S3ute
Cogwheel
Last Activity: Today, 04:59 AM
Joined: 07-09-2013
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Hello again - this time from back in the Bald Hills to the east of Ebor on the Dorrigo Plateau in northern New South Wales. Spending a week at my club’s second hut, although having lost the Deepwater... -
Gene,
Wait until after Christmas and pick up an unwanted gift on your local trading post……
Cheers,
Neil...Leave a comment:
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Hello again.
I mentioned in an earlier post that I cleaned up a couple of Zippo lighters that I had hanging around one of my junk drawers.
Both were bought new...Last edited by S3ute; 11-24-2023, 07:53 AM.Leave a comment:
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Yes, it makes working on these things a lot nicer - and especially when the workshop and environment are also fairly clean and tidy.
Good work.
Cheers,
Neil...Leave a comment:
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Hello again.
Until Chrysler got seriously into it Jeeps have had a pretty chequered history in this country with a start again - stop again import experience from Willys, Kaiser and AMC....Leave a comment:
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Gene,
Those things are locally called “rocket launchers” and are for holding beach fishing rods - the butt ends with the reels slide into the cylinder and the rods go up over...Last edited by S3ute; 11-24-2023, 05:21 AM.Leave a comment:
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Hello again.
Probably overdoing this bit of the story, and returning to the brake fail circuit, but I thought I’d clarify one aspect of the test switch that originally had me a bit...Leave a comment:
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Hello again.
Having finally sorted out the position and function of the fuel pump changeover switch I also finally got going on siting and installing the two Facet pumps that underpin the...Leave a comment:
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Hello again and in the theme.
This is another reason why you don’t see many original early model FJ shorties on the road here anymore.
The owner of this...Leave a comment:
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Nice and neat - that’s the best way to be.
Cheers,
NeilLeave a comment:
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My beer fridge thinks it’s a Land Rover.
Nice addition to the collection.
Cheers,
Neil...Leave a comment:
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Something arrived in the mail today.
Gene - thanks. I’ll mount it somewhere with pride.
Cheers,
Neil...Leave a comment:
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Yes, back in the 70’s when I was looking for parts for my old Series 1 and/or MGB and later a Moke I’d always try to nominate some less popular British or Australian vehicle that had the same...Leave a comment:
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Hello again.
Wiring diagrams are a bit like subway maps that give a general but fairly abstract picture of how something more complicated theoretically works. The diagram in the brake failure...Last edited by S3ute; 11-22-2023, 06:02 AM.Leave a comment:
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Bob,
Thanks again for your help.
I did find that diagram yesterday on one of the UK Rover forums. On looking at the Autosparks sub-loom I recognised that that’s how it...Last edited by S3ute; 11-22-2023, 12:27 AM.Leave a comment:
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Thanks.
Yes, from digging through some MG forum threads and YouTube clips yesterday that was my conclusion too. The MGBs didn’t have the same Lucas panel switch with the test function....Leave a comment:
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Hello again,
Making a little bit of progress on the monkey puzzle today.
I pulled the sub-loom out of the packet and tried to reconcile the various wires in the tangle with the...Last edited by S3ute; 11-21-2023, 11:45 PM.Leave a comment:
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Bob,
Thanks and point taken.
Having got thus far, I’ll persevere with it for a while longer but keeping in mind that your advice will be grounded in experience.
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Hello again.
I Googled brake test light in MGB and a few useful things were identified.
This one explains how the system basically works on models without the ignition on test...Leave a comment:
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The Perenties were the last Land Rover the Australian Army had and the brand is unlikely to reemerge in the ranks - presently taken up with G-wagens in 4X4 and 6X6 configurations. In fact, the last tranche...Leave a comment:
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