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« Reply #11415 on: February 08, 2020, 09:09:31 AM » |
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These snaps cropped up on Facebook this morning.
3 years ago.
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« Reply #11416 on: February 08, 2020, 04:43:39 PM » |
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Just keep doing a bit every day..don't put deadlines on it..👍😎
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« Reply #11417 on: February 08, 2020, 09:07:45 PM » |
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Yeah.
Today's little bit. Sanded down the Araldite around the diff' casing on the back axle.
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« Reply #11418 on: February 08, 2020, 09:13:43 PM » |
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I used to have a fuel regulator in the engine bay -an inline valve with an adjustable dial that restricted the fuel flow from the electric pump. I took it off because it was set to it's maximum setting anyway, (5 - 6psi), but wanted to be able to see at a glance that fuel was flowing O.K if there was an engine problem. So I've just bought this little inline fuel pressure gauge & will mount it somewhere near the carb.
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« Reply #11419 on: February 08, 2020, 09:19:00 PM » |
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And this new brake fluid reservoir has been sat in the garage for ages, so I fitted it just to get it out of the way. The old one was so caked in old paint & gunge it was just easier to get a new one than try to refurbish it.
To comply with the SVA regulations, it has a low fluid level warning float built into the cap. Waiting for some hose clips to arrive so I can hook it up to the master cylinder.
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« Reply #11420 on: February 08, 2020, 09:24:13 PM » |
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The cap also features a rubber button that you press to push the float down, to check the warning light works -again, it was required for the commercial vehicle SVA.
The reservoir sits in a raised cradle so you can see the fluid level, (there are high/low marks on the side). The seat base is removable to access it & there's a metal lid that goes over it to keep the muck out as the underside is open to the road.
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« Reply #11421 on: February 09, 2020, 09:53:41 AM » |
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3 years ago, before I pulled the lot apart to try & paint everything properly. This is the replacement 1990s Land Rover Discovery engine, after the original 1970s SD1 motor died of old age, (knackered head gasket leading to damaged piston crowns, plus buggered camshaft etc). I bought this motor from a bloke on Gumtree for 400 quid. He'd rebuilt it to go in a kitcar then changed his mind. It's a 3.5 litre V8 with a 3.9 cam, (identical to aftermarket "fast road" cams). The 4 barrel Holley carb & 3 speed Borg Warner auto gearbox are the same ones I used before. This was a test run to make sure the motor was good before everything came apart, so it hasn't been run since. https://youtu.be/r1EeiQ-ihJA |
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« Reply #11422 on: February 09, 2020, 02:04:41 PM » |
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That is really looking good Andy, nice work there.
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« Reply #11423 on: February 09, 2020, 05:47:19 PM » |
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That engine sounds bloody lovely Andy..get it on the road 👍😎
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« Reply #11424 on: February 09, 2020, 07:39:40 PM » |
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That's the plan!
That was 3 years ago & it's not turned since. Still got the engine bay to refurbish once I can roll it out of the garage & turn it around.
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« Reply #11425 on: February 10, 2020, 06:18:50 PM » |
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Hopefully the seals in your gearbox (Automatic? ) won't need replacing after sitting around?
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« Reply #11426 on: February 10, 2020, 07:09:47 PM » |
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Hoping not.
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« Reply #11427 on: February 12, 2020, 07:04:43 PM » |
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Quick visit to the garage this evening to sand down a couple of dabs of filler in the low spots of the Araldite, mask up the diff' & blow some primer over it.
I'm suffering with back ache at the moment, (I think it's Sciattica), so the recent storm was a good excuse to take a couple of days off from garaging. I did stop by over the weekend to make sure the roof was still intact though.
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« Reply #11428 on: February 15, 2020, 06:14:51 PM » |
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Please let this be the last coat of black.
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« Reply #11429 on: February 17, 2020, 08:51:55 PM » |
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Unbelievably, this bloody axle still appears to be leaking. When I Araldited the diff housing, there was about an inch of it's diameter that I couldn't get to because it's behind a bracket. When the axle's refitted, that'll be at the top. Even though there's no oil in the thing & it's been off the vehicle for a year or so, it was damp when I checked the paint today.
I've ended up running a bead of superglue around that section of the diff' flange. Short of welding the diff' to the axle casing, there's not much more I can do. I suspect I'm going to have to put up with a permanent slight weep of oil.
The black paint looked O.K, but had "bloomed" slightly on a couple of mounting tabs, (a reaction to cold temperatures), so I've spent some time this evening masking up various bits & blowing more black paint over it.
I'll sand the superglue back tomorrow, touch the paint up, then try a coat or 2 of clear lacquer over it all.
Boy will I be glad to refit it & move on!
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