The Dark Wob

Hooli wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 10:00 pm Black & kinda circle ish? if so aye.

SiC wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:24 pm Ken of Purplebargken fame came for a visit today. He tried scrubbing up the interior but despite vigorous action and some strong chemicals, it appeared to be already clean. What looks like ingrained dirt appears to be what the seat material is supposed to be like!

He also gave it a drive around on some local back roads and found it suitably fun. We both agree that the revs seem way to high in 4th at 30mph and feels like it could do with another ratio..

Front calipers definitely must be sticking as even after a short drive, the front wheels are noticabley hot. Even in this weather they feel much hotter than they should be. I'll take the calipers off, clean off the moving parts and possibly lob new pistons + seals on it. 

Engine temperature gauge after the drive was just above the normal marker. Higher than on the previous run. But then it's currently 32C outside and probably at the top of the original design limit for the standard thermostat! Possibly if it was this temperature more often it should have a hot climate one in. Certainly didn't appear to be boiling over, so quite happy with the cooling system. 

Finally the volts seem normal after a run (12.7v to 12.9v after a few minutes shutdown), so the dynamo appears to be doing its job. However I don't have a whole lot of trust on the system to not cause me grief and especially fear those cut-off contacts welding themselves together after a run. For the sake of the cost of a £40 alternator plus £15 of bracket and bolts, I'm seriously thinking of just lobbing an alternator on for piece of mind. 

Need to figure out exactly what I need to do it though. I think it's just an A-series alternator bracket that supports the rear of the stud and associated hardware. Then expected simple rewire of the electrics to remove the control box.