It's been over a year since my last post and not much has occured with the 4 as university has taken over and the car has been safely locked up at home and only regular services have been performed as needed and the car has been largely trouble free!
The only troubles that had occurred were as a result of the throttle lever plate being worn as pictured below. The wear in the hole for the throttle return spring cause the plate to stress and cut through two of the springs, snapping the hooked section and slamming the throttle wide open in the process.
The first time this happened the car was moving on a narrow back road which was an interesting experience
, and the second when in a petrol station giving me some eye rolls from onlookers - luckily the spring was able to be bent around the hole enough to get home and replace it.
Now as I'm visiting my dad, at Renospeed in Devon, it is a good idea to replace lever with a less worn piece for the journey home.
On a better note my car performed perfectly on the way up to Devon with 277 miles covered in 4Hr 40m and achieving 44 MPG with my normal driving style at that, leaving us only mildly deafened in the process...all a bit of a blessing with current fuel prices
!
Future plans for the Yellow Terror have no set date yet, but beefing up the suspension all round and particularly at the rear is first on the list as it has gotten particularly soft within the 13,000 miles driven since the restoration.
Next destination Beaulieu Simply French...
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