Time for a bit of an update! Since getting Barney back from Sean I've had my hands full dealing with his never ending list of problems. On my way to my sister's wedding the accelerator pedal completely snapped off! Here's a brief overview of stuff I've done:
25/04/16 New Clutch and oil seal (previously fitted incorrectly), new water pump, wheel bearing, brakes adjusted
20/05/16 Fitted another new clutch (!) as first got oil on it. Tightened loose bolt that holds gearbox to engine (probably source of oil leak), replace engine steady, refit air vent pipe, refit radiator cowling, new headlamp switch, minor electrical work (fuel cut-off bypassed as faulty)
03/06/16 Remove and replace starter motor (cause of my previous starting problems), replace heater cable and rocker cover gasket. Remove head steady, remove broken bolt found in engine block, re fit steady with new bushes
29/07/16 Started fitting sound deadening to the front of the car
Current problems:
Idle speed problem: often idles too low causing engine to stall. Went to check vacuum pipes and found yellow one cracking (underside of airbox to upperside) and red one missing (air box to inlet manifold)! Manifold port for red pipe has a screw stuffed into it. Can't imagine that is helping! Will order new pipes and see if the problem improves
Recently the oil pressure light has started to come on at low revs. The longer you drive, the higher the threshold becomes for switching on the light. I have checked oil levels and they have been consistently good. No idea what could be causing this. Any ideas?
Today the car seemed down on power and sounded a bit rough, I assume this is linked to the problems above.
Horn has stopped working. No power getting through to horn, need to chase down the problem.
Finally, here are some pictures
