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Wow, a real bummer this ECU electrical problem you have gotten. That might very well be the end of it, unless you can find a reasonable priced ECU. At least the Granad didn't let you down and let you fix it without casuing too much of a hassle. I guess the long bolts were what was available at the time :-)
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Sept 22, 2021 19:03:20 GMT
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Really sorry to read about your son. I cannot imagine what you are going through. Take care.
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Sept 21, 2021 4:45:40 GMT
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Nice job on the RV! This is so full of win :-) At first it looked like one of those overloaded campers with next to nothing in load capacity, but then I noticed the twin rear wheel set ut. Most RV's here in Norway are based on trucks with a maximum capacit of 3,5T and that often leaves less than 600kg to fill up with passangers, fuel water and other stuff. The rear door was a nice piece of engineering. I guess you could have adapted a cargo ramp from a small truck, but that would have cost a lot of pennies, a lot!
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Sept 7, 2021 12:55:14 GMT
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Interresting to see this electrolysis derusting. I tried it myself some years ago and it worked ok but a bit slowly. I found that small items like bolts, nuts and washers could be derusted with good result in 35% vinegar.It is smelly and you need to wash everything in warm water and dry it to prevent rust, but it works.
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Sept 2, 2021 11:41:41 GMT
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I would agree with SAMJ here. That looks like the kind of head bolts used on the pinto 2.0. I think it is kalled 12 point bit or someting like that. Maybe hammering in the right bit will get the bolt loose.
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Aug 30, 2021 10:00:04 GMT
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I once split a pair of calipers for my Granada and it went mostly well. I got them back together again but experienced a miniatyre leak between the two halves due to a cracked sealring/ O ring. It took quite a bit of time before i discovered that leak, and had gone over almost everyting else in the brake system to try end find why the pedal would slowly move to the floor under pressure. When the O ring was changed, I had no more problems. I had read that the bolts were tightened to an overhuman torque, but that was just a myth. Cleaning them when they are in two pieces is soo much easier.
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Aug 23, 2021 11:05:17 GMT
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I see you have your hands full and then some. Really sad to read about your wife having an accident. It seems like a quite comprehensive injury. I hope she will recover from it. The extra chores you have to deal with is of course bothersome as you get less time to do the things that bring joy, and most of your time is used on, well, boring things. I know the feeling, as I have gotten very little time to do the things I wanted to do this summer, and spent most of the time on things that needed to be done to keep the house in order, and the daily on the road. I shall not complain too much as my wife didn't have an accident but I guess you know what I mean.
I usually put a bit of pipe, old exhaust pipe or vacuum cleaner pipe on my tools if I need more torque, it could help :-) I assume ypu will need something similar to get the nut off the rear wheel when you change the bearing.
Good luck with the bearing job, I hope it fixes your problem.
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Aug 15, 2021 16:37:36 GMT
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Good progress on the Beetle! I guess it will handle a few pebbless thrown at it now, with all the stoneguard in place. The old white paint that a previous owner/restorer has applies seesms thick, loke ship paint or similar. Is the metal beneath ok?
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Jul 28, 2021 16:50:48 GMT
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Great progress on yor Beetle, really a shame about all the bodges you are finding and have to fix. I am sure you will have a nice litte car whan you are done.
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Nice job on the Seagull engine. It really cleaned up well. We used to have an old outboard engine on a boat we had, it was a Crescent from around the 60s, white and orange, with the throttle located close to power outlets on the engine. It would give you a little buzz if you didn't watch your fingers when throttling.
I guess it tokk a fair bit of time to polish the stems.
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It looks a bit like a Moon lander with all the gold wrap and the silver turbo heat bag :-) Do ypu have any kind of ducting to get cold-ish air to the filters or do you rely on air getting past the headlights and radiator?
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Wow, that is some serious bodywork going on! I am impressed with the way you blend in repair pieces, it looks spot on. Interresting choice of engine for a Vauxhall but I guess a cossie is an engine where there is a lot of expertise and parts to be found. What is that turbo turbine housing? it looks so shiny, not the usual black or rusted type.
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That golden heat reflective tape is looking good, hopefulle it also does what it says on the tin :-) Will there be a startup in the near future? It can't be much more that needs to be done for sure. Really looking forward to it.
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That door is really coming along nicely. I must say I think I would have been a bit overwhelmed during the reskinning if it was me. It seems to be a lot of work and many things that can go wrong, especially during welding. How have you been/will you be treating the backside of the welded area to protect it from rotting out from the backside? Please continue posting ypur progress, it is an interresting thread, really a shame the so much bad work has been executed earlier on this car. But the silver lining is that thr RR community will have a long thread to follow :-)
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Well you really have had a thorough inspection of the problem now, ruling out one potensial culprit at a time. I might have mentioned it earilier but I had a similar noise on my old car, and that was a returning bearing issue. My problem was that the stub axle had worn a bit and had a slight scoring. It was not easy to spot, but after changing several bearings I finalyy discovered it and also changed the stub axsle. After that it was all good. I had tightened the nut a bit to little at one time, and it actually made itself loose during driving. I really hope tis is the end of the rear wheel noise saga and the you get to enjoy your car this summer!
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Congratulations on the passed MOT. I listened to the sound on the video once moore and I would guess thst it is a rear bearing. It sounds similar to a fault I had on my car. Have you tried to tighten the nut? It could be a short time fix, it was that for me when the nut loosened during driving. The bearing was a goner but at least it lasted until I could get it exchanged.
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I once had a Tie rod on my Granada snap, those are on the front wheels, so the steering got a bit funny especially under braking. I had just had the car for allignement and the nuts on the tie rod needed to be heated to make the adjustments. This heating and the amount of tourque needed to move the nut obviously weakended the rod. Have you had any work done to the rear suspension lately?
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Apr 20, 2021 14:06:41 GMT
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From your video I would also first assume it was either the CV or the bearing. I had a similar sound when one of my bearings wasn't tight enough. My problem was that I had't tightened the nut enough and I therefor wore out the small axle going through the bearing and also the bearing. Lifting the exhaust to prevent it touching the axle would be the easiest way to eliminate a possible source for the noise. I guess the exhaust could wobble a bit and only touch the axle at intermittent times, the axle will move a bit up and down depending on the surface you are driving on. I hope it is an easy fix.
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Mar 15, 2021 10:53:13 GMT
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Always a lot to do on old cars, you fix one problem and another one pops up. These rear brakes you have, what car is it from, Scorpio, Audi, Mercedes? Is it easy to get approval for homemade brackets to mount calipers on? I don't think I would get away with it here in Norway. The PAS pump, is it a good location in front of the wheel, what if it spring a leak and pour oil all over your wheel. That could potensially get messy.
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That was a mistake I could have done myself. Glad it didn't cost you anything more than your time at least. But on the plus side, it makes for very good reading for the rest of us! Really enjoying your thread.
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