Many, many thanks to Chris, (Phunkie Hiboy), for giving up his afternoon today to stand in the pouring rain outside Loony's workshop, working on the Pop. You is a top chap mate. Thank you.
Although it's Saturday, it's just a normal working day for us at Royal Mail, so I was out trudging the streets in the wind & rain, delivering letters to all you lot that get the day off.
Meanwhile, Chris had arrived at Loon's place to fit the electronic ignition we collected last week. By the time I'd finished work, got home, got dry & changed & out to the workshop, the deed was done & he was busy adjusting the kick-down cable, carb & anything else that needed looking at.
It's starting way better now & ticking over nicely, but I took it up the road & back & was still concerned it felt kinda flat up the hill. So Chris came out with me -sorry mate, it's wetter
in the cab than outside it at the moment! Might as well be open topped for all the protection the cab offers from the rain & spray, with no glass in the doors & sections of floor still to be worked on. His verdict was simply that it needs to be driven more aggressively -as Other Chris said, Drive it like you
didn't build it.
The noise from the rear right cylinder's just a blowing exhaust flange, (it quietens down once the motor's warm & everything's expanded slightly), so at some point I'll pull the header off & replace the gaskets. The oil light's coming on at low revs, so might need a new oil pump too, but otherwise, not too bad.
The weather really is atrocious at the moment -just a waste of time trying to do much on a bare metal car outside when it's lashing down with rain every day. So I doused it in a whole can of WD40 & covered it back up again. It'll be bright red with rust next time I uncover it. If the sun ever comes out this Summer, I just need to get out & drive it some more.
Thanks again Chris. Hope you've dried out & warmed up now.