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Post by dave1800 on Dec 31, 2014 2:41:17 GMT
Lucky you had the problem with the pipe otherwise the cracked wheel cylinder may have gone unnoticed with nasty consequences. Copper-nickel brake pipe I guess from the photo? Don't you have a "warm" polyurethane mat to lie on? I try not to recall temperatures that low  David |
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Post by Penguin45 on Jan 2, 2015 0:32:01 GMT
Yes. I was rather surprised. Better to find out now than out on the road. I've remade most of the pipework with kunifer. Whilst copper isn't illegal over here, Dave the MoT Man has made it quite clear that he doesn't like it. To be honest, it's no more difficult to work with kunifer than copper anyway. It doesn't work harden and go brittle, so it makes sense.
Today turned into one of those frustrating days leaving two jobs half done. The car isn't charging. This has turned out to be the coils on the dynamo failing. Not a big problem, as I have a number of dynamos. Built one out of two with new brushes - refitted it and the water pump let go big time...... Not a little dribble down the side of the block, but a huge fan of water coming out from the back of the pulley. Can't fix that. Moss are open in the morning, so I'll have to go and get a pump.
Stripped it all down, which has given me the opportunity to paint the fan, radiator bracket, top shroud and pump pulley. It also revealed that the bottom hose was crumbling at the heater outlet, so that'll have to be replaced as well.
It all goes to show that the worst thing you can do to any piece of machinery is not use it.
Chris.
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Post by Penguin45 on Jan 2, 2015 0:33:18 GMT
Oh - I do have some poly mats and carpet off-cuts to roll around the floor on. They help.
C.
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Post by Penguin45 on Jan 3, 2015 1:15:25 GMT
New pump fitted, hose replaced, everything re-assembled. Fired it up - charging light didn't go out.  Further investigation revealed that the dynamo now had an output, so a spare regulator was fitted and she's charging. Rah. She's moved as well. 1' forward and 1' back. Just to prove she would, you understand. Chris. |
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Post by dave1800 on Jan 3, 2015 1:36:25 GMT
Great news - well done. Party Time !
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Post by indianajones on Jan 3, 2015 4:32:12 GMT
Huge milestone! Drinks at Chris' place
-Andrew
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Post by Nick RS on Jan 3, 2015 9:16:10 GMT
Happy Days. Must feel great reach that stage.
Nick
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Post by dave1800 on Jan 4, 2015 11:27:49 GMT
What is the quality of the available rubber hoses like now? I've seen some silicon rubber ones advertised for classics (not sure if they do Landcrabs) and wonder if they make good long term sense? When I used my Landcrabs for work having to travel up to 100 miles a day at one time, I routinely replaced all the hoses every two years. Probably not necessary but two colleagues both destroyed engines on the motorway when hoses failed on them, so I looked on it as cheap insurance. David It also revealed that the bottom hose was crumbling at the heater outlet, so that'll have to be replaced as well. It all goes to show that the worst thing you can do to any piece of machinery is not use it. Chris. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Jan 5, 2015 0:05:33 GMT
I think I said somewhere else that a lot of what I'm finding is indicative of what happens when you don't use a car for an extended period.
The hose removed still had the rather faded Unipart label wrapped round it, so presumably it was fitted when the engine work was done - not long before Mark took the car off the road. Having undone the Jubilee clips, the hose just split apart at the pump outlet and heater pipe union, with virtually no force applied at all. The one I fitted is new, it looks all right, but really, who knows?
TBH, I doubt that there are actually any "new" hoses out there - it's probably all new old stock that's been hanging around for who knows how long. I do know that I have no hoses left now, so I'll have to take a punt and buy a couple. Fingers crossed then.
Chris.
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Post by Penguin45 on Jan 9, 2015 21:12:28 GMT
Went into the garage this afternoon and she's down on the near side. Pumped it up with water as a temproray measure and it looks like a drip coming from the displacer tube. I assume that the front displacer hose is weeping. Grr.
Chris.
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Post by Penguin45 on Jan 10, 2015 0:57:47 GMT
And Tony is sending me a replacement out on Monday.
Chris.
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Post by dave1800 on Jan 10, 2015 5:21:31 GMT
What a pain. It sounds as though the car is weeping to get all your attention and feeling neglected after all those months you spent every happy day together Went into the garage this afternoon and she's down on the near side. Pumped it up with water as a temproray measure and it looks like a drip coming from the displacer tube. I assume that the front displacer hose is weeping. Grr. Chris. |
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Post by tommydp on Jan 10, 2015 11:04:54 GMT
Sorry to hear that Chris!
On the bright side, better these issues show up now and not when it's back on the road. With new pipes and changing the displacers that play up, I'm sure it will keep level for a good while. But you never know of course.
I always keep a pair of small wooden blocks in the boot, in case of hydrolastic loss.
Keep up the good work!
Tommy
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Post by Penguin45 on Jan 11, 2015 20:55:31 GMT
Cracked on with some of the last bits of bodywork. Before:  After:  Trim strip off, hole cleaned out (enlarged), small panel held in place by magnet for tacking then welded and flatted.  Bottom one stripped, then cut away. Section from the Maxi quarter panel used to make a repair section.  Still a bit of flatting required.  Damage to gutter revealed when trim strip removed - repaired.  Rot around the lower quarter light rubber hole. That's going to be rather awkward. So that and this:  should be the last bits of fabrication. Chris. |
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Post by dave1800 on Jan 13, 2015 5:41:18 GMT
With your patience have you ever considered a job painting the Forth Bridge. Is there really light at the end of the tunnel now, let's hope so.
David
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Further investigation revealed that the dynamo now had an output, so a spare regulator was fitted and she's charging. Rah.
