(06-01-2018, 10:36 AM)Magenta Sunset Wrote: re glow plug switch. a simple 555 timer circuit & relay would sort that.
Great! I was wondering about using a 555, i've already got some to mess about with for exactly this.
I also found an old glow plug relay which should take the amperage better (pretending i know what im talking about)
That night me and Bash fixed the pipe with some Tresemme and a non-chinese clip, i scared his friend and it has been boosting ever since.
some other things:
I tried to replace the heater matrix just before the Beast of the East came.... what a mistake that was!
Ended up bypassing the matrix and driving to Bash's the next day to fix it.
The new pipes i got with the Nissens heater weren't quite the same as the old ones, so needed some percussive persuasion
While i was getting on with that I left Bash to lowering my seat by removing the tilt mech (at 6ft i feel a little big for a 205)
This took about half an hour longer as the seatbelt clasp was a complete oversight... ahahahaa
Welded some extensions on to the spare tyre cage so i can fit the 14" speedline spare under the car
...a couple more things to do and then something interesting might happen...