Here's one for those of you who are car fans.
My grandfather (May he now RIP), used to drive a bright orange 1981 Datsun 210 which he had bought when it was brand new. Since the time he fell ill for the first time, back in 2002, he stopped driving, and since then the car hadn't been used. After he died, the car just sat in the garage.
I have always had a penchant for antique cars, specially those cute little Datsuns and Toyotas that came out in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Exploiting the fact that I will finally be in age to get my driving licenses tomorrow, Vicky and I have started to try to revive the little relic or the "little orange fella" as Vicky and I call it jokingly, before it damages beyond repair. Besides, its becoming valuable.
Today, we opened its doors and windows... first time in over a year... we almost coughed ourselves to death when we tried to get inside. The air inside was so stale. While the outside is very covered in dust, the inside wasn't that dusted... probably because it was closed for so long, no outside stuff would come in.
The keys had been in the ignition all this time. They had spent so much time, they were stuck and had a hard time getting them out of the ignition, but we managed to get them out. We got them back in and turned on the car.... nothing. It just moved around and nothing. Not even the electric motor would turn on. I started pressing the honk... nothing, nor the lights would turn on. The thing was as dead as a skeleton. Obviously the problem was that the battery was dead. Not surprising considering the amount of time that thing has been sitting there. We had some jumper cables and a battery charger, to try and charge the battery.
It still didn't work. Absolutely nothing. We will obviously have the battery changed and see if that works, because probably the battery is so dead it cannot be charged. But, I know very little about this stuff, and Vicky knows even less. Any suggestions and ideas on the project of reviving the old Datsun?
My grandfather (May he now RIP), used to drive a bright orange 1981 Datsun 210 which he had bought when it was brand new. Since the time he fell ill for the first time, back in 2002, he stopped driving, and since then the car hadn't been used. After he died, the car just sat in the garage.
I have always had a penchant for antique cars, specially those cute little Datsuns and Toyotas that came out in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Exploiting the fact that I will finally be in age to get my driving licenses tomorrow, Vicky and I have started to try to revive the little relic or the "little orange fella" as Vicky and I call it jokingly, before it damages beyond repair. Besides, its becoming valuable.
Today, we opened its doors and windows... first time in over a year... we almost coughed ourselves to death when we tried to get inside. The air inside was so stale. While the outside is very covered in dust, the inside wasn't that dusted... probably because it was closed for so long, no outside stuff would come in.
The keys had been in the ignition all this time. They had spent so much time, they were stuck and had a hard time getting them out of the ignition, but we managed to get them out. We got them back in and turned on the car.... nothing. It just moved around and nothing. Not even the electric motor would turn on. I started pressing the honk... nothing, nor the lights would turn on. The thing was as dead as a skeleton. Obviously the problem was that the battery was dead. Not surprising considering the amount of time that thing has been sitting there. We had some jumper cables and a battery charger, to try and charge the battery.
It still didn't work. Absolutely nothing. We will obviously have the battery changed and see if that works, because probably the battery is so dead it cannot be charged. But, I know very little about this stuff, and Vicky knows even less. Any suggestions and ideas on the project of reviving the old Datsun?