Made it to Cooma & back

Good work Colin.:)
I too was amazed my 86" could drive to Cooma without problems. Didn't overheat (well there was no steam anyway) despite leaking coolant and a non working temp guage. Drove down in convoy on the Thursday and clocked over 100kph on the downhill stretches near Canberra (this is with 6.00x16 wheels and no overdrive!) initial calculations show I was using 13L per 100km which I'm very happy with.
Driving home was also good although I took it a little slower and had several rest breaks. Unfortunately I lost the use of the clutch in Penrith which made the last hour "interesting" - by chance I had been discussing 'clutchless' driving technique with people at the awards dinner so I knew what to do! :cool:
The clutch problem was due to a sheered pin (actually a bolt that someone had used in place of the proper pin) and I was able to fix that. I did have a problem adjusting the clutch stop as the bolt seems to be seized and I just can't find a way to get a spanner on it. The clutch works okay but 'bites' very near the top of the pedal travel.

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Originally Posted by DiscoDave

.......Unfortunately I lost the use of the clutch in Penrith which made the last hour "interesting" - by chance I had been discussing 'clutchless' driving technique with people at the awards dinner so I knew what to do! :cool:
The clutch problem was due to a sheered pin (actually a bolt that someone had used in place of the proper pin) and I was able to fix that. ...

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That pin is a hardened pin, and using anything else is likely to result in a similar occurrence in the not too distant future.

John

Overall other drivers were OK with a few exceptions.
We tried where possible to pull over if the convoy got too large behind us and spent a lot of time driving on the hard shoulder to give people enough room to overtake.
It was amazing to see some cars approaching behind at speed then suddenly braking as though they couldn't judge that we were traveling much slower than them. The truck drivers were all great and sat back till there was room to overtake.
When traveling on the hard shoulder we had P Platers tooting and waving thanks as they went past along with a lot of older drivers, others completely ignored us.
Had a Post Office Contractor overtake 6 cars to get in behind us and then followed about 2 feet off our tail for a few Km's till he could get past, must have been in a hurry delivering the mail (?!).
This is a generalisation but both the father-in-law & I felt that people towing boats had the least respect for other road users.

Anyway, an interesting experience........


Colin

Any old Series is an old dear, 40 years plus and still plodding, just thinking about getting an old vehicle from one state to another under its own steam and with little problems in the heat of summer is a job well done, says alot for the technology, try getting a Willys jeep to do the same thing

After sorting out the carby the day before we left, I was very pleased with Leon's fuel consumption. Sitting on about 70 k's most of the time, he returned around 20 to 22 mpg (what's this l/hundred crap):p The speedo is in miles, so mpg is where it's at. We actually drove him about750 miles (Colo Heights to Cooma and return) and apart from burning about 2 pints:angel: of oil, nothing untoward occurred. I'm assured they are supposed to burn about this much, as it helps with upper cylinder lubricant. This from an older expert, so disbelieve at your peril:D