Summer went by...

40000 miles on odometer!

...and lots of things happened. Just before my summer vacation was about to start, Kelly's water pump broke down. She sat for two weeks on the streets and then when the new long water pump arrived, just in time, two days before we went for a road trip around southern Finland.

Since I took her out of the garage we have rolled over 3800 miles. All that in 5 months. Then when the weather got colder we started to have a problem with the battery. Few weeks in and I bought a new one. It has 750CCA and starting isn't so much a problem anymore. And a third major "upgrade" or fixing that I did was re-connecting heater hoses. I tested the heater core's condition by pouring water from one hose and when the water level from another hose settled, I waited and noticed that water wasn't leaking and then I just reconnected the hoses and Vóila. We have a warm cabin!

Here is a link to pictures from the road and cruising's.

Spring is here!

YAY, finally spring is here and I have taken Kelly out of the garage. Yearly inspection went as flowing water and clean papers and approved-stamp on it! So, this summer is all about cruising. 45€ for a stamp, it's now days quite normal price, but back in the days, it was around 80mk-100mk(13€-17€). Okay that was almost two decades ago, but still.

I have been ordering few things from the ebay, and seeking a garage where i can do little bit of restoration and such. As I did get her late in the summer, well in the autumn, and had very little time on the road, I am going to make this year count! I have been mapping what to do and in what order. Few things I need to do, before taking any longer trips is to replace door weather seals. Not as much as keeping the rain out, but keeping the wind out of the cabin. Second is to reconnect a heater hose's and ensure there is hot air blowing.

We were on a photoshoot last week, just days after I had pulled Kelly out of hibernation.



Photo: M. Ylhäinen www.ylhainen.com