The weird thing is that I've had it since the end of August or whatever and it has never yet failed to start (until yesterday, and that's because the battery is flat as a pancake). What I do need to figure out is where the lights for the dials connect up, because I can't see a bloody thing in the dark Turns out I just need to pull the light switch out a bit further... I know the speedo isn't exactly the most brilliantly accurate in the world (it seems to be a bit ambitious, which I suppose in these days of speed cameras everywhere is better than it being the other way), but it would be useful to see it if I'm driving in the dark. It's a minor niggle I know, and one that can be temporarily addressed with a torch, but it would be helpful. I think I want to sort out the weep in the brakes too - it's not a major weep, but I think stopping is quite useful. Another job on the list is having the front brakes converted to discs. I'd quite like not to run up someone's trumpet when I need to stop. There are a few little non-mechanical jobs I want to do too - the rubber seals around the windows and roof are perished, but that won't take too long. I'm just hoping for some good weather so I can have a proper look at things, because the engine rebuild took so long the weather had turned by the time I got it home. I wish I had a garage... (I do keep it under a heavy duty all weather cover though).
Spectre's quite right - I'm not quite up to stripping out all the electrics just yet! I'm actually a bit nervous of doing the bearings myself because, well, if it goes wrong it'll be a bit disastrous (Heralds apparently had a reputation for the front wheels falling off...) but nobody I know knows anything about this kind of thing apart from my mate's dad, who worked for Ford in the 60s and 70s and still has all his tools - just as well, because I need to get a decent set of spanners in imperial sizes - but is in his 80s and a bit forgetful. Haynes use the word 'simply' rather too often for my liking, and having used Haynes to dismantle the back end of my boyfriend's motorbike many years ago, their interpretation of 'simply' and mine differ a bit :lol: