front right wheel area let out a little
>judder when I braked - just the once. Has me a bit worried,but everything
>seems nice and tight. Might check that front RHS castle nut tonight -
>paranoia. <G>
>
>I'm sure there will be lots of niggling little things to adjust between now
>and the weekend, there always is. <G>
>
>Cheers,
>Neil.
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Administrator/Manager
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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