DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Mounted coil-pack and ECU, fitted engine bay seals...

got up while the sun was out and took the 2.4 s for an' Italian 'service ...........warmed it up completely and then redlined it in 2nd 3rd and 4 th ..................only done 117000 miles from new !
did nt miss a beat , fitted new red oil filter [ as per original] cleaned the flies off and smiled ..........LOTS !
ps started on the key after 5 weeks standing .....little smoke , not much.

I started it up...............

For the first time since I started this journey, 8+ years ago, and a week of head scratching, plugs in plugs out, a long phone call to Fred Pentecost this morning, got a bit rude with it all and then, it just started!!!!!!!

Did a vid, which includes me apologising to the neighbours for the smoke, you can hear it misfiring and popping and banging, but it lives! How the heck do I post that?

No 1 daughter took me out for a curry to celebrate!

What a day.

Stripped and lubricated my starter solenoid after a 1700 mile trip round Scotland having to lay under it with a hammer while the missus turned the key ('accidentally' in gear a couple of times too!!)
Starts beautifully now from the comfort of the drivers seat.

jackstowers wrote:Stripped and lubricated my starter solenoid after a 1700 mile trip round Scotland having to lay under it with a hammer while the missus turned the key ('accidentally' in gear a couple of times too!!)

Really?

That smile wasn't a oooops smile!

Glad it all sorted, now she will have to find another way to do you in.

jackstowers wrote:Stripped and lubricated my starter solenoid after a 1700 mile trip round Scotland having to lay under it with a hammer while the missus turned the key ('accidentally' in gear a couple of times too!!)
Starts beautifully now from the comfort of the drivers seat.

Ha! That's what I've got planned for Saturday - on the Sunday mine just started whirring instead of engaging.
Got to fit the new fuel pump as well.

Well done Simon good to hear it lives.
Will you be getting it to Hedingham?

Trevor

Collected 100 bricks and 3 bags of sand to build a wall for my neighbour. Not the ideal builders wagon but nicely balanced with half in each boot!

Stuck a sticker on .

Fitted clear resin cooling shrouds to engine...

Drove to Badby for a walk with the family. Running nicely again.



I need to get around to painting the bonnet struts black.

Drove in the rain to get my suspension sorted by a nice man called Simon.
Drove home in brilliant sunshine, feels so much better.
Stuart

Be interested to hear how things went at his. He's a nice bloke with a really nice 964

Broke down on the M25 in evening rush hour

Recovered home eventually and will investigate this weekend.

must be something in the air ... Aug 2014 not been a good month for DDK breakdowns