Griff newbie! Couple of questions
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Hello all,
I’ve just recently bought a 98 Griff 500 – and have a fixed grin at the moment! I do , however, have a couple of niggles that I need to sort out and hope you can help me with…
1) Heat soak / “cooling” system
I expected heat soak in the car, but even with the roof off, things can be a bit sweaty in this weather! I’ve read the manual about the cooling system, hear that the later griff 500 has an extra cooling fan (for the engine or cabin??) and have messed with the dials but just get hot air in my face! So far it seems the only way to maintain a reasonable temp’ is to have the window open/take the roof off and turn off all the vents/fans. Can someone advise on the best setup for all those dials to maintain cool, or if a more drastic approach is needed such as the mod-wise 2 speed fan, which I think I’ve read makes a good difference to cabin temp?
2) Gear lever sticking.
My car is 5 years old with 20k on the clock. Gear box is pretty heavy as expected, but I’m concerned that when leaving the car in a gear for a while it can feel like it’s stuck/sticky. It needs a bit of a tug sometimes to get it out of gear. Is that normal, or a problem looming?
3) Locking wheel nut cover key
Supposed to be in the boot toolbag (according to manual) but missing from my car. It looks like an allen key grub screw, but my allen keys don’t fit. Main dealer parts department tell me I need to buy a new set of screws + tool, and then dig out the old ones out by force. Any other way around this?
4) Leven alloy stalks
They look nice in the pics – good in practice?
Thanks for any info..
I’ve just recently bought a 98 Griff 500 – and have a fixed grin at the moment! I do , however, have a couple of niggles that I need to sort out and hope you can help me with…
1) Heat soak / “cooling” system
I expected heat soak in the car, but even with the roof off, things can be a bit sweaty in this weather! I’ve read the manual about the cooling system, hear that the later griff 500 has an extra cooling fan (for the engine or cabin??) and have messed with the dials but just get hot air in my face! So far it seems the only way to maintain a reasonable temp’ is to have the window open/take the roof off and turn off all the vents/fans. Can someone advise on the best setup for all those dials to maintain cool, or if a more drastic approach is needed such as the mod-wise 2 speed fan, which I think I’ve read makes a good difference to cabin temp?
2) Gear lever sticking.
My car is 5 years old with 20k on the clock. Gear box is pretty heavy as expected, but I’m concerned that when leaving the car in a gear for a while it can feel like it’s stuck/sticky. It needs a bit of a tug sometimes to get it out of gear. Is that normal, or a problem looming?
3) Locking wheel nut cover key
Supposed to be in the boot toolbag (according to manual) but missing from my car. It looks like an allen key grub screw, but my allen keys don’t fit. Main dealer parts department tell me I need to buy a new set of screws + tool, and then dig out the old ones out by force. Any other way around this?
4) Leven alloy stalks
They look nice in the pics – good in practice?
Thanks for any info..
Cool - that was quick! Not only have I got lots of good advice here, I've also had a personal email from Levan offering help!
Phoned them up and they're sending me a new key for the wheel nut cover. I ordered the alloy stalks while I was at at. Great service.
This is a great website/community, and yes, I'me sure I've made the right decision buying a Griff.
I just went outside and looked under the dash - DOUGH! What a plonker: there is a button under there; I'll try it a bit later when I go for a spin. Will also try leaving the cool setting on and see if blows cool air after 5 mins.
CHeers
Jon
Phoned them up and they're sending me a new key for the wheel nut cover. I ordered the alloy stalks while I was at at. Great service.
This is a great website/community, and yes, I'me sure I've made the right decision buying a Griff.
I just went outside and looked under the dash - DOUGH! What a plonker: there is a button under there; I'll try it a bit later when I go for a spin. Will also try leaving the cool setting on and see if blows cool air after 5 mins.
CHeers
Jon
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