New status

OK, today was a bit of a deception. The Bleu Lord was in the workshop of my aquiantance Morris.


This was my test of the pudding. I asked him to check the car for an APK (general periodical technical inspection for the registration for the road, MOT of TüV). Well my checklist is now a little longer again.

In my former posts I mentioned some problems bleeding the brake system. Still I didn't succeed to make the brakepadal firm. It remained spongy and uncertain. Today Morris declared my main brake cylinder officially dead. So this was the reason the little light on my dashboard, calling "brakes" after the last bleeding was lighting up. Also the fan for cooling the radiator did not ignite. I figure that is related tot the failure of the clock that still popped up by starting the car. Probably a question of good earthing of the electrical system. My pall Henk gave me some tips. Now I have to check them down too.
The adjustment of the carburettors hasn't been done because the failing brakes. What a mess!

So my new list contains:
- installing a new main brake cylinder, and hopefully dimming the brake warning light;
- checking the earth of  the car
- cooling fan,
- tachometre clock problems.

- before the registration of the car the carburettors have to be provisionally adjusted to make the drive to the registration office possible. After a go from the registration office (RDW) hopefully getting a license plate, so I can insure the car and then Morris can drive the engine hot and adjust the carburettors properly.

Quite an organisation, he?

This night, when the streets are quiet I'm gonna fetch the Bleu Lord for a five minute drive from Morris's workshop to my home. This weekend, I am going to be stuck in my own garage.

By the way, I ordered some coprimozze by eBay in Italy. These little wheel caps were to fit on the Speedline rims with the Pirelli tires. I got them after I drove the car to Morris. So tonight I'm checking the looks of it.

The FIAT still has an oiladdiction, it consumes oil like an atlantic coaster. Dreadful. tomorrow I'll check the internetfora if this is a common problem of the Punto 176 1.2.
While driving the FIAT in my garage for the first time in it's life in our family, I checked some leakage on the engine, but found nothing. Only a gasket that was broken while fitting hte airfilter. I ordered a new one at Bosman's, the only place where these rare parts are available.
When the Bleu Lord is ready, the FIAT will be officially declared 'wintercar' and stowed away in our garage. That my wife won't like.