So after a bit of fluffing around we managed to get the VT back onto terra firma. She was stuck fairly good in the ground and the single pegger just wasn't enough traction to get it out of the holes the wheels had sunk into as well as going up a bit of an incline.
To get the old girl out I had to tow it out with the Subaru which had a flat tire. Got my shitty old air compressor out that manages about a maximum of 45 psi and started pumping it up again. After a while I could feel a slight air leak at the valve stem, shortly there after the core from the valve stem went flying but managed to find it. Grabbed some Loctite 401 instant adhesive and put that sucker straight back and started on attempt No2 to get the tire inflated. Seems to be holding wind at this time!
First start almost no lifter rattle, win, 2nd start and much warmer the rattle is back. Got to wonder if it doesn't like the 15w-50 oil it has in it? Will throw some Nulon Lifter Free at it. she also runs on both petrol and LPG and fires up nice.
Dove into the boot and checked the test date on the LPG tank, 05/14 which means I think we have another year before the tank needs to be re-certified. Will check with a local LPG WOF testing station to confirm.
Hosed off the tree debris and she's looking just as ugly as the day I got here. I guess she might need a name, Rescue VT doesn't really cut it any more.
Don't think the AC works any more either
that might just get binned.
Next on the list of jobs,
Flush the cooling system
change the front struts
Check the brakes
Flush the transmission twice and put in a new filter (the fluid is really low and is a weird brown colour).
**** around with the lifters some more and see if I can quieten those down.
Get it all street legal and take it on a long cruise to test everything and see how cheap it runs on LPG.
Maybe throw a V6 motor in the boot and drag that down to some chaps place way down south of me who has a Land Rover that has no power but a brand spanking new radiator to keep it cool! Does a V6 motor fit in the boot?