Project The Mighty Dacia - 1310 estate - Cat's tales

[dollywobbler]

Hibernation interrupted.

 

Good times.

[catsinthewelder]

I've been fitting a Weber to this today. It fitted pretty well dropping more or less straight into place. I've got a bit of setting up work still to do but it did run so I'm a happy chappy.

 

Crap spelling edited

[mrbenn]

Nice work! It looked a right mare to start in a number of online appearances!

[barefoot]

That's brill, the replacement Weber that I fitted to my Scirocco dropped into place far more easily then the Pierburg that it replaced.

[dollywobbler]

Oh come on Mr Cats. It's Weber!

 

Quite excited about this.

[catsinthewelder]

In about 5 hours most of the video files will arrive at Hubnut central. Sorry about the spelling.

 

I really need to sort out a starter switch.

[dollywobbler]

Even a quick under-bonnet hotwire to the starter might be useful for testing purposes. Is the idle better now? Did you plug the vacuum line? Sorry. Hundreds of questions!

[DodgeRover]

Fitting a webber as in a BBQ in the boot for summer picnics?

[catsinthewelder]

The 405 already has a hotwire starter after many FTPs for at least 4 shitters.

 

I didn't plug in the pipe to the dizzy and I'm not sure what the idle will be like when its properly warm.

[DodgeRover]

You did plug the pipe though? It will just suck loads of air otherwise and run leaner.

[catsinthewelder]

I'd been deliberately not blocking it before as it was otherwise running far too rich,  it did notice that it was wanting a lot of choke so I'll try that when I next get spare daylight.

[catsinthewelder]

I've had a bit of tinkering time over the weekend to play with the Dacia so the air box now fits and most of the holes are blocked up with spare bolts and PTFE tape.

 

As it still wouldn't start I switched my attention to a ignition bypass or hotwire.

 

First attempt was to copy my 405 technique of a wire connected to the starter solenoid that could be struck on the cigarette lighter.

 

This proved trickier than I expected as wires poked through the bulkhead didn't appear behind the dash. The other problem being that the starter solenoid is buried under the inlet fannymold and I couldn't find the correct wire to join and couldn't see the terminals.

 

It was obviously* going to be simpler to hotwire it the traditional way by connecting dash wires together. First it seemed sensible to check the wires with a multimeter so off came the steering column cowling and on went the meter.

After a bit of fannying round I established that there wasn't much wrong with the switch so the problem must be elsewhere.

 

I'm still trying to get video footage over to Ian if anyone has any good suggestions that will cope with my crappy internet.

 

I also found this on Google Play while looking for something else. I want to download it but I'm not giving it all the permissions that it wants on a proper phone. Might wipe an old phone and pop it on for a play

 

 

[dollywobbler]

Good stuff. Another culprit is fuel pump. Does priming make any difference now it's on a decent carb? Is that vacuum pipe now blocked?

 

If you're on feeble broadband, I can see that WeTransfer might be an issue. It was taking me several hours to upload videos to YouTube, because even though we had 2.5mbps download, the upload was restricted to 252kb or something like that.

[catsinthewelder]

I didn't try priming it today,  will give it a go later in the week with a fresh battery

 

I just tested it and it claimed 0.82Mbps upload and 17.6 Mbps download but I think the main issue is that it drops out regularly and WT needs me to pop back on each time to wake it back up.

 

I've just remembered that we've got a shared album on Google photos,  drop in there and see if you can find it.

[dollywobbler]

That seemed to work. I think. Will see what I can drag down tomorrow.

[catsinthewelder]

Brought to you by the power of rural internet

 

 

Many thanks to Ian for letting me occupy a dusty corner of the Hubnut channel (and for doing all the hard work editing it).

[dollywobbler]

No worries. I think the audience have missed you! 

[Fumbler]

Sounds better already!

[mrbenn]

I think Rich should have a regular guest spot on the YouTube section of Hub Nut!

[dollywobbler]

I think Rich should have a regular guest spot on the YouTube section of Hub Nut!

 

I'd not rule it out.

[D Spares & Tyres]

I think Rich should have a regular guest spot on the YouTube section of Hub Nut!

With his comedy 'bodywork fixing in high altitude and fog in winter' routine

[dollywobbler]

Ah. Someone on the channel has suggested we go back to Serbia to buy a Yugo Sana. That sounds worryingly tempting.

[Fumbler]

Get a Skala 55 (AKA 511 or smaller 311, also has other name which I forget). While you're at it, wear tights on your head for that extra James May feel.

 

 

There are a few Skala 55s around here but there will be plenty over there. I just love their shape and the rear boot. Don't know why.

[GeordieInExile]

Get a Skala 55 (AKA 511 or smaller 311, also has other name which I forget). While you're at it, wear tights on your head for that extra James May feel.

 

 

There are a few Skala 55s around here but there will be plenty over there. I just love their shape and the rear boot. Don't know why.

These look like they should be RWD and I'm a bit sad that they're not.

 

I like that these were in production until 10 years ago. Even the newest ones must only cost a few hundred quid in Serbia by now, surely.

[Fumbler]

I imagine they're worth peanuts now as well. Would be great with DW and Cat doing a Yugo caper, providing it doesn't overheat because some of their radiators are the cutest things I've ever seen!

[andy18s]

Aleppo?

[dozeydustman]

Well done on the carb swap Rich/cats. Mighty D is sounded quite sweet. Generous donation from the chap who sent the carb. Looks like it's an R5 one

[dollywobbler]

Aleppo?

 

Aleko, maybe. Aleppo? Probably not!

[Felly Magic]

Aleko, the car based very loosely on the Talbot Alpine, and pure autoshite

[Sheefag]

Felly's right. I'd never heard of this till now.

 

https://www.motor1.com/news/61582/soviet-cars-were-weird-moskvitch-2141-aleko/