LightBulbFun Posted July 6, 2020 Posted July 6, 2020 reminds me of one of all time favourite setups I cobbled together back in early 2012 to try and run up a 1000W mercury vapour lamp with the limited resources I had as a 12 year old only managed 500W!
Noel Tidybeard Posted July 6, 2020 Posted July 6, 2020 On 28/06/2020 at 13:25, PhilA said: No, it's neither. Missed my old blue one. Someone spent on the options, thinking it's a Texas car (front plate holder, radio was set to both kinds of music- country and western). So, it's got the 8 speed automatic. I don't mind- it can change gear a damned sight faster than I can... Phil Expand FIFY PhilA 1
PhilA Posted July 6, 2020 Author Posted July 6, 2020 That'll be well enough. GrumpiusMaximus, LightBulbFun and LabRat 3
PhilA Posted July 7, 2020 Author Posted July 7, 2020 There we go. That'll do. Need to get a length of duct for the screen demist and put the glove box back in and that's the dash done. Phil LightBulbFun, Asimo, purplebargeken and 2 others 5
FiatPhil Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 I'm looking forward to another post on the Dash At Night thread! PhilA and LightBulbFun 2
PhilA Posted July 7, 2020 Author Posted July 7, 2020 On 07/07/2020 at 18:00, FiatPhil said: I'm looking forward to another post on the Dash At Night thread! Expand Once it's on the road, I shall. With better backdrop than In The Garage. Phil
PhilA Posted July 10, 2020 Author Posted July 10, 2020 I bought some silicone lubricant and sprayed the non broken window channels. I now have functional glass in 50% of the doors! Phil LightBulbFun, auntiemaryscanary, DeeJay and 4 others 6 1
hairnet Posted July 10, 2020 Posted July 10, 2020 your helper looks very pleased is he on cake payment plan? PhilA 1
PhilA Posted July 11, 2020 Author Posted July 11, 2020 Tidied up the wiring for the oil pressure warning light switch, tightened the oil pressure gauge union because it was leaking and added a return spring to the throttle shaft of the carburetor to get it to sit fully home because the linkage going over the engine has a little much slack in. Engine got a bit warm. Just how warm was a bit worrying but it didn't smell all that bad. IR thermometer showed that the whole engine and radiator were at 170 degrees while the needle showed 220. I need to adjust that, then. Phil paulplom, LightBulbFun and somewhatfoolish 3
hairnet Posted July 11, 2020 Posted July 11, 2020 170 is cool if its F? (no pun intended) aint so bad (rocky III)
PhilA Posted July 11, 2020 Author Posted July 11, 2020 On 11/07/2020 at 09:16, hairnet said: 170 is cool if its F? (no pun intended) aint so bad (rocky III) Expand Yup. It should have a 180F thermostat in (nothing fitted right now) and it's a 7lb pressure system so it'll not boil until about 223F. 170 is cool enough for sitting idling when it's 90F out. Phil
PhilA Posted July 14, 2020 Author Posted July 14, 2020 Liberated the driver's front sash channel tonight. Is that household window putty I spy? Yes it is. Front glass channel is missing, the glad was done up into the metal fixings and broke from there. Marvellous. Now I gotta find one of those to fit, new glass and probably a new top/rear glass channel. The rubber doohickey that grabs the glass into the sash channel is available new. Phil
PhilA Posted July 14, 2020 Author Posted July 14, 2020 Wire wheel and fire and paint. Straightened it out too because it was bent on one end. LightBulbFun, somewhatfoolish and STUNO 3
PhilA Posted July 17, 2020 Author Posted July 17, 2020 On 11/07/2020 at 00:55, PhilA said: Expand I built a doohickey to go on the back of the gauge. This can push about an Amp and will just hook into the original wiring. It's adjustable from 3 to 14 volts. Black wire will ground to the instrument cluster on a screw (it's got a fork on the end), one hole for the screw on the gauge, one that I need to get a screw and nut to go through and fix the power supply wire that's currently powering the gauge. I'll play about with fitting that this afternoon Phil Asimo, mat_the_cat and somewhatfoolish 3
PhilA Posted July 17, 2020 Author Posted July 17, 2020 Installed board. Got engine warm. Calibrated gauge. That's better. Phil Dan_ZTT, busmansholiday, Asimo and 7 others 10
PhilA Posted July 18, 2020 Author Posted July 18, 2020 On 18/07/2020 at 09:21, hairnet said: oh to have a brain [/scarecrow] Expand They make it easy by putting a bunch of stuff in one little piece. The heart of it is this device, the LM317. Those three legs are connected to a few external pieces: But they did a lot of work to make it simple, because the LM317 has this inside: It's a wonderfully versatile, reliable and clever integrated circuit. Phil somewhatfoolish and LightBulbFun 2
Asimo Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 LM 317 introduced in 1976. It's aged a lot better than many new-for-1976 cars, Renault 14, Lancia Gamma etc?
Rod/b Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 On 18/07/2020 at 14:25, PhilA said: They make it easy by putting a bunch of stuff in one little piece. The heart of it is this device, the LM317. Those three legs are connected to a few external pieces: But they did a lot of work to make it simple, because the LM317 has this inside: It's a wonderfully versatile, reliable and clever integrated circuit. Phil Expand Yeah but WHAT DOES IT DO?!?! Apart from magic, as that’s the only reasonable explanation.
somewhatfoolish Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 On 18/07/2020 at 17:58, Rod/b said: Yeah but WHAT DOES IT DO?!?! Apart from magic, as that’s the only reasonable explanation. Expand It controls the flow of smoke through the electric string. PhilA, LightBulbFun and Rod/b 1 2
PhilA Posted July 18, 2020 Author Posted July 18, 2020 This afternoon I did this. Because the temperature gauge was getting stuck in the middle like that, and wasn't moving smoothly. It needed a thump on the dash to make move. The oil pressure gauge was reading just above zero also when disconnected and that irked me so I adjusted that. Little bit of light oil on the moving parts. Turns out the gauge was good when removed but once tightened up into the bucket was twisting a tiny amount and making the needle bind. With it tightened down I carefully bent the armature and now it moves nicely. It's lost the gooey damping oil effect to a degree but I'll buy a slightly wobbly gauge over one that doesn't move. Better. Doesn't get stuck any more. Phil Tickman, spartacus, paulplom and 1 other 4
hairnet Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 dw will be looking for a triangle of doom there is a doohickey related to a doobry or a doodah?? LightBulbFun 1
PhilA Posted July 18, 2020 Author Posted July 18, 2020 On 18/07/2020 at 22:05, hairnet said: dw will be looking for a triangle of doom there is a doohickey related to a doobry or a doodah?? Expand Yes, loosely related to a whatchamacallit. Also you cannot have a triangle of doom with only one wiper. The worst is inadequately swept area . Phil hairnet 1
hairnet Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 On 18/07/2020 at 22:17, PhilA said: Yes, loosely related to a whatchamacallit. thingummywhatsit Expand
somewhatfoolish Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 On 18/07/2020 at 21:09, PhilA said: Turns out the gauge was good when removed but once tightened up into the bucket was twisting a tiny amount and making the needle bind. With it tightened down I carefully bent the armature and now it moves nicely. It's lost the gooey damping oil effect to a degree but I'll buy a slightly wobbly gauge over one that doesn't move. Expand You need some fancy unguent from these chaps to restore the non-wobbliness. Doohickeys attach to the whojamaflip, which is retained by the frendle pins. PhilA 1
hairnet Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 On 18/07/2020 at 19:15, somewhatfoolish said: It controls the flow of smoke through the electric string. Expand thought that was only a lucas thing everyone else did it better??
PhilA Posted July 19, 2020 Author Posted July 19, 2020 Put it all back in. Got it running. Up to running temperature. That'll work. Phil LightBulbFun, Tickman and somewhatfoolish 3
PhilA Posted July 19, 2020 Author Posted July 19, 2020 On 18/07/2020 at 22:27, somewhatfoolish said: You need some fancy unguent from these chaps to restore the non-wobbliness. Expand I left just enough and watered it down a little to bring it back to the correct consistency. It had dried up a little over the years (some sort of silicone based gunge, added a little oil and it beaded on it, so went find the stuff in the garage for the windows and that mixed). Good site though, so noted for future use, thanks! Phil
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