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    hendrixhc got a reaction from Panko in Panko's Mk1 Escort (Round 2)   
    Very nice work Aaron.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from deankxf in Spring has become unseated on top, front left, on XF ute   
    Spring may have been cut.
     
    While you at it check round the shock tower on the inside facing the engine and check there are no cracks in the tower. If it was lowered too much and had been bouncing on the end stops the tower may have cracks.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from Panko in Panko's Mk1 Escort (Round 2)   
    The ebay alloy radiators work fine. Ive had one in Lucy Lu for over 5 years without any issues.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from Panko in Panko's Mk1 Escort (Round 2)   
    The ebay alloy radiators work fine. Ive had one in Lucy Lu for over 5 years without any issues.
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    hendrixhc reacted to Panko in Panko's Mk1 Escort (Round 2)   
    Well I have the radiator out of the car again, pressure tested, and found the leak. 
    The strange part is, that after a few minutes of being under pressure with the pressure tester on, it stopped leaking, and began to hold constant pressure. 
     
    So I will pressure test again and go from there. I think unfortunately it will need to be recored. 
     
    In other news, I have the car booked in for its exhaust to be made in a couple weeks. 
     
    And I also have all the exterior lighting working, and the boot interior light. 
     
    The restored and LED retrofitted reverse lights should hopefully be more than bright enough. 
     


    The NOS H4 Hella headlights are in and working well. I fitted the globes that came with them, still brand new in their boxes. Old Philips 55/60w globes, that are god knows how old, but new in box. Wonder how long they’ll last. 
     

     

     
    Boot light is working also. 
     

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    hendrixhc reacted to Panko in Panko's Mk1 Escort (Round 2)   
    IT RUNS! 
    Thats right, it fired up first go, but did have trouble getting fuel to it to keep it running. *see video below* 
    The video below is as I cranked it the first time. 
     
     
    Now for the bad news...
    The radiator has a major leak. It was fine when I pressure tested it, but I wonder if the pressure test caused a week join to open up  
     

     

     
     
     
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from SPArKy_Dave in Charles Goodyear / Goodyear Tyre and Rubber   
    From Wiki - a nice list of chemicals used!
     
     
    Between the years 1831 and 1832, Goodyear heard about gum elastic (natural rubber) and examined every article that appeared in the newspapers relative to this new material. The Roxbury Rubber Company, of Boston, had been for some time experimenting with the gum, and believed it had found means for manufacturing goods from it. It had a large plant and was sending its goods all over the country. It was some of Roxbury's goods that first attracted Goodyear's attention. Soon after this, Goodyear visited New York, and his attention went to life preservers, and it struck him that the tube used for inflation was not very effective nor well-made. Therefore, upon returning to Philadelphia, he made tubes and brought them back to New York and showed them to the manager of the Roxbury Rubber Company.
    The manager was pleased with the ingenuity that Goodyear had shown in manufacturing the tubes. He confessed to Goodyear that the business was on the verge of ruin and that his products had to be tested for a year before it could be determined if they were perfect or not. To their surprise, thousands of US$ worth of goods that they had determined to be of good quality were being returned, the gum having rotted, making them useless. Goodyear at once made up his mind to experiment on this gum and see if he could overcome the problems with these rubber products.
    However, when he returned to Philadelphia, a creditor had him arrested and imprisoned. While there, he tried his first experiments with India rubber. The gum was inexpensive then, and by heating it and working it in his hands, he managed to incorporate in it a certain amount of magnesia which produced a white compound that appeared to take away the stickiness.
    He thought he had discovered the secret, and through the kindness of friends was able to improve his invention in New Haven. The first thing that he made was shoes, and he used his own house for grinding, calendering and vulcanizing, with the help of his wife and children. His compound at this time consisted of India rubber, lampblack, and magnesia, the whole dissolved in turpentine and spread upon the flannel cloth which served as the lining for the shoes. It was not long, however, before he discovered that the gum, even treated this way, became sticky. His creditors, completely discouraged, decided that he would not be allowed to go further in his research.
    Goodyear, however, had no mind to stop here in his experiments. Selling his furniture and placing his family in a quiet boarding place, he went to New York and in an attic, helped by a friendly druggist, continued his experiments. His next step was to compound the rubber with magnesia and then boil it in quicklime and water. This appeared to solve the problem. At once it was noticed abroad that he had treated India rubber to lose its stickiness, and he received international acclamation. He seemed on the high road to success, until one day he noticed that a drop of weak acid, falling on the cloth, neutralized the alkali and immediately caused the rubber to become soft again. This proved to him that his process was not a successful one. He therefore continued experimenting, and after preparing his mixtures in his attic in New York, would walk three miles to a mill in Greenwich Village to try various experiments.
    In the line of these, he discovered that rubber dipped in nitric acid formed a surface cure, and he made many products with this acid cure which were held in high regard, and he even received a letter of commendation from Andrew Jackson.
    Exposure to harsh chemicals, such as nitric acid and lead oxide, adversely affected his health. Once, he nearly suffocated himself by gas generated in his laboratory. Goodyear survived, but the resulting fever came close to taking his life.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from SPArKy_Dave in Charles Goodyear / Goodyear Tyre and Rubber   
    From Wiki - a nice list of chemicals used!
     
     
    Between the years 1831 and 1832, Goodyear heard about gum elastic (natural rubber) and examined every article that appeared in the newspapers relative to this new material. The Roxbury Rubber Company, of Boston, had been for some time experimenting with the gum, and believed it had found means for manufacturing goods from it. It had a large plant and was sending its goods all over the country. It was some of Roxbury's goods that first attracted Goodyear's attention. Soon after this, Goodyear visited New York, and his attention went to life preservers, and it struck him that the tube used for inflation was not very effective nor well-made. Therefore, upon returning to Philadelphia, he made tubes and brought them back to New York and showed them to the manager of the Roxbury Rubber Company.
    The manager was pleased with the ingenuity that Goodyear had shown in manufacturing the tubes. He confessed to Goodyear that the business was on the verge of ruin and that his products had to be tested for a year before it could be determined if they were perfect or not. To their surprise, thousands of US$ worth of goods that they had determined to be of good quality were being returned, the gum having rotted, making them useless. Goodyear at once made up his mind to experiment on this gum and see if he could overcome the problems with these rubber products.
    However, when he returned to Philadelphia, a creditor had him arrested and imprisoned. While there, he tried his first experiments with India rubber. The gum was inexpensive then, and by heating it and working it in his hands, he managed to incorporate in it a certain amount of magnesia which produced a white compound that appeared to take away the stickiness.
    He thought he had discovered the secret, and through the kindness of friends was able to improve his invention in New Haven. The first thing that he made was shoes, and he used his own house for grinding, calendering and vulcanizing, with the help of his wife and children. His compound at this time consisted of India rubber, lampblack, and magnesia, the whole dissolved in turpentine and spread upon the flannel cloth which served as the lining for the shoes. It was not long, however, before he discovered that the gum, even treated this way, became sticky. His creditors, completely discouraged, decided that he would not be allowed to go further in his research.
    Goodyear, however, had no mind to stop here in his experiments. Selling his furniture and placing his family in a quiet boarding place, he went to New York and in an attic, helped by a friendly druggist, continued his experiments. His next step was to compound the rubber with magnesia and then boil it in quicklime and water. This appeared to solve the problem. At once it was noticed abroad that he had treated India rubber to lose its stickiness, and he received international acclamation. He seemed on the high road to success, until one day he noticed that a drop of weak acid, falling on the cloth, neutralized the alkali and immediately caused the rubber to become soft again. This proved to him that his process was not a successful one. He therefore continued experimenting, and after preparing his mixtures in his attic in New York, would walk three miles to a mill in Greenwich Village to try various experiments.
    In the line of these, he discovered that rubber dipped in nitric acid formed a surface cure, and he made many products with this acid cure which were held in high regard, and he even received a letter of commendation from Andrew Jackson.
    Exposure to harsh chemicals, such as nitric acid and lead oxide, adversely affected his health. Once, he nearly suffocated himself by gas generated in his laboratory. Goodyear survived, but the resulting fever came close to taking his life.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from RM351 in GPS Speedometer   
    Ive got one but have installed it yet.
     
    Im just going to put the aerial under the dash as close as possible to the top.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from Outback Jack in XE ESP - Retrosound   
    Post edited and one removed. Carry on...
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from macman in XE seat rail spacer   
    Yes scheel seats have the spacer
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from 2redrovers in Panko's Mk1 Escort (Round 2)   
    Very nice, love the colour.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from 2redrovers in Panko's Mk1 Escort (Round 2)   
    Very nice, love the colour.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from 2redrovers in Engine bay rust   
    TBH i wouldnt strip it completely unless it is really bad. you can just clean up the rust affected areas and key all the other paint if it is sound. Really depends what you want to acheive. certainly stripping to bare metal etch prime, prime, body work, base and clear is the way to go for a restoration but if you are just doing a  tidy up theres no need to bare metal the bay.
     
    Ive done both ways and each looks equally as good, one just take 100s of hours more than the other.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from 2redrovers in Engine bay rust   
    Go for it. rub the rust back and prime it and then spray out the whole bay.
     
    Dont waste time filling holes or smoothing unless you are going for a show car. Its amazing how much different a clean bay looks.
     
    Id just use some 80 grit on an orby or a 120 grit flappy disk on a grinder to clean up that rust and spray it out.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from 2redrovers in Engine bay rust   
    TBH i wouldnt strip it completely unless it is really bad. you can just clean up the rust affected areas and key all the other paint if it is sound. Really depends what you want to acheive. certainly stripping to bare metal etch prime, prime, body work, base and clear is the way to go for a restoration but if you are just doing a  tidy up theres no need to bare metal the bay.
     
    Ive done both ways and each looks equally as good, one just take 100s of hours more than the other.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from 2redrovers in Engine bay rust   
    TBH i wouldnt strip it completely unless it is really bad. you can just clean up the rust affected areas and key all the other paint if it is sound. Really depends what you want to acheive. certainly stripping to bare metal etch prime, prime, body work, base and clear is the way to go for a restoration but if you are just doing a  tidy up theres no need to bare metal the bay.
     
    Ive done both ways and each looks equally as good, one just take 100s of hours more than the other.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from 2redrovers in Engine bay rust   
    Go for it. rub the rust back and prime it and then spray out the whole bay.
     
    Dont waste time filling holes or smoothing unless you are going for a show car. Its amazing how much different a clean bay looks.
     
    Id just use some 80 grit on an orby or a 120 grit flappy disk on a grinder to clean up that rust and spray it out.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from RM351 in Door Glass Scratches.   
    I looked into this years ago and found out there are some kits you can get to remove scratches. Never got one though. Ended just getting different glass from a wrecker.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from 2redrovers in Surface rust - What should I do?   
    Id be pulling any filler out to make sure the rust isnt in behind it.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from 2redrovers in Surface rust - What should I do?   
    Id be pulling any filler out to make sure the rust isnt in behind it.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from Thom in Surface rust - What should I do?   
    I use brass wire wheels on the angle grinder and also 120 grit flappy disks. these are faily fine and dont bite in too much. etch prime the bare metal, prime and seal it.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from deankxf in Panko's Mk1 Escort (Round 2)   
    Cool Story.
     
    I found the original purchase documents for my grandmothers house a while back, all 2000 pounds or something like that.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from deankxf in Panko's Mk1 Escort (Round 2)   
    Cool Story.
     
    I found the original purchase documents for my grandmothers house a while back, all 2000 pounds or something like that.
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    hendrixhc got a reaction from Fingers in Panko's Mk1 Escort (Round 2)   
    Shame how they build such crass apartments around lovelly old homes. Has it got a good shed?
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