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It's not going to be ruined by repainting, just cleaned and relubed.This thing is so cute!
Pretty handy with the foot.
And in pretty good condition, in the paint with the original stickers on it - my opinion would be: Do not paint!
Good find
Carsten
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Yes, I agree.
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I noticed your addition to my sentence above
. Is that supposed to be subliminal brainwashing ?
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Not all.I noticed your addition to my sentence above
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Today was a goos day.
Well most.
St Ives, call out. But a few nice items were found.
This did come with a box. The box was in poor condition when I got it. Walking back to the van in the rain killed it.
Oh well such is life.
A Old and odd Keg tap.
Odd as it looks like it needs a key to operate it.
Oh a hammer as well.
Oh yes. A box.
Well most.
St Ives, call out. But a few nice items were found.
This did come with a box. The box was in poor condition when I got it. Walking back to the van in the rain killed it.
Oh well such is life.
A Old and odd Keg tap.
Odd as it looks like it needs a key to operate it.
Oh a hammer as well.
Oh yes. A box.
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Now I have the box open.
The contents.
The ctaches were a pain to open.
T^he white is a soft cloth. The brown is wax paper.
It out of date I think.
There.
The contents.
The ctaches were a pain to open.
T^he white is a soft cloth. The brown is wax paper.
It out of date I think.
There.
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... today I have acquired a lot of air and an improved braking system:
As the last vehicle that has to go through the TÜV/MOT for this year, it was the Unimog's turn.
What no inspector has ever done on my Unimog, as long as I own it: He kneels down next to one of the air tanks, lets off at the drain valve and watches again and again the corresponding pointers in the gauge, the pointers rush through, none of them stopped at the protective pressure -
Verdict: The four-way protection valve is defective. Thank you very much.
The brake was not affected in any way and if I lose air, then the spring brake accumulator will brake the whole car without my intervention,
but I could be happy to drive the 250m home from the village blacksmith
Normally:
Four-circuit protection valve does not work as intended -> serious traffic safety defect -> immediate shutdown on the spot ..... I was still lucky, so to speak, or better got mercy cause we know each other.
But I'm not complaining, it's safety related and we were able to take care of some quirks within the course of this repair.
... and maybe I am a little bit to blame myself:
When we installed a larger diesel tank a few years ago (believe me, 80l on this car is officially torture), the antifreeze injection pump tank was ripped off - the village blacksmith has bear powers!
At the open hole probably a) dirt could come in and b) the brake system was no longer supplied with Wabcothyl, which apart from the antifreeze certainly brings other caring vitamins and minerals into the system.
Leaving it like this for several years because I couldn't find a replacement for the reservoir may have easily contributed to the current problems.
Since we had to do now anyway in this corner, I suddenly remembered that I now have a lathe and milling machine available ...
First I built something with which I could remove the plastic thread rest from the tank port of the antifreeze injection pump ...
... and had success: thread M22x1,5
Then I could make a thread chaser to free the threads from the remaining plastic ...
... and had already a cap for this opening.
Afterwards I could build two adapters ....
... cut a thread in the reservoir ...
... and mount the whole thing on the car again.
A very successful action overall:
- The TÜV/MOT deficiency is off;
- By working that corner, we were able to find and seal many creeping leaks;
- - as a result, the Unimog now pumps much faster;
- - and holds air significantly longer;
- The lubrication, maintenance and antifreeze system of the air supply is intact again;
- - this fault should not occur again for a long time.
I'm quite happy how this worked out in the end.
Some things else to do now and then: Next week, next try
Carsten
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As the last vehicle that has to go through the TÜV/MOT for this year, it was the Unimog's turn.
What no inspector has ever done on my Unimog, as long as I own it: He kneels down next to one of the air tanks, lets off at the drain valve and watches again and again the corresponding pointers in the gauge, the pointers rush through, none of them stopped at the protective pressure -
Verdict: The four-way protection valve is defective. Thank you very much.
The brake was not affected in any way and if I lose air, then the spring brake accumulator will brake the whole car without my intervention,
but I could be happy to drive the 250m home from the village blacksmith
Normally:
Four-circuit protection valve does not work as intended -> serious traffic safety defect -> immediate shutdown on the spot ..... I was still lucky, so to speak, or better got mercy cause we know each other.
But I'm not complaining, it's safety related and we were able to take care of some quirks within the course of this repair.
... and maybe I am a little bit to blame myself:
When we installed a larger diesel tank a few years ago (believe me, 80l on this car is officially torture), the antifreeze injection pump tank was ripped off - the village blacksmith has bear powers!
At the open hole probably a) dirt could come in and b) the brake system was no longer supplied with Wabcothyl, which apart from the antifreeze certainly brings other caring vitamins and minerals into the system.
Leaving it like this for several years because I couldn't find a replacement for the reservoir may have easily contributed to the current problems.
Since we had to do now anyway in this corner, I suddenly remembered that I now have a lathe and milling machine available ...
First I built something with which I could remove the plastic thread rest from the tank port of the antifreeze injection pump ...
... and had success: thread M22x1,5
Then I could make a thread chaser to free the threads from the remaining plastic ...
... and had already a cap for this opening.
Afterwards I could build two adapters ....
... cut a thread in the reservoir ...
... and mount the whole thing on the car again.
A very successful action overall:
- The TÜV/MOT deficiency is off;
- By working that corner, we were able to find and seal many creeping leaks;
- - as a result, the Unimog now pumps much faster;
- - and holds air significantly longer;
- The lubrication, maintenance and antifreeze system of the air supply is intact again;
- - this fault should not occur again for a long time.
I'm quite happy how this worked out in the end.
Some things else to do now and then: Next week, next try
Carsten
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Nice write up Carsten. Cheers.... today I have acquired a lot of air and an improved braking system:
View attachment 362967
As the last vehicle that has to go through the TÜV/MOT for this year, it was the Unimog's turn.
What no inspector has ever done on my Unimog, as long as I own it: He kneels down next to one of the air tanks, lets off at the drain valve and watches again and again the corresponding pointers in the gauge, the pointers rush through, none of them stopped at the protective pressure -
Verdict: The four-way protection valve is defective. Thank you very much.
The brake was not affected in any way and if I lose air, then the spring brake accumulator will brake the whole car without my intervention,
but I could be happy to drive the 250m home from the village blacksmith
Normally:
Four-circuit protection valve does not work as intended -> serious traffic safety defect -> immediate shutdown on the spot ..... I was still lucky, so to speak, or better got mercy cause we know each other.
But I'm not complaining, it's safety related and we were able to take care of some quirks within the course of this repair.
View attachment 362969
... and maybe I am a little bit to blame myself:
When we installed a larger diesel tank a few years ago (believe me, 80l on this car is officially torture), the antifreeze injection pump tank was ripped off - the village blacksmith has bear powers!
View attachment 363005
At the open hole probably a) dirt could come in and b) the brake system was no longer supplied with Wabcothyl, which apart from the antifreeze certainly brings other caring vitamins and minerals into the system.
Leaving it like this for several years because I couldn't find a replacement for the reservoir may have easily contributed to the current problems.
View attachment 362996
Since we had to do now anyway in this corner, I suddenly remembered that I now have a lathe and milling machine available ...
First I built something with which I could remove the plastic thread rest from the tank port of the antifreeze injection pump ...
View attachment 363004
... and had success: thread M22x1,5
Then I could make a thread chaser to free the threads from the remaining plastic ...
View attachment 363006
... and had already a cap for this opening.
Afterwards I could build two adapters ....
View attachment 363015
... cut a thread in the reservoir ...
View attachment 363024
... and mount the whole thing on the car again.
View attachment 363029
A very successful action overall:
- The TÜV/MOT deficiency is off;
- By working that corner, we were able to find and seal many creeping leaks;
- - as a result, the Unimog now pumps much faster;
- - and holds air significantly longer;
- The lubrication, maintenance and antifreeze system of the air supply is intact again;
- - this fault should not occur again for a long time.
View attachment 363033
I'm quite happy how this worked out in the end.
Some things else to do now and then: Next week, next try
Carsten
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Glad you got through the dreaded Tuv
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Wurth spray bottle as recommended on here plus a couple more replacement cables for my 54 Matchless
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Have you tried it?
Your short term verdict?
(I have had Ballistol and WD40 from the 5l container in their proprietary pump spray bottles for quite some time).
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What happens when you go round a corner with that on a bike?
The towbar frame grounds before you come off the tyre profile?
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AKA brickies hammer.
