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Post by Nick on Jan 22, 2012 23:35:58 GMT
had to change my user name as putting N I C K in it made it change to santa claus lol... well after much deliberation and struggles finally a daf is in my ownership for the forseeable future.. introducing Reenie (as in tangareenie) the Daf 46 Estate shown here in first pic as she arrived this very evening from canvey island  and here safely parked up prior to recieving her new car cover for the night...  .. more to follow  ;D |
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Post by thebear54 on Jan 22, 2012 23:56:51 GMT
Well done Nick !!
All safe and sound in her new home...now the fun begins. ;D
John
PS- I hope that was an old spill on the deck in the first photo, otherwise you have a leaky Variomatic on your hands.
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Post by 33grinder on Jan 23, 2012 0:05:21 GMT
Oops! Sorry, we'd forgotten about that Nick! Yes, the admin had a mad five minutes a while back around christmas time and I guess we were waiting for you to log in so we could have another giggle, childish as we were. You weren't the only one mind, for some reason Joe became 'your eminance' and Matt became Mr Trainset!  Silliness has all stopped now so would you like your name changed back?  Glad to hear Reenie has made the journey west ok and look forward to further updates. |
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Post by mattsdafs on Jan 23, 2012 17:45:29 GMT
Hi Nick,glad to see Reenie has finally made her trip to you and good luck with getting her on the road..  Hope your planning on visiting us in her for our event |
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Post by Nick on Jan 23, 2012 22:12:55 GMT
sadly that gloop has indeed leaked from the vario, methinks 7 years parked in one spot has caused rust on output shaft somewhere or a seal has gone brittle and the shock of being moved caused it to say "oh bloomin hell no" ah well.. what will be will be, I will attend to it in due course..
she had a dose of fuel down the carb today at lunchtime and a quick turn over and on second revolution of engine fired straight up to life for a few seconds.. fuel pump not working though so have ordered overhaul kit via that link that mr plaxton kindly put up
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Post by 33grinder on Jan 23, 2012 22:54:10 GMT
Good stuff and nice to speak with you earlier, even if I did lose reception on the train. Hopefully someone on here a little more knowledgeable on the vario system will be able to advise regarding replenishing the fluid and replacing seals. If not then we do have varios and should be able to help. |
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Post by Nick on Jan 24, 2012 19:14:10 GMT
Tuesday 24th
Got the spanners out and after struggling to remove the fuel pump realised there was onyl one way I was going to get on the nuts, off came the front guard, followed by mr Impellor then the big black plastic duct before finally the tin shields on the fuel pump side, access after that was simplicity itself.
I will post some pics after my tea of what was inside the pump but needless to say the diaphragm shows signs of failure as the fuel trap under the diaphragm had obviously had fuel evaporating off it and signs of wash , the diaphragm itself had also took on the appearance of a balloon ?? like it had delaminated and swelled, is this the effect of ethanol they warn us about?
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Post by macplaxton on Jan 24, 2012 20:26:37 GMT
Possibly, but unleaded petrol was also pretty vicious on the wrong material.
I've yet to find out what these tractor kit diaphragms are made of, they certainly look smoother than the old pink AC ones. I've seen black ones too. Can never remember which is which. Suppose I should just chuck one in an E20 mix and see what it looks like after a week.
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Post by Nick on Jan 24, 2012 21:32:44 GMT
is it really that aggressive on the older seals and stuff then?
and oddly after photographing the inside of the pump and blowing all the crap out (and through those valve bodies it now chirps like a frog when operated...
might be going back on tomorrow for a trial run......
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Post by Nick on Jan 24, 2012 21:57:51 GMT
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;D
well I found this........
