After suffering Boler envy for years, I pulled the guilty-pleasure rip cord and purchased my 1978 Boler 1300 in November 2014. One day prior, I also purchased a tow vehicle: a 2015 Ford Escape 2.0L AWD.
So on a dark and stormy night (high winds and rain) I enlisted a friend to help retrieve the Boler from its previous owner. Despite the poor weather conditions, it was the only time that both parties were able to make the transaction. A Boler rookie, I admittedly didn't inspect everything as closely as I should have. The first problem we encountered was that the 4 pin connection cabling was about 3 inches too short for my ride. When I tried to ever so lightly tug the wires to make the connection, I ended up ripping the cabling apart. A quick trip to a nearby Canadian Tire for a new wiring harness (5 minutes before closing) and we thought we had it in the bag.
3 hours later, having stopped to check the wires and tires a few times, we arrived in Oxford. Here we discovered that the Boler door did not latch properly (it was wide open when we stopped) and it leaked like a sieve. In addition, the new wiring harness was dragging on the ground. Our hastily performed wiring fix had evidently failed. However, the Boler and its escorts arrived home safely.
It is now time to start the Boler restoration. Not a total overhaul, just sprucing it up.
Here is the starting point of my Boler. Hover mouse over picture for caption.
So on a dark and stormy night (high winds and rain) I enlisted a friend to help retrieve the Boler from its previous owner. Despite the poor weather conditions, it was the only time that both parties were able to make the transaction. A Boler rookie, I admittedly didn't inspect everything as closely as I should have. The first problem we encountered was that the 4 pin connection cabling was about 3 inches too short for my ride. When I tried to ever so lightly tug the wires to make the connection, I ended up ripping the cabling apart. A quick trip to a nearby Canadian Tire for a new wiring harness (5 minutes before closing) and we thought we had it in the bag.
3 hours later, having stopped to check the wires and tires a few times, we arrived in Oxford. Here we discovered that the Boler door did not latch properly (it was wide open when we stopped) and it leaked like a sieve. In addition, the new wiring harness was dragging on the ground. Our hastily performed wiring fix had evidently failed. However, the Boler and its escorts arrived home safely.
It is now time to start the Boler restoration. Not a total overhaul, just sprucing it up.
Here is the starting point of my Boler. Hover mouse over picture for caption.