Operation Ralph!

Thx Harry, I'll have to take a drive and see what they have.

Cheers Garry, Found the right clips for the hood straps near the doors, just have to find time to fit them now. (5.82 GBP + freight or $32.00 Locally). Look forward to seeing Hedley progress.

Thx Tony, next time your up, gimme a call.

Thx Johnno, If he ever comes back to me with an option of a black seal, I'll let you know. Just steer clear of the pinch weld crap some are selling as a replacement as it doesn't sit right on the door frame.

Blew the glow plug fuse the other day when I moved Ralph to put the camper trailer away, just had to take it for a drive to make sure it was alright after I changed the fuse;) (probably held it on too long). Going to pull the drain plug off the gearbox and transfer case on the weekend and see if how much oil is in there, as well as try and adjust the 2nd gear stop if I have time, A couple of times now I could have actually used 2nd gear if I could find it, mostly 1,3,4 get me out of trouble though.

Cheers Ian

don't mention 2nd gear!

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Originally Posted by harry

don't mention 2nd gear!

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That's OK, mines gone AWOL too!

Ian,

Thanks for this great thread.
I have really enjoyed reading your progress.
Ralph is a really great looking vehicle that will now last another life time, thanks to you.
Regards,
Phil

Hi All
Finally got a chance to pull the top off of Ralph's gearbox last night and try to find that elusive 2nd gear. After pulling the hole top off, I realised that I only needed to pull the small top plate off to get to the 2nd gear stop. :oops2: At least it gave me a chance to have a look into how the mech's work and also to see that the oil level was about 40-50mm below the fill plug. I went for a walk down the back shed on a hunch and found a full tin of Golden Fleece XEP90 Gear oil which was given to me from my late Father (Thx Dad) who got it from his mate (Uncle Harry) who owned a Golden Fleece Service Station and then changed to a Caltex back in the 70's and 80's. I took the top off the tin and it was still sealed tight, put some in but got called away so tonight's job is to put it all back together and set the gap on the stop (0.5mm) and hopefully I will have 2nd gear again.:arms::arms: Will let you know how I get on. Avagoodweekend all!

Cheers Ian

It only seems right to put vintage oil into a vintage car, Ian.

Thanks for that post - the Golden Fleece logo brought back memories. Funny how things disappear from the landscape and consciousness. I guess all things go the same way eventually: Golden Fleece, AMOCO, The British Empire etc etc etc...

I look forward to seeing how 2nd gear behaves itself.

John

So, when was the retest date of that oil?

I buy a gallon tub of aircraft grease and it has a retest date 12 months on!

I might have solved my 2nd gear problem with another gearbox, but I have dismantled my broken box and can show the multiple problems in it if you want to see it

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So, when was the retest date of that oil?

I buy a gallon tub of aircraft grease and it has a retest date 12 months on!

I might have solved my 2nd gear problem with another gearbox, but I have dismantled my broken box and can show the multiple problems in it if you want to see it

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Yep, I want to see what went wrong Harry.

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Yep, I want to see what went wrong Harry.

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Me too Harry, i have set up the 2nd gear stop but still cant always get it. Got to fix an exhaust leak today so i dont gas us out on the way to the yatala drive in trip next weekend. I might have to start searching for a six cylinder gearbox me thinks.
Cheers Ian

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Originally Posted by scanfor

Yep, I want to see what went wrong Harry.

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Hey mate
Hows the car coming along.