New diesel owner

**DieselMk1** · 27-02-2013, 09:28 PM

I was planning on swapping the front guards with the swallowtail ones, but I'm not sure what to do about the rust around the windscreen as I've never pulled a windscreen out, plus as of possibly tomorrow it'll be my daily :S

**DieselMk1** · 28-02-2013, 01:01 PM

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So I put my battery in, pulled out the cold start handle, let the glow plug light go out, and turned it over. Repeat a few times and I knew something was up. Checked the under dash fuses, everything is good. Followed the glow plug wires to the fuse on the firewall, and found it was blown. Nek minnit:

I'll be replacing it with a 50A blade fuse tomorrow.
Also getting replaced tomorrow:

Local tyre place has a pair of second hand tyres for $35 fitted each

So anyway, I get it fired up and notice my brake lights are staying on. Traced the problem to the first brake light switch.

Thought it was just the corrosion but the lights are still saying on after a clean up, so I just unplugged it and the secondary switch works just fine.
I also fixed my mirror

And my engine bay is looking rather tidy and not decrepit like my cars usually look like

**DieselMk1** · 28-02-2013, 02:38 PM

Also, razor blade + old crusty stickers = a nice clear window

**DieselMk1** · 01-03-2013, 01:47 PM

Found out my car's history today....

Had a chat to the bloke I bought it off of, he told me that the little old lady had sold the car to the guy he bought it off of in VIC, and he drove it everywhere eventually ending up in SA where it was parked under a tree for two years before it was bought by the bloke I got it off of, effectively making me the fourth owner