Having now managed a paltry 70 miles on the roads due mainly to inclement weather we have had a couple of issues to sort. The battery went flat in about 4 days every time, so gathering our scant electrical knowledge we connected an ammeter in the circuit and found a resting current drain of about 158 mah. Further explanation revealed that when re assembling the connector relay block we had mixed up the constant and switched lives on the fan relay so the relay was using current to remain closed when the vehicle was not in use. Joe swapped the wires around and our standing current drain is now down to about 4 mah which seems to be on the horn hazard circuit and virtually disappears after pulling the fuse, haven't tracked this down but can live with 4mah ! (any suggestions welcome).
The auxiliary drive belt squealed like hell, it could be quietened by spraying with belt slip but after standing would make a racket again. I removed the belt and idler pulleys to take a look. The nearside idler pulley above the water pump was spinning on its mount rather than spinning on its bearing so a little bearing fit and that was cured. The belt however continued to make a noise, all bearings seemed fine so was scratching my head. I then read a post on wscc about talcum powder. I coated the belt liberally in talcum powder and hey presto no noise ! amazing. As long as the car can get over the embarrassment of smelling like a tarts boudoir (speaking from far distant memory you understand) all will be well. Hopefully we can get some miles on the car and then have someone look at the engine settings but for now all appears well and the engine seems happy ! If I don't post again before Christmas very good wishes to all.
