Joris Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 Now you've done it , with saying them magic words your cursed , the only way to take the curse away is to put a E20 note in a envelope and send to me Commander What's the adress? :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 (edited) This weekend we put the differential back in and today I got the word that the Dodge finally passed the MOT (APK)!!! We're set for the next two years Some pictures: The differntial before we put it back in: Where it ought to be: Finally! Close up of the propellershaft joint (not yet properly connected) The rear differential with what we started to call the Treasury (gas tank). Last photo before we closed the differential cap again (hopefully for a long time!) Edited March 21, 2011 by Joris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 This weekend was one of ups and downs. We removed the old markings of the 30th inf div and repainted some rusty parts which was great fun and we drove around in it for quite a distance. All went well untill we were forced to stop due to lack of fuel, which was quite a surprise because the fuelgauge said we still had plenty of fuel. We walked to a nearby petrol station to get some fuel after which the Dodge was mobile again, for about a mile. Then it stopped and refused to start again. What had happened, the bottom of the tank was filled with dirt and an enigine can't run on that crap. We got the AA and they got me driving again using a can of gasoline, an electric pump and a fuel line going directly into the carburator. As if this wasn't enough the electrical system started to go bananas and short circuited so the AA guy made a bypass there too. Finally after 4 hours of misery and an interesting drive we got back to base..... Pictures will follow (sometime) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 That's bad luck. About the fuelgauge; was it stuck or does it go to full the moment you turn on the electrics? Also reading the electrical problems you had it looks like the electric troubles were also to blame for the fuel gauge. Don't know very much about electrics though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted February 14, 2006 Author Share Posted February 14, 2006 It goes to full (or 3/4 full) the moment you turn on the electrics. While driving it always went from side to side like a maniac... I'm going to redo all the electrics, I've studied electrics 2 years (MBO for the dutch) and I have friend who's dad is a electrician and he might want to help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 All was quiet on the Dodgefront for a while but that does not mean nothing has happened, I just couldn't be arsed to write it all down. The short version is that we sorted the fuel problem and I found outwhat was causing the short circuiting. Fuel problem We drained the fueltank and all the petrol that came out was crystal clear so there was no need to clean the tank from the inside. We did replace the fuel filter and found out why the fuelpump failed, a rubber seal was missing which caused the fuelpump to suck air and not fuel into the carburator. All in all a pretty easy job to sort out. Electrical system This was more complex to sort out but in the end simply following and checking the cables proved most effective. The small blackout lights were not functioning anymore and this happened around the same time the electrical problems started. I assumed that this might be the cause of the problems, which it was for about 50%. After checking the cables and connections I found out that somehow the cables were misconnected. After sorting this the headlights suddenly failed but the rearlights were still working, which was another riddle for me so it was back to following the cables to see what was wrong. Suddenly, while moving the cables, I saw a load of sparks comming from a location near the bobine. This is the location where a terminator block is located and a number of wires were loose there, everytime they touched the framwork it caused a lot of sparkes. Saturday I'm going to reconnect the wires there, after I found out how to reconnect them and the Dodge will be ready for it's next failure eehrm I mean trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 Yesterday I took the Dodge for a drive and suddenly the headlights were working again. Not entirely the way they should, the left was very dim but the right was working perfectly. Very od... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazungumagic Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 MM, If one headlight is dim and the other functioning normally, I'd suspect a faulty earth as the culprit. Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 (edited) After a long pause another update on the Dodge works! Yesterday we worked on the brakes, which was a neccesitiy since I could only operate them when I pumped the pedal. First we jacked up the front and removed the wheels: As you can see on the brake shoes they were not correctly aligned: Sanded the inside: All set for the re-alignment of the brake shoes: In action: The left front wheel proved a challenge, we needed to heat the bolts to get be able to get them off, they were so locked in together: Front wheels done, now lets move to the rearwheels: Too bad it started raining but we cleaned an re-aligned them all. Then we took out the air that in the brake lines and voila, I have good working brakes! All in all it took us 6 hours but it was worth it! Edited March 21, 2011 by Joris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Always good to have brakes which work :roll: I used to have a Jeep with bad brakes, I almos ended up on the sidewalk if I braked hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted December 11, 2006 Author Share Posted December 11, 2006 Yeah indeed, well they worked okay but you had to pump the pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuttyNick Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I don't know a dodge owner who hasn't had problems with their brakes! $£. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 hey Joris. Who is the guy on the right operating the jack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I don't know a dodge owner who hasn't had problems with their brakes! $£. Never a dull moment trying to stop a dodge :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted December 11, 2006 Author Share Posted December 11, 2006 The son of the guy holding the <I don't have a clue what the name in English is>. @Bodge, that must be the reason they did not put doors in it, so that you could get out quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yesterday I had the MOT test and I passed on the first try!! Now I need to fix the headlight, there is a spot visible in the lightbeam which should not be there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yesterday I had the MOT test and I passed on the first try!! Now I need to fix the headlight, there is a spot visible in the lightbeam which should not be there.... Well done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted February 3, 2007 Author Share Posted February 3, 2007 Yeah I thought so too! Was quite pleased with myself and the Dodge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 After a long pause where work was done on a lot of parts of the Dodge but I wasn't writing down stuff now it's time for a biggy. Tomorrow I'm going to buy a new engine, not a T214 but a MOWAG (power wagon engine). I will keep you updated on the progress and will try and get the pics in this thread working again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 (edited) The new engine: The old one out, what a hole it leaves! The new engine and the old engine: Getting there! Edited March 21, 2011 by Joris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 I fixed the pics in the thread, always nice to look back at your own troubles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 While I'm at it, I promised a few posts back (which means over 5 years later!) to post about my adventure with the fuel problem back in February 2006. To freshen up our memory here I quote the original post: This weekend was one of ups and downs. We removed the old markings of the 30th inf div and repainted some rusty parts which was great fun and we drove around in it for quite a distance. All went well untill we were forced to stop due to lack of fuel, which was quite a surprise because the fuelgauge said we still had plenty of fuel. We walked to a nearby petrol station to get some fuel after which the Dodge was mobile again, for about a mile. Then it stopped and refused to start again. What had happened, the bottom of the tank was filled with dirt and an enigine can't run on that crap. We got the AA and they got me driving again using a can of gasoline, an electric pump and a fuel line going directly into the carburator. As if this wasn't enough the electrical system started to go bananas and short circuited so the AA guy made a bypass there too. Finally after 4 hours of misery and an interesting drive we got back to base..... Pictures will follow (sometime) It all started off well: We drove the rally and all was well (including the weather): No we did not break down yet, we were just trying to figure out the route: Then we broke down (this is the second time, after getting it running one mile) with, ironic enough, fuel problems! The AA to the rescue! Then they started multiplying! And you can see the work-around in action: I have some vids of it which I will put together and upload in a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 And finally the video of the day, I'm the one with the grey cap: Something went wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 Yesterday evening we worked at the engines again with the intention of putting the new engine in the Dodge and work from there. Fortunately my mate had the good idea to see if the gearbox would fit on the new engines clutch housing. As you might recall we are not using a T214 engine but a 1952 MOWAG engine. As it turned out, it did not fit and we had to take the clutch from the old engine and put it on the new engine. This sounds fairly easy yet it did not turn out to be so. When we took out the old engine we noticed that the engine support (damper) on the front was broken (two slices of metal with one slice of rubber) and we wondered what happened. Yesterday we found out that the guidance pins in the clutch housing were bent and the only way to remove the housing was to cut through the pins. Apparently the Dodge was in some sort of accident which caused the engine to break the front support and was lifted up a bit bending the pins in the clutch housing. All in all we spent almost an hour trying to remove the housing! When we finally got it off and removed the flywheel, which was of the same size but had a different number of teeth. And we removed the clutch housing, clutch from the new engine and then called it a night! Here are the two flywheels: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 As it turns out the flywheel from the old engine does not fit on the new engine, what fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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