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Reply to "Chesil Speedster - my planned winter overhaul of '98 build"

Don’t worry MItch, once this car’s running again I’ll be driving it at every opportunity. Even in England, as a biker I know there are surprisingly few rainy days, which means there are a lot of days when I I can wrap up warm and jump in the Speedster with the hood down. I used to have a black and tan Mk1 Miata that was my everyday car and I ran that with the hood down every drive unless it was raining.

Like you I spotted the oily residue outside the carbs and manifolds and guessed it was something to do with fuel backing up. This car has had a few POs, so one never knows the history of maintenance - it’s always good to start afresh and then work from ‘factory reset’.

We’ve got slushy snow this morning at around 34f, so I’ll get the heater going in the garage. At least it’s not as cold as those Navalny supporters had to contend with yesterday in -58f! I will look to swap the old ‘up and over’ garage door for a roller door this year, which will help seal out the droughts.

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