Vidar Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 I always felt that the steering column felt like it was too close to the dashboard. I did some reading on the internet and found out that the column is designed to collapse and over the years it can push down two or three inches. I loosened the brackets and pulled it back on its shaft and now I can change gear without my one hitting the wheel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidar Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Move on to replacing the temp sender unit and we decided to replace the thermostat also. Temp gauge now works brilliant! On to the heater cable.....problem is we don't have the end for the cable to attache to the valve.... The Ethan said I think I know where it might be. He emptied the ash tray and there it was. Connected the cable and now the valve work perfect. BTW: I hope you like our window washer bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidar Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Got this today. Result. This car has taken a huge amount of work to get back on the road. It still needs a fair bit of work to get to where we want it, however Ethan and I feel like we saved one. We have spend about 10 weekends working on it and a couple of grand of parts. It had structural rust around the window that took a lot of work. Most people wouldn't have bothered and parted it out which would have been a shame as its now a really fun car. We took it for a blat and when you stand on the gas it is a real experience. Its a big engine for a little car and always makes us laugh wen we give it a thrash. We will bring it to the next monthly Auckland Meet I think. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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