And so it begins

[TonyN]

a girl kissed me last night... but as you can see from pics... Big T's safe, i didn't enjoy it!

You tart!

[da SLUG man]

You tart!

yup!


(get linda a PT job in the pub... makes weekends so much cheaper!!)

[sumo]

It continues

got to grips with the head rebuild today,and I must say a huge

THANKYOU

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to Rick (the mighty vagrant no2 ) for alll his help,he drove all the way from darkest londinium to the outpost of Felixstowe and got stuck in with the job.Sir you are a STAR. Without your efforts I would still be trying to get the on,but as it is thanks to you.......

THE SUMO MOBILE LIVES

Just a bit of refitting tomorrow and the jobs a goodun.
its a shame you had to go home Rick cos Angie made enough chicken casserole for 5.and thanks to TonyN for the tappet clearences,hope your bacon did not burn

[Gamedawn]

Looks like a good job - at least you should be fit for Norfolk Did you provide the marigolds or does Rick have his own supply?

[sumo]

Looks like a good job - at least you should be fit for Norfolk Did you provide the marigolds or does Rick have his own supply?

They were his own and they kept his hand all clean and soft,the basement bird was well impressed and wants to know why I dont wear them,so I nicked a pair.Hope she aint got a headache tonight

[Vagrant No2]

They were his own and they kept his hand all clean and soft,the basement bird was well impressed and wants to know why I dont wear them,so I nicked a pair.Hope she aint got a headache tonight

You owe £150 for that pair of gloves !!
If I don't wear them the rash on my hands flares up from to many years as a spanner monkey .

[sumo]

You owe £150 for that pair of gloves !!
If I don't wear them the rash on my hands flares up from to many years as a spanner monkey .

Good to see you got home ok I hope you did not speed too much...
Cheers m8.

[Vagrant No2]

Good to see you got home ok I hope you did not speed too much...
Cheers m8.

250 mile round trip mate . Not a bad drive . 2hr door to door each way.

Thank Angie for the burgers and tea and the cake .

Hope you get the rest back together tomorrow . Any bolts left over are always handy to keep in the tool box for when the item they were supposed to have fully hold on falls off you can then put it back on properly .

[kitesurf_phil]

Good news. The Sumo mobile is a goer.

[sumo]

Right the story so far..I spent all day putting stuff back on,you know like the rad and air filter,front grill and the like and I still got bits left over,I'll take apiccy later and if you need any of it yell but its mostly bolts,although I do have an aircon unit,still I digress.
I put in the coolant ran it up with the rear heater on and all seemed well for about 15 mins when the old girl spat out coolant.Not to worry thought I it must be an air lock.But to be on the safe side just incase the thermostat was shot,(cos the old girl got well cooked)I took it out.filled the system again and the temp guage went straight to hot and stayed there,then dropped to normal then went hot and stayed there so I figured that was shot as well.Whizzed down to wilcos but they had none so I had to order them (be here monday).Anyway with the thermostat out she still spits coolant after a while.
My question is What do I do now?
Oh yeah you know that old adage if it aint brke dont fix it WEEELLLL..
While I could get at it I thought I would check the steering box oil level (well on a suzi you undo the threaded nut and screw and fill up from there)so I did the same on my surf but in my eagerness I forgot to jack up the front end.I undid the nut and the screw moved,now I dont know why but I thought NO this aint right so I did up the nut and left it alone. went for a test drive after the rebuild and guess what? yep steering oil is falling out of the bottom of the steering box.......OH BUGGA another job to do.
I am now heading for the bath with a huge glass of wine in my hand to contemplate on life and the world of surfizum.

[Vagrant No2]

Is she firing on all 4 cylinders now ? As she was a little 'missy' yesterday which I thought was air in fuel .

You need at least the outer piece of the thermostat or the waterpump will cavitate and it will overheat as bad as if the stat was locked shut .

Are the hoses going rock hard with pressure ?

[sumo]

Is she firing on all 4 cylinders now ? As she was a little 'missy' yesterday which I thought was air in fuel .
yep she sure is infact I think she got more vavavaroom

You need at least the outer piece of the thermostat or the waterpump will cavitate and it will overheat as bad as if the stat was locked shut .
dont get that bit. the thermostat is 1 piece

Are the hoses going rock hard with pressure ?

No ??

[Vagrant No2]

Does sound like air lock . The fuel cat may not help as it is so high up . I suggest clamping off the fuel cat pipes and bleed out the front heater first , then the rear and finally let the clamps off the cat .

The thremostat is a one piece but in the Zook and other 'specialist' cars I have cut out the centre piece to give a freer flow and slower warm up rate , but you need the outer 'shell' of the stat in place .

Hope this helps mate , dont give up now ,it will be fixed . I can come back down Sunday after next if needed .

[sumo]

Does sound like air lock . The fuel cat may not help as it is so high up . I suggest clamping off the fuel cat pipes and bleed out the front heater first , then the rear and finally let the clamps off the cat .

The thremostat is a one piece but in the Zook and other 'specialist' cars I have cut out the centre piece to give a freer flow and slower warm up rate , but you need the outer 'shell' of the stat in place .

Hope this helps mate , dont give up now ,it will be fixed . I can come back down Sunday after next if needed .

cheers m8 but I got 4 days off next week so I will attack it then.Hopefully it will be done for friday,if not your on your own,(well you will have jotto for company)

[sumo]

And now its over

The sumo mobile is all back together again now and is doing fine,(dont want to push me luck just yet) tomorrow is a big day for the old girl cos she is off to see THE VAGRANTS as they bash their way round the Mac challenge.Well some ones got to make the tea and bacon butties aint they.Apart from that my MD said it would be nice to have a write up and some piccies for the company mag (with its worldwide distribution) and would I like to go do it,(welllllll as you know if it involves MUD then I am your man) so I said ok.
Mind you that was before this latest bit of bother but its all sorted now so its,
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PLAYTIME

dont forget its Norfolk at the end of the month Yippeeeeeeee