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Post by Penguin45 on Aug 15, 2013 22:57:00 GMT
Cheers for that mate. As for the single carb, I will no doubt end up with twins down the line  Andrew You'll set David off again.......  Chris. |
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Post by indianajones on Aug 16, 2013 0:18:05 GMT
Decision made, going to get the Lockheed. As long as the one's from Tony's supplier are better than the Ebay ones, as they're asking for 145GBP, where as the Ebay ones are around 70GBP.
-Andrew
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Post by dave1800 on Aug 16, 2013 0:41:45 GMT
I thought you were the one with the twins Chris  Cheers for that mate. As for the single carb, I will no doubt end up with twins down the line Andrew You'll set David off again....... Chris. |
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Post by dave1800 on Aug 16, 2013 0:45:28 GMT
Let us know how you get on. I may be in your situation soon needing a new servo with luck. Perhaps Chris could post details of his servo mounting bracket when he gets home? It may help to use the same mounting angle he has used successfully to avoid any potential brake bleeding issues. Regards David Decision made, going to get the Lockheed. As long as the one's from Tony's supplier are better than the Ebay ones, as they're asking for 145GBP, where as the Ebay ones are around 70GBP. -Andrew |
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Post by indianajones on Aug 17, 2013 0:35:50 GMT
Chris mounted his straight to firewall (unless I am very much mistaken), and after taking a look in the engine bay this morning, I can see why he needed to move the radiator overflow reservoir.
I reckon I'll get a new bracket made up to fit into the old ones place, that way I can still put back the Girling servo if need be down the line.
In other news, I can't seem to find the left over paint I had for the crab nor the replacement Wolseley badge Tony sent me (very annoying as I can't ask for another one!); The joys of moving cities.
-Andrew
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Post by dave1800 on Aug 17, 2013 1:47:10 GMT
Hi Andrew I'm not sure if this is a Lockheed unit or the Australian PBR, but it may give you an idea about the fitting bracket. David Chris mounted his straight to firewall (unless I am very much mistaken), and after taking a look in the engine bay this morning, I can see why he needed to move the radiator overflow reservoir. I reckon I'll get a new bracket made up to fit into the old ones place, that way I can still put back the Girling servo if need be down the line. In other news, I can't seem to find the left over paint I had for the crab nor the replacement Wolseley badge Tony sent me (very annoying as I can't ask for another one!); The joys of moving cities. -Andrew Attachments:
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Post by indianajones on Aug 18, 2013 9:53:06 GMT
Cheers for David. Turns out the servo is a kit so will be coming with some new brake lines and a bracket, so hopefully getting it in shouldn't be too much of a mission.
In other news, we might be putting an offer in on a house tomorrow, scary/exciting times.
-Andrew
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Post by dave1800 on Aug 18, 2013 11:01:43 GMT
No stress then In other news, we might be putting an offer in on a house tomorrow, scary/exciting times. -Andrew[/quote] |
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Post by indianajones on Aug 23, 2013 23:23:27 GMT
Well I have the new servo, looking inside the engine bay I think it'll just be easier to do what Chris did and slap the overflow tank on the other side of the bay. I assume the overflow has to be above the radiator neck to work correctly?
-Andrew
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Post by Penguin45 on Aug 23, 2013 23:49:59 GMT
Yes. Processing........
[plumber]Water will only go uphill with a pump or top pressure from a sealed system (ie: steam or expansion). If you mount the fill point below the outlet from the radiator, there is a risk of syphoning.[/plumber].
Or something very like that, anyway.
Make a new plate to fill the hole for the servo on the bulkhead, BTW, rather than chopping the brackets off the existing one. Twenty some years from now (When the little one leaves university and you have some money again), you may well want to revisit this. It's just a flat plate with some holes that's required.
Chris.
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Post by indianajones on Aug 24, 2013 0:12:27 GMT
Cheers mate, had a feeling that was the case. Can get it above (not too much in it mind you) with it here, but I can only get one screw into the bracket. hmmmm  I can't see any other way though. And yep, I looked at the bracket and told myself 'nope, I won't chop that up, I'm gonna need that down the line', so will just make a new one up and stick 4 bolts into it.  Also here's a photo of Tony's set up, not sure how he did that.  I guess one last resort could be to remove the overflow reservoir all together? of course that would mean more coolant topping up etc -Andrew |
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Post by Penguin45 on Aug 24, 2013 0:27:31 GMT
Now that's interesting. When the servo was removed on mine, there was a plate with two brackets on it. Removing the plate (studs, nuts up the inside of the bulkhead, revealed a variety of holes. Most appeared to allow for LHD variants:  You appear to have just the one hole to cover. Can you not swap the overflow tank with the washer bottle? That would raise it slightly. Washer bottle on mine finished up on the front slam panel. Chris. |
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Post by indianajones on Aug 24, 2013 0:30:48 GMT
I was thinking that after looking at your engine bay, but I don't know if I can get it in there with the horns being down there.
-Andrew
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Post by dave1800 on Aug 24, 2013 1:28:16 GMT
I've seen a number of vehicles where the header tank is below the radiator as result of low bonnet lines. They are of course susceptible to not working if there is any slow air leak so better to let gravity help if you can. David Yes. Processing........ [plumber]Water will only go uphill with a pump or top pressure from a sealed system (ie: steam or expansion). If you mount the fill point below the outlet from the radiator, there is a risk of syphoning.[/plumber]. Or something very like that, anyway. Make a new plate to fill the hole for the servo on the bulkhead, BTW, rather than chopping the brackets off the existing one. Twenty some years from now (When the little one leaves university and you have some money again), you may well want to revisit this. It's just a flat plate with some holes that's required. Chris. |
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Post by dave1800 on Aug 24, 2013 1:36:49 GMT
Andrew If this is Lockheed unit then this guy who is in New Zealand appears to have kept the header tank in the same place, albeit a bit crowded. Slightly different routing of the pipe would make it neater. He may have the dimensions of the bracket handy and be willing to share with you. regards David Hi Andrew I'm not sure if this is a Lockheed unit or the Australian PBR, but it may give you an idea about the fitting bracket. David Chris mounted his straight to firewall (unless I am very much mistaken), and after taking a look in the engine bay this morning, I can see why he needed to move the radiator overflow reservoir. I reckon I'll get a new bracket made up to fit into the old ones place, that way I can still put back the Girling servo if need be down the line. In other news, I can't seem to find the left over paint I had for the crab nor the replacement Wolseley badge Tony sent me (very annoying as I can't ask for another one!); The joys of moving cities. -Andrew |
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