BTW, forgot to mention that after connecting the cooler up today and having filled it and the hoses with fresh oil, cranked the engine (without any choke) to build up the pressure, then started the engine to look for any leaks - like wot I was told in the insts. After about 5 - 10 mins I began to notice weeping on all four unions. Bugger!! But looking closer it wasn't coming from the threads - which I had already wound a couple of turns of PTFE tape round - it was weeping from the metal neck of the hose as it disappears into the nut!! I tightened the nuts down a bit more but this didnt really cure it. Have just spent the last 2 hours draining the cooler, undoing the unions and fitting some small 'o' rings under the flared end of the nozzle before re-assembling it all. Am pleased to say all is now well.
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Wiper motor problem
uprated spring...
Cannot really remember why I was told to uprate the spring, but...<br>
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If you have a higher pressure maintained due to stronger oil pressure relief spring, then if you fit a thermostat so you get sudden drops of pressure as it opens, then the lowest prssure you have wont be as low as if you had a standard oil pressure relief spring?<br>
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Or maybe i am wrong?<br>
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Also, if you cannot get an uprated spring I was told that just placing a washer or two beneath the end of the spring achieves the same thing? <br>
I know one old 1850 pump we dismantled had been rubbing on the inside of the bore to the extent it was nearly worn through... no more pressure at all then!<br>
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If you have a higher pressure maintained due to stronger oil pressure relief spring, then if you fit a thermostat so you get sudden drops of pressure as it opens, then the lowest prssure you have wont be as low as if you had a standard oil pressure relief spring?<br>
<br>
Or maybe i am wrong?<br>
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Also, if you cannot get an uprated spring I was told that just placing a washer or two beneath the end of the spring achieves the same thing? <br>
I know one old 1850 pump we dismantled had been rubbing on the inside of the bore to the extent it was nearly worn through... no more pressure at all then!<br>
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Mike L Taylor
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Wiper problem
Eureka! Wipers now parking when/where they should!.<br>
How? Dunno! I took the air vent and tube out to view the linkage and shaft. Disconnected the linkage, switched the wipers on - same as before, parking mid-sweep. A bit of feely-feely to discover that the shaft actually moves a fraction (in and out toward the motor in the scuttle) so made sure that when I re-assembled the linkage, washer (which was there all the time) and nut I didn't push the shaft up. All connected and switched the wipers on and off - wow!! Proper job!!<br>
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The advice about the green wire I couldnt work out as I have about 3 green wires leading to my fuse holder and didn't want the hassle of removing the motor from the scuttle to check it out. With the result, glad I didn't<br>
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Thanks anyway guys.<br>
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How? Dunno! I took the air vent and tube out to view the linkage and shaft. Disconnected the linkage, switched the wipers on - same as before, parking mid-sweep. A bit of feely-feely to discover that the shaft actually moves a fraction (in and out toward the motor in the scuttle) so made sure that when I re-assembled the linkage, washer (which was there all the time) and nut I didn't push the shaft up. All connected and switched the wipers on and off - wow!! Proper job!!<br>
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The advice about the green wire I couldnt work out as I have about 3 green wires leading to my fuse holder and didn't want the hassle of removing the motor from the scuttle to check it out. With the result, glad I didn't<br>
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Thanks anyway guys.<br>
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