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Post by Nick on Nov 5, 2013 19:40:58 GMT
update time.... now running on 2 cylinders after drying out the right hand plug where it got a bit drowned... all lights are in full working order (even the extra ones) finally figured out the controls (same as the 32? ) indicators an horn on right stick (pull for horn) and high low on left one (sort of thought it would be like the 46 for some reason) and she has driven around the yard at work, both forwards and backwards, this has shown sticking brakes but thats forgivable considering her circumstances
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thebear54
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Post by thebear54 on Nov 5, 2013 22:41:32 GMT
Great news Nick...now you can make a gallant effort to all the minor tin worm problems quickly without a huge worry concerning the electrics nor mechanical.
John
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Post by pauldaf44 on Nov 6, 2013 9:25:18 GMT
update time.... now running on 2 cylinders after drying out the right hand plug where it got a bit drowned... all lights are in full working order (even the extra ones) finally figured out the controls (same as the 32? ) indicators an horn on right stick (pull for horn) and high low on left one (sort of thought it would be like the 46 for some reason) and she has driven around the yard at work, both forwards and backwards, this has shown sticking brakes but thats forgivable considering her circumstances 46 is the odd ball most if not all of the other models use the left stalk for lights and the right stalk for indicators and horn.
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Post by 33grinder on Nov 6, 2013 13:08:14 GMT
It's strange that DAF picked to situate the stalks in that orientation. With the exception of some 1980's Jap stuff DAFs are the only cars where I've encountered this. Strangely though, much as they are unusual in this regards, I still find myself wiping the windscreen instead of operating the indicators when I drive other cars...
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Post by pauldaf44 on Nov 6, 2013 13:53:24 GMT
Its still not that uncommon on Japanese cars our L200 is like that and I must say it is very useful in that I can change gear and indicate at the same time. Most of the cars I have owned have had indicators on the right stalk. Gladys, Sophie, Bruce, Spitfire, and l200 are all layed out in the same fashion.
It is strange though that DAF chose to use that as it normally is a feature of a car that is designed predominantly for RHD markets for the reason I describe above.
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Post by macplaxton on Nov 6, 2013 21:12:27 GMT
It's strange that DAF picked to situate the stalks in that orientation. With the exception of some 1980's Jap stuff DAFs are the only cars where I've encountered this. Need to drive more cars then Pete Jap stuff indicator right. Well I used to be a pukka taxi driver up in jockland and the Carina Es we used had the indicator on the right, up to the N reg cars (1995). A couple of new 1996 P reg ones had them finally moved them over to Euroland left side convention. Up until the mid to late 1970s. Any British tin with a combined indicator, main/dip & flasher single stalk had it on the right. My 1978 Maxi had it on the right. All my Reliant Kittens had it on the right. My Reliant Regal had it on the right. Austin 1800 on the right. Austin 1100 on the right, Wolseley 16/60 on the right. Reliant Rebels on the right. Early two stalk and later one stalk Hillman Imps on the right. Even my UK-spec Citroen GS X2 from 1978 has a right-hand indicator switch (which confusingly is push away to flash the lights, pull towards for horn. The wipers are the same side, but behind the indicator switch and headlamp main beam in pull towards on the left-hand light switch. I must say despite all my car jumping between the Cit and Volvo I don't tend to mix things up now. The result is trivial anyway, not like old British motorcycles with the rear brake pedal on the left / gear change right, rather than the current layout of rear brake right / gear change left.....
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Post by 33grinder on Nov 6, 2013 21:49:21 GMT
That motorcycle would be very confusing indeed Rich. I've only ever ridden 125ccs but enough to get onto trouble if that rear brake gets confused, especially as it's about 75% of the braking input! In my early driving career I drove Fords and Fiats which were always left hand indicators. Guess I missed out there...
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Post by macplaxton on Nov 6, 2013 22:07:17 GMT
75% front 25% rear on a normal road. Although, it been a while, I feel I could still hack it rapid round the streets of London. Fords and Fiats? You certainly did miss out!
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Post by Nick on Feb 27, 2014 18:38:13 GMT
treated "red" to some new spark plugs today and after Gina had spent an hour pumping fuel over to "Red" and with a jump start she started and ran, ran better than she had for ages so I threw caution to the wind and spent 15 minutes driving her up and down the farm track, the brakes have freed off nicely, and the engine feels peppy as hell compared to Ginas, oil change tomorrow as the light was having a flicker (oil is unknown age) but she runs, starts stops and in the short run up our drive I felt gearage happening, soon as I have time a bodywork appraisal on a ramp will happen, that I think will not be such a happy ending
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Post by ozzie on Feb 27, 2014 20:35:40 GMT
Looks lovely to me mot at the weekend then by the looks of it. How nice enjoy.
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