Couple of hours spent Dolly cleaning, well Dolly engine bay cleaning at least.
Cleaning stuff was liberally sprayed everywhere and I mean everywhere. Grease, oil and dust have coated the engine bay and the components like you wouldn't believe. Horrible sticky gooey mess
A couple of old toothbrushes have died so that the engine bay can shine again. We salute you.
I undid the 8 small bolts that hold the radiator in place and took half of them out one at a time and used the 'lecky drill wire thing to clean them up. These bloody things are as fussy as hell when being re-inserted and are a pain to replace. Hence my caution. I refitted them after coating with copper grease in preparation for the rad removal at a later stage. I am frankly stunned that none of them snapped, this is a first!
The two earthing points were cleaned up and refastened.
Each fastener will be cleaned and re-used if possible.
The two suspension turrets are in fantastic shape and need no work, the bulkhead is also solid. The only crusty bits were on the side where the battery is. There are several holes that are not used and it is these that have rusted. Nothing major but it just looks unsightly. I will tackle these once everything else is sorted.
The plan for tomorrow will hopefully be:
Moar cleanings
Open up the fuel pump and clean out any crap.
Remove the useless fuel briquette thing and bin.
Replace fuel hoses.
Remove the knackered seats if possible.
Take some photos
On a happy note the original carpets look ace including the footwell ones. Yay