Lessons Learned Day 1
Discussion
1. Griffs dont pootle around.
2. Wtf are those clear round things at the front of the car for? They sure as
aint headlights.
3. You can actually watch the fuel gauge go down.
4. 5th gear is your friend. Gears 1-4th are purely for cosmetic purposes only.
5. The Griff has the loudest clock in the world.
6. Its smells of fuel.
7. Nothing else on the road matters when you drive a Griff.
2. Wtf are those clear round things at the front of the car for? They sure as
aint headlights. 3. You can actually watch the fuel gauge go down.
4. 5th gear is your friend. Gears 1-4th are purely for cosmetic purposes only.
5. The Griff has the loudest clock in the world.
6. Its smells of fuel.
7. Nothing else on the road matters when you drive a Griff.
DJC said:
1. Griffs dont pootle around.
They do if they get used regularly
2. Wtf are those clear round things at the front of the car for? They sure as
Hence all the discussions about headlight changing.
3. You can actually watch the fuel gauge go down.
On a long run.
4. 5th gear is your friend. Gears 1-4th are purely for cosmetic purposes only.
And acceleration.
5. The Griff has the loudest clock in the world.
You're not pressing the "GO" pedal enough.
6. Its smells of fuel.
Get that checked out, pronto.
7. Nothing else on the road matters when you drive a Griff.
>> Edited by mrmaggit on Thursday 2nd December 07:47
7. Nothing else matters when you drive a Griff.[/quote]
In fact this sad git has been known to sit in it in the garage just to get away from everything.
12 months on and I still check the garage every night and say good night to Griffy.
Yes the clock is loud. suggestions as to what I could put in its place welcome.
Elizabeth
In fact this sad git has been known to sit in it in the garage just to get away from everything.
12 months on and I still check the garage every night and say good night to Griffy.
Yes the clock is loud. suggestions as to what I could put in its place welcome.
Elizabeth
DJC said:
1. Griffs dont pootle around.
2. Wtf are those clear round things at the front of the car for? They sure as
3. You can actually watch the fuel gauge go down.
4. 5th gear is your friend. Gears 1-4th are purely for cosmetic purposes only.
5. The Griff has the loudest clock in the world.
6. Its smells of fuel.
7. Nothing else on the road matters when you drive a Griff.
8. I still have a grin.
9. V8 soundtrack sounds better than the I.C.E.
10. I don't know how the roof works.
More?
Ian Lewis said:
8. I still have a grin.
9. V8 soundtrack sounds better than the I.C.E.
10. I don't know how the roof works.
More?
8 and 9 agreed
but
10
Why?
You should be roofless all the time. Anyway it is all in the angles when storing in boot. It is a bit like learning to drive, very frustrating to start then all of a sudden it clicks and you think bloody hell that is easy.
Elizabeth
Lessons Learnt Day 2
Oh joyous moment this morning. My garage is essentially in a courtyard block, quite small and tight, so enclosed basically. Its cold. Its that eary light of the morning.
Think I woke the neighbours up
))
Exhausts putting stuff out, swirling up around the walls of the courtyard and cars parked outside the garages, Gruf reversing through the stuff, throttle dipping away (just for effect to be honest ) and the green beast emerges through it all.
It felt and sounded and looked just as you would imagine an early morning in Sept 1940 as the boys stared the Spits up around here)) Im changing my name to Johnie Johnson !
Oh joyous moment this morning. My garage is essentially in a courtyard block, quite small and tight, so enclosed basically. Its cold. Its that eary light of the morning.
Think I woke the neighbours up
)) Exhausts putting stuff out, swirling up around the walls of the courtyard and cars parked outside the garages, Gruf reversing through the stuff, throttle dipping away (just for effect to be honest
) and the green beast emerges through it all. It felt and sounded and looked just as you would imagine an early morning in Sept 1940 as the boys stared the Spits up around here
)) Im changing my name to Johnie Johnson !smirnoff said:
DJC, I just missed you at Tower View yesterday, I went to look at my new engine! Dave did say you were a little excited, so much so you forgot the little things like tax and insurance! But that's ok who cares when you have a Griff!
Adrian
Not technically true! I was actually told over the phone that Dave was putting 6 months tax on her! Told it twice in fact! Hence why I was happy enough just to wack insurance on from that day so having no documents on me wouldnt be a problem.
But hey, Ive got a Grif dirtish cheap, so Im not too fussed
The really embarrasing thing was having to ring em up again 5mins later and asking which sodding button opened the bleeding boot again! I have mitigating circumstances for that though...I was taking 5 mins on a forecourt to also work out the headlights and wtf I wasnt actually geting more than 1 watt of power before I realised that Grif headlights *really* were that bad!
Then I enjoyed the drive home ... well between M25 traffic.
Spot-on with your first 7 points DJC! However, if it smells of petrol in the cabin, then this is fixable. Mine was terrible when I first had it, but found that the flexible section of the fuel return pipe was cracked and the smells were coming in through the two vents in the back panel. 800mm of good quality high pressure fuel hose and about an hour sorted this out completely. Never had a whiff since. Easy peasy job!
One other joy of Griff ownership - the smell as soon as you open the door (once you've sorted the fuel problem).
Steve
One other joy of Griff ownership - the smell as soon as you open the door (once you've sorted the fuel problem).
Steve
red griff 500 said:
Spot-on with your first 7 points DJC! However, if it smells of petrol in the cabin, then this is fixable. Mine was terrible when I first had it, but found that the flexible section of the fuel return pipe was cracked and the smells were coming in through the two vents in the back panel. 800mm of good quality high pressure fuel hose and about an hour sorted this out completely. Never had a whiff since. Easy peasy job!
One other joy of Griff ownership - the smell as soon as you open the door (once you've sorted the fuel problem).
Steve
Good advice, ta
Im taking it up to my ex f in l (we r still good m8s, so he is happy to be mechanic) to get a new waxoyle coat on in a week or so. Will let him look her over anyway, see what he can find.
Ahh yes, the heater controls. Er, no is the short answer. Sorry, Im still in the breaking in the new box, therefore trying to drive a Griff with one hand phase. I darent think about anything else! Maidstone has too many pot holes and ruts to concentrate your mind on!
So er...how do they work?
Ahh yes, the heater controls. Er, no is the short answer. Sorry, Im still in the breaking in the new box, therefore trying to drive a Griff with one hand phase. I darent think about anything else! Maidstone has too many pot holes and ruts to concentrate your mind on!
So er...how do they work?[/quote]
We thought you would have the answer?
As a new owner surely you have read the owners manual?? -only joking
mrmaggit said:
6. Its smells of fuel.
Get that checked out, pronto.
If this is a pre cat you have is the fuel stronger when the engine is cold (ie. when you first walk into the garage to use it). If so, you may find it's the jubileee clip that holds the fuel pipe to the rail. I thin what happens it that it can allow fuel to escape which, when hot, vapourises on the rail but does not when the engine is cold. They changed the later models and put an olive on the pipe. Shpub told me to put another clip on. In the end I went for taking half an inch off the hose so I had a fresh pipe/rail connection. It's a common thing on the pre cats but as Mr Mag says, worth getfing checked and one of the various solutions applied.
TeGriffic said:
6. Its smells of fuel.
Get that checked out, pronto.
If this is a pre cat you have is the fuel stronger when the engine is cold (ie. when you first walk into the garage to use it). If so, you may find it's the jubileee clip that holds the fuel pipe to the rail. I thin what happens it that it can allow fuel to escape which, when hot, vapourises on the rail but does not when the engine is cold. They changed the later models and put an olive on the pipe. Shpub told me to put another clip on. In the end I went for taking half an inch off the hose so I had a fresh pipe/rail connection. It's a common thing on the pre cats but as Mr Mag says, worth getfing checked and one of the various solutions applied.
That sounds about right. Ill have ex-dad check it out
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