It took some investigation to locate someone with the right skills and tools to diagnose the problems correctly. I ended up taking the car to Richards Bros. in Redruth as they still have the Bosch diagnostics equipment available. In the end the whole fuel system from the fuel tank (full of rubbish and a non-functioning low pressure pump) through pipes that needed replacing in sections to the fuel distributor that had to be sent for reconditioning and new injectors was reviewed and rebuilt. Once that was done problems were found with the cold-start and warm-start sensors so they were replaced too.
The car was running superbly from late 2015.
With a driving holiday in France planned there was some frantic scheduling of the new roof being fitted and getting a stereo in place and working. We covered 1000 miles in the week and had a wonderful time with the roof down most days. The car was faultless until the last day when a misfire appeared and we were down on power. We limped home under our own power but I think a trip back to Richards Bros is in the future to diagnose what has happened.
Still remaining on the list to do:
- Refurbish wheels - I now have 8 so need to pick the best 4 and send them off to be soda blasted and then fully renovated
- Repair and renovate interior. Front seats need re-padding, rears just need a good clean
- Suspension
- Engine - still a nagging oil leak here and there so new gaskets needed
- Dash - the mfa seems to have gone AWOL.
- Seats - the runners are not sliding quite right.
