Thread: And so the restoration begins...

unbolt the battery leads at the starter and block and clean them {im asuming you have a battery in.}
ps pics of cab sent that should cheer you up the dints are miniscule
as i said above get a bulb and holder and polk around with that could be somthing like the switch on dash is rooted{any dash lights come on at all}
if so do the same with fuel pump ,if power there and no spark arthurs coil tip is the next step . cheep to get them from a tractor joint that sells besco stuff
{ill dig out the link later but i have little sealed boxes with a packing date of 5/1953 to fondle,there better than porn infact i have the horn{deric and clive} shiney black new and expensive..

Thanks boys. Got the pic mfc. Looks the goods. I might just grab it when I'm down in Melb next week.

Bought a multimeter... started out at battery 12v.. coil 12v distributor 12v but no spark on spark plug. What should I check? insides of dizzy look a little worn but I took the coil/dizzy off so I can get it checked or something. What do you guys think?



theres power up to that point. The rotor spins as it should. but no spark on spark plugs (although I did use a crap one to test but then if its sparking then it should fire up)

and Mfc, this is what I was talking about re: handbrake




its the bit that connects the lever to the actually pulley by the transmission brake. cut at the top so not long enough to be put back into the lever. cant figure out how to get it off yet.



removed dizzy and coil. is there a way to check myself or do I take it to an elec or just try and find a new assembly?

ps tried fuel pump and could not find power on it

absolutly no idea where that coil came from ive never seen one ..mine is just a regular coil shape...its not of a l r from 48 till 1958.....

now check for voltage on the other side of the capacitor under the dizzy cap
and you can grab any lead from supercrap and thin down the rubber ...its a push fit into the dizzy cap push a nail into the other end and check for spark lead by lead..{night is youre freind}

now hand brake rod....its held on by a split pin on the drum side {or just grease and filth......has it got a thread on the other end {it should } ill mesure mine 270 mm end to end{ive got no split pin but a bolt that removes the rod from the u shaped bit}
perhaps urs has snapped if theres no thread{could weld extra on and get it tapped if you cant get one....email hood man.......}
ps if ur getting that hood ull have to pass by my place so drop in and have a look to spot anything amiss in yourse ,its easier if you have an idea of how things should look /work...

Yeah ill be in melb from this coming thursday upto tuesday i think. Ill definately pop by

Yeah and from what ive seen the coil is something else. Should i just change the coil??

definatly change the coil, there verry finicky re coils and you cant just get them from an auto shop, hence the reference to the tractor parts shop{stuff for te grey fergies{same age as s 1's} search ignition coil and see what the experts say ,as theres something about how mutch voltage they put out. arthur might know.. id put the dizzy back in and replace the condensor then check leads{rebuilding it will cost a small fortune and its likley somthing so simple you cant see it....there is the option of electric replacements but no point spending 200 plus bucks when its either leads dizzy cap , capacitor or coil....
the capacitor you can get from repco/bursons etc ill find the part number later

my logic {very limited} says that if you have voltage at the dizzy bolt as in the pic, and the rotor goes around its between that bolt and the leads
capacitor points cap {have a good look for cracks or black /dark lines{tracking of elec where it shouldent be .then leads }get a cheepie for a 70's car and use that to test each lead {they pull out from memory but ill look in a bit} poke a nail in the other end{ie cut the end off} tie it up 5 mm from the block and crank then do the other 3
best to give alex an email and arange a time though cause hes hard to find at times.....likley he will have the stuff you need if given notice to find it {ie hand brake rod etc what he lists is bugger all of what he has.
also check 4wd in blackburn {terracotta ave}..they have an online catalogue as well..

id take a break from lucas its a nightmare..get on to the hand break rod see if you can get it off{did you mesure it?}. at least with that going its safe to move around without pushing it into the wall.{someone said that they move there 80 " around by putting it in low range and using the crank handle ....handy tip}

ht leads ...theres a smal grub screws inside the dizzy cap undo and the lead comes out.....youll likley have to trim the rubber of a little to get newer lead to fit{ive got old range rover leads in mine atm ,not ideal but they work till i find the right type}

yeah I actually put it in low range today and used the hand crank to move it around. just pushed it into the garage at the last moment.

Yeah might try to fix the top lead. The coil I have no idea how to replace at the moment. I might just try and clean stuff around and replace condenser. what type condenser should I look at putting in? also what spark plugs should I get? I may as well replace them while I've got it apart. I'll do more research tonight though. hopefully sorted tomorrow