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Thwaites 2 Ton Two Cylinder Dumper Running On One Cylinder
awemawson:
Thanks Pete I'll bear that in mind, but I hope NOT to go diving in this dumper :ddb:
The two new injectors arrived today, so now I have another 'oily hands' day ahead of me fitting those, and doing an oil change and fuel filter change.
I also made a momentus decision - that the seat WAS beyond repair and needed replacing. I put this expense off until I got the engine running, silly to give the scrap yard a new seat! Amazingly eBay has provided the exact same KAB seat - even down to the spacing of the mounting holes so that's a bonus.
Would have fitted them today except I was told that I had to take SWMBO out for lunch followed by watching the latest James Bond film - escapism but how they can say that level of violence is suitable for 12 year olds is beyond me - no wonder we have delinquents in society :bugeye:
tom osselton:
I haven't watched James Bond in years the older actors were the best I prefer Mr Bean!
awemawson:
So between the showers this morning I set out to change the injectors, do an oil change, and change the fuel filter.
Injectors first - loosened off the overspill banjos, released the pipe, and decided one banjo bolt was a bit manky on it's hex flats. Had a spare so went to get it and idly screwed it into one of the new injectors that was on the same bench - or rather I didn't - the new injectors are a different size - like mine on steroids :bang:
So that's one job that won't get done today - apologies from the supplier but that doesn't help me today :(
I'd intended to test the injectors and set up tick over speed whilst the engine was warming up for the oil change - never mind we ran ok on the old ones, and when warm changed the oil filter and oil, and fuel filter (which was unbelievably mucky)
A courier arrived while this was happening with the new seat, so I'm afraid his hand held signing pad got covered in oil - sorry !
Hope to start putting the 'bodywork' back on tomorrow if there's a dry spell - then I can attack the brake master cylinder fault.
awemawson:
Oh I almost forgot - that rubber 'dust valve' or 'vacuator' turned up in the mornings post and amazingly it fits (with a bit of stretch and some Hellerman oil) without trimming the flange, so that's ticked off the list.
Still ticking over a bit fast which I must sort somehow - it's the balance between the centrifugal governor and the injector pump return spring that I need to sort.
ddmckee54:
Have you got a clamp for that 'vacuator'? Without a clamp I can just see that thing getting launched to who knows where if the engine ever does back-fire.
Don
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