My %#$* MU

by **muzila** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 4:53 pm

Glad I could help out bro!!

by **MrRevhead** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:11 pm

Cursed I tell you!!!
Went to weld up the exhaust today. Bloody reg I was sold leaks like a sieve!! :evil:

Back to the shop Monday to ream someone.
Might have to just shell out and buy a C02 bottle. Had been hoping to use a disposable argoshield

by **MrRevhead** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:05 pm

Correct hose turned up today
new reg procured from suppliers
correct size exhaust parts arrived.
Better luck this Saturday!

by **MrRevhead** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:59 pm

Bugger me, got the exhaust sorted today. Lots of birds flying around though

Short list of fiddley bits and it'll be time to give it a whirl!

by **MrRevhead** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:14 pm

SONOVABITCH IT RUNS!!

Even drove it around the block

Had a mild panic when I got back.... Water leak! Dripping on drivers side. Thought my oil cooler lines weren't working

Looked, can't see where it's coming from.... Got underneath, running down inner guard.... Cold.... WTF?!

Oh yeah... The bonnets still off and because the screen is dirtier than a $50 hooker I squirted the washers. Of couse no bonnet no washers so it just ran down the inner guard :lol:

by **muzila** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:36 pm

Ha Ha Ha Ha. Dipstick comes to mind..... Glad to hear its working for you!!!

by **MrRevhead** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:55 pm

No, that's on the other side

Cheers man, will have it down your way for a run one day.

Lots more to do to it. But at least now it runs and I can get started on the wof issues :lol:

by **muzila** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:51 pm

If you get down this way yell out!

by **MrRevhead** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 5:16 pm

Will be sure to, will be a while though...

When bleeding the brakes, after explaining to the missus (who will be working the pedal) that brakes are hydraulic and you need to get the air out. And you want her to pump the pedal, hold it down until I say then release and repeat.
After all that, be clear to say BRAKE pedal.
Furious pumping and no fluid flowing.... Couple of minutes of wondering if I had a gunked up nipple, and she says "I'm meant to pump the accelerator aren't I?" :lol:

Then she tried to kick me in the head because I laughed at her too long :roll:

by **geeves** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:38 pm

Warning dont bleed the clutch on a slope. If you do chock the wheels.(at the very least put the handbrake on if it works) I learnt this by experience. Nothing like lieing under the car yelling "push"let bubbles out "release" "push" "family filter" as you madly grab hold of something solid and go for a little ride

by **MrRevhead** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:16 pm

sounds like a fun time

by **isuzurob** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:30 pm

you guys have some bad luck, thats why i just do it myself, faster and less stress

by **MrRevhead** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:39 pm

Haven't figured out how to work a pedal and bleed at the same time! Seeing as my one person bleeder tool doesn't work :evil:

by **isuzurob** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:08 pm

open bleed nipple pump pedal release pedal, close nipple off, done it for years on clutches and brakes, just make sure the hose goes all the way to the bottom of the bottle

by **MrRevhead** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:13 pm

It's the keeping the hose on the nipple I struggle with :lol:

by **geeves** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:49 pm

One method Ive seen work very effectively is a rubber seal and air pump that fits on the reservoir.Open nipple pressurise the reservoir until good fluid comes out the bottom close nipple and as long as you do this before the reservoir runs out nothing can go wrong. Ive always used the hose in a jar but only as a 2 person system. I did try a hose with a valve in it but it was a waste of space.

by **MrRevhead** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:59 pm

Well been driving it since last Friday and so far so good.
Still lots of jobs to do on it.
Next big one is rust int he drivers b pillar. Looked minor so I poked it. Oops.
Beater wants $160+gst to fix, sweet. Side window has to come out, glass place want $120 to remove and refit. Robbers!
Would do it myself but have no where inside to do it and it's more than a weekends work for me.

Also need to sort power windows so started this topic:
viewtopic.php?f=30&t=4847

by **MrRevhead** » Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:08 pm

Changed the gearbox and transfer oil yesterday.
I have no idea how much fluid was in the transfer but when I undid the filler bung it POURED out there :shock:

It easily had a litre or more extra in there! Stunk bad too

Did it over the pit at work, a truck work shop. The pit also has the brake rollers on it so had to driver over those. On backing out the front got stuck in the rollers and the rears skid, when the let go it skipped sideways :shock:

When straddling a pit sideways is NOT cool! So first time using 4L to get out of that :lol:

by **geeves** » Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:56 pm

is it manual or auto.
In an auto the only place extra fluid could come from is water getting in the breather unless it was overfilled previously which is quite hard to do by that much
On manual the above is also true but also if the seals between the gearbox and transfer go the gearbox fluid drains into the transfer. In extreme cases it overflows the transfer making a mess but also leaving no oil in the gearbox which is not good

by **MrRevhead** » Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:15 pm

Its manual. Was still plenty of oil in the box. So will keep an eye on it

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