Project KE30: Car running!

When I saw the date of my last entry, it struck me how much time has passed and how awfully bad I fell about not having written anything since that time. I hope that no one thought that after the initial fascination with the car a moment has come where the car went by the wayside. No, no - none of this stuff. The task hasn’t overwhelmed me (yet :-)), but only a lack of free time in combination with the lack of access to the car caused this huge hole that should be filled with written accounts, pictures or videos. About the videos… In the present moment I don’t have the quality video camera with me, but this will change within 2 weeks! And now back to work, as I need to make up for lost time! :-).

Assuming that the problem with the engine firing is linked to a faulty electrical installation, I managed to convince my dad to come to Warsaw with a multimeter, so we could check what the real problem is and solve it. This allowed the whole family to come and visit me :-). Writing about this in retrospect, I feel a little bit embarrassed by my helplessness, but you must understand that at that time the car was for me, something I had little idea about, except how to drive, and even that is not certain :-). Now it is not that different, but it is certainly better :-).

Together with my dad we managed very quickly to fire up the car. However, it's really hard to say what was the main obstacle on the way to achieve this status. Before the main test took place I replaced all blown fuses (OMG getting the right ones was quite an adventure!) and bought a brand new battery (as specified). During the test, it turned out that the ignition cable was loose which was the reason for control lights not to flash while turning the key in the ignition. Fuel level was very low (we bought afterwards 20 liters + fuel surcharge), so this factor cannot be excluded as well, but I think it wasn’t that decisive. In any case, it worked! My dad drove a few meters in the garage in celebration until an alarm or something similar went off loudly. Surely emissions exceeded allowable concentration. We took English leave from the scene :-). Fortunately, the next day I had a week long business trip and I was hoping that all the emotions would go down within those days :-).

Last but not least, some pictures of the stuff I bought at the end of January: