sally update

[briggie]

ive had sally back for over 2 weeks now ..... and shes fuffing fantastic to drive , shes had a new windscreen fitted and a new stereo ( starter motor next job ) , i absolutely love driving her now , i went to otley today and she didnt miss a beat , beautifull smooth drive , ive finally worked out the best settings for the gearbox , its not just what setting you use , its how you press the gas pedal ...... i blew off a fiesta up a hill too !!! ,

tomorrow im taking some friends to otley , so sally will have a total of 6 people in , so we will see how she copes , but i have every confidence in her

THANKYOU VERY MUCH FRIENDS

[zippy656]

good to hear your still grinning bud..

[clivvy]

Nice one Pete. Itll be a great test with the 6 people-get the engine under some strain!

[briggie]

Originally Posted by clivvy

Nice one Pete. Itll be a great test with the 6 people-get the engine under some strain!

today was bluddie superb !!!! , sally went up the hill from baildon into menston with 6 people in with no problems at all , even accelerating well too , really smooth too , one thing i did notice though , there was a strong smell of something getting hot , although temp gauge read normal as did all other gauges ........ superb truck , love it to bits ... im looking forward to saturday and the long trip to norfolk

[clivvy]

Originally Posted by briggie

today was bluddie superb !!!! , sally went up the hill from baildon into menston with 6 people in with no problems at all , even accelerating well too , really smooth too , one thing i did notice though , there was a strong smell of something getting hot , although temp gauge read normal as did all other gauges ........ superb truck , love it to bits ... im looking forward to saturday and the long trip to norfolk

check your coolant Pete thats all, might have used a bit with the engine swap etc, also check the oil. with the fluid changes during the engine swap, id expect to have to top up a little...

[briggie]

Originally Posted by clivvy

check your coolant Pete thats all, might have used a bit with the engine swap etc, also check the oil. with the fluid changes during the engine swap, id expect to have to top up a little...

all gauges reading normal clive , but to be fair sally was under a lot of load going up that long hill

[clivvy]

Originally Posted by briggie

all gauges reading normal clive , but to be fair sally was under a lot of load going up that long hill

yeah but still, check the fluids, gauge can still stay normal even if fluids are low, its when the bottles empty or nearly empty things start to smell, then the gauge goes...just a thought, easy one to rule out.

[Timbo_1975]

Check all fluid levels as others have said, and fan belts tension etc, but more than likely the smell was components getting hotter than they have for a long time due to the prolonged load.

[clivvy]

Originally Posted by Timbo_1975

Check all fluid levels as others have said, and fan belts tension etc, but more than likely the smell was components getting hotter than they have for a long time due to the prolonged load.

yeah..I do wonder if its just a bit of oil/gunk burning away?