Pickup restoration part three

[alexandermclaren]

lot of work and effort put into your wee pick up not to mention the love and pleasure from completing a task many ,including myself ,might have shyed away from
keep posting those pics

[davidmiles]

Thank you Alex, kind words indeed, I'm not sure I deserve them, Ive finally solved my non start mystery, well, I say I, I mean my Mechanical expert Stan, I towed the pickup to Automotion, the garage I use at the end of my road, he recons it was the choke cable being jammed causing the float needle to give maximum strength mixture, it's been running like that a while, and had flooded the engine and wetted the spark plugs. Plus halfway through I reconnected the leads up in the wrong order, as several experienced owners pointed out (on the electrical section). Stan has refitted a modern choke cable, and it just looks out of place, so I'll be changing that over for an ESM older style one after Christmas. In the meantime she's running like a sewing machine.[frame][/frame]

[davidmiles]

so she's back on the road, first practical job in December, collecting the Christmas tree.[frame][/frame]

[mogbob]

David
Good to see the pick up back on the road.... doing Seasonal work.I'm just sorting out the outdoor Christmas lights, better get out there, whilst the sun is still shining.It's still *** cold out there for my old bones but I shall be in trouble with the Grandchildren if they are not up !!
Bob

[davidmiles]

Hi Bob, do you have one of those Christmas lights setup that pilots use for night navigation? I bet your grandchildren look forward to seeing them each year. I am considering fitting an in line fuel filter next, after getting up to 40mph coming over the Shoreham flyover, she started to loose power and misfire, could be petrol tank particles getting into the carb.After pulling over and letting her idle for a few seconds, she ran home ok, much to my relief.

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[aupickup]

theres a filter inhe pump

[davidmiles]

so you don't think they're worth fitting Dennis? (the in-line fuel filters)

[aupickup]

i have never fitted one an i do fifteen thousand miles a year in mine

[mogbob]

David
My Christmas light display is extremely modest compared to some of home owners who decorate,to raise money for charity.So aircraft flying into Gatwick won't be diverted !!
I'm with Dennis on the fuel filter issue... best not to fit.Filter in the pump and the carb is very dirt tolerant.It could be just a small speck of dirt in the fuel that clogged up the needle valve momentarily.
I agree with your diagnosis , fuel related.Electrical would have continued whilst idling usually.If it repeats itself then a whip off the float top carefully ( so you don't damage the gasket ).Blow the needle seating clean and wipe out any sediment in the bottom of the fuel bowl with some kitchen roll or clean cotton rag.I don't imagine that you have done enough miles for it to be seriously clogged up since your excellent resto.
Bob

[davidmiles]

Thanks Dennis and Bob, the filter in the fuel pump looks like a plastic tube with no paper filter element, is that right or am I difficient the internal element, (neither ESM or Bull M do them) I'm thinking of it being a bit like a mini oil filter, maybe not. I'll hang back from fitting an in-line filter as you both suggest, The pickup ran smoother than ever today, so no after- effects from yesterdays event. So I won't be needing my nice clean rugby shirt I wear to work on the car, the cat can sleep on in that case.[frame][/frame]

[brucek]

The filter should be a fine mesh within the walls of the plastic cylinder. If yours has perished, you should be able to find one in an old pump or you could try this link to the SU carb company

http://www.sucarb.co.uk/SUpumpClassic.a ... tId=26722- click on su fuel pump then select AUA 66 from the drop down menu - it should look like this:

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the part you need is number 26 and looks to be about £3.60 plus P&P etc.

Good luck [

[mogbob]

Brucek beat me to it !!
Part numbers are AUA 1464 Filter £3.63 and a new washer AUA 1442 £0.25 so it doesn't leak.

Bob

[ASL642]

Beautiful cat!

[brucek]

Definiteley a Moggy! was that an original colour??

[davidmiles]

Thanks Bruce and Bob for your help with this, Lou, she's a lovely cat isn't she, a great pet and good friend, I like both fur and steel Moggies.
After my recent experience with particles getting in the carb and causing temporary loss of power, on a dual carriageway of all places, I want to renew the fuel filter, simply unbolts from the underside of the fuel pump, here it is for comparison with a brand new one.[frame][/frame]

[davidmiles]

the internal base of the plug had, what appeared at first glance, to be a raised bottom, but after a scratch with the tip of a screwdriver..[frame][/frame][frame][/frame]

[davidmiles]

so after a scrath and scrub the years of residue that had probably been there since 1968, the base plug came up clean, dried off with a hot air gun, ok the wifes hairdryer, she was ready for reassembly and refitting, I dipped the new filter in hot water to soften the plastic so that it would fit better.[frame][/frame][frame][/frame]

[mogbob]

David
A very impressive pile of gunge you had to extricate !! I'd wire brush/ light emery paper the nut as clean as I could.... to give the new washer a fighting chance to make a good seal, before re-assembling on the pump.
Bob

[brucek]

Yep - think your old filter has had its day!!

Also just proves how much gunk was in the old fuel and why the filter was necessary. my guess is you'll notice quite a difference now. Worth getting the nut and the internal bits as clean as possible too.

[davidmiles]

Hope you all had a nice Christmas break, I had to work on Christmas day, but I had a nice break afterward, I used my Pickup to get to work and noticed a increasing set of clonks that happen when I take off from a standing start. So three days off now, got family coming around tommorow so no time to loose. I wonder if it's that missing nipple that sheared off the rear uni joint ages ago.[frame][/frame]