Roatavator
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Hi all
Its been a bit quiet on the PB front recently, as we have moved house. At the moment the poor little thing sits outside, waiting for some new garage doors to be made up so's the old door and frame can be removed to make the hole large enough to get the truck through. Only a few weeks to go (doors not standard size so need to be bespoke made).
Anyway,while standing outside the starting issue got worse. The battery had already been replaced with a beefier model, but even so cranking over got slower, eventually for the starter to pack up altogether. Phil (Jr) to the rescue! Discovered wire between solenoid and starter was perished and eventually broke, so Phil replaced that and checked all connections (my excuse is I'm too large to fit under the truck and Phil being thinner can easily slide under it!)
Now to the interesting bit. The previous night had been quite cold, and the day was warmish but for most of it the truck had stood in the shade, so wasn't particularly warm. Having re-fitted the starter Phil climbed into truck and decided to just give the starter a very small spin over to test that it worked, before trying the thermostart. No more than a couple of seconds later, to our great surprise, she sprang into life - no thermostart, cold engine that hadn't been started for a fortnight!
Seems like we won't need to use the thermostart at least until the cold weather arrives! She now starts better than ever. So, who says Perkins are reluctant starters?
Its great owning and driving her, every time out we get people smiling and waving at us, and even drivers behind who are held up coz we can't go very fast hang well back and don't hassle (although that could have something to do with the smoke she produces!) We have been noticed by local enthusiasts and invited to take her to see the owner of a nearby collection of vintage trucks on a "you show me yours, I'll show you mine" basis.
In mid October she should have her first outing doing what she was bought for; taking my collection of vintage horticultural machinery to a working event (weather permitting, I'm allergic to rain!) If we go, I'll take some pics.
Thanks to you all for your support and advice.
Peter
Its been a bit quiet on the PB front recently, as we have moved house. At the moment the poor little thing sits outside, waiting for some new garage doors to be made up so's the old door and frame can be removed to make the hole large enough to get the truck through. Only a few weeks to go (doors not standard size so need to be bespoke made).
Anyway,while standing outside the starting issue got worse. The battery had already been replaced with a beefier model, but even so cranking over got slower, eventually for the starter to pack up altogether. Phil (Jr) to the rescue! Discovered wire between solenoid and starter was perished and eventually broke, so Phil replaced that and checked all connections (my excuse is I'm too large to fit under the truck and Phil being thinner can easily slide under it!)
Now to the interesting bit. The previous night had been quite cold, and the day was warmish but for most of it the truck had stood in the shade, so wasn't particularly warm. Having re-fitted the starter Phil climbed into truck and decided to just give the starter a very small spin over to test that it worked, before trying the thermostart. No more than a couple of seconds later, to our great surprise, she sprang into life - no thermostart, cold engine that hadn't been started for a fortnight!
Seems like we won't need to use the thermostart at least until the cold weather arrives! She now starts better than ever. So, who says Perkins are reluctant starters?
Its great owning and driving her, every time out we get people smiling and waving at us, and even drivers behind who are held up coz we can't go very fast hang well back and don't hassle (although that could have something to do with the smoke she produces!) We have been noticed by local enthusiasts and invited to take her to see the owner of a nearby collection of vintage trucks on a "you show me yours, I'll show you mine" basis.
In mid October she should have her first outing doing what she was bought for; taking my collection of vintage horticultural machinery to a working event (weather permitting, I'm allergic to rain!) If we go, I'll take some pics.
Thanks to you all for your support and advice.
Peter
