Whilst fiddling with the tonneau cover I manged to drop the roof 'forward' onto the steering wheel and have chipped my rather beautiful MotoLita wheel. It's not damaged the wood, but has taken a big chip out of the varnish. Firstly, if I undo the Allen key things, will the wheel just come away or is there a science to it? Secondly, how best to repair the wheel? Take it to a furniture polishy person?
I'd get a small tin of gloss yacht varnish. With a small brush, fill in the chip, trying not to get any on the un-damaged surface. When it's dry, do it again. Continue until the damaged area is flush with the existing surface. Leave for a couple of days to harden, then smooth the surface with very fine wet or dry paper, then finish with Tcut or Brasso to get a good polish.
I notice that the coolant level is at the bottom (minimum) level. I'm not leaking anything... It's not water that goes in there is it? It's going to be what the handbook says (Motocraft Super Plus 2000). But mixed with water?
Remember the water will expand when the water's hot. If you get a bottle of the recommended anti-freeze, it should tell you the dilution rate.
I was reading on another thread about checking bolts for tightness. Now I have 750 miles on mine, which bolts in particular should be checked?
Yours should be in for it's first service in 250 miles. Everything should be checked then. My experience is that anything mounted on the bodywork tends to work loose 'cause it flexes so much.
Ian
