Happy New Year folks :)
After replacing lots of steering parts, there's still quite a lot going on under The Duchess.
There's creaking from the back, which I suspect is brake related, but there's also some nastly clunking noises from the front (I'm pretty sure) which seem to be related to moving and/or changing between forward and reverse. If you spin the wheel lock to lock while stationary the steering is silent. There has to be weight on the wheels to get the car to make these noises, I've had some trusted people probe with bars and they can't find any movement.
The only suggestion so far has been "Hockey Sticks" which I take to mean front radius arm bushes - is that correct?
Here's a super high quality video of The Duchess looking filthy in her winter plumage (and her Ladyship looking worried) you can hear the triple clunk at the very start of the video, at 10s, 18s and 25s.
Let me know the good news! :)
Looking great! I think you'll find what you need at the local gunsmiths - anyone used to dealing with English guns will be able to help out...
Looking very sharp - and nice photos too!!
Merry Christmas all - I'm certainly heading towards merry right now :)
Good point. I did take it off again to re-align the down pipe away from the belt... I'll check it again now for witness marks.
That's the one :)
OK - it's done! Topped up with coolant and I even re-fixed the cruise control into the bargain. For a Special Needs mechanic, I'm chuffed!
The new top hose is on, but I didn't bother with the hose to the thermostat, it looked like hard work/jacking the car up. I re-used the original pipe without disconnecting it from the thermostat. Let's see how long it is before that comes back to bite me....
ROFL - it's a breather pipe! No wonder I couldn't find where it ran to :)
So, guess what? They sent THREE PLY the morons :/
It says single ply on the shipping note, and they asked for a review - so they're going to get one.
I'm trying to route the stupid thick pipe but I've made a cockup. I cut the wrong pipe off the expansion tank :(
Worse, I can't find where the original pipe went because it snapped off when I grabbed it and the other end seems to have run away.
Could anyone tell me where the small (forward) pipe from the top of of the expansion tank runs? I'm hoping I'll have enough pipe left over to replace it. Otherwise I'll be off the road another week :(
I'm looking for diagrams now... but if anyone knows off the top of their head I'd be grateful!
I'd have thought that side loading isn't unusual for a bearing (although roller bearings should last longer). Taper bearings would be for end loading, no?
I suspect pixies. The aluminium eating pixies :/
Yep the sensor on Bank A is dead/disconnected. Start there and you'll probably find some/all of your engine issues go away once the Motronic is getting all the data it needs.
I'd clear the suspension fault and see if it comes back (remember which corner!) You'll probably need a new sensor at some point but they can throw codes seemingly at random for quite a while before they're really dead. Now you have the nano you can reset the out of range fault and carry on :)
Yeah, I got a decent sized spanner under it and braced it off the alternator. I gave up when the spanner started bending! From what you say it sounds like the side loading would have jammed it on the dowel. I'll find the dowel and plus-gas it before I try again.
Thanks Chris!
Mine was fine last winter, and I did drive it during icy conditions. I suspect it's only a factor in places like Canada or the NW states of the USA. Maybe it's a hangover from carburetor days.
I guess the ultimate test would be to drive it at a constant throttle opening through freezing fog, not that I'd dare :)
It's OK Chris. For the price I may as well get the whole thing replaced. I'll keep the old hoses in the useful bits bin. I might swap the jubilee clips on the new one for the proper clips on the old one, assuming they're still good.
I've got my temper back now, I was getting a bit p'd off that I'd turned a working car into a broken one and burnt myself in the process. Now my arm has calmed down I think I'll just chill until the weekend and swap it all over.
I'm still confused as to why the aircon compressor wouldn't lift off - have I missed any bolts? I've got all four obvious ones.
Lol, thanks. I just ordered from Rimmerbros for the same price. The look identical.
Hey ho, that's The Duchess off the road until the weekend :(
Hmm, cheap!
https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-PCH000900
Of course there's Brit Part for £12.50...
I only need the plastic T, the pipes look in good nick :(
(edit) not that they'll look so good once I've got them off the plastic stubs and dug the broken one out of the smaller pipe of course.
Yep, figures it out in the end. The nut on mine is 17mm though.
Sadly while I was fishing my spanner out from behind the fan after it pinged off the tensioner I must have put a teeny amount of pressure on the T piece in the top hose which immediately snapped off and dumped a couple of litres of reasonably hot coolant onto my arm.
After dealing with that joy (my arm is still stinging) I decided to try and finish what I started and removed the first three bolts on the compressor without incident.
The fourth was stuck fast and, being made of finest quality British cheese-steel started rounding the moment it saw my spanner. After a lot of plus gas and tooth sucking I took the throttle cable out the stop and got a socket on the nut. It moved eventually with a lot of squeaking.
That's as far as I got because the compressor won't budge and it's too dark to be sure there aren't any more fasteners in the way.
It's not like I'm in a rush now I've got to find that plastic T piece before this bitch can run again.
Ffs no 15mm out on my tensioner it's 13mm and won't move. I'm off to buy bigger spanners because this is one stupid setup 🙄
Welcome to the pub! It sounds like you're really going to have some fun with the HnH but I'll be jealous when it's done. I think they're fantastic.
As for diagnostics, it's Nanocom Evolution all the way. There was the beginning of a group buy on here somewhere but I'm not sure if it ran out of steam but I see you've posted on the thread below this for a second hand one. I've certainly had my money's worth out of mine!
Photos Please :D
Mine was brittle plastic and literally "came off in my hand, guv" when I eliminated the throttle body heater plate. I had to cobble together multiple lengths with jubilee clips :(