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That is good news Roy! So glad you got it all buttoned up! Now for your next project...
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Guys,
I attach a few photos if the AOL server will work. I am staying on AOL at the moment because of my last PC problems which no appear corrected.
Discussion with a clever electronic engineer friend has made me suspect the main problem with the slow cold cranking was in fact the copper strap you will see connected to the lower solinoid connector. He thinks although the wire to the ignition that was poor still passed current, so would not affect the crank speed providing the solinoid lever was always energised.
I would recommend that strap to be removed and cleaned on the solinoid ( the other end of it cannot be removed where it is fixed to the starter body )
I also attach a photo of the earth transmission to body lead. I did that some time ago.
That green oxidized wire I cut back about one inch.Cleaned the strands fluxed heavily and resoldered.
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Roy,
Very nice pictures.
They came thru great!
I hope the ones that I sent to you re the Cruise In last night get thru.
The underside of your coupe looks nice and 'tidy'!
Your transmission very clean!
What do you use to clean it?
I'll post a pic of the Roadster from last night, parked next to a 1930 Ford Street Rod and a 1957 Chev-All in Red!
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Dick,
As I mentioned the car doesn't get wet unless I really get caught out so the underside stays clean I just use a spray engine / carb cleaner on the ali bits. My car is not a show version but I like it clean.
Just a point and an extra photo. When Mic advised using plummers putty on top of the starter to hold the long bolt I bought over here 'Blue Tack' it always stays flexible and although it stays fixed to any surface no glue is involved. Excellent product.
But... when I had the problem of the bolt falling out of the flange when raising the starter vertically underneath the car and let alone trying to find the top hole that the bolt goes in I thought I would be clever and put plenty of blue tack on the starter body and some to act as an ' end stop ' to make sure it would not travel back.
Wrong... Only put a small dab on the starter body to press the bolt into. I found with too much and the end stop it was impossible to remove with my fingers!!! with the starter in place. Also the length of bolt protruding out of the flange needs as said before to be about 45mm.
My photo shows the mistake too much blue tack and not enough bolt sticking out of the flange.
Roy
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Good Morning (over here) Roy,
Thanks for that picture and explanation of Blu Tack!
I downloaded IE9 on my laptop last night-Iam still waiting for the new tower to be finished at the PC shop-and thought I had lost my 'Favorites'and the abcgt website!
I refound them using the 'Star' at the top right hand side of the screen.
Off to more 'Challenges' today!
Cheers,
Dick
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Glad you finally got it back together. A good end result to a frustrating job always brings a bigger smile to your face, doesn't it.
I wonder how many cars have been changed to 12 volt over the years when a diligent inspection & cleaning or re-soldering of all connections would of done the trick. Especially a slow cranking issue.
Now if only the slow computer issues could be solved by the same method.Mic
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Mic,
Your tip again was so good. You are correct I went into a petrol (sorry gas) station yesterday and after paying went back to the car. The fast turnover still brings a smile to face. I remember over 30 years ago changing my dreadful slipping early diaphragm original clutch for a normal 6 spring version. I had the same smile after doing that too.
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Roy, do you use your original tools from the bag when you work on your car?Jack (analog man from the stone age)Comment
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Doesn't everyone?Craig RichterComment
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OH MY-NO!
Dick
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Jack,
Yes, my tools and tool roll are the original ones from when I bought the car. I look after them as I really like tools but like the car some still get used. I realise like the cars themselves the values have increased somewhat over the 45 years I have had them but, all being well of course I will be the only one using them till it pops off to some auction I suppose.The tyre gauge is not correct its a motometer but works well. I see now repro's are made of the originals.I used to see the original ones going for such high prices 6-7 years ago.
I took delight in restoring the screwdrivers a while back, so I attach a photo. I even bought the jorg decals but they were not water based so didn't use them.
But Jack, you have a point looking at the photo you saw of my tools they do look rather casually layed out but I was fed up to the teeth at the time!!
RoyComment
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The photo of tool roll did not show above. I try again. Nowhere near as clean as Dick's lovely example
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Well here is the comparision of the new bag with tools and the orginal bag from a pic I took in 2010.
Since I use the orginal tools for show I felt that I should get a new bag.
The duckbill screw driver and generator wrench are repros however.
Dick
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