passed a prisoner coloured caterham around midday today outskirts of ruthin, anyone on here. I was the viper blue one. we both waved. don't think you're local.
put a 41mm socket over the new boot with the metal ring sticking out,then put in a vice and squeeze it over the ball joint,easy fix.put some grease in the boot first.
seems a lot to top up, does the gauge read normal when driving, next time you finish your blat put some newspaper under engine and bulkhead and check later for wetness or a stain. I've topped mine up twice in 7 years,150 roadsport.
get the shorter one,ford stopped using the longer one as it over filtered and caused a baulking issue to the flow.if that goes for tintops, it goes for my caterham.
put a jump lead on battery +post,and the other end of that lead on the back of the starter motor so it has maximum volts up its bum,does the starter spin fast.put ignition on 1st.
i put a 50mm strip of card along the bottom of the rad and it seems to keep it warm a bit better in the winter.just removed it for the summer.leave it ticking over in the garage for a while. remember its still cool out there.