The NSU got its debute at a car meet in the region. Normally some 300 cars come and go of all brands (and trucks, mopeds, etc etc) but this year it was pretty hot and so many left early. The NSU did well on the way there and I even had to use a section of highway where I nearly hit 60mph. It felt pretty stable but the engine is hard at work to reach that speed.
I still had a few stutters so I guess it does need a bit more carb cleaning. New sparkplugs are probably also a good plan. An approaching the site I had some trouble shifting into 3rd and 4th gear. Oh well, first the event and then we will see.
Spotted by at least two people at the event. Seems to be appreciated, also by people I talked to.
Its funny that just as with the Panhard that people cant distinguish a 2-cylinder from a 2-stroke.. It is indeed quite a different sounds but a 2-stroke is even more different.
As said I left a bit early because of the heat and also because I had some doubts on the gearshifts. Leaving the event was fine but first time shifting into 3rd was nearly impossible. On the roundabout, I heard some metal rattling.. Not good.
I stopped (in the shade of a tree luckily) with only 1st gear remaining. I could not reach the other gears anymore.
First thought was.. front motor mount rubber has failed because then this happens according to NSU clubs. I had checked the rear mounts which were new but the front one is very hard to see. Not having proper tools or a jack I called the roadside assistance. They showed up and looking deep under the car noticed the motor mount is actually pretty new but simply a rubber bushing had fallen out of the gear linkage. It probably was falling apart slowly causing the difficult shifting and when it fell out completely it was just the metal parts hitting each other (the rattling noise) but not enough movement to engage most of the gears.
From some coolant and fuel hoses he create a temporary rubber bushing and all of a sudden I had very sharp shifting. Good enough to get back home. Sometimes its the little things.
Forgot to take pictures.
So the NSU is back home and I can now target a bit more what jobs to do on it. Parts will then have to be ordered from Germany. It will have to wait a little bit as there are some jobs on other cars that are a bit more under time pressure (MOT) and there is a holiday coming up as well.
I still had a few stutters so I guess it does need a bit more carb cleaning. New sparkplugs are probably also a good plan. An approaching the site I had some trouble shifting into 3rd and 4th gear. Oh well, first the event and then we will see.
Spotted by at least two people at the event. Seems to be appreciated, also by people I talked to.
Its funny that just as with the Panhard that people cant distinguish a 2-cylinder from a 2-stroke.. It is indeed quite a different sounds but a 2-stroke is even more different.
As said I left a bit early because of the heat and also because I had some doubts on the gearshifts. Leaving the event was fine but first time shifting into 3rd was nearly impossible. On the roundabout, I heard some metal rattling.. Not good.
I stopped (in the shade of a tree luckily) with only 1st gear remaining. I could not reach the other gears anymore.
First thought was.. front motor mount rubber has failed because then this happens according to NSU clubs. I had checked the rear mounts which were new but the front one is very hard to see. Not having proper tools or a jack I called the roadside assistance. They showed up and looking deep under the car noticed the motor mount is actually pretty new but simply a rubber bushing had fallen out of the gear linkage. It probably was falling apart slowly causing the difficult shifting and when it fell out completely it was just the metal parts hitting each other (the rattling noise) but not enough movement to engage most of the gears.
From some coolant and fuel hoses he create a temporary rubber bushing and all of a sudden I had very sharp shifting. Good enough to get back home. Sometimes its the little things.
Forgot to take pictures.
So the NSU is back home and I can now target a bit more what jobs to do on it. Parts will then have to be ordered from Germany. It will have to wait a little bit as there are some jobs on other cars that are a bit more under time pressure (MOT) and there is a holiday coming up as well.