PhilA Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 Another cold morning. -5 today. Car started on first push of the button. Not bad, though the electric fuel pump has apparently given up. Phil GrumpiusMaximus, RayMK, LightBulbFun and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 you can hand prime it as car goes along right? *runs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 Turns out it was just a bad connection on the fuse. Cleaned that up and it works nicely again. Didn't want to start this morning. Eventually it did after adjusting the auto choke; also probably no fuel didn't help. This is the last evidence also of the speedometer working, it suddenly dropped to zero and the odometer quit turning. Either the drive gear has stripped or the cable has broken. Or both. Investigation to follow on that. Phil GrumpiusMaximus, Mrs6C, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Fun day today. Parked up on the side of the highway for the Mardi Gras parade. Fun time was has by all. Marching band Floats, music Car gathered many beads. Phil Dyslexic Viking, cort1977, Momentary Lapse Of Reason and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 Been fairly quiet here. Speedometer quit working so I ordered a new cable. Took the plates off to get the old one out. It still turned but the gearbox end had lost the flats on the end of the cable and was just spinning in the gear. Put the new one in. Speedometer resumed service, which was nice. Also replaced the rear UJ which was getting noisy. Adjusted up the gearbox to throttle linkage better and got the gear shift points better suited to the throttle position. It was holding gear far too long before. Went out a few places. Picked up roast beef poboys for dinner. Went to a little get together in town also. That was fun. Phil Mrs6C, Garythesnail, danthecapriman and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 3 hours ago, PhilA said: Went out a few places. Picked up roast beef poboys for dinner. bassa PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 PhilA, Mrs6C and Coprolalia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 3 hours ago, PhilA said: Been fairly quiet here. Speedometer quit working so I ordered a new cable. Took the plates off to get the old one out. It still turned but the gearbox end had lost the flats on the end of the cable and was just spinning in the gear. Put the new one in. Speedometer resumed service, which was nice. Also replaced the rear UJ which was getting noisy. Phil Shouldn't there be C clips holding that bearing cup in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, DSdriver said: Shouldn't there be C clips holding that bearing cup in? There are, they are on the inside edge. DSdriver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 glad to hear the old boat is still giving reliable service following on from my comment in @Zelandeth's thread on the miles his trabant has clocked up in just a year on the forum, I am curious do you know much/any millage history of the Chieftain? you have owned it coming up to 6(!) years now, so I have to wonder how many miles has it done in those 6 years and how does that milage compare to the 6 years before your ownership if you have the data to make such a comparison? PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 19 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: glad to hear the old boat is still giving reliable service following on from my comment in @Zelandeth's thread on the miles his trabant has clocked up in just a year on the forum, I am curious do you know much/any millage history of the Chieftain? you have owned it coming up to 6(!) years now, so I have to wonder how many miles has it done in those 6 years and how does that milage compare to the 6 years before your ownership if you have the data to make such a comparison? No prior but I've done 13,133 recorded miles in it. Odo is missing maybe 150 miles from the last few weeks where the cable broke. Phil RayMK, LightBulbFun, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 Alternator bracket broke. So. Now that I have a welding machine, out it came. Zort, crackle. All back on. In place and working again, with oil and grease done at the same time for good measure. Phil Coprolalia, LightBulbFun, Saabnut and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 Scrub scrub. Turd: polished. Got a do in town on Friday and it was looking a bit scruffy so dusted off the polishing machine and got to work. Mrs6C, Rocket88, adw1977 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 On 22/03/2024 at 01:55, PhilA said: but I've done 13,133 recorded miles in it. 😭 PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 Went put fuel. Tonight there are flies. Arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 8 hours ago, PhilA said: Went put fuel. Tonight there are flies. Arse. I never quite understood why having the facilities to clean your windscreen was so common at fuel pumps in the US - right up until the first time I drove at night in the Mid West! Ah, so THAT is why it's so common. So...many...bugs... PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Fitted a new muffler, which makes highway travel much more pleasant. Photogenic mornings are upon us though. Phil 2flags, Rocket88, LightBulbFun and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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