Right.
Well....
That was quicker than anticipated.
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And the ubiquitous,
slightly sketchy, drive around the private closed industrial estate.
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TLDR version:
TPS was incorrect 5-0V not 0-5V type
Quick bit of angle grinder flap disc to the lugs on the TPS and it plugs in "backwards"
Ovaled the mounting holes to set TPS to correct closed throttle voltage
List so far of stuff to fix/found out in no particular order:
Engine has been apart - crosshatching done by hand with a 3 stone hone over corrosion in the bores (still visible)
Head has been off, vapour blasted and valves lapped in agressively by hand
Been run on a lot of 95 octane E10 by the looks of the crap on all the valves (borescope is a wonderful thing)
Compression ok at 180, 185, 180, 190
I didn't brave doing a leakdown test as i didn't want to be upset
Oil leaks galore, poor thing makes the Exxon Valdez look like a minor driveway oppsie
PAS cooler is about to explode it's so rusty
All front bushes apart from the polybushes are toast
Front subframe cross brace thingy / speed bump detection device is missing a bolt and one's crossthreaded and half hanging out
Front upper ball joint boot is toast
Steering rack has major up/down play on the driver's side
Inner track rod driver's side has play
PAS line leaking
Gearbox linkage mounting bush is basically non existent
All the brakes need stripping and going through, new discs and pads and probably calliper rebuilds all round
Rear trailing arm bushes are soft
rear brake lines are scarily corroded
Fuel filler neck is somehow not leaking but will need a new one welding up soon
One mismatched Chinese tyre (the rest are Pirellis) Whoever fitted it destroyed the paint on the rim
Front bumper is held on with hopes and dreams
NS headlight missing a mounting screw
Headlight adjusters don't work
Expansion tank cracked (but of course)
AIRCON WORKS!
Interior is showing it's age a lot, needs a thorough clean and lots of little bits of trim reattaching
Some interior bulbs need replacing back for green ones
Haven't testing my radio yet to see if it still works on AUX in
Paintwork....oh boy....
So the respray was done in a rush with incorrect prep, the paint's coming off in droves and corosion is coming straight back through it. Half the reason it looks as bad as it does - the rest is years of mud in the arches not being cleaned out regularly (ditto fuel filler neck)
Front wings actually have paint coming off with an air line
Lots of this was me years ago with rattle cans so I'm not really that surprised!
It will eventually need a full respray to bring it back into former glory but that's some time away yet.
I do have a bone to pick with whichever bleeping K*******y thought fibreglass body filler over the drain hole on the drivers side sill end would go well
Left me a bit of welding to do that was totally unnecessary had they just done it properly.
The side I repaired years ago in a rush is still solid and crot free as the day I did it, only been compromised by a lash of paint over the top of everything with no prep so it's just been allowed to creep all around the edges.
On the note of certain horse riding individuals whoever jacks up an 800 NOT ON THE JACKING POINTS deserves a Darwin award IMHO.
Lots to do, lots to keep me entertained in the evenings after work. All good fun!
Looking forward to getting the old girl going again right!
Stay tuned