Getting ready for the AGM

[Smudger105e]

Leaving Thursday for the Anglia Owners' Club AGM at Kemble, so preparations are under way

 

Spent all afternoon polishing the Anglebox with AutoGlym deep shine polish, looks the dog's danglies now (for a bit of a nail!)

 

Annoying noise from the engine bay, suspect dynamo on it's way, I have a spare so I thought I would change it.

 

Get home, park her up, lift the bonnet, water p!ssing out from the back of the engine. So tomorrow it's gearbox off again (only did the clutch about 3 weeks ago) and change the rear core plug. I hope that's what's gone, if not, it's deep do-do's time...

 

Wish me, Burns and Smudger the Third (or Mini-Burns as he should be called) luck, and hope we get at all done tomorrow...

 

Bet it rains.

[Burns]

i hope it's like it was today

 

ps. mini burns? he's bigger than me

[over_head_cam]

You'll have it sorted in n time I'm sure

[Smudger105e]

Well, it was going ok, apart from the fact that..

 

We dropped the flywheel almost on Burns head.

Burns got drowned coz he was laying under the engine as he knocked the core plug out.

Mini Burns shot himself in the eye with a socket knocking the core plug back in.

 

Mini Burns also noticed another core plug leaking, which we have changed.

 

Got the clutch and flywheel back on, but do you think the 'box will sliiiiide back on? Will it 'eckers like! Having a lunch break and the three of us will probably drop the 'box again and check the clutch plate alignment...

[Burns]

and now smudger's tried to to the gearbox on his own, and dropped the box on his finger

 

back to work

[Smudger105e]

Box has been off 3 times now, I have a sore finger (think the nail might fall off )

 

The lads have got the box onto the engine, now they are boxing it up (no pun intended).

 

I have had enough and am taking a bit of time to sit and chill.

[Smudger105e]

8 hours for a core plug! All back in now, thanks to Burns particularly, and his brother.

 

Wash and polish again tomorrow, work out why the trailer brake lights don't work and maybe fit a CD player...

 

I'm knackered now, and so is Burns, thanks again

[orionmojo]

all good fun eh!

[Smudger105e]

Heh, fun is not the word I would have used!!

 

Made it though (mine's the burgundy Super on the right)

 

 

While I was there I changed the crankcase breather, and the sump oil seems to stay in the sump rather than exiting through the dipstick hole and the rocker box cover.

 

Note to self: Must fit an air filter so when it blows back through the carb when trying to start it, the carb does not catch fire thanks to the doris who noticed 'the light under the bonnet' and the guy who blasted it with a fire extinguisher on the garage forecourt.

[ZetecVan 2.0]

Looks like a good day. I was supposed to be going, but due to personal problems I couldn't.