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Gareth

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  1. Please dont apologise Iain. You have been a massive help, not as much as I must be a pain in the ... Next job will be to find a capable translator. I have been trying different translation sites but it is its own language. i must have stopped your life for last few days sorry. To give you an up date tho. Clutch took way to long and then after a good power wash found an oil leak on compressor. But after a strip down and rebuild got the 10bar on tick over. Hope its not working to well on the diesel engine. And made an improvement on throttle mount. So brakes will be tomorrow, but its looking good. Can't thank you enough Iain the great
  2. I did take one out when i first had a go at bleeding. But it is a possibility. Have checked the air pak and all seems well. Not sure how much air force/pressure should come ftom from the valve you said to press with a tool. But it dose release air when pressed. The blow off is working, maybe to much. Air pressure is running at 10 bar on tick over. Change of pulleys needed i think. Would helpnif it stopped raining. Also followed your link for manual but no joy. And my have a translator but will see if i can get full manual first
  3. You are 100% correct on the brendix air-pak. Might book her on to a rolling road after i have had a play. Just to give a little peace of mind. And the hand brake even after a little tinker is near pointless. You do seem to know them well. I am half way through putting a new clutch master cylinder with its own reservoir on. So at least if brake failure happens i can down gears. They do work well since bleeding reservoir to air pak but would like to get my head round the workings. Also the air tank hold air for weeks as when i first bought the truck i forgot to drain tanks after running engine. Was left for around 16 days and when i jumped in and pressed pedal i could hear the air. And blow off works well as after 10 ish mins of running it goes with a good blast. Will report back after a hopefully dry day of tinkering. Thank you again Iain ......wish we lived a closer to each other Gaz
  4. Have also found a small leak on dif lock. The leaver in the cab is leaking but dont think that will be to bad to sort. Hope its not a axel split job if last owner was trying to use with leak
  5. Just to add i have already checked all wheel cylinders and no leaks. Which was reassuring. I drove the old girl home when i bought her (over 80 mile) had taken recovery vehicle but wasn't needed :cheesy:. The brake light switch was a little dicky so have already fitted a switch to pedal. Can you remember if you had to run engine when bleeding? And thanks again much appreciated. Duly noted
  6. Sorry for slow reply Iain. Had a gas leak in house! and the day as just run away. Am going to have a good read now and thank you very much for taking the the time to reply with what looks like a sterling effort. My missis can speak French quite well but she couldn't read the instructions for the transfer box. So don't think she will be able to help with this unfortunately. French auto mechanic needed i think for that job. Hope i can buy you drink at some point as a thank you. If i can get a full translation i will post it for anyone who may need if thats ok
  7. Thanks for replying john. I had a go other day with my pressure bleeder. And could only get fluid from master reservoir to the unit in front of air tanks, (dont know the correct name for the unit) where the air pressure is applied to system. Cant seem to get the pressure i would expect out of slave cylinders. So checked nips and all good. I have never worked on a system like it and am at a loss at mo:embarrassed:
  8. Hi all. Am wanting to have a play on getting my simca ready for a few days out and would like to give the lass a brake fluid change. Having a world of bother trying to find info on air over hydrolic brakes? They do work well at the mo but would like to make sure that no moisture has got in system. (Was told in can be an issue with them). Also would like to replace master cylinder seals if i can find any?(34mm bore) some of you may know the simca it was on ebay not long back and i lept at her. Has got a tdi 200 land rover lump with a 300 inlet and turbo married up to transit gearbox. Bit flat on bottom end but this will be going. Anyway any help, links or advice with braks would be appreciated
  9. Happy birthday to you happy birthday to you you probably know the rest and lovely looking peace of kit
  10. Very nice bit of kit and bet the weather helps keep her happy:)
  11. Thanks for the welcome and replying willyslances and john 1950. Would love to put some pics up for you all but technology is my weakness. Am struggling to get posts up :undecided:. I will get the hang of it ...... i hope. I dont have a face book and couldn't see the pics sorry. If you can believe it my dad is a I.T. teacher but i never found the need, till now. Had several attempts at posting before i got one up and still not sure how i did. Would you gents know if any simca owners are members?
  12. Hello one and all. First time iv joined a forum but after reading some of the post on the Internet and been in pressed thought id give it ago. Recently bought a simca unic marmon registered in 1955 and would like help and advice on the old girl. After reading the guidelines on first post best tell you all a little about myself to. Well am Gaz, 32 years old from cleckheaton in england and have a beautiful baby girl also a very understanding lady. Feels like am on blind date...just waiting for cilla to call me out. Would also appreciate advice on using the forum as am more a hammer and spaner kind of guy.
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