free wheeling hubs, part two

[ScottieJ]

My mpg is terrible, always in the low 20's

Sounds like you need a good tune up

[Darrell]

Sounds like it needs binning
Still running the original carb, but tin worm is getting the better of her, so not going to throw money at her.
This could well be her last winter .

But I said that last year.
And the year before that.

[andyrew]

Sounds like it needs binning
Still running the original carb, but tin worm is getting the better of her, so not going to throw money at her.
This could well be her last winter .

But I said that last year.
And the year before that.

I may have a webber set up spare soon dude.

[Darrell]

Thanks Andy. It's been this bad for the last 10 years and being a lazy barsteward I probably won't do anything about it.
I will admit it stinks of unburnt fuel when on choke and I do lots of short trips to work that don't help.

[ScottieJ]

Sounds like it needs binning
Still running the original carb, but tin worm is getting the better of her, so not going to throw money at her.
This could well be her last winter .

But I said that last year.
And the year before that.

How bad is the tinworm? I'm not that far from you and could help with repairs

[Darrell]

Thanks for the offer
I have access to the gear at work to fix it, but am fed up with fighting rust.
She's not bad compared to many you've fixed but I use it as a daily drive and I know winters going to take it's usual toll..
I shall she what state it's in next spring and decide then if I can be bothered.
The normal places are rusted
It's going to need a virtual lift, the sills are now going, the rear lower panels are rusting from the inside, the doors are rusting though, bit of rust here, bit of rust there.
At a glance it looks quite tidy but I've been patching things up for years.

I think I must be getting old as I can't be arsed with all the work it needs.
I'll have to see what's left after the bloody road-salt's been at it

Thanks anyway.

[twiss]

Welcome to the world of my SJ Darrell... Ive had to replace both front footwells, and parts of the rear footwells, the rear arches.... I expect by the time the sun comes out again in 6 months I will be able to see though the floor once again