But not with PMW.
I have received lots of advice on how to get PMW started so thanks to everyone who has helped. I will get back on that particular case in a couple of weeks (after the Pendle and Pennine Not the Christmas Meal).
Correspondence with "Mad Uncle Ted" though has confirmed PMW is a very early Mk2 2000 and quite possibly the second earliest still in existence so it is actually of historic significance which means I'll be keeping it as original as possible.
Today though I returned to UNJ, the TR7 convertible. Lying under the car messing about with swapping over a second hand starter motor isn't the most enjoyable way of spending time but I did try and do everything correctly with all the connections, repositioning the heat shield whilst making sure none of the cables were trapped etc.
Then refitting the battery and time to turn the key, not expecting any response of course. Amazingly the starter turned over and after a few attempts the car sprang back into life - hurragh! Feeling rash I even turned the lights on and they all worked, even the rear number plate and sidelights which had gone on strike in France in September.
Just a case then of tidying up and not leaving the car running too long as it now has no fan fitted and I don't want overheating probelms. The other thing is that there is hardly any fuel in the car and I definitely don't want the dregs from the fuel tank being pulled through the fuel lines and into the carbs.
Next things UNJ needs are some petrol and an electric fan kit.
Showing posts with label Starter motor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Starter motor. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Sunday, December 15, 2013
No connection
Well I didn't have a connection to the starter motor on UNJ as it snapped off - see one of the previous blog entries.
So yesterday I lay under the car and carefully stripped the end off the wire, used a "proper" crimp connector with a "proper" crimping tool whilst remembering to put an insulating boot on the wire first. None of this being at all easy whilst lying on your back as opposed toin a lovely warm workshop and bench in said workshop preparing a new wiring loom.
Managed it tho - hurragh!
Blooming car won't start though - not even a hint of the starter motor responding :-(
Next then on this member of the fleet will be to tke the starter motor off and see if one of the three spare second hand ones ---
a) fit
b) work
If none of the above I won't be a happy bunny.
Still, there's always PMW to go back to and see if I can have running by the end of the Christmas break.
So yesterday I lay under the car and carefully stripped the end off the wire, used a "proper" crimp connector with a "proper" crimping tool whilst remembering to put an insulating boot on the wire first. None of this being at all easy whilst lying on your back as opposed toin a lovely warm workshop and bench in said workshop preparing a new wiring loom.
Managed it tho - hurragh!
Blooming car won't start though - not even a hint of the starter motor responding :-(
Next then on this member of the fleet will be to tke the starter motor off and see if one of the three spare second hand ones ---
a) fit
b) work
If none of the above I won't be a happy bunny.
Still, there's always PMW to go back to and see if I can have running by the end of the Christmas break.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Time to start on UNJ
OK, after my roadtrip in September UNJ needs some TLC.
The Viscous coupling (otherwise known as the viscious coupling!) started to fail, making all sorts of horrible noises high up in the Alps. It was possible to get hold of the fan blades (engine off of course) and rock them back and forward feeling the bearing on it's way out.
So, as a solution we took the fan blades off completely to reduce the load on the viscous coupling and drove the car all the way home. Who says these cars don't have good cooling and like to warp cylinder heads for fun?
Anyway, the picture shows the "stub" which I have now removed and will be replacing with an electric fan kit in due course.
Meanwhile, whilst turning round having missed a turn off overnight we made a slight misjudgement which resulted in us rolling backwards into a barrier - the result can be seen below. Not too bad and I have just touched it in quite heavily with paint to keep the evil rust away.
Next thing to comment on is that the starter motor failed towards the end of the trip meaning we had to jump start the car on and off the ferry! What I found having started to take it off was that actually the connections were loose and one of them has fallen off now!
This is what can be seen above - I am now pondering on how best to replace it.
Finally, the instrument and rear lights failed which some very nice French policement pointed out to us! Ihaven't sorted this out yet either but there's no hurry as I won't be using the car until next year when another raid on Europe will be on the cards.
Still had a great trip though and loved the swim in the Med and storming the Stelvio
So, as a solution we took the fan blades off completely to reduce the load on the viscous coupling and drove the car all the way home. Who says these cars don't have good cooling and like to warp cylinder heads for fun?
Anyway, the picture shows the "stub" which I have now removed and will be replacing with an electric fan kit in due course.
Meanwhile, whilst turning round having missed a turn off overnight we made a slight misjudgement which resulted in us rolling backwards into a barrier - the result can be seen below. Not too bad and I have just touched it in quite heavily with paint to keep the evil rust away.
This is what can be seen above - I am now pondering on how best to replace it.
Finally, the instrument and rear lights failed which some very nice French policement pointed out to us! Ihaven't sorted this out yet either but there's no hurry as I won't be using the car until next year when another raid on Europe will be on the cards.
Still had a great trip though and loved the swim in the Med and storming the Stelvio
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