Re: Its been months!
Hi Everyone,
I can't remember the last time I was on the forum but after a long break Im back. What with work, LOTS of home improvements and a lots of family commitments the Rover has languished in the garage since attending lasts years 'Drive it Day' at Brooklands. That was the end of April :shock:
I had started the engine every few weeks and drove it out of the garage to get to things but since the MOT, tax and insurance expired in August I decided to SORN it as I knew I would be using it for the rest of the year. Once Christmas and new year were out of the way I endeavoured to get the Rover out of the garage and look at getting it back on the road but after recharging the battery it was found that the electric fuel pump I relocated to the rear had stopped working :x
I purchased an identical pump and fitted it today. The car now runs again. Not sure why the old one stopped as I checked everything before buying the new one, but once i removed it and connected directly to a battery it ran :? I did try this when it was still on the car so I can only assume that it had become blocked. In addition my non working fuel gauge now works. I thought the sender had packed up but it turned out that the earth had come loose in the boot
I also took the oppurtunity to change the oil and filter so now the car is all ready for an MOT test which I'm going to try and sort within the next couple of weeks. Hopefully it passes.
I did have a little mishap last week whillst reaching up to a shelf to retrieve a back of tap washers. Unknown to me was door hinge next to the bag that I dragged off the shelf which in turn hit the rear wing. It didn't dent the panel but because its had a poor respray in the past it managed to take a large chunk of paint off.
For the time being I'm basically going to touch it up so its not as noticeable as I'm going to look into a full respray. When funds allow of course :roll:
Plans for this year. Well apart from getting back on the road I managed to aquire nearly all the nescessary bits to fit a boot mount kit last year. I have a complete lid that I'm going to transfer the parts over from, but I'm still on the lookout for a wheel cover, stay and bracket and the badge itself if anyone can help? I also want to redo the underseal behind each wing one at a time over the course of the year and try and either refurbish my heater or buy a replacement and refurbish that and swap them over.
Hopefully I get to put some serious miles on it this year and hope to see you guys at some of the up and coming events