Project40: Midlife crisis yellow Mk2 Punto HGT 1.8 16v
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It went well! Made 132 bhp, which is decent for the age of car I think.
Yes the Punto has been used pretty much daily since December and has held up pretty well, it defintely doesn't like the cold weather though, loves to throw up random errors whenever the weather drops below 5 degrees.
Yes the Punto has been used pretty much daily since December and has held up pretty well, it defintely doesn't like the cold weather though, loves to throw up random errors whenever the weather drops below 5 degrees.
I want to treat it to some new battery terminals etc to help those electrons get where they need to go.Mucked around with the gear linkages again today, I hadn't looked at the left/right linkage earlier in the week. As soon as the rain stopped I removed the intake, battery& tray to get access, one 17mm bolt later and it was out:
TBH it looked in good shape, no corrosion that I could see, but I sandeded down & cleaned it up, alongside the tube/barrell it sits in. The gear stick now self centers much better, but still there is some vagueness to it. At this point I think its worth getting the linkages replaced and see what that does, I'm awaiting a quote from Autoalfa on a new clutch & flywheel, so will get them to do it at the same time.
TBH it looked in good shape, no corrosion that I could see, but I sandeded down & cleaned it up, alongside the tube/barrell it sits in. The gear stick now self centers much better, but still there is some vagueness to it. At this point I think its worth getting the linkages replaced and see what that does, I'm awaiting a quote from Autoalfa on a new clutch & flywheel, so will get them to do it at the same time.
Need to tick off some more jobs today ahead of the road trip to Rustival next Saturday.
The most important is sorting the coolant leak from the upper radiator hose. I’ve bought a new rad as the current is looking a bit past its best.
So the plan today:
Remove bumper
Remove radiator
Replace radiator
Fit new clips
Fit new expansion tank & cap
Fill coolant
Oil & filter change
Then if I get time, clean & spray paint the strut brace and engine cover.
The most important is sorting the coolant leak from the upper radiator hose. I’ve bought a new rad as the current is looking a bit past its best.
So the plan today:
Remove bumper
Remove radiator
Replace radiator
Fit new clips
Fit new expansion tank & cap
Fill coolant
Oil & filter change
Then if I get time, clean & spray paint the strut brace and engine cover.
Success! And didn’t need to change the radiator after all, I’ll keep the replacement just in case though. The Oubto has fresh oil, filter & coolant and I also had the time to jazz up the engine bay.
So the car is pretty much ready for Rustival, one down side is that I smashed my camera
So the car is pretty much ready for Rustival, one down side is that I smashed my camera
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