Fiero Worky but Water Leaky

[TopNotch]

Surely your Fiero will return many years of reliable service.

... and don't call me Shirley.

[PK]

Lolzio.

[PK]

Underneath clean, paint. Replace some fasteners/bolts with nice stainless etc - DONE
The application of ACF50 every year or so to the entire underneath makes it come up really nice

Coolant change now no leaky - DONE

The fuel filter on there is a Fram and seems to have done OK so will just swap for another Fram from my Fiero supplies..

Going to do brake fluid change while everything is accessible. 

Then put the bits back together, wheel well liners etc etc.

Then have some time end of June to MOT test and drive.... Hmmm when is RFTH again? ;0)

[PK]

Ughhh.  I did my own final inspection (thorough) before booking Dangemouse in for MOT test (somewhat less thorough!!).

I have handled the wheels and tyres dozens of times while doing all of the tinkering.. . Only on final inspection did I notice a bulge in inside wall of a tyre AND a coinciding slight buckle to rim.  Ughhhh.

The tyres are very very old and I had convinced myself that they would do one last summer and then in winter I would refurb wheels and put new tyres on.....well that will still happen but not going to have it on the road this year.

Disappointed but will at least be ready for action next summer.

[GTRS Fiero]

Yeah, my Fiero is again down for the summer.

[PK]

I gave in and have sent my wheels to "rimscarnated" for truing and powder coat. The tyres that were made in the 45th week of the year 2000 are in the bin.  New Yokohama AD08Rs waiting for my wheels to return.

I won't have time to MOT test till September now but am determined it will be this year. .......

 

[GTRS Fiero]

Good for you.

[PK]

The wheel "expert" turned my week long wheel refurb into a 3.5 month disaster.

Anyway mainly posting to let you all know another 6 months have passed since the last IOW voyage and I am currently sat on the ferry on what will be my last work trip here as we have a new guy much closer...... He was supposed to be coming over this time to learn the ropes..... But just phoned to let me know he set fire to his car trying to jump start the van... Ferry missed.

[GTRS Fiero]

Remind me.  Where do you go on the ferry?

Sorry to read about your troubles with the wheels.

[PK]

The Isle of Wight. . . Its an even smaller island off the South coast of England.

[GTRS Fiero]

I took a ride on a ferry, but it got away, and they had to send a tugboat after us.  Now, that ferry is no longer on a cable.

[TopNotch]

The Isle of Wight. . . Its an even smaller island off the South coast of England.

Made famous in the Beatles' song "When I'm Sixty-Four".