Dopey
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I dont know what it is, just took a snap off youtubeNot an E joke by any chance
Scotiawhiskers
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Whole range of stuff from the pictures I've seen. Old classic cars, rods, modern stuff, bikes, scooters, apparently even some steam and agricultural stuff. They also do Wednesday evenings in the warmer months.
Scotiawhiskers
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Tried the delay relay, got 35mph max message, put it back. Trundled to the garden centre for lunch after a morning of DIY, spells of him being very flat and reluctant, gears seeming reluctant to shift. After garden centre seemed happier but cranked slow from the garage. Got to relatives place and parked, I decided to dig out the Nanocom. RPM fault on gearbox, eas unknown fault, both cleared. Tried to start and just a dead battery followed by'alternator fault' on message center. 4 hours later tried him, fired and ran but died with alternator message again as I plugged in the Nanocom. Abandoned there for a few days and relatives car borrowed to get home.
Alternator fault is usually what it says. Check wiring is good and if it is then maybe replace the gubbins in the top and see if that fixes it.
Scotiawhiskers
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Gone for new alternator anyway. Means I can repair/upgrade the original as required and have a spare or substitute available for the future. And don't annoy relatives for too long either.
hef19898
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So, finally took her on the second ride of the year yesterday, worked like a charm! But for some reason nobody fixed the leaky tank breather over winter...
Also finally got all the parts for the refreshment c;ming up: new cam, new timing gear, new diff, new followers and push rods, new gaskets, new rear springs and shocks, new retaining disks for the front shocks, breaded brake hoses, some missing screws...
And I took the cubby box to my trusted upholsterer, the one that did the seats. He didn't believe that it was the original one!
Oh, and a week ago my kids took a nice picture of her:
Also finally got all the parts for the refreshment c;ming up: new cam, new timing gear, new diff, new followers and push rods, new gaskets, new rear springs and shocks, new retaining disks for the front shocks, breaded brake hoses, some missing screws...
And I took the cubby box to my trusted upholsterer, the one that did the seats. He didn't believe that it was the original one!
Oh, and a week ago my kids took a nice picture of her:
tomcat59alan
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Have I missed an update on the overdrive fitting?
hef19898
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You didn't, the unit arrived but the gear pever is missing. So I'll have to build my own, I did put on the list for this winter... No way I can get it done before the Tunesia trip end of May...
Don't forget to fully charge the battery
Scotiawhiskers
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Battery will get a 48 hour charge and go back on after the new alternator fitted. May also add a direct cable run from alt to battery. Just got to make sure I can find the fob synchronisation instructions for the classic rides keys first!Don't forget to fully charge the battery
Datatek
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Hope you ordered your new alternator with a 14.7/8 volt set point as they often still come with a 13.8 volt set point which is not a lot of good for modern batteries.
tomcat59alan
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I drove it to work with no errors and no leaks..... Wafting has become addictive
frog hopper
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Got the spanners out to Buttercup today, the 2.4 VM motor needs the head bolts re-torquing 40.000 Km after head gasket replacement according to the book.
I haven't done that many, but when I bought her just over 5 years ago it had recently had the HG done, and I thought it would be worth having a go now rather than leaving it. Anyway, half the bolts are tightened up by 10 - 15 degrees, couldn't shift them ! put as much pressure on as I dared, same with the other bolts - tighten (without releasing first) to 90 Nm, wrench clicking out without moving the bolts at all.
I guess the PO was a bit energetic when re-fitting the heads, I'm leaving it as it is, and hope for the best.
I haven't done that many, but when I bought her just over 5 years ago it had recently had the HG done, and I thought it would be worth having a go now rather than leaving it. Anyway, half the bolts are tightened up by 10 - 15 degrees, couldn't shift them ! put as much pressure on as I dared, same with the other bolts - tighten (without releasing first) to 90 Nm, wrench clicking out without moving the bolts at all.
I guess the PO was a bit energetic when re-fitting the heads, I'm leaving it as it is, and hope for the best.
Sorry for the late reply!
Only came across these when doing a deep search for something else.
The Marlin looks far better with the roof off, obvs.
but the Speedster is a thing of beauty.
Best MPG out of a P38?
who needs a diesel
Surprised it isn't higher if running on gas most of the time.
RangeRoller dt
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Lawnmower carburettors?
Forgot to put handbrake on?
Forgot to put handbrake on?
