Saturday 2 May 2015: Angst and triumph!

valves set
valves set

I worked on Mini in the AM – still a starting problem.

Had a Russian lesson with Daniil at Troubadours in the early afternoon, and then called the Winners Circle – they left out a set of plugs.

groupies at the coffee shop
groupies at the coffee shop

I drove through a car wash with Rhoda.

Back home, set valves to .015 cold, and installed new plugs: still no luck.  I decided to try a new coil, and called Chuck Linik.  He had no coil, but suggested I try drying the distributor cap.  I did, and it worked!  Off to Solon on Sunday!

Sunday 3 May 2015: Cars and more

The prize
The prize

On Sunday, I drove Mini to Solon to enter the 38th annual swap/show meet.

We had a great ride over, and Mini won first place.

yes!
yes!

We had (a late) lunch at Beardens, where Sharon joined us.

two generations
two generations
Lady sitting in Mini
Lady sitting in Mini-her first car in south africa was a mini, and she is enjoying

For more, see: http://www.our1960mini.com

I had a Russian lesson with Daniil in the evening!