Dan, if you have a close-up of your car I'd like to have it for the Register, so I can do justice to your magnificent car on the website.
You know about the 10mm nut which clamps onto a rod? This is next to the gearbox, RHS.Looking for help with fine tuning the gear selector configuration. Picking 1st and reverse is a bit of a hit and miss process at times. The selector mechanism was completely overhauled during the resto phase. So it is isn't worn/sloppy linkages etc.
This is what happens. When selecting 1st from a standing start, it is easier to get it into gear by selecting 2nd gear first. I find this odd as it is on the same plain in the gearbox.
Finding reverse is again hit or miss. At times it feels as though it is in gear, but pops out as soon as the clutch is released. (1st does the same thing) Interesting (?) as they are on opposite ends of the pattern and internal selector configuration.
Once in gear and moving, all the forward gears are easy to select. The movement is smooth and the spring loading/moving action is perfect.
I have dicked around with the linkages, but with no success. The question is I guess, is there a sequence of adjustments that I should be doing?
Somewhere along my travels, I have seen an article in an old edition of the PCCV Torque magazine, which explained how to adjust the selector linkages. Would anyone have a copy of this article, that they could share with me please.
Any advice will be appreciated.
Cheers,
Dano
Thanks Graham,You know about the 10mm nut which clamps onto a rod? This is next to the gearbox, RHS.
Took Keith for his first highway run today. Besides a pesky mist/leak from the bottom radiator hose, all went well.
Had to stop for a milestone photo.
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Thanks Julian.Looks fantastic. I had a leek from the bottom hose on my 504 cab which only happened several minutes after switching off after a drive. Dispite a new hose and clamp it continued .It turned out the rad cap was not correct and a new one solved the problem and now it comes out the overflow pipe next to the cap as it should.
Are you using a 4lb cap? A lot of modern caps run it at 15lb, which is rather too highThanks Julian.
I'll keep that in mind. I'll change the hose first, then see what happens. I'm leaning towards the hose, as it had one of those stupid thin plastic label tabs pierced through the hose when delivered. Thought it was high enough, but maybe not?
Cheers
Dan
Hi Colin,my sympathy Dan, had same problem with 203 , 404 not as easy to rebuild as a 403. never heard of a kit for 404
early 504 pumps are very cheap on fleabay atm.
i found if i pulled the pulley harder onto the seal the 403 stopped leaking , maybe check pulley is going onto the shaft enough? ,
after market pump might have thicker shaft by a nats wisker?
might be worth checking that there is some impediment to the pump sealing against the head , coolant my run the the same point ?
does the pump turn fereely when bolted up ? if not could be due to thicker welsh plug (been there !!)
good luck, let us know the outcome pls