PodOne Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 Well all After 6 years working on her the sun came out and it was time to she if all the effort was worthwhile. So after pushing her out into the sunlight the scene was set. It was like been at the hospital waiting for a birth to take place! Plugs out. Ignition lead to to coil disconnected. Checked the HT leads are correct - no the repair manual is wrong its (1,5,3,6,2,4 Brown Bible) not 1,5,3,4,6,2. Air bleed screw full open. Primed the filter and filled with oil. Turned the key she spins but no oil pressure after a few goes pulled the pressure sender oil there. Try again no pressure but the light goes out. Lazy gauge decide to go for it. Run fuel pump for 10 mins in an effort to shift out some air. Reconnected ignition coil lead. Choke out. 1st Attempt nothing. 2nd Attempt checked for spark - good and strong we now have good oil pressure showing on the gauge - result. 3rd Attempt she's off choke pushed 1/2 in Running nice on all six after a few seconds. Choke off. Leaks has to be some? Yes thermostat housing and number one injector pipe at the MU was leaking badly. Water leak sorted. Petrol not so easy but at least it was easy to get at. Union was tight but still leaking removed pipe with injector tried single wrap of PTFE no better and retrospect a mistake as I suspect some of it went to the injector tip and blocked it requiring a blast of compressed air later to clear. Turns out the male olive flange on the pipe was scored so it was cut off placed in a drill chuck and treated to some fine grades of emery cloth to remove the scoring. Pipe and fitting put in boiling water for a few seconds and the pipe was back on. 4th starts on the button. Choke in, water topped up and cap in place. Stat opens and we reach running temp, fan cuts in and out as required maintained at 2000rpm 20mins. Air screw adjusted to give around 900rpm. No petrol leaks. Timing checked and adjusted. Switched off. Jacked rear to take wheels off the ground. Restart. Stiff gear selection but they are there (Suspect it needs a re-bleed) and the overdrive is kicking in) Into neutral. Drop her onto her wheels and she will move up and down the drive in first and reverse. One happy camper and bottles of beer all round. So thanks for everyones help in getting this far and making this happen. Still a lot to do but its one milestone reached. Andy IMG_3108.MOV Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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charlie74 Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 Congratulations! Looks and sounds like you do beautiful work, well done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Morrison Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 Big day Andy that went really well congratulations you just turned into the home straight John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waldi Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 Fantastic Andy! Your efforts and thoroughness over the years have resulted in a sound basis for many happy (s)miles. Waldi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 Love the sound of that engine Yet another on on the road . . . First class, well done that man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mk2 Chopper Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 Looks and sounds great, lots of effort and a satisfying result! Gareth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonny TR6 Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 Brilliant - really pleased for you ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytr5 Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 Well done Andy. I bet you can't stop smiling! On the bonnet pull I always like to convert to the drivers side (R/H) as it is then a short cable and much easier to pull with no snagging. Regards Harry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 Well done after all this time its worth it. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave McDonald Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 Well done Andy, great result. Dave Mc#d Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevo_6 Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 Great to hear, we’ll done Andy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR NIALL Posted May 22, 2023 Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 Congratulations it makes it all worth while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TRier Posted May 23, 2023 Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 Well done Andy, enjoy. Niall Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobRennie Posted May 23, 2023 Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 Congratulations Mate - enjoy driving her. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarreyRT Posted May 29, 2023 Report Share Posted May 29, 2023 On 5/21/2023 at 3:07 AM, PodOne said: Well all After 6 years working on her the sun came out and it was time to she if all the effort was worthwhile. So after pushing her out into the sunlight the scene was set. It was like been at the hospital waiting for a birth to take place! Plugs out. Ignition lead to to coil disconnected. Checked the HT leads are correct - no the repair manual is wrong its (1,5,3,6,2,4 Brown Bible) not 1,5,3,4,6,2. Air bleed screw full open. Primed the filter and filled with oil. Turned the key she spins but no oil pressure after a few goes pulled the pressure sender oil there. Try again no pressure but the light goes out. Lazy gauge decide to go for it. Run fuel pump for 10 mins in an effort to shift out some air. Reconnected ignition coil lead. Choke out. 1st Attempt nothing. 2nd Attempt checked for spark - good and strong we now have good oil pressure showing on the gauge - result. 3rd Attempt she's off choke pushed 1/2 in Running nice on all six after a few seconds. Choke off. Leaks has to be some? Yes thermostat housing and number one injector pipe at the MU was leaking badly. Water leak sorted. Petrol not so easy but at least it was easy to get at. Union was tight but still leaking removed pipe with injector tried single wrap of PTFE no better and retrospect a mistake as I suspect some of it went to the injector tip and blocked it requiring a blast of compressed air later to clear. Turns out the male olive flange on the pipe was scored so it was cut off placed in a drill chuck and treated to some fine grades of emery cloth to remove the scoring. Pipe and fitting put in boiling water for a few seconds and the pipe was back on. 4th starts on the button. Choke in, water topped up and cap in place. Stat opens and we reach running temp, fan cuts in and out as required maintained at 2000rpm 20mins. Air screw adjusted to give around 900rpm. No petrol leaks. Timing checked and adjusted. Switched off. Jacked rear to take wheels off the ground. Restart. Stiff gear selection but they are there (Suspect it needs a re-bleed) and the overdrive is kicking in) Into neutral. Drop her onto her wheels and she will move up and down the drive in first and reverse. One happy camper and bottles of beer all round. So thanks for everyones help in getting this far and making this happen. Still a lot to do but its one milestone reached. Andy IMG_3108.MOV Good harmony! Way to go Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SeanF Posted June 1, 2023 Report Share Posted June 1, 2023 Congratulations Andy. Big milestone passed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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