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Thwaites 2 Ton Two Cylinder Dumper Running On One Cylinder
awemawson:
Don yes I had the same thought :bugeye:
Perhaps a Jubilee clip round it would be prudent, but they never had them originally. My JCB 803 has a very similar one and again no original clamp - mind you the rubber bit WAS missing when I got the machine :lol:
AdeV:
It's pretty rare to have one of those engines backfire TBH, about the only way you'll do it is if you spin it backwards, and even then the timing will be all wrong, you're more likely to hydraulic lock it than fire it in reverse. My guess would be the rubber simply got a bit rotten and fell off at some point in the past - especially if it's lived most of its life out doors.
awemawson:
So a bit more progress:
I'd had several instances of finding the battery flat overnight - I'd thought I'd perhaps left the ignition switch in the wrong position as there is no charge light fitted. The engine is started on the switch but stopped by pulling a lever on the fuel rail so it's easy to forget to return the switch to it's original position. However investigation showed that in fact the alternator was kaput - it is an obscure one whose external shape exactly matches the common Lucas ACR 17 36 amp one, but internally it was totally different and extremely corroded and clagged up. So rather than re-build it I bought a standard ACR 17 - they are available amazingly cheaply, and while I was at it I fitted a charge light.
awemawson:
In the process I also bolted all the bits of bodywork back, having first thumped some with a BFH to give a semblance of being straight. This allowed me to fit the new seat and return the mended air filter housing to it's rightful place
awemawson:
So now to the brake master cylinder, which is jammed absolutely solid. So I pulled up the floor to expose it for removal
It's made by 'Frenos Iruna' of Spain, and quite a bit of searching failed to produce a repair kit for it. Apparently there were two sources for master cylinders for this digger and mine happened to have the obscure one rather than a Girling :(
Little choice really but to buy a replacement - ordered one an Saturday and it's supposed to be delivered today, but hasn't turned up so far - at least though I managed to fit the alternator.
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