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Red'n'Black
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My Saab.
Needed a service anyway, and I wanted to get to the bottom of the oil leak from the top end. It went in to an 'independent specialist' 12 months ago to have a pile of other issues fixed, they claimed to have replaced the cam cover gasket but it didn't seem to improve much.
This is what greeted me when I pulled the coils out:
All four spark plug wells full up with oil. Not surprised it was running a bit rough
Pulled the cover off, and somebody's been telling porkies. Rubber gasket was as hard and brittle as bakelite, probably the original.
New gasket, rebuilt the vacuum pump with new seals as that's another known failure point, and all seems leak-free so far. But that's another garage that won't be getting any repeat business from me
Needed a service anyway, and I wanted to get to the bottom of the oil leak from the top end. It went in to an 'independent specialist' 12 months ago to have a pile of other issues fixed, they claimed to have replaced the cam cover gasket but it didn't seem to improve much.
This is what greeted me when I pulled the coils out:
All four spark plug wells full up with oil. Not surprised it was running a bit rough
Pulled the cover off, and somebody's been telling porkies. Rubber gasket was as hard and brittle as bakelite, probably the original.
New gasket, rebuilt the vacuum pump with new seals as that's another known failure point, and all seems leak-free so far. But that's another garage that won't be getting any repeat business from me
AndersK
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About 35 years ago I bought a compressor. Last week the regulator gave up.
Was in the same store to buy a new reg and customer before me was complaining about something that broke. They gave him a replacement without argue. When it was my turn I said I also got something that broke. She had a good laugh hearing how old it was
A little digging in my good to have pile and some reused now in working condition again.
A bit large but the 3/4" were sold out
Was in the same store to buy a new reg and customer before me was complaining about something that broke. They gave him a replacement without argue. When it was my turn I said I also got something that broke. She had a good laugh hearing how old it was
A little digging in my good to have pile and some reused now in working condition again.
A bit large but the 3/4" were sold out
Brad93
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Second repair to this scag mower. Rocker bracket is bolted with a locating pin cast in place.
I didn't fancy trying to grind a round 'stump' the first time, so I built up with weld then drilled & reamed for a 4mm dowel pin.
It happened again in the other cylinder today, so customer brought it straight over.
For some reason I couldn't drill and ream a hole as good this side. But it was a tap fit, though looser than I would like, but a good helping of 638 will keep it in place.
I had a drilling jig that I made last time but I think I've opened it up already. Need a hardened jig.
I didn't fancy trying to grind a round 'stump' the first time, so I built up with weld then drilled & reamed for a 4mm dowel pin.
It happened again in the other cylinder today, so customer brought it straight over.
For some reason I couldn't drill and ream a hole as good this side. But it was a tap fit, though looser than I would like, but a good helping of 638 will keep it in place.
I had a drilling jig that I made last time but I think I've opened it up already. Need a hardened jig.
Brad93
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Another day another welding/machining job.
I haven't got any photos of the shaft before yet, they're on my GoPro, but here is the shaft repaired.
Bearing seat (20mm) had a 2mm groove worn into it.
Terribly undersized spigots for this shaft, but anyway, sprayed the bearing seat, remachined, tidied the centre up on the other end.
Overall it's within 2thou TIR anywhere you put the clock on the bench centres.
Best I could do. The spigots are so small and flimsy there's just no good way of supporting the part.
I haven't got any photos of the shaft before yet, they're on my GoPro, but here is the shaft repaired.
Bearing seat (20mm) had a 2mm groove worn into it.
Terribly undersized spigots for this shaft, but anyway, sprayed the bearing seat, remachined, tidied the centre up on the other end.
Overall it's within 2thou TIR anywhere you put the clock on the bench centres.
Best I could do. The spigots are so small and flimsy there's just no good way of supporting the part.
qwakers
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i purchased a 5.5kva generator at a farm auction a few (8 or so?) months ago. today i decided to have a fiddle with it and find out what's what with it.
engine starts fine, but it doesn't generate any power, so off comes its end cover...
moving the avr out of the way and taking the brush holder and brushes out of the way allowed me to put a meter across the commutator. I found this showed open circuit, so it has a broken winding. off comes the end housing.
to find the windings broken to both sides of the commutator. i tried to solder a extension to the wires but even after scraping them clean it wouldnt solder so crimps it will have to be.
soldered in
reassembled...
and working.
engine starts fine, but it doesn't generate any power, so off comes its end cover...
moving the avr out of the way and taking the brush holder and brushes out of the way allowed me to put a meter across the commutator. I found this showed open circuit, so it has a broken winding. off comes the end housing.
to find the windings broken to both sides of the commutator. i tried to solder a extension to the wires but even after scraping them clean it wouldnt solder so crimps it will have to be.
soldered in
reassembled...
and working.
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Central heating now working, not used the central heating function on our combi boiler since last winter, with the recent downturn in temperature the CH refused to work
Time clock was suspect as I couldn't change any of it's settings
New time clock off eBay and it's all good
The boiler is an Ariston Genus, just turned 22yrs old and now working again, not the 1st time its broken down although all it's had in that time is a couple of diverter valves and a pressure sensor thingy, might live a bit longer yet
Time clock was suspect as I couldn't change any of it's settings
New time clock off eBay and it's all good
The boiler is an Ariston Genus, just turned 22yrs old and now working again, not the 1st time its broken down although all it's had in that time is a couple of diverter valves and a pressure sensor thingy, might live a bit longer yet
dan.taylor.1
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Do they work better than the rubber cup and plastic ball type?
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Take my hat of to you, I look at it and think nah I'll pay someone.
But I've lost my enthusiasm for most things
Edward Teach
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I repaired the element in this Dualit Toaster
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Take the paper label off the plug-top pins, it is a fire risk !
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I finally got round to fitting the last bit of kitchen yesterday as it was lashing down with rain all day and laying paving wasn't going to happen!
We left this corner as we hadn't decided what to do with the cooker hood next to it but that was fitted months ago so time to get it done!
SWMBO wanted another wine rack! So that got squeezed in and was a close enough fit to the wall that I didn't have to scribe a fillet in.
The plastic duct at the top was cut off as I didn't need that in the end as I went straight up into the eaves and out the gable end wall with flexible ducting.
That was part of the reason that corner was left as I didn't know what to do with the extractor on the cooker but going straight up solved that.
Back onto the patio today
We left this corner as we hadn't decided what to do with the cooker hood next to it but that was fitted months ago so time to get it done!
SWMBO wanted another wine rack! So that got squeezed in and was a close enough fit to the wall that I didn't have to scribe a fillet in.
The plastic duct at the top was cut off as I didn't need that in the end as I went straight up into the eaves and out the gable end wall with flexible ducting.
That was part of the reason that corner was left as I didn't know what to do with the extractor on the cooker but going straight up solved that.
Back onto the patio today
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Nice quiet day yesterday, neighbour was not very well, so I was nice and kept the power tool use to a low level.
Two out of three 115v work lights, now converted to 240v. New lamps, new plugs.
These were used as a training aid.
How to wire a plug up.
How to re-wire items. Use of clamps and new seals.
How to fault find when an item does not pass a P.A.T.
This one failed P.A.T. on the earth return, a reading of 19ohms. The Cross head screws had rusted, so the resistance built up. A clean up and a retest.
This is another failure, the terminals had corroded. So we robbed a good one froam another dead unit.
Oh well, not all items can be saved.
Two out of three 115v work lights, now converted to 240v. New lamps, new plugs.
These were used as a training aid.
How to wire a plug up.
How to re-wire items. Use of clamps and new seals.
How to fault find when an item does not pass a P.A.T.
This one failed P.A.T. on the earth return, a reading of 19ohms. The Cross head screws had rusted, so the resistance built up. A clean up and a retest.
This is another failure, the terminals had corroded. So we robbed a good one froam another dead unit.
Oh well, not all items can be saved.
Definitely,I tried these out on my fork lift ,first with a plastic one,but as soon as you rode a bump it failed.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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One the recent donations.
The Lantern has two lamps fitted to it, as I call them:
Dip and Main beam.
The Dip side did not work.
So back at my play pen 2 members were keen to get it working. Now, you have to understand they have never done stuff like this before.
So I drank coffee and answered questions. I did not help.
A simple task to some of us on here, but a challenge to some.
The issues found were.
Corrosion on terminals.
Broken cables, caused by bad crimping of the terminals.
So, they re-wired the whole lot.
Done.
Moose McAlpine
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I was the someone!
It's a mate's van, he needs it on the road and needs it reliable, so i offered to do it for him. I didn't charge him for it.
My enthusiasm's returned a bit lately, with new job and things starting to improve.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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A few weeks ago I met up with a fantastic lady, who was kind enough to donate a lot of stuff.
A box of mystery.
A nice selection of Bits for a Bit and brace drill.
Yes, I have to organise the restoration the one donated.
The worm damaged was bad, so.
The drills were in the condition you would expect for being stored in a damp box.
The steel in theses bits is fantastic, on a wet stone they came up very well.
All done, all sharp and their future is secure.
They are now added to part sets we have. They will se sold on to raise funds for MIS.
A box of mystery.
A nice selection of Bits for a Bit and brace drill.
Yes, I have to organise the restoration the one donated.
The worm damaged was bad, so.
The drills were in the condition you would expect for being stored in a damp box.
The steel in theses bits is fantastic, on a wet stone they came up very well.
All done, all sharp and their future is secure.
They are now added to part sets we have. They will se sold on to raise funds for MIS.
