Leaving the workshop

When I arrived at the workshop on Monday morning, the car was still on the trailer, back from the Pumford injection specialist. Reason was that the accellerator cable had seized up, and a replacement had been ordered.

After getting the car down, the engine bay was now housing the very red new engine. In fact, a few parts that should not be red had also been painted, but this is not of great importance, at least not for now.

Far more important was to listen to it's deap, growling purr as soon as it was started up. The only remaining problem now to the injection setup seems to be the auxiliary air slide which has been seized up since I bought it, but this has no influence on how the motor runs after just a couple of minutes of warming up. Pumford also had to replace (second time) the fuel pump in order to get the engine running, and even the ECU had been swapped against a good second hand one. Anyhow - the result looked promising.

After fixing the sticking accellerator cable, it was time for test driving. Remaining faults that came up, mainly electrical issues due to poor connectors or bad fuses were fixed on the spot. For those who might wonder, I can just confirm - It really feels good to be behind the wheel of the 1800ES again!!

So now - everything should be ready for the road home - Ain't she beautiful?

Finally ready for pick-up

More than 4 months have gone by since the last visit to Manchester and Classicarco. In the meantime, a new engine was found and bought in Sweden from VP-autoparts. In fact - not a new engine but as good as, being a Volvo overhauled replacement B20E.

Substantial delays came for many different reasons. Shipping of the engine took close to four weeks, mainly due to the forwarder. When it finally arrived in the workshop, it was discovered that the flywheel did not fit due to a different bolt configuration. A flywheel then had to be ordered, together with a clutch kit and some other parts - new delays of course.

After all this and some more, the new engine was installed around mid may, and I received some frightening reports about heating problems again the following days. After several rounds of testing everything possible, including a lengthy stay at Pumfords fuel injection workshop the car should now be fully finished and fit for the return trip. I am still crossing fingers as I will go to Classicarco in an hour to see for myself.