Vl Wagon Project

[corhijasna]

yeah good quality brushes etc make a big difference to finish

 

[GypsyNz]

Yeah so i've found out - the hard way as usual lol

 

[corhijasna]

your not the only one-lol

 

[GypsyNz]

Not much to report at pres on this, been raining & just total crap for the last 2 weeks here. Trying to build a carport to put her under but the weathers been stopping that as well, hopefully & it's probably wishfull thinking but hope we get some average days before winter kicks right in so i can get her under cover.........

 

[GypsyNz]

Well carports pretty much finished, couple of we jobs left but least shes up at last. Duck taped & undersealed the joins in the roof & at the back of the roof i put a length of angle iron across it then cut a wagon boot rubber to size & fitted that onto it so shes all water proof so should be good to get some work done here soon......

 

[corhijasna]

coming along nicely mate

 

[GypsyNz]

Hope to get some more done on this soon - had an issue with this a few weeks ago where she just died & wouldn't start so been trying to trace that. Went through the electrics 1st & replaced a few things that needed replacing but there was still no joy - she had plenty of fuel & it appeared to be getting up to the engine. Wasn't till the other day i siphoned some gas out of her for the lawn mower that i realized where the problem could be, the petrol ate the rubber primer on the lawn mower & ate the paint off the petrol tank. So i drained the wagons tank & pulled the intank pump out & man had that stale petrol made a mess - gunked up around the fuel gauge section & down below plus had eaten the rubber joiner between the intank pump & the main feed. Even had to replace one outside fuel line as well - after sorting all that put some fresh juice in her & away she went.
Was sure rapt to hear her fire up again but i now no if your going to have something sitting for a while drain the tank as the fuel over heres nasty crap - so touch wood no more mechanical gremlins so i can keep on the main stuff.........

 

[corhijasna]

that is really bad man,never had that happen before,least you got it fixed anyways

 

[GypsyNz]

Might be a New Zealand petrol thing - we get a lot of crap over here but yes least she's fixed, had me scratching my head for a bit i tell ya lol

 

[corhijasna]

yeah I bet mate,i would have been puliing my hair out lol,whats left anyway,but as you said least you found out the problem and all solved now so that's good