Those who attended and know the saga, will be pleased to know that Ruta and I got home without trouble. Thanks all!
Elizabeth's dad wrote: Those who attended and know the saga, will be pleased to know that Ruta and I got home without trouble. Thanks all!
Nice pics Fred .... glad someone managed to get a view looking down into the square - definitely the best view.
andrewcollins wrote: Nice pics Fred .... glad someone managed to get a view looking down into the square - definitely the best view.
tanuki wrote: Thanks to the GeoffS, Jef & Dee for the organization of such a great event !
Good to meet up with you, as much as we would like to take the praise we had nothing to do with the organisation this year - all the accolades are for Geoff this year and well deserved too.
We had a great time and only returned yesterday to the UK - we were lost in France for a few more days... Perfect. We managed Boulogne to Northampton yesterday via Burford and the Malvern Hills to collect some coupe bumpers. We only had one hiccup on the M25 - the hazards flashed once and the engine cut out but after 2 minutes at the side of the road I discovered it was the immobiliser... Dee was already out of the car ready to phone the AA - oh ye of little faith!
Already looking forward to next year in Wales.
We are still out here until 1st. So far so good apart from losing 200 miles or so when our speedo got stuck changing up from 89999 miles to 90000 miles - fixed when we stopped for the night. Had the top down every day and seem to be getting around 50mpg thanks in no small part to changing from 95 to 97 fuel ( 98 ) over here.
I`ve got to agree, Peter. Checked my MPG cruising up the A26, and found the SS1 was doing 48 to the gallon of SP98 !
Great stuff, I'm glad someone from Scimitar France was there!
I would not strip the starter down again Jim just remove it and force grease in at both ends.
I'd come to the same sort of conclusion myself Peter. Tried the car again today and the starter still works perfectly. I think Mick Gill said he's made a heat shield for his out of a reflective blanket, I think I'll do the same as I reckon heat was the source of the problem.
...and I'll carry a spare starter in future!
As far as I know Phil, the heat shield on the solenoid is standard. A lot seem to have had them removed (mine has been, and I have a shield in the garage to re-fit). The solenoid wasn't the source of the problem for me, it was the main motor, the shaft had seized in the bush at the end, removing the cover, driving the shaft out through the cover and then cleaning and lubricating seems to have sorted it, but I want to prevent it happening again and I think heat is the culprit.
Elizabeth's dad wrote: I'd come to the same sort of conclusion myself Peter. Tried the car again today and the starter still works perfectly. I think Mick Gill said he's made a heat shield for his out of a reflective blanket, I think I'll do the same as I reckon heat was the source of the problem.