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On March 21st 2020, Faith the Dodge was
placed on axle stands to sit out covid. I suspected the Dodge would be out of
use for some time and it had already been six months since the last event in
2019 and the Dodge was parked up in the container. The battery had been
removed at that time for maintenance over the winter. During 2020, I made two
visits to Faith to run the engine and exercise the brakes etc, each time with
fuel that was months and then over a year old. Both times, Faith fired up
without problems after a good prime.
Now on March 22nd 2021, it was time to
bring Faith to the new house, in preparation for the work on the garage to
allow all three vehicles to be garaged together. The first step was to get the
Dodge back down off the axle stands. After that, the 6 volt battery was fitted
and the Dodge started up - now on fuel that was around two years old!!! Once
running, the Dodge was backed out of the container to allow ten gallons of
fresh fuel to be added through the left side fill cap. This wasn't accessible
while in the container. After plenty to time to warm up and load up the
container contents, I set off on the short three mile trip back to out
Washington home to check over the Dodge further and to blow up the tyres. |
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Once my daughter finished school for the day, we loaded up a few more odds and ends and began our trip to Durham. We travelled the same back road route as we'd taken the Jeeps in February. My daughter took a few shots to record the trip over which went without any problems. It was a great feeling to be back behind the wheel after 18 months off the road and 12 months and a day locked away in the container on axle stands. |
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The Dodge was parked up next to the garage to check its height in preparation for the modifications to raise the doors. This will allow the Dodge to fit inside and give more clearance for the Jeep with the roof up. At present, Jessie's Follow Me sign would be too tall to fit through the door. |
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In the first shot below, all three vehicles can be seen together, the first time since Bowes Railway in June 2019. |
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