There is no better summer car

I dont know any better way to get about in the sunshine than a mk1 clipper

Agree with you there…
Don't show your local council this picture or you will get a parking ticket for being on double yellows near a crossing…  

Ha well spotted never thought about that i was too busy admiring it to see where it was parked 👍👍

So what is wrong with the Electrics?  Or did you get a smallish shock from sunny driving in the UK?

Hi brian nothing wrong really just a bit of a rattle from the alternator. The thing is its a 1990 28 years old and a lot of the parts look original or at least very old so ive set about systematically replacing them to get the car and specifically the engine bay looking a bit tidier .and so far the more ive done the better it has run .
So far
New plugs
New leads
New air filter
New fuel filter
New oil filter
New rotor arm
New dizzy cap
New solid resin viper ignition coil
Engine flush new vw oil
New radiator
Coolant flush new anti freeze/coolant
gonna put a new alternator water pump etc im having the cam belt done in the next week or so …
Then gonna move on to tuning etc ….
Its a nice project for me especially in the sun .
Also had a full day with the roof of yesterday and got burnt head and neck and arms 😎
Cant believe how much sun you get in a clipper …

Deano777 said

Also had a full day with the roof of yesterday and got burnt head and neck and arms 😎
Cant believe how much sun you get in a clipper …

Two worst cases of Sunburn I ever got, was 1 Sailing in races, and the sunscreen which said water proof wasn't.
I looked like a Lobster, and had to go to hospital and get Demerol shot for pain……

Second was driving topless all day in my MG with Shorts and a Athletic-t…. I burned through the T, and below my knees where white as snow save for my eyes that made me look like an albino Raccoon.

Love driving topless, but I carry spf 2000…in the glove box.

First time out in the sun, my wife's first run in the Golf, and she likes it more than my Mk1 Escort!
You can see the haze over the Lune Estuary in the background, but if I looked left I could see Blackpool Tower clearly.

Deano777 said

Hi brian nothing wrong really just a bit of a rattle from the alternator. The thing is its a 1990 28 years old and a lot of the parts look original or at least very old so ive set about systematically replacing them to get the car and specifically the engine bay looking a bit tidier .and so far the more ive done the better it has run .
So far
New plugs
New leads
New air filter
New fuel filter
New oil filter
New rotor arm
New dizzy cap
New solid resin viper ignition coil
Engine flush new vw oil
New radiator
Coolant flush new anti freeze/coolant
gonna put a new alternator water pump etc im having the cam belt done in the next week or so …
Then gonna move on to tuning etc ….
Its a nice project for me especially in the sun .
Also had a full day with the roof of yesterday and got burnt head and neck and arms 😎
Cant believe how much sun you get in a clipper …

Don't forget the gearbox oil, very often forgotten about, I change mine every 4 years or 40,000 miles and I'm now using fully synthetic oil.

2 bottle is plenty, check you can undo the filler plug before removing the drain plug.

https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/car-accessories/engine-oils-and-car-fluids/car-tranmission-oils/manual-transmission-fluids/?522776022&0&cc5_868

Guide here.
020 Oil

You can buy a 17mm tool if you don't have a big 17mm Allen key.

TBigJohn, good to see you out enjoying the car, I see you have a wind deflector, they are worth they weight in gold, happy wife, happy life…  

mark1gls said

TBigJohn, good to see you out enjoying the car, I see you have a wind deflector, they are worth they weight in gold, happy wife, happy life…  

Oh yes, she can't have her hair blown about! I'd be dead in the water….

Yes thanks brian i have checked the gearbox oil just with the dipstick and it looks really clean ?? Will probs change it though …had another day in the sun..
roof down .i could get used to this 😎😎
Glad to see you out in the sun big john your lady has good taste my lady has not drove mine yet .. lack of power steering will hopefully put her off 👏👏ha

You got an auto or manual gearbox?

Automatic mate why ??

Gearbox oil is different, the links and info I posted are for a manual car.