jollygreengiant
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 07:26 PM |
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good news/bad news progress...........
Well this week I've sort of been having a holiday from work. Going in and only doing the earlies, so I have been finishing at 08:00hrs. 
Whist I have been off, I have been beavering away (sort of) in the garage getting the cooling system up and running.
Got all the pipes in and connected.
Filled it up with the wet stuff.
Had a water leak at the rad switch for the cooling fan.  
Took me a while to find the PTFE tape, refitted switch an refilled.
Started engine but it coughed and spluttered a lot. Checked the fuel in the 1 gallon can in the back. Had half a cup of petrol left in it.
Went to garage and refilled the can and re-connected it (put take off and return into top) and restarted it.
Found that I need to reposition the feed from the header tank to the engine so that it feeds into a bottom hose instead of the bypass circuit.
Also found that I need a new pressure cap as the one that was on the header tank (out of breakers yard) does not seal (pressure valve stuck open).
However I did run the engine for about 20 minutes and on the whole everything seems good apart from the timing needs setting up and the mixture also.
However I am now a bit deaf as its very noisy with no exhaust in an enclosed garage, but I do seem to have survived trying gas myself with the exhaust
fumes. 
Edit bit.
Must get the exhaust done & must get the fuel tank done.
[Edited on 19/3/08 by jollygreengiant]
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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saigonij
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 07:53 PM |
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nice one!!!!!
glad there has been some velocity news recently
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 07:58 PM |
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Pillock! You should have pushed it outside! Really don't need to go to another funeral for a while, besides I can't get into any of my
suits. S.V.A. paper work in yet? You could make Newark if Stoneleigh is a bit early?
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NeilP
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| posted on 20/3/08 at 08:00 AM |
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Go Clive! Go Clive! Go Clive!
I reckon Newark for the debut...
Get the paperwork in man!
If you pay peanuts...
Mentale, yar? Yar, mentale!
Drive it like you stole it!
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richard thomas
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| posted on 20/3/08 at 09:31 PM |
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Cracking stuff - coming on nicely!
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 03:46 AM |
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Had a cracking phone call last night, from HRH the King of Ally Fabrication (TrevD). He is or should be taking possession of a Tig machine in the next
few days, so, ALL being well I should have my fuel tank within a few weeks(ish).
The List is getting smaller.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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