The All New, New "What have you done to your Bay today" thread.

I wouldn’t use hydraulic hose on hot oil. It will end in tears...

 

Surfboard on the roof. Head in the engine compartment

 

Finally got my sliding window sorted.

The catch has been broken for over 6 years, meaning anyone could just slide the window open.

@davidoft kindly pointed me in the direction of a new catch a while back.

I couldn't get the old catch out of the window so enlisted an engineer friend who drilled a bigger hole so the screw would come out.

Today was old catch removal day. Same problem - the screw was undone but wouldn't come out. Getting the screw with the window in place was far more difficult than it should have been.

 

Today also saw my swing out devon cooker being finished off.

Not only does it swing out, it also stays in place when I'm driving.

A massive bolt has replaced the ratchet strap which was holding it in place!

 

The hose is all S/S braided outer oil rated 120 deg C/400 psi..

Moquip 100R6 from Demon Tweeks.

 

Checked the oil level. Gone down a tiny bit since I last looked.

 

Took it to the works BBQ/picnic

 

Spot the difference...

 

Wot ? Neither is 100mm..

 

Stripped and serviced my carb. Found a small piece of clear plastic behind needle valve, weird !
Took it for a spin , happy days


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Safely made it back to Poole without issue.


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My dellortos have tiny little filters in them, so perhaps it was a bit of plastic from a carb filter

 

I have a brand new Bosch one sat in a box.... before you go running off to get a replacement

 

Thanks for the offer. I’ve actually got a spare, but will likely just swap the front bearing out.

 

Torqued the plug up to the spec 3.5mkg today quite happily so I’m putting this down to me not being thorough with tightening the thing up in the first place!


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Spark plug still in place ?

 

The book value is quite tight...

 

Surprisingly so! I always though you weren’t supposed to do them too tight to avoid stripping threads but now I know.


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I made a “cupboard” from a crate i stole at work! Put a top on it and everything! Gunna do till i get the funds for real ones in a few years! Shes on the road and im camping in her next week...with or without a foam bed!




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For info: the original VW one has worn 0.5mm since the 1970s. The Chinesium one has worn 5mm in two years...