Duxford and Essex Dafs!

Duxford and Essex Dafs! Sept 25, 2011 18:22:44 GMT

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Post by andrewthe33 on Sept 25, 2011 18:22:44 GMT

Well, well, well, what a day we had at Duxford! It was "Pooh"'s first outing under her own steam (being towed down from Derbyshire doesn't count!) and after recently passing the MOT and getting classic insurance, we (that is "Pooh" and me) set off for Duxford. I've forgotten (as I've not driven a Daf for about 20 years!) just how much FUN they are to drive! Granted, they don't set the world speed record, but they can easily keep up with the traffic and my 33 cruised happily at 60-70, depending on the hills.

We met in the car park, and all had a chat about our cars and their behaviour; it wasn't long before everyone had opened Pooh's bonnet and had diagnosed a non-functioning change-down valve. So off we set, in convoy, to the badlands of Essex Dafs.... After passing through the border check at the Cambridgeshire/Essex frontier, we drove into Essex Daf's premises and Matt & Pete gave of their best to my car...

First thing was to get the tea on... Then we rummaged through the spares boxes for a 6 volt change-down valve... Which was found!!! We changed it, using some "fairy liquid" to ease the rubber grommets into place. Next the low ratio hold switch was replaced, resulting in the proper operation of the change-down valve.

Loads of fun, quite a lot of decent tea and friendships made! A GREAT day Daffing! I drove 200 miles in my car today, without it missing a beat! It has a few problems that need addressing but it's certainly on the road to getting better-THANKS, ESSEX DAFS!!!

Tuning Data
Model	Plugs gap	Points gap	Timing	In. valve	Ex. valve	Idle
33-> Jul'71	0.8mm	0.5mm	6 BTDC	0.1mm	0.15mm	725
33 Jul'71->	0.8mm	0.5mm	5 ATDC	0.1mm	0.15mm	900
44-> Jul'71	0.8mm	0.5mm	6 BTDC	0.1mm	0.15mm	725
44 Jul'71->	0.8mm	0.5mm	5 ATDC	0.1mm	0.15mm	900
55	0.6mm	0.5mm	TDC	0.15mm	0.20mm	700
55 Marathon	0.7mm	0.5mm	TDC	0.15mm	0.20mm	700
66 all 1108cc	0.7mm	0.5mm	TDC	0.15mm	0.20mm	725
66 1289cc	0.7mm	0.5mm	6 BTDC	0.15mm	0.20mm	725

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Duxford and Essex Dafs!

Post by andrewthe33 on Sept 25, 2011 18:22:44 GMT

Post by 33grinder on Sept 25, 2011 22:41:44 GMT

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