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builds character posted:I thought that might be the case but side by side new and old are exactly the same so it must be me loving it up. Is the spine of the shoe rocking on something on the hub? I'm sure my old Landie used to do something like this; swap the top for the bottom shoe - they might be handed with the spine off to one side.
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builds character posted:One exciting new development. I started the van when it was ~15F out just to see how the diesel would do. I used a trick I read about on the internet - turn the key to on until the glow plug light goes off, then repeat twice more without starting the van. Then start. It worked great and the van started up easily. But… when doing so the serpentine belt area started squealing. It stopped when warm and hasn’t done it since. It’s fine, right? Right? Yeah, this was a pretty normal trick on older 90s euro diesels, get the glow plugs nice and warm on a chilly winters' day. With the belt you probably had a slightly low battery from it sitting around being worked on, then taking a bunch of energy to hot up the glow plugs. Personally I'd tighten up the belt just a smidge if you have an adjustable tensioner.
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builds character posted:Does it not work on newer ones? My newer Euro Transit diesel doesn't have a glow lamp indicator, and it doesn't wait on start up. Turn the key and it goes immediately. The startup is monitored and managed by the computer, the key doesn't directly switch the glow plug or starter. It's so quick I reckon it's heating up the fuel through a preheating block or something, rather than a separate glow plug in the head. Starts up just like a petrol car. It's seamless, i've never had to think about it. meltie fucked around with this message at 15:22 on Jan 19, 2022 |
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builds character posted:Anyone have thoughts on minimum thickness for the wall separating front and back to stop me from getting wrecked in the back of my head by a flying toolbox in a crash? 3/4" seems super sturdy but if the toolbox is going 50 mph? Don't want to overthink it but maybe two 1/4" or 1/2" pieces sandwiched with some sound deadening and a piece of metal (16 gauge steel is what's used for partitions but that seems like overkill if there's also plywood) in between? Am I being crazy about this. I've never seen anyone else do it but folks who build motovans are also the folks who are like "yeah, when I was little we'd go to races in the back of a pickup working on the bike as we went so I just duct taped this bed down and my buddies all ride in it without seatbelts." If you're seriously worried about tools coming forwards during a crash, you'll need a metal bulkhead really.
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MrOnBicycle posted:Cool thread! I like these "roadside" projects. I was shouting at the Soup van last night! two-piece rain scuttle sandwich known for rusting out... epoxy paint as prep... but grind off patches down to bare metal as lands for spot-welds... they're gonna scab out by next winter! Use weld-thru primer here! That's what it's for!!!! meltie fucked around with this message at 13:47 on Jan 23, 2022 |
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MrOnBicycle posted:That's funny, I had the exact same reaction! Shame about all that work if (when) they rust again. I like the window pane idea though. Good way to get some light in without having people peak inside. When  The range rover corner roof lights? Yeah, they're awesome!
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builds character posted:Why do you think this? Just that 3/4” plywood won’t be strong enough? I’m inclined to agree with the other folks who say it’s enough but I also don’t want to be dumb about safety and I feel like I’m bad at estimating force of things that might be flying through the air in a crash. I just have images of tools becoming 50mph projectiles if you have a big head-on collision at speed, and i'm not sure that wood is enough to hold that back. You want the metal bulkhead I just took *out* of my Transit. I've got no experience here though!
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builds character posted:OK, first off thank you all for making me realize I should not die. With special thanks to the tinned owl-BDW team for pointing out I should be wearing a helmet. This is definitely the real answer. If it's rattling, the transit bulkhead I just took out had thick metal blocks bolted to it low down — I assume to dampen the booming. Perhaps you could do that?
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