Theres life in the old dog yet

I have re-done the tappets........

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seeing as on saturday it still wasnt back together - I followed the Martin Maltas method of setting the tappets, much easier than the Perkins manual - then put a freshly charged battery on - took a bit of cranking to get it going - it stalled a couple of times, then kicked into life, let it idle for 45 mins, a few fuel leaks and an exhaust leak but nothing that cant be nipped up

phew, what a relief - now to put the rad on properly with proper coolant, connect the throttle pedal, put the steering back together, kenlowe back on, back fill the tunnel i dug and go for a spin!

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Well as you know I know nothing about these things :(

but I do know that, that sounds like an engine should sound [^]

Well done Lad, see you at Martin's in just over 3 weeks [:X]

Gladys :)

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Well done that man, at last - and no smoke[8D][^]
Time for a well earned beer:)

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How refreshing
 
no - too busy saturday, V-dubconvert was round sat night, so too hung over sunday. The steering is back together, just need to lock the castle nuts before I chance it - saw a van at the roundabout near work last week thats ball joints had somehow popped out, leaving its front wheels pointing 10 to 2

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Are those greasy hand prints all over the driver's door?

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right - have been for a drive.

2 miles and it was in the red on the temperature again - I am starting to bloody despair. Picturing back to having to drive the Dog back from coventry at 35mph to avoid overheating I thought theres no way Im driving to yorkshire like this

I let the engine cool and drove back. with the engine cover open it soon became obvious that there is absolutely no bloody air flow to the radiator whatsover - so I started to delve a little deeper, trying to work out the air flow.

I looked at the air intake grill. The air enters the grill, hits a 45 degree bulkhead then heads off down - completely missing the radiator and engine.

I thought this cant be right, so I had a look at Johns next door.

I think the pictures paint a thousand words!

heres johns.....

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as you can see, Johns has a duct that directs the air flow to the radiator


now look at the Dog.

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so on mine theres nothing to steer any air towards the radiator / engine = no cooling when driving

so, if I can make one before friday and test it before friday I should still be on for the weekend

If not Im scuppered.

to be honest Im a little disappointed this is missing, but life is too short to get drawn into any long winded debates



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Some vans also have another plate below the rad. It is at 45 deg and directs the air up to the rad and not under the sump;)
I will have a rough one of the main scoop, kicking around. I could get it to you Tues, if that helps

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