Not updated this for a while, had some more bits done to the car since the cambelt service, primarily to get the Aircon working as it's never worked under my ownership and after attempting to regas it during the cambelt service which resulted in a blown out condenser.
Mick sourced a new unit with dryer and it got fitted along with new headlights and the regas which took...…...so fingers crossed moment, would the compressor work, was the pressure switch okay...….yep! all good initially. then after using the car few days noticed that the a/c took while kick on after button pressed and there was also a small leak from a pipe. Replaced the pressure switch and now it turns on nice and quick, plus think few on/off cycles has free'd up the clutch pack on the compressor which obviously hadn't seen any use in years.
all I need now is a new pipe to replace the weeping one (the alloy looks to of weakened or gone porus on one of the jounts to the compressor itself, its annoyingly not just the seals)
apart from that just been loving using the car, it really does drive beautiful and great to have it back on the road, right gearbox, belts all done, everything working as it should.
clicked over 155k not long back and I've piled another 500 or so on since then I think, before winter hits and she gets moth balled again except for the dry days! I genuinely think I prefer driving this car over the 182, the 182 is more practical and useable every day (no cup holders does my head in for example, and no cruise for work trips is devastating! lol!) but overall its just smoother and more enjoyable to just get stuck into the experience.
anyway, enough waffle, some pics
