Who'd own old cars?

frikkin Chrysler.

Still waiting for the float to turn up so I have't done the carb yet.

So it drives like ass.

And starts badly.

And last time I went out in it it waited until I was on a busy artierial road full of HGVs belting along in the dark and the tipping down rain and the headlights went out. And they are still out. Frightening drive until I got into the street lit areas of town!

So this morning I do the "starting voodoo" ritual, normally I then drink my mornign coffee while waiting for it to warm up (which has to be done while keeping your foot working the pedal or it dies). Anyway, I foolishly left my coffee just out of reach but it seemed to be running OK without foot-action so I went to grab my coffee and sure as eggs is eggs as soon as I was at the maximum disatnce form the car it starts stuttering and by the time I've landed back in the driver seat the red lights are on and its died.

So if this happens it won;t re-start as its flooded.

SO I though, give it a try? Nothing.

SO I move the mazda, finish my coffee, go back to the car 7-8 mins later, think "I'll just try it" and it won't start. Now I know a trick to start it when its like this which is to wedge open the auto choke flap and star it with foot to the floor so the carb is wide open all the way through.

So I go to pull the bonnet release and it comes off in my hand, pinging little bits of clips all around the drivers footwell.

Its cold, its dark I'm still half asleep and I had to take the bus to work this morning.

Again.

curse word.



A curse word car, yesterday