Feb 12
Or more correctly the truck has a new set of rear springs. A big plug here for Bellamy & East in Christchurch. They did a great job and I would reccomemend them for any automotive spring work.
The benefits. Very smooth ride, seems to be far less bumps in the road and a lot less rattles. All good stuff.
Also a big Thank you to Solly’s Fright in getting the truck to & from Christchurch for the Truck rally.
I have just had an article published in Beaded Wheels about the weekends adventures.
Sep 9
I have been giving this topic some thought for a while and finally found a way to tie in a story about the truck and being a Yes business.
Firstly a yes business is an organisation that says yes to its customers more often than no. You find ways to help, solve problems or get a solution for a customer. Yes Inderstand what you are looking for, we dont stock it but I can reccommend XYZ business who does. Everyone ends up a winner. As opposed to the “ No” and you walk out the door most dissatisfied.
Old Trucks are prone to needing repairs on an ongoing basis. I am due a warrent and the headlights were not working properly. This story has a long and short version. Here is the short offering.
I finally found the fault.
Thanks to Tahuna Auto Electics for testing the faulty and replacement part to prove I was right.
The part I was after is not that easy to find although you can get modern equivilants. I went onto forums, e-mailed Australia (still waiting for a reply) and contacted a few mates. To cut to the chase.
I called in to see Robert @ Seeka Panel & Parts who I have known for a while. No was his answer but he also offerred to make a phone call. About 10min later he rang me to tell me a local wrecker had something that would probably fit. I was there in five minutes. So to Superior Spares in Tahunanui, Thank you for being bothered to look and find the part I needed.
Both of these busines demonstrated strong YES charateristics and for that I am both grateful and now an advocate for them. My spend was only $20 but i will try and generate that many times over for both of them.
Truck now back up and running and
off for a warrent later in the week.
May 14
For those of you that dont know I have vintage truck that while going is very much a work in progress. Every time I spend some time on it (or is that with it) there is something to fix or improve. This week it was a marked improvement in starting. It used to chug away and build up a few revs and finally start up. Heading into winter that was not going to cut the mustard. So with a bit of cleaning and better connections to the starter things are now on the up and it starts in a flash.
The moral of the story. With only 6 volts at my disposal everything has to be just right. Big cables and very clean connections!!
