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Sunday, April 17, 2005

2 steps forward 1 step back, 1 more forward.

Last weekend I replaced the thermostat and vacuum advance, hoping to solve overheating and fuel efficiency problems. I managed to get both these on, but then found a nozzle from the top of the radiator was bust. As a result I couldn't put it back together. I spent a fruitless day searching scrap yards but no luck. In the end I ordered the part from Fiat, but before I could find it, I met a guy called Mark who was breaking a Sisley in Birmingham. I got another nozzle, a spare filler pipe (extra life), a bumper bracket and rotten roofrack. Amazing. With the roofrack on the panda looks amazing. This saturday John replaced the inner driveshaft gaiter for me, and for the first time since we had the car, it no longer leaked transmission oil, and the gearbox felt healthy-ish. Could this be an end to leaks...


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