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Re: '69 Seat 1500 Funebre (and other lonely hearse's)
Some of the weirdest hearses in Europe were built in Greece, such as this Buick.
It has been rescued.
A Greek '58 Cadillac hearse:
Also available in '59 flavour:
Here it is after recommissioning:
It is NOT restored!
It was built by Giannakidis in Athens, who actually made two of them. The whereabouts of the second one are unknown.
An early 50s Caddy hearse papped at the roadside in Athens:
It has been rescued.
A Greek '58 Cadillac hearse:
Also available in '59 flavour:
Here it is after recommissioning:
It is NOT restored!
It was built by Giannakidis in Athens, who actually made two of them. The whereabouts of the second one are unknown.
An early 50s Caddy hearse papped at the roadside in Athens:
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Re: '69 Seat 1500 Funebre (and other lonely hearse's)
We Austrians can make some weird shit, too.
Vienna, last week:
Vienna, last week:
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Re: '69 Seat 1500 Funebre (and other lonely hearse's)
Those Greek hearses are certainly something. It is such a shame that most old hearses end up round the oval or being scrapped as there is such a limited market for them. In this months hearse club news letter there is a very rare Volvo hearse that has been written off and due to a dash fire the insurance company won't let the owner buy it back, something about dangerous chemicals left over after the fire. I would love to have a few more of the spanish ones but they are just worthless over here and I don't have the room to store more than a couple.
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Re: '69 Seat 1500 Funebre (and other lonely hearse's)
The fucker has done it again. I think it might just be out of fuel but surely 50 litres would do more than 50 miles.
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Re: '69 Seat 1500 Funebre (and other lonely hearse's)
Yeah, but it'll take ages for all the crud being flushed through all the pipes and stuff.
It took weeks on Conrad's Rover.
Also, are you running it on the mech, or on the elec fuel pump atm?
It took weeks on Conrad's Rover.
Also, are you running it on the mech, or on the elec fuel pump atm?
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Re: '69 Seat 1500 Funebre (and other lonely hearse's)
Greek Orthodox. They don't do things by half measure.
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Re: '69 Seat 1500 Funebre (and other lonely hearse's)
What a farce this has been the poxy thing packed up again this morning. It is fuel starvation again. I tried a gallon of fuel but it still played up so I filled the tank and set off again. Another half mile down the road and it ground to a halt again. The breakdown people wouldn't pick it up without me being there and I had to get back for an appointment so left it in a garage til this afternoon. I got back to the car to find that instead of sending a truck they sent a man in a van who wouldn't organise a truck as it was running when he got there. So I had to try driving it which lasted about half a mile until it packed up again. So now it should be on a truck being towed back. It originally had a mechanical pump that packed up some months ago so it had an electric one that packed up last weekend and is now back on a new mechanical pump. I am suspecting this pump isn't up to the job as it was a cross reference of part numbers and was listed for a 1.0 Fiat Uno. The fucker is going to get another electric pump now and all the fuel hoses changed again. The biggest problem is it will run fine for a few miles then packs up again. I am really getting fed up with it now.
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Re: '69 Seat 1500 Funebre (and other lonely hearse's)
My first thought would be something in the tank that blocks the pickup once it's running, it can't be though as you've had the tank cleaned properly. From there I'd go for fuel lines like you are, I've seen them split inside so a flap of material folds down & blocks the fuel flow then folds back once it cuts out.
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Re: '69 Seat 1500 Funebre (and other lonely hearse's)
I think more along the lines that it's vapour locking like a twat, but that's probably because P6 V8 trauma.
Can we rule out all the stupid stuff, like a missing bakelite insulator between the carby and manifold and such things?
There must be metal fuel pipes from the tank to the carby, one feed, one return. If they are full of crud, no blowing through with pressurised air will help. They need new.
Can we rule out all the stupid stuff, like a missing bakelite insulator between the carby and manifold and such things?
There must be metal fuel pipes from the tank to the carby, one feed, one return. If they are full of crud, no blowing through with pressurised air will help. They need new.
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Re: '69 Seat 1500 Funebre (and other lonely hearse's)
It is certainly a pump problem as the filter nearest the carb is almost dry and only gets a trickle of fuel through it. I will go through the lines again and fit another new electric pump and hope that sorts it as I have a few long trips lined up for it over the next couple of months.
1939 Hotchkiss 864
1966 Rover P5 (for sale)
1971 Lancia Fulvia Berlinetta (also for sale)
1977 Dodge 3700GT Hearse
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1966 Rover P5 (for sale)
1971 Lancia Fulvia Berlinetta (also for sale)
1977 Dodge 3700GT Hearse
1987 Renault 25 V6 Turbo
2010 Skoda Felica tdi
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