It's Alive! It's Alive!! IT'S ALIVE!!!

Well, well, well. I had the intestinal fortitude to try and get the Super Ten running.

So far, I have taken care of just about everything else. I tried to put it off as long as I could, but no more.

I bagan by putting gas into the tank and pumping it, using the petrol pump, until it reached the carb. I filled the radiator with anti-freeze and water, checked the oil and gave it a few turns by hand to get the oil circulating. I double checked the rotor in the distributor to make sure that the timing was right.

There was no putting it off any longer... I turned on the ignition and pulled the starter knob.

Nothing.

A sputter once and a while, but essentially, nothing.

With a ready made spare parts supply, namely the Roadster, I then went about swapping parts:

- the carb... nothing.
- The distributor & coil... nothing.
- The spark plugs... nothing.

Ok, enough. Time to try something else.

At this time I pulled out plugs and got out the compression tester. 1st cylinder was a respectible 125 psi. So far so good. 2nd cylinder was 30 psi. Whaaaat!! 3rd cylinder was at 0 (zero). YIKES!!! 4th cylinder was at 0 (zero) WOAH!

Obviously there was a MAJOR malfunction here, but what? I went over the photos that I took during the rebuild to check if the cam was off, nope. I also verified this too by popping off the valve cover. With little to no compression in three of the cylinders I thought that it was either a huge break in the head gasket (but how), an unseen hole in the three cylinder walls (not likely since I would have seen them), the valves were sticking open (how could that happen unless there was debris in the cylinders).

I decided against removing the head right away. Instead, I thought that I would re-gap the valves and try again. .004 for the inlet and .006 for the exhaust (for timing). With that done, I tried the compression again. 125 again in the 1st cylinder. No surprise here. 120, 130 and 125 respectively for 2, 3 & 4.

Go figure that something as simple as a valve clearance gap would make such a mess of things.

With the plugs back in and the ignition on cranked the engine over with the starter.

VROOOM!

Started up right away. An adjustment here and there and she was purring like a kitten. I couldn't help myself and took the car for a spin around the block. Glorious.

That is not to say that there are not a few bugs to work out. I still have a leak in the rad, and the steering is slack, but the car starts and that is a HUGE hurdle.

Baby needs a new pair of shoes!

With a "new" set of brake shoes now in my possession, it was time to get them installed. First of all they spent a few minutes in the blasting cabinet to get off the surface (and non-surface) rust that had built up on them. This was probably due to their being just recently dredged from the bottom of the ocean where a sea turtle misplaced them during their long round-the-world tour from the UK to Canada (via Japan).

A misting of paint, and voila! Ready to install.

With the Ten back in the garage, thanks to the pushing skills of the family and a few neighbourhood kids, I was able to install one side so far. A bit of shuffling to get the other side done, and then some brake fluid and parking brake adjustments. I almost have no excuses to get the engine started.

I am finally getting a brake

Well look what the cat/postie dragged in... A full set of brakes!!

More than 2 months in transit from the UK to me in Canada. Finally, I can stop using blocks to keep the 10 in place and test out the master and brake cylinder overhauls.

I guess that the only thing left to do after that is to get the engine started. That is the part that scares me!

Carpet Capers... for the Ten and the Roadster??

I do not know why I waited, but after having the Super Ten here for a couple of months (and still no brakes) I finally checked out the last unopened bag that was stowed in the boot. I knew that there were bits and pieces of carpet, but I had other things to work on first. Well was I surprised! The bag contained the full carpet for the Super Ten. Well worn but certainly a great pattern for a replacement set AND perhaps some insite into how the Roadster carpet was made. Both cars were produced in the same time period and the Super Ten carpeting is original so chances are that they would be similar.

A couple of things to note are:

• the carpeting itself is rather thin, but there is a rough matting that looks like it went underneath
• the gearbox cover is not the rubber type found on the roadster
• the carpet over the prop shaft is glued in place
• the rubber mat is clipped to the carpet

A boost of energy, mine and for the car!

Was it the cool night breeze or the sudden fear that show dates are fast approaching, either way I got cracking with getting things off the workbench and on the Ten.

With my super human strength and the help from a floor jack (mostly the jack) I managed to manueuvre the nearly complete engine into its resting place. With the engine mounted and secured on the jack, it was a simple process. Simple like a fox! The engine was raised up off the jack so that when raised the engine could be slid off onto the front crossmember, back onto the jack and lowered into place!

So simple a cave man could do it (sorry Geiko). Actually, it pretty much went as planned. Sure I managed to scratch the paint on th eengine a bit, but nothing a dab here or there could not manage to correct.





I have always found the front engine mounts a pain to get in line. This time I lined up one side, and using the end of the gearbox as a lever was able to get the other in place. All that was left to secure the engine was to get the gearbox mount bolted down, which I did.

The next step will be to attach the ancilliaries, drop some oil in the pan, crank her by hand a few times to get the oil flowing, a spot of pertol and, with luck, a puff of bluish smoke will signify that it is alive... IT'S ALIVE. Well I hope so anyway.

Despite the pause, things are progressing

This "pause" due to my brake issues has not stopped me from continuing work on the Ten, although by the amount of postings on this blog, one would think otherwise.

A few items that I have taken care of since finding a source for the brakes are:

RING GEAR -

I had two flywheels and ring gear. Problem was that the flywheel on one had a nasty ring gear, and the ring gear on the other had a nasty fly wheel. Simple to solve? Well sort of. I managed to tap off the ring gear from their respective flywheels. One had been welded to the flywheel (the nasty one) and lucky for me(?) the welds had broken. A quick cleanup with a wire brush and I was ready to put the good gear on the good wheel.

Not having a oxy-acetylene torch, I used the next best thing... my back yard bar-b-q. I prepared myself beforehand, vice grips, oven mits AND gloves as well as a fire extinguisher... just in case. I did have my flywheel stored in the freezer for a few days prior to the operation in hopes that freezing would shrink it enough to help ease on the ring gear. Fired up and left for a few minutes at 600 degrees (that is hot), I prepared the flywheel on a paving stone to protect the patio from any potential damage. BBQ open, vice grips attached to the outer edge and voila! The gear slipped on effortlessly. There was a bit of a gap that remained, and I was worried that the two flywheels were different diameters (you never know). This concern was slowly put to rest as the heated gear and frozen wheel began to return to their original sizes. The real test will be when I try to start the car...

WIRING -

I was going to save myself time by using the existing wiring. My initial inspections showed little deterioration, so rewiring could wait... until I removed a bracket that held in the wire loom for the headlamps. There I saw that the friction between the bracket and the wires had caused the cotton and rubber wire sheathing to deteriorate to the point that bare wire was visible. OK, I removed the entire harness, measured, bought new wire and will make an new harness. This has not yet been done, but is on the short list.

TOE & FLOOR BOARDS -

As I will be installing a "new" engine and gearbox, I took a look at the floorboards in the front compartment of the car. Not bad, however some delamination. Well the car is not going anywhere, so with some plywood in hand, a new set were made. I combined the top and bottom toe boards. This does make the installation and removal a bit more complicated, but it is possible. New felt was glued to the edges (rather than tacked on as on the originals). I was going to replace the metal straps that run underneath, but they cleaned up so nicely, I decided to keep them.

INSTRUMENTS -

With the wiring now out, I also removed the dash. A pretty stamped metal affair painted up to look like wood! The instruments look to be in pretty good shape. I just gave them a cleaning and touched up some of the tan paint on the edges of the multi-gauge. A fresh coat of medium brown on the bezles and that was done. The rest of the knobs, lights and switches were cleaned up.

STEERING -

With the engine compartment empty, why not take out the steering column? This too receive a good cleaning and a fresh coat of paint. Originally, the box too was black, but the chance to have a touch of alloy in the compartment prompted me to leave it "au naturel".

A long post for a long pause...

More in the near future.

The Brakes are Back

Good news is on the horizon! I have found a supplier for a new set of brake shoes. Step one was to find out that the shoes on the Super Ten are identical to those on the Morris Eight (39-48). Then the scope of the search widened enough to have a shop reply with the chance of having some. I had contacted the Morris Spares group and although they show up in their catalogue, I have not heard back from them. I did hear from Wyvern Brake Supplies in the UK. After suplying a photo of the Super Ten & Morris brakes (from a local HACK club member who has a pre-war Morris) to confirm that they are the same, I was given a quote.

98 pounds (including shipping! Quite reasonable I thought. Even the Morris Spares prices from the catalogue were almost twice that.

I mailed off the money order today, so I will update the blog when they arrive.

Like the windmills of my mind

While I have some time before the brake "problem" can be resolved, I turned to, well turning.

I also thought that removing the front axel and its components would make the installation of the engine easier. This way I could put the rolling floor jack in the engine compartment and use it to move the engine into position! The theory is interresting, but I will let you know how that went after it is done.

There were a couple of steering items that needed attention. Both were rods, and both were bent. I was able to straighten them back. Everything else was removed, cleaned, painted and greased reassembled. No problems until I notices that I had attached everything backwards! This was a simple fix. I just removed the king pins, flipped the axel around, and the problem was solved.

The steering column was also removed. I figured that the more stuff out of the way of the engine installation the better. Things here too were in pretty good shape! I carefully disassembled the business end, cleaned and painted what needed to be, and voila!

I have to wait until a bushing arrives (crank - transmission) before I tackle the engine. Even so, there is the ring gear to put on the flywheel. THAT will be interesting..

WHOA is me...

Well I have hit a snag, and what a snag it is!

I brought my brake shoes to be relined and they came back... well most of them came back. The first problem I noticed was with the pins on each shoe. They protrude from the edge of the shoe and along with serving as attach points for various springs and such. Seems that all were ground down, almost as if someone using a giant sanding device was attempting to even out the edge of the new linings and did not notice that the pins were there.

Had that been the only problem, I would have been satisfied that new pins could be made to replace the "new" short versions. However, it would seem that the same giant sanding device operator was working with one shoe off since NONE of the edges of the shoes were straight! In several cases he was so zealous in his attempt to make everything flush that he ground through severel of the rivet holes!

Needless to say I was not satisfied with their work on the shoes.

The four cast drums, that I had also left with them to turn, came out perfect!

The shop is very sorry for their mistake. They have promised to make things right, but I fear that they do not know the difficult road ahead in finding new (used) shoes!

So the search is on.

Any leads or ideas would be gratefully accepted at paul_bouchard@yahoo.com

Movement... well the possibility of some!

Things have been progressing since my last post. I think that I took off more pieces than I wanted to at one time so the space in the garage has been slowly disappearing. Consequently, I have stuff piled on stuff next to stuff! That and the engine that is still on its stand. I could make some space by installing it, but I want to do a few other things first.

My latest achievement is the differential. Again, I only wanted to do the essentials. Funny how looking at a perfectly serviceable differential soon escalated into removing it, cleaning it up and painting it. Easy to say, three days to do, and during that time nothing else is getting done (including cutting the grass).
Since I had removed the brake back plated (and the axles), some of the work had already been done. There was a sufficient supply of grease to keep the majority of the rust away, but getting it all off took another type of grease... the elbow kind. Once that was done, a good cleaning with soap and water followed by a wipe down with an acid etchant to give some "bite" for the paint.

The same treatment was also given to the propeller shaft.

Everything was given a coat of Por 15. I picked up a can of gloss black at the Hudson show. Funny how you remember people and they remember you. The gentleman at the Por 15 booth remembered me and the works I was doing on my Roadster. That was over two years ago! One thing about Por 15: it sticks but good. It also sticks to clothes and skin. I was doing some late-night painting and with parts hanging all over the place, I brushed up against some and now I have a few black streaks on my arms that will have to, well, wear off.

With the paint dry, it was just a case of putting it all back together. I will come back later when all the bits are attached to touch up the paint and paint the nuts and bolts.

Stop! In the name of love...

Brakes, gotta love 'em! The main idea is to get the Ten on the road. To do so requires it to pass a safety inspection. They are not concerned about how pretty a car is, only that it is safe.

To that end, I need to concentrate on making the car move (engine & gearbox) Making the car stop (brakes) making the car seen (lights/electrics). In addition, there can be no leaks from any shock or tank nor from the exhaust. Tires (or tyres) must also be in good shape.

Wit the temporary engine (9HP) well under way, time to turn to the Ten and its systems. First job was to get the brakes taken care of.

I started with the brakes. I removed everything having to do with the braking system. Not being familiar with them I took copious amount of photos plus in the case where any parts were "sided", I stamped them "R" or "L". These would provide me with references when it came time to reassemble everything. I must admit that things have gone quite well so far. I cleaned, blasted and packaged and labled each sub system. I did notr want to get too far ahead and forget where everything went! The cylinders looked pretty good. Some pitting, but nothing to get too worried about. I will get some rebuild kits this week and have the hoses redone. The shoes will have to be relined. Half are passible, but the others are finished. Better to get them all done now.

I could not just end with the brakes themselves. I removed the brake lines as well as the hand brake levers. Too bad they are nor bronze... they would have polished up nicely! I was amazed to see how original everything was. It was nice to see all the various clips intact and in very good shape.

Now I just have to wait until the stores open to get the rebuild kits!

Blast from the Past

Just got an email with some photos of the Super Ten being loaded up for transport to the docks! Thanks to John Osborne for the photos and for thinking of sending them to me.

Hudson British Car Show

Hudson Antique Car Klub (HACK) put on its bi-annual British Car Show. Over 3,000 people and 350 cars! The Singer crew was out in form with Len Percey, Robert Moreau, Bary Stephens and Larry Doyon joining Phillip and myself.

Robert drove down in his recently restored... wait for it... Triumph Bonneville motorcycle. A beaut! His Roadster is progressing well with the current task finishing up the electricals. He is confident that he will drive (yes drive) his Roadster to Stowe, and back of course.

Phillip brought out Baby Blue and I had the unusual pleasure of bringing my two Singers to the show. The Super Ten that arrived in Montreal only 2 weeks ago was trailered by my brave wife Helene, while I led the way in the Roadster.

The sun was out in all its glory with the temperature going up to 25 C (pretty darn hot for this time of the year). We were in our "usual" spot in the shade for the most part of the day. A prime place on such a hot day, and did it ever ring in the crowds! That combined with our "new" Singer Display. With the Singer gang winning the Tailgate Picnic in 2004, we were challenged by the Jaguar to be ready for some stiff competition!

We were up for the challenge and created our Gastronomical Garage! This also provided an opportunity to debut the Ten. We constructed a garage facade and gave it a well worn patina to match the Ten. Combined with a "lunch" of connecting rods, BSF nuts, spark plugs and ignition wire we were sure to make a good show. We drew quite a crowd with as many people taking photos of the cars as of the "food".

Sadly, the judging did not go our way, and although we did make a good impression, our lack of "lubricant" for the judges was mentioned in his deliberation. Seems that the Jag group's British Pub was complete, if not licensed.

By far the show was a big success for HACK, the show and for Singers, and as always, events are an opportunity to let people know about Singers, and a place for fellow Singerites to share ideas and experiences.


To Stowe!

A pleasure to deal with

For a car that has will soon celebrate 60 years, it shows signs of a "younger" car. Last night I tackled the front right brakes. With the exception of worn out brake lineings, everything else looked to be in remarkable shape! I disassembled the master cylinder and all the copper lines for the front brakes. At the same time, I took apart the front right brake components (shoes, cylinder, hose, unions, etc). With the exception of a slightly stuck brake piston, everything went apart rather easilly. A quick glass blasting in the cabinet and clean gleeming metal was everywhere!

The cylinder will need a light honing, but I think that it will certainly do. A couple of rebuild kits for the wheel and master cylinders and that should be it!

From the paperwork that was found in the glovebox/shelf under the dash, you could see that previous owners took care of this car, and I thank them as well as Jim for being able to store the car under cover and his surgeon-like ability to remove the parts he required while leaving the rest intact.

I adjusted the parking brake enough so that the car can be left on its own without fear of rolling away!

Got into it!

What is this??? I know, do you?

With the Hudson show happening this weekend (May 28), I did not want to get too much into removing big items. Ok, I went ahead and removed the bonnet and grille BUT that was so that I could remove the spare engine! All will be returned to its proper place for the show.

I did get into some of the hydraulic brake system. I am amazed that for a car of this vintage, that the nuts and bolts (and brake unions) that I have dealt with so far have been easy to deal with. Sure signs that the car was A) well maintained and looked after, and B) stored well!

The master cylinder did give show some signs of stubbornness. A little heat and releasing agent took care of this... well I had to get a rebuild kit anyway!

My time right now is in getting my part of the Hudson Display (yes a display) ready. No hints on what it will be, but the other clubs entering the Tailgate Picnic are on notice to put on something good!

By the way, the photo is the hole for the front bonnet hinge which is also part of the "mascot". It is seen from the back. Kudos for those who guessed!

Getting into it!

Montreal has seen 11 straight days of rain! During a break in the downpour, I took the opportunity to get the Super Ten into the garage and dry things out. With the help of my son Alex and buddy Phillip, we managed to push the car up the sheer cliff of my driveway. The car fits nicely, but I would prefer to have another 5 feet or so on each side. No such luck. Next house.

We put the car up on jack stands and removed one of the front wheels. I wanted to see if the wheel rims from the Roadster would fit. This would be beneficial as the tires currently on the car would not pass inspection, but the Roadster tires are fairly new. So to save some $$ and time, I was going to swap them for the inspection process. Good luck continues as the Roadster rims fit like a glove!

Master cylinder. Looks in pretty good shape - just needs a rebuild kit.

Brakes will be the next item of interest. The car has been standing since 1973 so a full brake job may be in the works. To start, I want to get the parking brake working so that if I do have to push it out of the garage, then I can use the car's own braking system to keep it in place.

A loook aft. the rear seat pan can be seen.

I took a peek under the car and all looks pretty good! I do think that the previous owners who drove the car did take care of it, and it shows.

Mostly surface rust and some of the paint can still be seen! There are a few places where there has been rust through. Most have been well looked after by, I would guess, a local bodyman. Done before pop-rivits, the hint of slotted screws can be seen through the paint.

Before - After

Another thing to do is to remove the engine "stored" under the bonet. I purchased a 9 HP engine from Bill in the UK. The idea was to find and rebuild a 9 HP engine for the Roadster. Then the 10 HP engine currently in the Roadster could be transferred to the Super Ten and each would be as they once were. I removed the bonnet and grille from the Ten and lifted out the engine from the front. A heavy bugger! So before I took the plunge I removed the head to reduce the weight.

Next steps

Now that I have "recovered" from my trip out east, I have to get thinking as to the next steps. the first is to clean out enough space in the garage to accept the new member of the family. This is no easy feat as I have inherited my Mother's "hoarding" gene. The one that does not allow you to toss out any junk that is cluttering your garage, office, car, bedroom, shed, well you get the picture.

A good start was to move the ATV out to a better parking space in the back yard. Luckilly the tires are equipped with ice spikes and provide excellent airation for the lawn... well that is how I explained the tears in the lawn to the little missus.

I'm baaaaack!

BEFORE - Van + trailer portrait

A whirlwind tour of the Halifax docks!

I left Sunday evening at 1930 and arrived just over an hour ago at 0845... Tuesday morning!! That is a total away time of 36h 45m and of that 28 was spent driving to and from. The other 7 or so hours went mostly to sleep on the return (stopped twice).

The overall paperwork experience went very well. I arrived at the shipper's office at 0930 Monday morning. I was the first one there and after presenting my huge pile of papers (including a cheque), and some chit-chat about the car, I was given more papers and was now ready to go to Canada Customs. Good thing that it went fast because I was parked in a no parking with tow-away zone with the trailer attached to the van!!!

Customs was a short drive away. In my drowsy stupor, I got hopelessly lost. Good thing I printed a mini-map of the downtown area. Soon I was in front of the customs house. Illegal parking here was NOT advised. I had no idea how long this would take. "Parking meter" parking only was available, but not to allow doubt to get a grip, I went bravely forward. Luckily not too far forward! I found two parking spaces a block from customs. Doubly lucky that they were one in front of the other (remember van + trailer). I fed both meters just in case they towed/ticketed either one. A twooney (pronounced tooney, aka a $2 coin) allowed me two hours of customs business.

Surprise of surprises greeted me in customs. A rather small reception area, perhaps appearing smaller because I was the only one there! A friendly customs officer assisted me with the necessary paperwork (pile now increased by 37%), and after the required 164 slams of his stamp, I was off to collect the car! A further treat was that he offered to return all the original papers for the car (after copying them). BONUS!

A harrowing drive through the small streets of Yarmouth (a town on the north side of Halifax, essentially on the other side of the harbour). An older Canadian city, it shows its lineage to the mother country in the narrowness of its streets! A fun drive with a long wheelbase van, stretch trailer which is a bit wide in the hips. All this was soon forgotten as a similar greeting (line up wise) was granted me upon arrival at the auto-dock office.

Once there, I pulled out my ever increasing pile of papers. The rep sifted through everything, taking out only the ones that she needed. A few calls and stamps later I was informed that a dock worker would escort me to the car, and that this charge was over and above the shipping costs. Oh oh, this is sounding expensive. Also, since the car was on a pallet owing to the fact that it was not drivable (lack of working engine, brakes, and a complete gearbox!) another dock worker would have to release the straps that held the car in place. "Why could the first guy not take off the straps?" I asked in my near comatose state. Union scope clauses was the answer. The cost would depend on the amount of time spent to a) escort me to find the car in the jungle of arriving vehicles and b) the amount of time to undo all the straps.

I am no genius, but this is sounding awfully expensive.

Upon arrival at the dock, I was greeted by my escort. Forget everything that you hear or read in the papers about escorts. This one was in overalls, and as kinky as that sounds, the mustache ruined it. Once I identified myself as the owner of the little British car a fury of interest came over the place.


Super Ten on its "Bolster"
(the technical term for the big metal thingy)

He knew exactly where it was parked and on arrival I was met by an admiring crowd of about a dozen dock workers (of various scopes) and by a barrage of questions about the car. "What is a Singer?" "Is is made by the sewing machine company?" "Does it run?" "What are you going to do with it?" Each question was answered and a tour of the car was given to all interested.

I am constantly amazed at how a little bit of kindness and thanks reaps enormous returns. After almost an hour of polite chat, I was "rewarded" with 12 pair of hands pushing the car off the pallet and up onto the trailer! A few even stayed and helped with the strapping down process to ensure that the new acquisition was safe.

I enjoy going to Eastern Canada. The people there are warm, very easy going and down to earth. The cherry on the icing on the cake was that after being there for more than an hour AND having them perform more work than they are required (or supposed) to do, I was informed by the lot foreman that there would be no charge!!

Several handshakes and waves later I was off to enjoy a burger lunch at A&W. Great burgers and the very best Root Beer.

A quick check on the time showed me that it was just after noon. The entire process (made up of mostly chatting) took less than three hours! I was feeling great after my all-night drive and with the harbour wind in my sails (?) decided to cancel my hotel reservation and make my way home. There was no way that I could drive another 14 hours, and would take no chances. So I would drive as long as I felt comfortable and would either find a hotel on the way, or take some naps at the rest areas along the way.


Strangely, my return trip was continuously marred with this TAILGATER! (click photo to enlarge)
The return drive went well and I am glad to say that I have now found roads worse than those in Quebec. They are found in New Brunswick. Coupled with the near moon-like surface of the asphalt was the sparse signage and a detour of the Trans-Canada Highway set up more like a crewel riddle. None of which could dampen my good mood.

I stopped for gas (several times) and took two nap/food break of two hours each. I never felt that I was too tired, and when I did, I took the time needed to recharge my batteries. Do not ask me to dance or do and work around the house today however!

When I left Montreal it was raining. An hour out of the city the sky cleared and when I was in Halifax the sky was blue and the weather warm. An all-round beautiful day, one fitting the occasion! The weather cooperated all the way home too.

A great introduction to car importing, but the lesson here too is great people on the sending end and a paper trail that almost requires another trailer!


AFTER - Van + trailer & Super Ten portrait

3... 2... 1... BLASTOFF!

Today is Sunday May 14th and this is departure day for Halifax.

I have made long treks before. The last "big" one was to Georgia to pick up a rear clip for the Roadster. That was 16hrs a day for three days in a row!

This trip is different. I will be driving all night to get to Halifax, thus saving a night's hotel AND being home for Mother's Day and my wedding anniversary. The drive will probably be 13+ hours. I have mapped everything out, and will be sure to stop if I do not feel able to drive. No chances taken by this guy! I will take a nap this afternoon, well, now.

Cheers to all, I will write once I get back.

What is a Singer Super Ten? Just look above this text and you will see what I am talking about.

The Long and Winding Road

The Super Ten arrived in Halifax last Tuesday. After inspection by Agriculture Canada, it is now free to clear customs.

My best bet to reduce costs and minimize the time required to get there, I plan on leaving Montreal for Halifax on Sunday evening. The hope is that I will arrive on Monday morning. There I will pay the bill, clear tha car through customs, grab some rest at a hotel and return home on Tuesday.

That is the plan.