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Post by lincsrob on Nov 26, 2012 15:17:22 GMT
This is the other lady in my Life. Bambi, my little camper. She hasnt met snowdrop yet. I do hope they get along well together, and have no hissy fits when they both know they have to share me!!
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Post by lincsrob on Nov 26, 2012 15:56:36 GMT
Here is my everyday lady! Her name is Mitsy!
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Post by Nick the man with a daf.... on Nov 27, 2012 13:00:45 GMT
ive got a Roma too !! (mines the earlier version based on the bedford HA though) and is in a bad way
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Post by lincsrob on Nov 27, 2012 15:48:59 GMT
It's not a Romahome. It's a Bedford Bambi. Based on the Rascal. 1987.
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Post by mattsdafs on Nov 28, 2012 6:56:20 GMT
The correct choice of name for her Rob...no surprise she didn't want to start  A package is on it`s way m8  |
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Post by Nick the man with a daf.... on Nov 28, 2012 10:36:16 GMT
sorry Rob, thought from the pics she was a romahome
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Post by lincsrob on Nov 29, 2012 20:16:34 GMT
Welcome back for another Snowdrop Newsflash! I have been off work this week so have been able to devote even more time to her. Her brakes are now done, and are really good. We took her for a drive down Mikes lane, and that was when things took a turn for the worse........ she conked out on us and we ended up pushing her home!!
Both Mike and I were convinced it was a fuel problem, and so we set to sort the problem once and for all, and so went through the whole thing with a tooth comb. I am so pleased to announce that her intermittent running problem is now solved!
No air was entering the fuel pipe from the rear, but when you looked under the bonnet, you could see air in the fuel line coming from further down the pipe, which would suggest a pin hole in the pipe. The bubbles in the fuel line were sufficient enough to make snowdrop cut out and run poorly. We ran a direct pipe from a can of fuel to prove this, and she ran perfectly.
I have spent today threading a new full lot of pipework front back to front, through the chassis at the front, and the fiddly little clips above the pulleys, connected her all back up, and she now is running better than ever. I would now feel a little more confident driving her long distance!
Removal of the old fuel pipe proved that it really was knackered. All I have to do is now fit the washer button that Matt kindly sent me from EDC, and then book her for the test!
I have started making my mark on her inside and have a lovely Daf - odil display on the dash!
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Post by lincsrob on Nov 29, 2012 20:25:09 GMT
Check out the spooky ghost busters air freshener hanging from the mirror. I have decided to keep her spooky theme!
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Post by lincsrob on Nov 29, 2012 20:29:22 GMT
WHO YOU GONNA CALL??!!!
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Post by spunkymonkey on Nov 29, 2012 21:58:43 GMT
Outstanding, Rob ;D
You can blame me for that air leak if you like - I vaguely remember looking at the pipe when I was fishing bits out of her fuel tank about a year ago and wondering if we should change it (might even have mentioned it to Pete or macP at the time???) then deciding that there was obvious crud in the tank and the line through the chassis was just too awkward to change on a "maybe".
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Post by lincsrob on Nov 29, 2012 22:51:04 GMT
It was a rather awkward job, but very worthwhile. The difference is amazing. 😃
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Post by spunkymonkey on Nov 29, 2012 23:04:15 GMT
Well, full credit to you for identifying the problem and for not taking the easy route and running a replacement pipe up along the sills like they did on the A bodies ;D
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Post by 33grinder on Nov 30, 2012 0:05:54 GMT
Well done you! I do hope that's the end of all her bad behaviour. Glad you kept the Ghostbusters theme, it will hopefully deter any further gremlins taking hold. Hmm, Joe - Gavina's fuel line runs along the underside of her offsite sill so I guess that's a replacement then. What route would the original have taken?  |
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Post by spunkymonkey on Nov 30, 2012 11:37:37 GMT
No, that's the right place for an A body, Pete. The A's had a nice accessible (and inspectable) line but for the 44s they started threading them through the chassis rails.
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Post by pauldaf44 on Nov 30, 2012 17:00:58 GMT
No, that's the right place for an A body, Pete. The A's had a nice accessible (and inspectable) line but for the 44s they started threading them through the chassis rails. That reminded me of a story Dad told me about mums first car (a 44) They were doing some welding on the chassis rail unaware that the fuel pipe ran within it and suddenly there was a whoosing sound and thankfully the little rubber pipe just before the tank melted before the fire got as far as the tank. That could have been a very different outcome. |
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Post by lincsmike on Nov 30, 2012 20:40:48 GMT
Snowdrop is going be a great little Daf, Get the Ticket in your hand and its up up and away eh ?. Its been a pleasure to work along side you Rob
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Post by andrejuan on Dec 2, 2012 12:10:04 GMT
Welcome back for another Snowdrop Newsflash! I have been off work this week so have been able to devote even more time to her. Her brakes are now done, and are really good. We took her for a drive down Mikes lane, and that was when things took a turn for the worse........ she conked out on us and we ended up pushing her home!! Both Mike and I were convinced it was a fuel problem, and so we set to sort the problem once and for all, and so went through the whole thing with a tooth comb. I am so pleased to announce that her intermittent running problem is now solved! No air was entering the fuel pipe from the rear, but when you looked under the bonnet, you could see air in the fuel line coming from further down the pipe, which would suggest a pin hole in the pipe. The bubbles in the fuel line were sufficient enough to make snowdrop cut out and run poorly. We ran a direct pipe from a can of fuel to prove this, and she ran perfectly. I have spent today threading a new full lot of pipework front back to front, through the chassis at the front, and the fiddly little clips above the pulleys, connected her all back up, and she now is running better than ever. I would now feel a little more confident driving her long distance! Removal of the old fuel pipe proved that it really was knackered. All I have to do is now fit the washer button that Matt kindly sent me from EDC, and then book her for the test! Well Rob it is looking like I may have to do the same on my 66 (the one Mike saw) I am not getting any fuel through the line, I have tried sucking it but just get vapour??? Would it be feasable to do it with one side on axle stands or do I need a ramp/pit ? Also what pipe is it? Any tips much appreciated. John |
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Post by lincsrob on Dec 2, 2012 13:16:31 GMT
I don't know if it's the same as mine underneath, as never seen underneath a 66. I managed it with the whole back end jacked up. Attached the new pipe to the old one to thread it through chassis. The pipe then ran above the pulleys, and is retained by several clips to stop it dropping onto the belts.
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Post by spunkymonkey on Dec 2, 2012 17:01:35 GMT
Well Rob it is looking like I may have to do the same on my 66 (the one Mike saw) I am not getting any fuel through the line, I have tried sucking it but just get vapour??? Would it be feasable to do it with one side on axle stands or do I need a ramp/pit ? Also what pipe is it? Any tips much appreciated. John That's most likely to be the classic 66 tank failure, John. The pipe connects to the tank at the top front - there's a short stub pipe that comes out of the tank that the fuel line pushes on to. trouble is, there's a slight depression round where the stub pipe comes out of the tank so water finds its way up there and sits rotting the pipe. The solution is to drop the tank, clean up the offending area, and smother it with enough chemical metal to seal it up and make sure nop water can settle there ever again. The area doesn't normally come into contact with fuel because it's in the air space at the top of the tank so it's a permanent repair once done. Dropping the tank is easy on these as well - jack up the back onto stands, remove 4 bolts (into captive nuts in the body), and drop. As it lowers you have to get a hand in to disconnect the pipe and the fuel sender wires but they're not too hard to get to. |
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Post by Nick the man with a daf.... on Dec 2, 2012 17:19:30 GMT
for the record on a 46 the fuel pipe is clipped alongside the brake pipes on the inside of the OS chassis/transmission cooling box section then down the centre of the car to the tank
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Post by andrejuan on Dec 2, 2012 17:36:31 GMT
That's most likely to be the classic 66 tank failure, John. The pipe connects to the tank at the top front - there's a short stub pipe that comes out of the tank that the fuel line pushes on to. trouble is, there's a slight depression round where the stub pipe comes out of the tank so water finds its way up there and sits rotting the pipe. The solution is to drop the tank, clean up the offending area, and smother it with enough chemical metal to seal it up and make sure nop water can settle there ever again. The area doesn't normally come into contact with fuel because it's in the air space at the top of the tank so it's a permanent repair once done. Dropping the tank is easy on these as well - jack up the back onto stands, remove 4 bolts (into captive nuts in the body), and drop. As it lowers you have to get a hand in to disconnect the pipe and the fuel sender wires but they're not too hard to get to. That's very useful thankyou, an easy job that may save me hours. |
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Post by andrejuan on Dec 2, 2012 17:42:24 GMT
I don't know if it's the same as mine underneath, as never seen underneath a 66. I managed it with the whole back end jacked up. Attached the new pipe to the old one to thread it through chassis. The pipe then ran above the pulleys, and is retained by several clips to stop it dropping onto the belts. Thanks Rob. |
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Post by lincsrob on Dec 6, 2012 20:45:19 GMT
Snowdrop is now sat waiting patiently for her mot test. She does have a problem at the moment tho! Her charging light comes on, and when you rev the engine the light shines brighter. Have stripped and cleaned the dynamo today, and all looks ok, but I am no auto electrician. Any help or advice will be appreciated :-)
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Post by pauldaf44 on Dec 6, 2012 20:59:17 GMT
Snowdrop is now sat waiting patiently for her mot test. She does have a problem at the moment tho! Her charging light comes on, and when you rev the engine the light shines brighter. Have stripped and cleaned the dynamo today, and all looks ok, but I am no auto electrician. Any help or advice will be appreciated :-) Try cleaning the contacts on the regulator with a bit of wet and dry. But make sure you disconect the battery before removing the regulator cover otherwise you risk short circuiting it. |
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Post by lincsrob on Dec 6, 2012 21:13:34 GMT
Cheers Paul. Will look at that. Was lad to believe that the regulator is a sealed unit, so haven't inspected it. How do you undo it?
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Post by dillyman on Dec 6, 2012 21:20:16 GMT
Rudy's generator light will only extinguish at fairly high revs and comes on again well above idling speed. I too am no electrician. What will help here? I also thought that the regulator was sealed!
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Post by pauldaf44 on Dec 7, 2012 8:26:11 GMT
Cheers Paul. Will look at that. Was lad to believe that the regulator is a sealed unit, so haven't inspected it. How do you undo it? Right there is a little bit of putty / filler over the top of the screw head dead centre of the cover. If you scrape this out with a razor blade you can then get a screwdriver onto the head and turn it out, once you've done that the cover just pulls off. From memory there is no adjustment provided but you should still be able to clean the contacts and change the weather seal on the cover. As for the Mk1 mine originally had a ducillier regulator rather than a bosch to remove the cover on that the locking tabs at the top need to be prised apart so that the cover can be slid off. Im afraid I just swapped mine for a bosch part as its easier to work with. |
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Post by spunkymonkey on Dec 7, 2012 11:19:44 GMT
...Her charging light comes on, and when you rev the engine the light shines brighter. Have stripped and cleaned the dynamo today, and all looks ok, but I am no auto electrician. Any help or advice will be appreciated :-) The dynamo is quite possibly reverse polarised if it's doing that (as if the car's set up for positive earth instead of negative). You can check that by disconnecting both terminals from it (leave the earth wire connected), then connecting both terminals together and running the engine. Use a voltmeter to measure te voltage coming out - if it's showing a "minus" value with the meter's red lead connected to the dynamo and a "plus" value with the meter's black lead connected vto the dynamo then it's trying to charge the wrong way. If that's the case then you need to "flash" the dynamo. With the terminals still disconnected, use a piece of wire to connect directly from the battery to the small (field) terminal only. You'll get a small spark as you connect it. "Flash" the wire against the terminal several times, holding it there for a couple of seconds each time. That should reverse the magnetic field inside the dynamo and let it charge the right way  |
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Post by lincsrob on Dec 9, 2012 9:36:52 GMT
Thanks folks. Will try these things today. I am looking for a set of 70s style fluffy car seat covers for snowdrop, does anyone have a spare set, or can anyone point me in the right direction?
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Post by lincsmike on Dec 9, 2012 19:27:27 GMT
Have hopefully got the charging problem sorted on Snowdrop today, everything just needed a good clean up with wet and dry,
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