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Craig the Princess Rank: Renault 16

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7 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Yep!  No automatic wiping with the washers either...you want to wash AND wipe, you'll need to switch the wipers on yourself, mate!

The way washers should work #grumpyoldman

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Zelandeth Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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7 hours ago, Craig the Princess said:

The way washers should work #grumpyoldman

Personally I agree...I thought that was just me though!  The ones on the van keep going for a good two full wipes too long...

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Six-cylinder Rank: Talbot Tagora

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Today an agricultural engineer came to see if he could start our 1 ton Benford Dumper, the answer was no.

The injection pump was seized and he took it off and tried to free it without success. He took it away for a workshop strip and the second photo arrived this evening! 

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richardmorris Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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1 minute ago, Six-cylinder said:

Today an agricultural engineer came to see if he could start our 1 ton Benford Dumper, the answer was no.

The injection pump was seized and he took it off and tried to free it without success. He took it away for a workshop strip and the second photo arrived this evening! 

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Injection Pump dismantaled broad.jpg

Broken spring?

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Six-cylinder

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10 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Broken spring?

looks like it.

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1 minute ago, Six-cylinder said:

looks like it.

Are replacements available? 

Six-cylinder Rank: Talbot Tagora

Six-cylinder

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Just now, richardmorris said:

Are replacements available? 

I don't know yet I just got the picture and no message.

Six-cylinder Rank: Talbot Tagora

Six-cylinder

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I have had the call now the whole pump is very warn along with the broken spring that has been broken for a while.

The plan is to see if the spare pump he has is the correct one tomorrow. If not try SMS diesels services in Buckingham to see if they have the parts.

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richardmorris Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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How long have you had it?

Six-cylinder Rank: Talbot Tagora

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Just now, richardmorris said:

How long have you had it?

2014 and it has always been difficult to start.

richardmorris Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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7 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

2014 and it has always been difficult to start.

Any idea on the age? Or mileage?

LightBulbFun Rank: Talbot Tagora

LightBulbFun

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Just now, richardmorris said:

Any idea on the age? Or mileage?

I would have thought  something like this would have an hours meter rather than an odometer? 

of course the solution surely is to buy a 3rd dumper for the FoD right? :mrgreen:

love the tax disk nailed to the side, Land end to lands end to john o groats anyone?  LOL

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We always thought early 1980s but the engineer today thinks it could be earlier.

No Hours meter or speedo fitted.

It has a Q plate so nobody really knows.

Somebody has hand written M.E.A.D. phone number on our handbook.

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Six-cylinder Rank: Talbot Tagora

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7 minutes ago, Andyrew said:

I dug out a fantastically small Jimny washer bottle 

Thanks, but I think the C15 one I have is a bit slimmer.

Zelandeth Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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That would definitely tie in with the symptoms we were seeing.  I could tell the pump didn't sound right when it was being cranked, and there's definitely been some leakage somewhere...

Do Petter engines have easily decodable serial numbers?  If the engine can be dated that should give a decent idea of the rough date.  I'd have probably said mid 70s myself.

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Six-cylinder Rank: Talbot Tagora

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2 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

That would definitely tie in with the symptoms we were seeing.  I could tell the pump didn't sound right when it was being cranked, and there's definitely been some leakage somewhere...

Do Petter engines have easily decodable serial numbers?  If the engine can be dated that should give a decent idea of the rough date.  I'd have probably said mid 70s myself.

We can't find any engine or dumper numbers on it.

LightBulbFun Rank: Talbot Tagora

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24 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

We can't find any engine or dumper numbers on it.

I have managed to pull its Chassis and engine numbers from the DVLA I can PM those to @Mrs6C or you if you want them? :) 

I was thinking cant you just check the V5? but seeing as the Last keeper change and V5 was issued in 2011 and you got it in 2014 then im guessing you never got the V5 etc so that would be a no you cant LOL (unless you do have that 2011 V5 still waiting to have the keeper change done? :) )

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beko1987 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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3 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

I have managed to pull its Chassis and engine numbers from the DVLA I can PM those to @Mrs6C or you if you want them? :) 

seeing as the Last keeper change and V5 was issued in 2011 I assume you cant just pull out the V5 and check if you got it in 2014? (unless you do have that 2011 V5 still waiting to have the keeper change done!)

Those should help, I can't imagine that pump is bespoke to that dumper, all manner of shite over a 30/40 year span probably used it. 

Or you'll work out what it is, sit down with a mug of coffee and those biscuits @Mrs6C doesn't know about, type the engine and issue into Google and cry as you see 35 pages of people having the same issues with no known fix... 

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Mrs6C Rank: Lancia Gamma

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13 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

I can PM those to @Mrs6C 

That would be great if you could, thanks! :-)

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6 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

That would be great if you could, thanks! :-)

Le details have been sent :) 

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16 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

.... those biscuits @Mrs6C doesn't know about, ..... 

Would those be the chocolate biscuits I left at the FoD?

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2 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Would those be the chocolate biscuits I left at the FoD?

No they got shared out before I left on Sunday. They'd proper melted though! 

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1 minute ago, beko1987 said:

.... They'd proper melted though! 

Hot chocolate. 

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Mrs6C Rank: Lancia Gamma

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11 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

They'd proper melted though! 

I had to eat the last two together becuse they wouldn't come apart! :-)

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wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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4 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Broken spring?

Seems to have been a recurring theme of the weekend...

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On 7/14/2020 at 5:17 PM, Slowsilver said:

Alternatively I could offer a straight swap for an empty and crushed Pepsi can with provenance, retrieved by the (in)famous Mr. HubNut and kindly* left in one of the many cubbyholes in the Zafira.
 

put it in a ziploc bag- you never know when you might need some DNA ??

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