GRIZZ’s Chevy S10 - Random Rambling NEXT ROADTRIP 27/10/23

Unfortunate but almost inevitable if you use your car regularly now.

You are quite right about the insurance, my wifes got loaded after someone drove into her parked car even though they stopped and their insurance paid for our repairs.

The deck we built two years ago has now weathered so I pressure cleaned it, then added two coats of decking protector ( does this stuff really actually work) that cost £42.00 per 5 liters

Also used a narrow brush to paint both sides of each board, making for about 160 meters of straight painting.

My back certainly protested.

Pressure cleaner cut back a lot.





First coat done.



That wrapped up Saturday for me.

On to Sunday.

Bootfair today…….

Thankfully not,cancelled, despite rain overnight.

Started with a bang, well lets hope it is not a boat anchor for £5.00

Same seller sold me a bag of nuts, bolts n washers for 50p and threw in some roll of nylon line off either a kite flyer or some other application, maybe someone will know. Free is good, and I will use it to just string out lines in the garden etc.



5HP Briggs and Stratton in 4 Stroke flavour, with centrifugal clutch and sprocket.

Same seller had a load of site signs, mostly 10mph and one random other that I had to have at 50p each.



Next up, a Hotwheels car for Craig, VW SP2 at £2.00 not cheap, but possibly not too common.



Later I found this medics Jeep for 50p and had to have it.




So other items included 3 more teapots for £2.50 to make Sally more bird nesting boxes.
A pair of tyre pressure gauges for £1.00
Two little clamps for Craig £1.00
Novelty mug 50p
Snap On toolbag £1.00

Not a lot of stuff, but if the motor runs, a winner of a day.





Later I got some paint brushes and started to clean the engine.

The motor had been stood in a shed for 10 plus years, so my risk was fairly high.

First job was to clean the air filter and wash it in petrol, followed by oiling it again.

Then cleaned the rest of the motor externally.




Came with centrifugal clutch and sprocket.






Fuel tank was not rusted out, thankfully.

Then I checked the oil in the crank case……..

Some mayonnaise and very greasy black oil on the two filler caps.

So I turned the motor upside down……

OOOOOPPPS, POOP !

Water dribbled out.

No oil.

So I drained it completely, then poured in about 200ml plus of clean petrol and closed the caps, shook the motor the best I could, and gently turned it over with the starter cord a few times.

Followed by draining the fuel, followed by another small rinse.

At this point , with the dry sump, I added some fuel into the gas tank, and tried to get it started…….



Around this time, Mickey popped around. He always seems to pop around, is he a stalker ?

Anyway, we carried on and I went to make us a mug of coffee and tea for him.

While he fetched a bit of 10w50 oil and a small funnel from his garage.

So I filled the crank case.



Up to the sweet spot.



Then tried to start it again, with Mickey in charge of filming, just in case I got it going this time.

WOOOHOOO…. SUCCESSFUL.





At this point, once the gloating was over, I put the motor aside and carried on with the bunch of teapot bird nests for Sally who was at work.

After which she came for dinner by 5.30pm.

And suddenly, long weekend over.

Thanks for checking in.

Both front and rear bumpers?

Hum. Sounds like you need to find yourself a pair of the chromed ones they did for the ZR2 version.

Just saying, like.

Probably never had any fuel with ethanol near it ! Have switched to superplus round here to try and prevent the dreaded ethanol gum stuffing things up. Might just be me but sure the things run better !

A nice result for sure.

James

I was told by someone to only ever use 98+. Since doing so I have , touch wood, not had any of the carb problems I was having before with various machines.

Front had minor ( not visible at three meters ) damage when I got it.

And small scuff on rear next to step.

Normal battle scars.

Finding parts for an S10 here is not easy.

Agreed.

And tank seemed very clean inside too.

Good reason to go to a bootfair.

Price makes up for any dummy vists.

Good call I would say.

Golf sent to scrap.