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Post by 33grinder on Feb 9, 2010 22:37:45 GMT
I have the same problem with my R5 Paul so you're not alone Having put four Pirellis all round and a cheapo on the spare for £200 odd, it's not even being anywhere but one tyre keeps going down. I suspect it's the valve and I have trouble topping it up with the compressor. Hopefully that's your trouble and is an easy fix, I don't go for tyre repairs I'm afraid.
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Post by pauldaf44 on Feb 21, 2010 19:27:16 GMT
Gladys has had some pampering today and I can now confirm that her brakes now work very effectively.
I did have to take the drums off and soak the back plates with WD40 before the adjusters would move. It looks like she will need some fresh linings before long also noticed a slight weep from a rear wheel cylinder, better get a kit before I need a new cylinder.
Engine cleaned and tuned still cant get rid of the flatspot and its driving me mad.
Whilst I had accsess to a 2 post lift I decided to give her a more thourough service and as a result have a shopping list. More exhaust O rings again!! I will be needing to patch the exhaust as its blowing. New vaccum hoses they look like there perishing.
Also noticed drivers side belt has twice the tension of the passengers regardless of tensioner position. As a result I have made a compromise and slightly over tensioned one belt in order to stop the other slipping. Is uneven belt wear a common thing or is ther likely to be an underlying problem. There was some surface rust on the pulley faces which I cleaned off She is now a lot smoother.
Paul
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Post by dafdaffer on Feb 21, 2010 20:32:06 GMT
you wont get rid of the flat spot unless you restore the hot spot pipes.
be wary of over tensioning belts, i have known it to damage the rear pulleys, try and get some new belts if possible. or start going the wrong way around roundabouts ;D
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Post by Bob Scrivens on Feb 21, 2010 23:19:03 GMT
Hi Paul Better to have the belts slip than having a half shaft go or secondary unit go. Time for new belts me thinks.
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Post by pauldaf44 on Mar 9, 2010 20:16:54 GMT
Gladys must be jelous. Evil flat spot and I think it was more than just missing hot spots all along has now developed into splutter backfire stall. It ticks over quite happily and will run when on choke. As soon as the engines warm and it doesn't need choke it just wont pick up.
These cars are really starting to annoy me, I have one that keeps developing mechanical faults and the other is falling apart at the seams. If only I could have the Triumphs excellent engine and running gear and the DAFs solid body in one car.
Ive checked points gap and engine timing. Plugs have virtually no deposit on them so mixture must be right. Throttle mechanism isn't sticking so I suspect the problem is either valve clearances which look like they could be a pig to get at on these. Or a carb. I dont like carbs I dont understand them and would have no idea what it should look like.
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Post by spunkymonkey on Mar 9, 2010 20:33:24 GMT
Sian says check your vacuum pipes (not forgetting the back ones). And yes, that was from Sian, not me - I was going to give you easy steps on carb stripping. But there's a better than even chance that she's right
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Post by pauldaf44 on Mar 9, 2010 20:38:26 GMT
All the vaccum pipes where good last week and the problem was severe then its just nearly undrivable now. Which is annoying as im trying not to use the Triumph untill the remaining sill and wings are repaired. I did notice as Ive said before that the belts are wearing unevenly but all vaccum pipes still look new. I suppose I could smear them in washing up liquid and fire the engine or blow through the pipe if bubbles appeared there would have to be a pinhole leak.
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Post by spunkymonkey on Mar 9, 2010 20:51:57 GMT
A pin-hole wouldn't do it - you'd be looking for one that's either loose or fallen off at one end. The ones to the vario primary are well known for it!
Failing that, time to strip the carb. Valve clearances won't give those symptoms. If the clearances are tight it increases valve overlap and you'll notice that first at idle, if they're wide you'll hear it.
In the carb, the most likely cause for those symptoms would be a partially blocked main jet - at idle you'll be running on an almost normal mixture but as you open the throttle it goes weak. about 6 screws for the top off, unscrew the jet, and blow through it - even if it looks clear - then put it back together and off you go.
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Post by Bob Scrivens on Mar 10, 2010 1:01:17 GMT
Paul take off vaccum pipe from inlet manifold, plug the intake with a bit of pipe and a bolt in it, next tune up the engine, timing, plug gap & condition, set idling and mixture, make sure accelerator pump is putting fuel into the carb when you open the throttel If you get this far and the engine is running well, and picks up without any bangs or farts, when you connect the vaccum pipes to the engine, you will have to increase the mixture a little by turning the mixture screw out a turn or so, if it starts to to run rough you have a problem with the vaccum pipe run or the drive unit. Hope this helps .
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Post by pauldaf44 on Mar 23, 2010 22:48:43 GMT
Had the problem solved but its a persistant one and guess what its back again. Also oil leak developed that is not from the oil strainer and the engine seems louder than normal. She was working spot on a week ago.
I think once Bruce is road worthy this ones is going to come off the road for some pampering I just hope that she can hold out for another month.
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Post by pauldaf44 on Apr 3, 2010 15:39:51 GMT
I thought this car had been quite and behaving for a while. Now I have jobs.
After having to ask the passenger to get out as the car wouldn't pull away on a very slight gradient. I think im going to be investigating this lack of power. The vaccum pipes are all good as have been replaced recently. Also judging by how low the back of the car is now sagging and the awkward angle of the rear wheels I think some new springs or at the very least stiffeners are going to be needed in time for her MOT in may.
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Post by daf44 on Apr 4, 2010 20:33:00 GMT
hi. motorbike type shocks with a coil spring around a shock absorber may well fit if you measure carefully. i used to have these fitted to my beach buggy. contact german,swedish and french (or similar factors) and ask for coil-over shocks. should be fairly universal, but check dimensions. this will make a difference on weak rear springs if they will fit. either that or send the springs to a good forge and they will retemper or remake them. should be less than £150 for the pair including carriage if you ask around. also make sure the boot is empty. paul44
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Post by bettyskeeper on Apr 4, 2010 21:33:17 GMT
= After having to ask the passenger to get out as the car wouldn't pull away on a very slight gradient. I think im going to be investigating this lack of power. The vaccum pipes are all good as have been replaced recently. Paul Erm, been here done this, guess what, it's your vaccum pipes.... They may have slipped off if you haven't clipped them on I'm female and I know this..... OMG what has Joe done to me ;D
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Post by pauldaf44 on Apr 5, 2010 17:17:54 GMT
Haha solved it. LT wires from the coil spade connectors loose. Cleaned up treated with pliers. Reset the points gap and staticly timed the engine forward from 10 BTDC to 5 ATDC and now running sweet as a bell. Lowness on the rear was down to a shocker strange as it seems. Drivers side rear had detached from its lower mounting. Re attached and better but stills seems to be sitting low especially when laden.
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Post by stefan on Apr 5, 2010 19:01:35 GMT
Every car sits low when laden! well every car i have had does
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Post by daf44 on Apr 5, 2010 20:05:34 GMT
hi.
older cars tend to sit lower when laden as the springs will weaken over time. if it passes mot and does not wander too much when driving, leave them alone. glad you seem to have found the problem though.
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Post by Bob Scrivens on Apr 5, 2010 22:51:16 GMT
Paul, take some of the junk out of the boot.
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Post by pauldaf44 on Apr 8, 2010 17:08:27 GMT
Hmm I thought she sounded loud recently. The big whole in the front of the silencer might explain it. Anyone got a 44 exhaust they want to part with?
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Post by spunkymonkey on Apr 8, 2010 17:16:19 GMT
Didn't you put a link to one on ebay a few days ago?
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Post by pauldaf44 on Apr 8, 2010 17:27:51 GMT
That was a cross resonator I need the inline silencer that sits just infront of the vario and behind the bungee mounts
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Post by spunkymonkey on Apr 8, 2010 18:32:46 GMT
No you don't (need it that is).
Get some scaffold tube, cut the silencer out and replace with straight pipe. You won't even notice the difference given that the baffles had probably disappeared long before you got the car ;D
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Post by stefan on Apr 8, 2010 18:38:27 GMT
bit of pipe bit of weld
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Post by spunkymonkey on Apr 8, 2010 18:46:45 GMT
Weld??? Good length of overlap (say, 12 inches either end) and firegum to assemble. Worked for Betty about 8k miles ago and still going strong
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Post by pauldaf44 on Apr 8, 2010 20:04:50 GMT
To be honest id be suprised if the baffles are gone as the whole system looks fairly new. The whole is not due to rust and is a clean break may be able to weld it back together. The problem is the car is Lampeter and the welder in Coventry and im not sure if I dare to drive it back with half an exhaust.
Maybe I will go and give the poor bloke in ATS a heart attack tomorrow.
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Post by spunkymonkey on Apr 8, 2010 21:23:03 GMT
The baffles will be gone. Typical life of them in a middle / back silencer is no more than about 18 months because they run cool enough that the water that condenses never gets evaporated off properly. Add a few acidic combustion products (mostly nitric type) and, unless they're made of stainless, they dissolve faster than a corpse in an acid bath*.
That's why downpipes on "normal" exhausts hardly ever fail while the back bits are a regular replacement - they rot out from the inside. You'll quite often find that a silencer that looks "almost new" will suddenly blow a hole because the metal gets so thin it can't take the vibration and cracks, while the outside (that only has to deal with road salt) is still looking peachy.
* please note, I have NO personal experience of how fast that is ;D
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Post by pauldaf44 on Apr 9, 2010 12:51:42 GMT
Got on a 4 post lift today. Its a lot more rotten than I thought. Such im going to replace the exhaust from the silencer back. Does anyone know somewhere that would fabricate one in stainless? I also need new belts as Gladys is currently 1 wheel drive
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Post by spunkymonkey on Apr 9, 2010 13:33:54 GMT
Club or Danny in Holland for belts. For the exhaust, a nice bit of scaffold pipe. Probably about 2 quid from your local scrap metal merchant:
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Post by dafdaffer on Apr 9, 2010 22:22:40 GMT
place in huithwait near me £250 all in. mike has had one from there with no problems
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Post by daf44 on Apr 11, 2010 14:54:54 GMT
hi.
same sort of price in swansea.
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Post by pauldaf44 on Apr 11, 2010 15:35:05 GMT
Paul 44 would you be willing to provide an extra pair of hands to fit the new parts. Might save the sky turning green from the inevitable swearing that will ensue if I was to try and fit an exhaust single handed. I have acess to decent facilities now and it would be nice to see you again and talk DAF.
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