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Nov 16, 2021 13:00:42 GMT
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You've got to love a good heater, it makes going out to do a job much more appealing when the weather is miserable and cold. I agree. Though it is the first time I have one. Usually when the temperature comes to 6’C pr less I call Paul Y over for some driveway V8 action. Just need to figure out where to buy heating oil or paraffin cheaper than Red Diesel as the diesel I put in there stinks a lot. Anyone got advice or pointers on that? |
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Nov 16, 2021 13:02:43 GMT
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If my memory serves me correctly, Cortinas of that vintage had two different braking systems fitted; TRW or Bendix. Assuming this is late 70's/early 80's donor? Bosch/Bendix:  Lucas/TRW:  Yuuuuuuupppp !! Bosch/Bendix And of course I had gone and ordered the wrong one. Plus the 9” shoes. So they are up for sale if anyone needs them. |
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Nov 16, 2021 14:18:36 GMT
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Just headed into a meeting.
But happy to say, new correct brake parts have arrived.
Pretty chuffed.
Just headed into a meeting, more later.
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glenanderson
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Nov 16, 2021 14:29:20 GMT
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I was given one of those space heaters last year. It wanted a bit of love as it had been standing a while. It had stopped working and my brother-in-law had stuck it in the corner of the shed and forgotten about it. Turns out that they don't really like running on heating oil. I emptied the tank, filled it with diesel, freed off the sticky motor and away it went. Noisy, smelly and thirsty, but effective in a big draughty space like your carport I would think. In my workshop though it was just a recipe for me asphyxiating myself.  So I stuck it on facebook marketplace and sold it the same afternoon for £60. The little propane fired one I had from ALDI was a much quieter and more pleasant thing to live with, but was also really fuel hungry and expensive to run. So that got sold on too. There appears to be a "rule" with heating spaces. Anything cheap to buy is expensive to run. Anything cheap to run is either hugely expensive to buy, or massively time consuming to build and maintain, or both. The Chinese diesel heaters like this one are cheap enough to buy and don't cost too much to run, but do require a certain amount of technical ability to overcome their lack of quality control. Heater |
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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Nov 16, 2021 20:05:49 GMT
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I was given one of those space heaters last year. It wanted a bit of love as it had been standing a while. It had stopped working and my brother-in-law had stuck it in the corner of the shed and forgotten about it. Turns out that they don't really like running on heating oil. I emptied the tank, filled it with diesel, freed off the sticky motor and away it went. Noisy, smelly and thirsty, but effective in a big draughty space like your carport I would think. In my workshop though it was just a recipe for me asphyxiating myself. So I stuck it on facebook marketplace and sold it the same afternoon for £60. The little propane fired one I had from ALDI was a much quieter and more pleasant thing to live with, but was also really fuel hungry and expensive to run. So that got sold on too. There appears to be a "rule" with heating spaces. Anything cheap to buy is expensive to run. Anything cheap to run is either hugely expensive to buy, or massively time consuming to build and maintain, or both. The Chinese diesel heaters like this one are cheap enough to buy and don't cost too much to run, but do require a certain amount of technical ability to overcome their lack of quality control. HeaterI will stick to this one for now, despite the diesel. My mate Fil swearz by the Chinese heaters. |
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Nov 16, 2021 20:16:25 GMT
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What a day, what a weekend, well, two weekends. But I took 30 minutes over lunchtime to run to the local village Hoo St Werburgh to collect and pay for parts. Sourced by these guys.  New Slave cylinders.  And rear brake shoes.  Total cost £39.66 nickwheeler I think it means one can proceed. Some parts you just get on with it when you need them. Weekend I suspect will be the time. |
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Nov 16, 2021 20:55:24 GMT
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Those do look like what's on the axle!
I wonder how the shoe to back-plate springs are fitted?
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jamesd1972
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Nov 16, 2021 21:14:09 GMT
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Those do look like what's on the axle! I wonder how the shoe to back-plate springs are fitted? With difficulty ? ! Hate drum brakes and have 5 to play with on the LR.... Hope these ones work out OK. Little steps go a mile in the end or something. James |
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Last Edit: Nov 16, 2021 22:22:41 GMT by jamesd1972
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Those do look like what's on the axle! I wonder how the shoe to back-plate springs are fitted? With lots of swearing etc Look in the Haynes manual for the correct orientation before you start as it is possible to fit incorectly but they won't work correctly if that's logical  |
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Last Edit: Nov 17, 2021 9:45:30 GMT by westbay
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Nov 17, 2021 10:24:35 GMT
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Those do look like what's on the axle! I wonder how the shoe to back-plate springs are fitted? With lots of swearing etc Look in the Haynes manual for the correct orientation before you start as it is possible to fit incorrectly but they won't work correctly if that's logical The springs that connect the brake shoes to each other aren't too bad if you lay them out in the correct order when you take them off, fit the shoes with the bottom ones attached and have a good hook for the top. These Bendix brakes have a coil spring that's wound into the shoe body and hooked to a lug in the backplate behind it. They were a sod to release, and I can't see a good way of refitting them |
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craig1010cc
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Nov 17, 2021 21:39:42 GMT
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What a day, what a weekend, well, two weekends. But I took 30 minutes over lunchtime to run to the local village Hoo St Werburgh to collect and pay for parts. Sourced by these guys. . I used to have a weekend job in one of their branches when I was 18, staff discount definitely helped keep my car on the road whilst doing my apprenticeship 😂 |
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Those do look like what's on the axle! I wonder how the shoe to back-plate springs are fitted? No idea really, but hopefully you will be available to bleed all over it Those do look like what's on the axle! I wonder how the shoe to back-plate springs are fitted? With difficulty ? ! Hate drum brakes and have 5 to play with on the LR.... Hope these ones work out OK. Little steps go a mile in the end or something. James Well said, I was watching Nick work with the disassembly and he was impressive with his deliberate disassembly and knowledge. My truck and the Blazer brakes were simpler, maybe more agricultural. Plus I had Paul Y to bleed all over my drive. Those do look like what's on the axle! I wonder how the shoe to back-plate springs are fitted? With lots of swearing etc Look in the Haynes manual for the correct orientation before you start as it is possible to fit incorectly but they won't work correctly if that's logical Agreed, I tend to do the swearing, Nick is much more composed and patient. |
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What a day, what a weekend, well, two weekends. But I took 30 minutes over lunchtime to run to the local village Hoo St Werburgh to collect and pay for parts. Sourced by these guys. . I used to have a weekend job in one of their branches when I was 18, staff discount definitely helped keep my car on the road whilst doing my apprenticeship 😂 The discounts are great, and help a lot, but it also a good school for you as a human to learn people skills. |
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Does it really matter? Tasteless will always be that. However, tongue-in-cheek? Well, that may be different. Saw a used set of these in this new thread by etypephil and it made me chuckle. forum.retro-rides.org/thread/220117/1974-marlin-roadsterSo I ordered a set.  I also fitted another strip light in the carport, now it’s like daylight in there.  Followed by swearing repeatedly at my new Dewalt cordless drill that for some reason will not retain a 4mm bit. It keeps releasing the bit. Surely not right, is it, or is it. While I was down there, I modified a rolling stand that I had made years ago to carry the space heater.  And lastly, added another permanently live, Motion activated light that will make finding key holes easier in the dark. craigrk gave it to me last weekend, and this is the right job for it. Quite a lot of light.  nickwheeler will be over this afternoon to help with the safe changing of the rear brake shoes and cylinders. Plan is to try get the curtain side up before that too, as cold weather has been forecast. More later. |
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Have a good day and I hope it all goes to plan
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jamesd1972
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^WHS^
Looking sunny here which means a day in the garden !
James
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Have a good day and I hope it all goes to plan Morning Ernie, Thank you. Yes, I hope so, though the other day nickwheeler pointed out that these parts put up a significant fight……. Let’s hope. ^WHS^ Looking sunny here which means a day in the garden ! James Sunny here too. But chilly, i noticed the internal temperature was 13’C in my ensuite bathroom this morning. I have not yet turned on the heating for the year. Just a few one hour blitzes to make Sally and the lodger happy. I don’t often get cold. Though the weather forecast for today states 5-6’C outside. That is Paul Y territory. Maybe a wooly hat and some trainers today, oh, and socks. |
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So yesterday I used the drill for the first time…….
To drill the pilot holes into the rolling stand for the roofing screws that were to hold down the heater.
4mm drill bit in the chuck.
Locked in by holding chuck and activating it.
Also used its own lock later to try lock the drill bit in place.
I am sure this is how one uses one of these 😉
Every time I try to use it, it seems to release the chuck so the bit falls out, or stops drilling and just the chuck spins around it.
Surely it cannot be me……
Or is it?
Advice and tips welcome.
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Nov 21, 2021 15:55:00 GMT
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Its one of these isn't it?  From the front turn the black outer part of the chuck clockwise and it clicks then it's locked. Used it to drill around 100 4mm holes yesterday worked fine. |
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Nov 21, 2021 18:05:19 GMT
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Its one of these isn't it? From the front turn the black outer part of the chuck clockwise and it clicks then it's locked. Used it to drill around 100 4mm holes yesterday worked fine. Correct. However, despite those actions, it still spits the drill bits out. |
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