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Offline 94mharris

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Re: Katie
« Reply #30 on: December 22, 2016, 09:11:14 pm »
Been a busy few months with uni' but I've managed to fit a few jobs in at weekends etc.

I finally got round to cleaning up, painting and fitting an original style air cleaner. First step was to clean the many decades of crud that had built up:







Then after the crud had been removed:





Once all the crud had been removed all the parts got 2 coats of Hammerites finest satin black:





Once all the paint had dried I filled the filter with oil and fitted it to the engine bay. The most difficult part being trying to fit the air hose on to the carb' elbow! The engine is a lot quieter now with no induction noise :D



Also I managed to get round to fitting my 3 smiths gauges, (although only one of them is currently plumbed in...,)



Then a few weeks later, the head gasket decided to let go on the way home from a trial. So the strip down commences:



With the head removed:



The guilty suspect:



After cleaning the cylinder block:



And the cylinder head:



And finally all back together with the new (Payen) gasket fitted:



The next issue arose a week or so after fitting the head gasket. The issue being when the sidelights/ headlights were on and I braked, one brake light would come on one side, and the other light would go out completely on the other! I traced the fault back to a dodgy bulb holder. So it was replaced with a new one from Wipac:

The new bulb holder:



When I was reconnecting the earth the whole bolt pushed through the tub floor, leaving about an inch diameter hole. So I made up a plate to cover up the hole and fit another bolt to:



The new plate fitted:



And wired in:



I noticed on the way to the Norfolk Xmas doo that the front LH brake was dragging slightly. Only after I could smell a rather hot smell and I burnt myself on the brake drum. i traced the fault to the wheel cylinder not returning properly. So I replaced both front wheel cylinders:

Removing the old cylinder:



Fitting the new cylinder:



All fitted back together:



A little trick i read about online was to put a sheet of clingfilm over the reservoir to stop the brake fluid being drawn out. I tried it but didn't have much success:



I also tried using an ezibleed for the first time which worked incredibly well! Made bleeding the brakes a lot easier :)
« Last Edit: December 22, 2016, 11:09:32 pm by 94mharris »
Katie: 1980 Series 3 SWB Station Wagon

Bertha: 1994 Range Rover Vogue 3.9 V8 EFI