Thread: Just to let you all know:(

Mrs HH,

For years my 101 has had trouble starting when cold - Canberra cold in winter means that early morning starts on gas are out of the question and petrol is hit and miss more often a miss. Keeping the carby dashpots topped up helps but is still an issue. Once temps start to get a but warmer all is OK but when cold very frustrating - nothing seems to have fixed it so I came up with a little solution that works great.

I got a rubber tubeless tyre valve stem (valve removed) and installed it in a hole on top of the tunnel next to the handbrake. I then ran a small piece of fuel pipe to a vacuum port under one of the carbs in the inlet manifold. So on starting in cold weather if there is no firing after a few turns of the engine I remove the valve cap, and take a can of "Start ya Bastard" that I carry on the dash nearby and give it a squirt down the valve stem with the plastic extension - no smell, no mess.

Leaving the choke off and leaving the valve cap off as well (so it will suck the brew into the engine) I fire it up. Usually fires but not runs - second squirt and she fires and runs - quickly put the valve cap on the richen the mixture and pull the choke to the cold run position (half out).

This works well and saves a lot of frustration though I only use if needed. There is nothing like a little "Start ya Bastard" to help make your day and make the bitch run (Miss Piggy that is).

Garry

finally we have found the problem

cir-clip broken in the intermediate high gear wheel

New cir-clip ordered and new gear bearing.

Oh happy days

May even have 'zara' ready for this weekend's trip

Mrs hh

Aaaannnddd the 101

"zara" all fixed now with a few hiccups, 2nd gear sounded terrible when driven after the transfer case rebuild Timj came over again the other day and between hh and him have sorted it out

Drove to work this morning and the gearbox was so sweet, best it has ever been

Mrs hh

OH and the 101

Yes hh did start yesterday morning on petrol a first for us

we will see, hopefully all go for Glenreagh, or we will just have an 80" down there

Mrs hh

'zara' is back off the road again

Was running fine for 2 days then filled up with petrol at our local, now she runs like ****, I got home then went to the shop and she died down the road. hh towed me back home then she started beautifully, test run and died.

Have done the usual, checked filters, made sure fuel we getting to the carby.

hh is dumping the fuel out of her tomorrow and putting fresh in, from another Servo and will see how she runs.

Have rung said Service Station and was given a number to ring and lodge a claim
All done, have claim number, they want us to keep the fuel we drain out, told us they will check the Servo within 24 hours, and if contaminated fuel, we get our money back

Can't complain about the service so far Hoplefully they will follow through.

Mrs hh

P.S. Will name Servo when all sorted