New owner "Mid Essex"
Discussion
Morning all...picked up a 97 silver Griff 500 last tuesday evening, many miles of 
in 5 days... the only problems so far,
1st..second day to my horror no oil pressure (HAVE I BOUGHT A DUFFER ME THINKS)engine,oil pump,release valve,(yes i've been reading the bible)got home to late to start tinkering, so a sleepless night. The wire had fallen off the sensor!!! there is a god!
2nd..loosing some coolant from the expansion cap(renewed already)bleed the system will see how it goes. suppose it could be because of the terrible weather we are having! or me overfilling slightly..
3rd.. Keeping my foot off the loud pedal!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry i couldnt get to the meet the Mid Essex owners
as i had to taxi my 13yr old daughter to Stanstead & i couldnt convince her she would enjoy it. fantastic drive back down the A130 though!!! & i presume the 3 chimerea's i saw going into Chelmsford 16.00ish had been along. Hopefully will make it next time. I'm Southend based, if anyone close wants to bleed the system! only joking...
Derek
in 5 days... the only problems so far, 1st..second day to my horror no oil pressure (HAVE I BOUGHT A DUFFER ME THINKS)engine,oil pump,release valve,(yes i've been reading the bible)got home to late to start tinkering, so a sleepless night. The wire had fallen off the sensor!!! there is a god!
2nd..loosing some coolant from the expansion cap(renewed already)bleed the system will see how it goes. suppose it could be because of the terrible weather we are having! or me overfilling slightly..
3rd.. Keeping my foot off the loud pedal!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry i couldnt get to the meet the Mid Essex owners
as i had to taxi my 13yr old daughter to Stanstead & i couldnt convince her she would enjoy it. fantastic drive back down the A130 though!!! & i presume the 3 chimerea's i saw going into Chelmsford 16.00ish had been along. Hopefully will make it next time. I'm Southend based, if anyone close wants to bleed the system! only joking...
Derek
Welcome to the mad house! 
Keep your eyes peeled for the Mid-Essex TVRCC meet - second sunday of the month. Alf Essex and I will run another convoy, as everyone seems to enjoy it! (We even get locals coming out of their houses to hear the rumble of 20 odd TVRs!).
If you want the details of the Mid Essex meet, then drop a line to Yellow Peril...
Keep your eyes peeled for the Mid-Essex TVRCC meet - second sunday of the month. Alf Essex and I will run another convoy, as everyone seems to enjoy it! (We even get locals coming out of their houses to hear the rumble of 20 odd TVRs!).
If you want the details of the Mid Essex meet, then drop a line to Yellow Peril...
'loosing some coolant from the expansion cap(renewed already)bleed the system will see how it goes. suppose it could be because of the terrible weather we are having! or me overfilling slightly..'
Another silver '97 500 here... my coolant level seems to work best about 1" below the halfway line - any more than that and it poots out on the drive, though I've never see where it comes from! make sure the cap is tight and the rubber ring in good condition with no grit etc in the way.
Another silver '97 500 here... my coolant level seems to work best about 1" below the halfway line - any more than that and it poots out on the drive, though I've never see where it comes from! make sure the cap is tight and the rubber ring in good condition with no grit etc in the way.
seasider said:
tks for the offer tdf i hope not to have to take you up on it, see you in/outside the billet sometime .
i wont be as rude as prodie but i have to agree!!!!
- all a bit of fun seasider! TdF is a stalwart of the Mid-Essex TVRCC... and dishes out as much as he gets!
Hope to see you next month mate!
- and if you see us around, then give us a wave!seasider said:
yes mate i certainly do..... perhaps he will have it in the car if i see him.... or would a post would be better!!!
Big M is the resident Mid-Essex photographer (and the only woman to have a thread locked IIRC on PH)... and yesterday she started taking photos of people with their cars.
Due to the sun (!) I was messing around and suggested everyone should do a Freeman's catalogue pose... unfortunately whilst demonstrating said pose in front of my car... I can snapped!
...........
and having some good food too! tdf said:Tony - don't suppose by any chance you mean this one
Careful Podie i may have a copy of that very nice nancyboy freemans catalogue pose
from Sunday
....very nice boy
TdF
2tiv's
And while I am at it 'George' people in glass houses etc, etc
And FWIIW - Me and Mrs TdF did say only today what a nice lad Podie is - if only we were 20 years younger - sigh
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