New roof, and a sloppy fan belt!

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I found a curious issue with the fan belt. I was getting the odd ignition light under load and couldn't get the fan belt to the tension I wanted. The Dynamo was right up against the stops. 

On inspection I found that the 'stop' had two settings. It was set to the shortest, I moved the bolt of the stop and got another few inches travel on the Dynamo and was able to get the fan belt nice and tight! She is running sweet as a nut.

I also replaced all the grease in the 36 grease nipples under the body. This had a dramatic effect on the steering. 

Then I set about replacing the roof, it was starting to let go and was leaking if caught in a rain shower. I took off the old vinyl which was hessian backed and had gone extremely brittle and was receding from every joint. The wood was solid, no rot thankfully. I managed to get hold of a roll of old hessian backed flooring from a carpet fitter who had used it in a hospital in the 80's and it was a light green. He recommended a particular high grab adhesive F35 Styccobond. This worked very well and the final output was excellent. I used a light hand roller to get the lino flat. I could have done with a warm day to make the lino do what it was told, so it was tough going. But i am chuffed with the output. Now nice and water tight and I can get my Shod Lever and Ceiling hook back in their proper place. 




It was tricky around the suction hose vents, I thought I would practice on a small bit first!











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