Thread: 1956 Series 1 with PTO welder (home made)

Well, made it into work.
Cut up by 3 tradies in utes, one was still partly in my lane as he overtook.

I'm guessing that the majority of drivers don't understand that a 'H' plate on a vehicle means it's old and therefore may be slower than modern traffic. Despite the state of my Series I they don't understand why I am slowing them down so with this in mind they drive closer & closer in an attempt to push me along !
Do you think a "This may be slow but it's in front of you" sticker might help

Did get a friendly wave from an older truck driver and an odd look from two policemen. My log book was filled in before leaving home so I had nothing to worry about.



Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

Well, made it into work.
Cut up by 3 tradies in utes, one was still partly in my lane as he overtook.

I'm guessing that the majority of drivers don't understand that a 'H' plate on a vehicle means it's old and therefore may be slower than modern traffic. Despite the state of my Series I they don't understand why I am slowing them down so with this in mind they drive closer & closer in an attempt to push me along !
Do you think a "This may be slow but it's in front of you" sticker might help

Did get a friendly wave from an older truck driver and an odd look from two policemen. My log book was filled in before leaving home so I had nothing to worry about.



Colin

Tradies driving dual cab utes - the modern equivalent of Nazi’s I rekon… They drive like they own the road, especially the bit that you are occupying… Flogs!

It's probably been close to a year since I last started the Series I.
I do charge the battery every 3-4 months (along with several other Land Rovers).

Needed to get to something in the back of the shed today so had to move it out.
It has Facet fuel pumps and a Holden carby. Ignition ON, lots of ticking as the pump tops up the carby bowl, when the ticking slows down press the accelerator a few times, pull out the choke and she started first time.

Always surprises me with stale petrol and after standing so long there is never a problem starting.
Took it for a drive up & down the garden, made sure it got up to running temperature then parked it back in the shed.

Need to flush brake fluid & coolant soon then track down the power loss......


Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

It's probably been close to a year since I last started the Series I.
I do charge the battery every 3-4 months (along with several other Land Rovers).

Needed to get to something in the back of the shed today so had to move it out.
It has Facet fuel pumps and a Holden carby. Ignition ON, lots of ticking as the pump tops up the carby bowl, when the ticking slows down press the accelerator a few times, pull out the choke and she started first time.

Always surprises me with stale petrol and after standing so long there is never a problem starting.
Took it for a drive up & down the garden, made sure it got up to running temperature then parked it back in the shed.

Need to flush brake fluid & coolant soon then track down the power loss......


Colin

My 80" is the same, I started it couple of weeks ago after sitting in hibernation for a year. I keep it on a solar charger to keep battery charger & in good condition, got 14 years out of the last battery, which I replaced last year. Turned on key the SU pumped up the stail fuel, pulled out the choke & couple of pumps on accelerator & one & a half revolutions of the motor & she started. I was surprised the clutch disengaged so could select 1st gear, this usually doesn't happen. That reminds me I need to do the same with my 80".

Brake flush & coolant change was done at Christmas.

Down on power but it doesn't get used much and also doesn't get much maintenance. VRS set ordered from the Series I Club some time back so time to investigate.

Checked exhaust tappets, two were 10thou rather than 12thou so they were adjusted.
Cork gasket fell apart so dug out a replacement.
Sparkplugs OK, points checked & gapped.
Checked the timing which was a bit out. Used a timing light whereas in the past I'd done it with thin plastic in the points and manual turning of the engine until the plastic is released.
Found a split in the vacuum tube to the distributor.
Checked compression.....expecting the worst (that's why I got the VRS set !).
All cylinders were around 110psi.

Maybe the timing & split in the vacuum hose were the main issues ?

Time for a test drive.


Colin

Decided to get the Series I out to clean it yesterday.

As usual, choke out, ignition on and the Facet starts ticking quite loudly. Wait till the tone of the Facet changes (carby full), a couple of pumps on the accelerator and it started first time.

Checked tyre pressures and they were very low, the old crossplies don't tend to give the game away so good thing I checked.

Washed and left out in the sun to dry. Then decided to wash Wallit.


Colin

Nearly a year since I last did anything on the Series I !
I did start and run it a few weeks ago and it wasn't running that well so decided today to remove & clean the carby.

A previous owner had fitted it with a carby from a Holden, a few home-made modifications to get it to work on the Series I along with an adjustable main jet.
There's a blanking plug inside and it has seen better days but got me to Cooma for the 60th and until recently it was running OK.

Removed the carby, stripped & ultrasonically cleaned.
Re-assembled using the original gaskets but will buy another gasket set.
I had a lot of problems early on with Fuelmiser repair kits. The accelerator pump seals kept splitting, problem solved when I got hold of a leather seal.

I'll see how it runs tomorrow, then it's a decision whether to persevere with this carby, try to get another Holden carby or look for an original carby and air cleaner !

If anyone knows their Holden carbys maybe they can tell me what it was from.
1 1/32", 23-3001 E

Colin

There are some spec. numbers listed here. Listing of Stromberg Carby Codes HOLDEN / FORD - Holden General Discussion - Fastlane
.W.