14-01-2021, 05:28 PM
Ok heater hose bodged, still dribbles a little bit but it's fine with the cap loose & no pressure. Heater matrix does appear to be good, and very effective too so no K-seal abominations like the 5 door's. Engine runs better and better, although idle is high & sometimes erratic, temperature is great though hangs around 85-90c and fan cuts in and out as it should.
clutch feels decent and even the brakes seem reasonable for moving round the drive at least. Next order of business will be finding a heater hose assembly, digging through the removed bits to see if the remainder of the breather and idle air pipework is in there & finding those bits if not.
Front springs sound broken (clanking when turning the steering) so got to put some spares on that are buried in the garage, and assess what if anything needs done to the brakes before I throw a wiper assembly in and book the MoT. (all the lights even work right off the bat, surprisingly).
Pleased as punch at this point. Oh, better change the oil/filters and adjust the valves too. The oil in it is super clean but old & one valve is a little tappy, presume shitty seat so will have to keep an eye for it closing up again if I do set the overhead.
clutch feels decent and even the brakes seem reasonable for moving round the drive at least. Next order of business will be finding a heater hose assembly, digging through the removed bits to see if the remainder of the breather and idle air pipework is in there & finding those bits if not.
Front springs sound broken (clanking when turning the steering) so got to put some spares on that are buried in the garage, and assess what if anything needs done to the brakes before I throw a wiper assembly in and book the MoT. (all the lights even work right off the bat, surprisingly).
Pleased as punch at this point. Oh, better change the oil/filters and adjust the valves too. The oil in it is super clean but old & one valve is a little tappy, presume shitty seat so will have to keep an eye for it closing up again if I do set the overhead.