The end of a long and winding road
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Having enjoyed and benefited from much help from the forum over the last two years, I am proud to say my Stag is back on the road.
My confidence levels have gone up and down and I am surprised how satisfying it has been doing some of the work myself.
I started with an engine rebuild of my Mark 1 Stag (which was completed in August 2014!). Then my business hit the chicanes! What have I done with my savings, oh yes... on the V8!?
Then the alternator went, then the VC packed in (amateur boy here sourced a mark 1 but realised it had a mark 2 conversion, so I got a new fan). But then decided to replace it with the mark 1 conversion (now I know why you all have double garages for the spare parts you don't need!). I replaced the thermostat, which erroneously had one the foot one! That was 37p well spent, new gaskets all round on the carbs and O pedestal ring, etc.
And then finally all back together and looking like the summer sun was just holding off for me. But both carbs were set wrong and leaking petrol everywhere, so I had to reset those.
And then finally just ready to fire up but first checked the rad with water, and yes a leak was there with all the VC action, it has sprung a small hole. So off to Robsport and returned with a beautiful new Mark 2 rad, after a bit of pushing and shoving I got in it, with Kenlowe now taken off. I could hardly believe it when I first fired up the engine, after two years wait. It was all worth it of course. What did Chief Ken on Cuckoo TV series say about a "throaty choir of angels?
The European eel thinks it has a long journey, swimming from the Sargasso Sea to the UK seas and back, that's nothing compared to the journey some of us have taken with old beloved Stags.
Thanks all and hope your dreams are driving too!
Giles
Having enjoyed and benefited from much help from the forum over the last two years, I am proud to say my Stag is back on the road.
My confidence levels have gone up and down and I am surprised how satisfying it has been doing some of the work myself.
I started with an engine rebuild of my Mark 1 Stag (which was completed in August 2014!). Then my business hit the chicanes! What have I done with my savings, oh yes... on the V8!?
Then the alternator went, then the VC packed in (amateur boy here sourced a mark 1 but realised it had a mark 2 conversion, so I got a new fan). But then decided to replace it with the mark 1 conversion (now I know why you all have double garages for the spare parts you don't need!). I replaced the thermostat, which erroneously had one the foot one! That was 37p well spent, new gaskets all round on the carbs and O pedestal ring, etc.
And then finally all back together and looking like the summer sun was just holding off for me. But both carbs were set wrong and leaking petrol everywhere, so I had to reset those.
And then finally just ready to fire up but first checked the rad with water, and yes a leak was there with all the VC action, it has sprung a small hole. So off to Robsport and returned with a beautiful new Mark 2 rad, after a bit of pushing and shoving I got in it, with Kenlowe now taken off. I could hardly believe it when I first fired up the engine, after two years wait. It was all worth it of course. What did Chief Ken on Cuckoo TV series say about a "throaty choir of angels?
The European eel thinks it has a long journey, swimming from the Sargasso Sea to the UK seas and back, that's nothing compared to the journey some of us have taken with old beloved Stags.
Thanks all and hope your dreams are driving too!
Giles
Mind, just got a high level ET fitted and that's helped quite a bit 
Sounds a bit alien to me 
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