The All New, New "What have you done to your Bay today" thread.

Popped engine out to see why it wouldn’t turn over …. seems it does when not in engine bay.

 

Have you ever considered that one thing that stops it turning coupled to the transmission might be a jammed starter motor..

If its an automatic style motor with a supported shaft it should be ok to try turning the key without the engine in place.

I am pretty sure that over your history with TLB you have had one of every possible failure.

Watch out for the rear view mirror falling off ..

 

Refurbished starter motor sat in its box on garage floor…. wish it was that easy.

 

In that case its going to be something like the drive plate not going fully onto the end of the crank shaft, making the stack of things in the bell housing too thick for the space available, pushing things into the bell housing metal.

 

“I am pretty sure that over your history with TLB you have had one of every possible failure.

Watch out for the rear view mirror falling off ..[/QUOTE]

That can equally apply to me.
Thank goodness for TLB!

 

Off today on another 150+ mile run for the final day of four solid days of use .. by the end that should be about 750-800 total.

In the meantime (as pictured in the other thread) fitted new door rollers at Stafford taking about 30 mins.. scissors jack on block of wood holding up front of door resting on a rag, swap front bottom roller, then move jack to the back and swap the rear roller. All done with a Middle of LIDL socket set..

 

Did he fire up straight away?

 

Not so much the temperature, but the fact that the system (mech pump) seems to drain down, as we talked about (while wrestling with crazed dog ). Needs a good churn on the starter for the pump to top everything up again. Then it fires up.

Remedy is an electric pump, if you can summon the enthusiasm to fit one. I've got a shiney new Carter pump still in its box. In a couple of years, I might get round to fitting it...

 

Not really the weather for van-fixing. Old Snotts gives me a baleful look every time I walk past him...

 

Buy a Carter electric pump preset to the right pressure then you wont have enough money left to buy the Malpassi that you wouldnt need anyway. (Or you can use it as a steampunk ornament)

 

Carburettors without any chokes (silly Californians strike again) , expect harder starting on cold days unless pumping just the right amount.

The electric pump wont help unless the carburettor float bowls are emptying .

Mechanical pumps dont normally leak down ,as there is usually enough static head of fuel to feed carburettors almost without any pump. (As in us Weber owners filling the crank case with just a full tank, mechanical pump and a stopped engine)

 

Twin carbs without chokes on short manifolds start just fine.

 

Bought him a present

 

Bottom roller! :snigger: