[poppa smurf]

well paint my britches and call me spotty......thats a far better greeting than I got from the other joint.

thanks folks, makes me feel at home......I'm usually not one for forums and the suchlike but with this vehicular conveyance i find i am out of my depth a bit

for instance when I first got it home I was looking under the bonnet to "get to know things"...sump oil dipstick..check......wiper washers...check.....trans oil..Ummmm! right what mongrel nicked that dipstick......and where did they hide the spark plugs

this reminds me of the old flat head fords (side valve)

and where is the coil and dizzy.....hullo 6 coils and no dizzy

no cable to the throttle body "fly by wire" good god what next

my last vehicle was a 2000 TH Magna advance.....nice car but a flinstone mobile compared to this limo

I have been and will be trolling through the knowledge banks as this thing leaves me dead.....so much I don't recognise

what got me about the glovebox damper (and pushed me to continue) was the fellers who were handing out the advice and finally worked it out were 65 and 66 YO.......now I'm only a youngster at 54 and I found it a mongrel thing to do.....but these blokes spurred me on

thanks guy's.......I dips me lid to your tenacity and perseverance

I reckon I'll be throwing my swag down in that "tech resources" section.....so if you see a confused old fool wandering around late at night, scratching his head in befuddlement, with a candle and note pad in hand, it's only me......not wee willy winkie!!