What have you done in your garage...?
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carsy said:
Pretty sure mine takes less than 2 ltrs.
I bought three 1 litre cans, I now have one can left with just over 400 millilitres, allowing for a bit of spillage on overflow that gives a capacity of approx 2.6 litres. That's usually what the quoted capacity is in the LT77 literature so I'm happy.Well after changing the exhaust gaskets, thought I had better sort out the fuel hoses etc. as I have experienced a few petrol leaks over the years and always at a connection between a rubber hose and copper pipe.
There are 8 connections on the fuel supply to the injector rail and 6 connections on the fuel return from the pressure regulator. By using SS Cohline braided hose (as used OEM on Mercedes) I have managed to reduce these 14 connections (all potential leak candidates) to 8. A bit of a hassle but if anyone is interested I can post details and pics.
Rear suspension now dismantled for re bushing and re painting. Another pleasant job! The lathe comes in very handy for making simple tools to remove and insert the bushes.
There are 8 connections on the fuel supply to the injector rail and 6 connections on the fuel return from the pressure regulator. By using SS Cohline braided hose (as used OEM on Mercedes) I have managed to reduce these 14 connections (all potential leak candidates) to 8. A bit of a hassle but if anyone is interested I can post details and pics.
Rear suspension now dismantled for re bushing and re painting. Another pleasant job! The lathe comes in very handy for making simple tools to remove and insert the bushes.
Last night I fitted a new handbrake cable and loosely re-attached the exhaust.
Tonight I won't get time to do anything but tomorrow my plan is:
Tonight I won't get time to do anything but tomorrow my plan is:
- Properly fit the exhaust
- fit the back wheels and lower off the stands
- tighten wishbone and suspension bolts
- cable tie handbrake cable to wishbone
- adjust rear ride height
- test drive
- check ride height
Loubaruch said:
Many thanks !Not really Frank. It's a relatively simple mechanism. I'm not sure if you can reach it with the car on the ground and the wheels on though.
So get the drivers side back wheel off and stick your arm down over the diff.
You're feeling for a couple of knurled knobs. One is a locking wheel, one is the adjuster.
These pictures will help.
The front of the car is to the left and I can't rotate them on the ipad so you'll have to use your imagination because you'll be coming in from the right hand side rear wheel arch.
Shows locking mechanism locked in place ie. white knurled knob on the right is tight up to the front one. It clicks into place when it's tightened up too.
Shows locking mechanism open so you can wind the front knurled knob to adjust the handbrake tension. Don't forget to redo the lock nut when you're finished.
So get the drivers side back wheel off and stick your arm down over the diff.
You're feeling for a couple of knurled knobs. One is a locking wheel, one is the adjuster.
These pictures will help.
The front of the car is to the left and I can't rotate them on the ipad so you'll have to use your imagination because you'll be coming in from the right hand side rear wheel arch.
Shows locking mechanism locked in place ie. white knurled knob on the right is tight up to the front one. It clicks into place when it's tightened up too.
Shows locking mechanism open so you can wind the front knurled knob to adjust the handbrake tension. Don't forget to redo the lock nut when you're finished.
Edited by Barreti on Sunday 31st May 15:22
Edited by Barreti on Sunday 31st May 15:27
andy43 said:
I am Mystic Meg.Noticed a distinct lack of voltage yesterday. Tapping gauge Biggles-style didn't help.
Was caused by the under-car 100A fuse between alternator and battery having hairline cracked.
Fitted new fuse and holder that I'd bought a few weeks ago after looking at the state of the existing holder.
Battery disconnected first, blathered fuse terminals and holder in grease and now have a happy charging system again.
Yet again PH search facility comes to the rescue - I had visions of new alternators or regulators - I thought the 100A fuse was for the whole car not just the alternator feed.
Moral of the story - if it looks knackered, change it, don't just buy the bits and stick 'em on a shelf
Off to buy a lottery ticket now...
I did try to pop down to pick up a complete replacement throttle cable on Saturday but failed; that's another story that I will wait to share while I give them a chance to respond. I fitted the spare accelerator inner cable I had (after the throttle cable snapped last Thursday) and all is working again although I might need to slacken it off a bit, it is idling a little high once it is warm.
Also spent some time getting the rear number plate off. Just in case I need to in the future. The right hand screw was rusted in (to fibreglass!!!) and I could not undo it and ended up having to drill the head off. Even then I couldn't undo it even with mole grips and it eventually snapped off. So had to drill a new hole and fit shiny new self tappers. Anyway all done and had a blast out Saturday evening to celebrate
Also fixed the windscreen washers on my Jag which have been bugging me for a while. While rooting around for some spare tubing I found...........................................
a complete new throttle cable for the Griff.................
Really must organise my spare parts better!
Also spent some time getting the rear number plate off. Just in case I need to in the future. The right hand screw was rusted in (to fibreglass!!!) and I could not undo it and ended up having to drill the head off. Even then I couldn't undo it even with mole grips and it eventually snapped off. So had to drill a new hole and fit shiny new self tappers. Anyway all done and had a blast out Saturday evening to celebrate
Also fixed the windscreen washers on my Jag which have been bugging me for a while. While rooting around for some spare tubing I found...........................................
a complete new throttle cable for the Griff.................
Really must organise my spare parts better!
It was getting a bit too warm in queueing traffic yesterday.
Made a cowl for the fans to see if it would improve static cooling.
20 mins parked on tickover and the fans were cutting in every couple of minutes instead of on all the time.
overcooling is reduced on the motorway it actually runs warmer at 70ish.
This was a first attempt but may be tidy enough to keep
Made a cowl for the fans to see if it would improve static cooling.
20 mins parked on tickover and the fans were cutting in every couple of minutes instead of on all the time.
overcooling is reduced on the motorway it actually runs warmer at 70ish.
This was a first attempt but may be tidy enough to keep
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