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Will have to get her up to scotland next week....as I have a few days off work, fingers crossed ! Hope to meet you at moffat margaret ---------------------- |
 Mon 24 May 2010 @ 01:32
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good girl! Keep a smile on your face and the songbirds will follow you. Then the AA 
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Mon 24 May 2010 @ 06:50
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A huge cheer from me! I think you will enjoy your van once you gain a bit of confidence and as I said before, I have limited mechanicals, what I can't do, I will find someone who can show me how to do it or have to pay for someone to fix it, which they will be able to. Bit of positive energy and go for it girl 
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Mon 24 May 2010 @ 07:15
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YYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;D
Good on yer girl;]
Relax......and enjoy the scenery slowly unfolding before you as you drive along... As has been said - you have your home on your back. Just make sure you have sufficient water in your tanks and gas in your bottles and you cannot go wrong. A breakdown is simply a stopover in an unplanned place!!!! Much the better in a fully equipped motorhome than in a cramped car... And chances are that a good roadside mechanic can fix a beddie (at least temporarily) whereas any modern tin will NEED to be taken to a main dealer, just to find out what has gone wrong. Proud of you Margrae - it is a big ask, but all things can be learnt...........even my Flo has asked me to teach her about what is involved with the restoration of our Bedouin and she CANNOT STAND driving....will NOT do it.. Part 2 of the fun and adventure begins....I am sure there is a book in there somewhere.. Carl ---------------------- |
Mon 24 May 2010 @ 10:51
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Hi you great guys How can I throw in the towel when I have such tremendous support. I like the 'unplanned stop' idea, but only if its not on the A1 with all the lorries speeding past and beddie doing some side to side motion !! Another important point to mention is any vehicle can give problems but no-one cares and you are on your own but....and here's a positive but, on here there is support and members willing to help, a huge difference. And no matter what happens beddie still has been rescued from the scrap heap. Three cheers for CF UK ! Margaret ---------------------- |
Mon 24 May 2010 @ 11:10
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There's not much to do in order to get the van to a point where it should make it to its next major service without too much fuss. What needs doing simply are items remaining to complete a B service that got missed because there was so much to mend at day 1. Renew all old cooling system hoses on the basis of the top hose bursting being a warning that the rest of the hoses from the donor won't be far from going the same way. Have a good look at the rear axle (hubs off to check bearings & brakes) & replace the last of the copper brake pipes on the axle itself with cupro-nickel to completely finish overhaul of the braking system. Adjust valve clearances; now the van has done some miles they're not going to change much more over a year's running. In the process any wear that's apparent in the rocker shaft & valve guides will be a good indication of engine condition & could confirm my suspicion that the engine hasn't done that many miles anyway because it starts & runs so well. After that a B service checklist will be all ticks with maybe an advisory or two to have a look at again next service, e.g. engine oil leak if the drip at the back hasn't dried up. ---------------------- |
Mon 24 May 2010 @ 14:39
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Thats great Phil...will perhaps give me more peace of mind that in particular the hoses won't be a problem. When the top hose went I couldn't believe the amount of smoke that suddenly filled the cab! The engine had plenty of torque (talking as if I have knowledge !) she pulled like a train even going uphill. I have been reading up on the way engines work and now know what 4 stroke means errrrrrrr... intake, compression, combustion and exhaust, good old Rudolph Diesel what an ingenious chap.I never realised there was such a difference in diesel and petrol engines and now know why there are no spark plugs and why diesel is called heavy oil duh. If I was able to learn how the heart pumps surely I can learn about a mechanical device  . Its the memory thats the problem, particularly learning something new.
Now does the hammer fix work in the same way as you would 'thump' someone's chest when they are in cardiac arrest ? I would think an idiots guide (in picture form) would have been developed for the bodgers of this world...maybe there is one already 'The haynes manual' Maybe I could paint the engine parts all different colours and have a colour code to help identify all the bits. Phil you are such a great guy ! and that goes for all the other beddie addicts here. margaret ---------------------- |
Mon 24 May 2010 @ 15:36
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margrae wrote: I would think an idiots guide (in picture form) would have been developed ... It's called The AA Book of the Car; although it was first published decades ago, for simplicity & clear graphics I don't think it ever has been surpassed for the basics of motor vehicle technologies. Still some knocking about in charity shops. Haynes manual for the CF demands as much previous knowledge as the GM manual, and some in order to fill in the blanks... ---------------------- |
Mon 24 May 2010 @ 16:10
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I'm so glad you have decided to give the van a chance! Even if at the end of the summer you decide that it is not for you then nothing has been lost. I bought my CF for not a lot of money and at the time I decided to run it until it fell apart. It works hard towing the dragon boat up and down the country, but 3 years and 20000 miles later am still a CF owner! ---------------------- |
Mon 24 May 2010 @ 16:46
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hi Ed Well...........after all thats gone into her restoration it is only fair to give her a chance. Its hard to keep the enthusiasm when she is over 200 mls away at my sisters house. I have to keep touching base here to keep me positive.
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Mon 24 May 2010 @ 17:24
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Glad to see your going to plod on,;D after Phil has sorted the niggly bits out tou will have years of trouble free motoring....EH who i'm k kidding it's a Beddie;D
PS hammer is no good for fixing windscreen...;] ---------------------- |
Mon 24 May 2010 @ 18:40
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Hi Pete That would mean the tape then see a' learn fast !!
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Mon 24 May 2010 @ 18:47
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Pete. H wrote: ...
PS hammer is no good for fixing windscreen...;] It is if the windscreen is already broke,makes it a damn sight easier to get it out! ;D ---------------------- |
Mon 24 May 2010 @ 18:52
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Methinks Margrae has the bug.. oh cr@p wrong teminology- I meant bedelovence! (oed: devotion to an old British classic!) ---------------------- |
Mon 24 May 2010 @ 20:31
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Mikeyboy........you mean I have been infected !! oh nooooooooo margaret ---------------------- |
Mon 24 May 2010 @ 21:39
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Still a little drip of oil noticed (but no haemorrhage thank goodness) ---------------------- |
Mon 24 May 2010 @ 22:05
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Wonder if it has prostate problem......either that or a gasket needing replaced. margaret ---------------------- |
Mon 24 May 2010 @ 22:12
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margrae- are you becoming our lady gaga? or madam bedlam? ---------------------- |
Mon 24 May 2010 @ 22:35
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According to the Perkins 4.154 manual there's an oil seal at the back of the crankshaft like the slant engine, i.e. 2 halves of a graphite-impregnated rope seal; new one on me because I thought it was just a scroll on the crankshaft to return oil to the sump but it's got that as well. Anyway, unlike the slant engine (oil seal in rear main bearing housing) the 4.154 oil seal is in a carrier bolted to the back of the engine so when the clutch needs renewing may be the time to fix the drip. I think that a drip tray may be a in use for a while though because the clutch seems to be in good condition (light & precise operation, clutch fork not too far back in its slot). ---------------------- |
Mon 24 May 2010 @ 22:51
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Day 50 rear axle checks Wheels off involves jacking up the van then supporting it on stands under the chassis just in front of the rear springs so that the axle drops down far enough to remove the wheels -
First thing that caught my eye was missing drum screws but there's a full set of conical washers on each hub - 
The conical washers are important: they locate the inner of the two wheels & prevent it from running off-centre & loosening. While the handbrake is still connected the 8 bolts (9/16" AF heads) securing each half shaft can be loosened & the half shafts removed - 
The locknut should be tight & retained by the locktab behind it; left side was tight but the right side was loose. Once the locktabs are released (lift tab with a chisel) & brakes are backed off at the adjuster - 
and the handbrake cable is disconnected - 
the locknut, locktab and adjuster nut can be removed & the outer bearing popped out by wobbling the hub - 
Then drum & hub usually can be removed in one piece & placed over a bowl to catch oil/grease slurry. On the left side the drum slid off the hub - 
The drum coming off separately shouldn't be a problem but the brake shoes have been fitted incorrectly (see below). Front brake shoe steady pin removed - 
to lift front shoe away from the adjuster - 
so that it can drop out, followed by unhooking the lower pull-off spring - 
Lifting the shoe further allows the brake expander bar to disengage & then the top pull-off spring can be unhooked from the post above the wheel cylinder - 
after which the pull-off spring can be removed from the shoe - 
The rear shoe steady pin & spring then can be removed & the shoe lifted off with the handbrake lever attached. Once the handbrake cable is pulled through the backplate it can be detached from the lever & the lever can be removed from the shoe - 
As is often the case, the anti-rattle washer was in the wrong place, this time under the head of the pin; it should be between the lever & shoe. Incorrect (as found) & correct positions of brake shoes - 
A problem - 
Wheel studs in the left hub are loose & someone has attempted to weld one in place because the hub is shot. Scrap one hub... ---------------------- |
Tue 01 Jun 2010 @ 23:54
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