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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: winchman on November 07, 2009, 19:21:33
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Hello
To cut a long story short one of the members of the CF owners club has had the missfortune to buy a camper with a few major problems.
Now one of the lads has offered to help and found an engine but its missing a starter motor, so have a root in the shed and see what you have please
Its a 4154 perkins diesel engine
Here is the full tale of woe
http://www.bedford-cf.co.uk/mboard/thread.php?id=7794
Thanks
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Thanks for your help
The donor engine now runs, just a small matter of fitting it.
Heres a link to the current bodged engine install.
http://www.bedford-cf.co.uk/mboard/thread.php?id=7879
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Scary bodge job on that engine install :shock: someone needs their butt kicked, including the MOT testing station.
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Scary bodge job on that engine install :shock: someone needs their butt kicked, including the MOT testing station.
Butt kicking is not enough....... make them drive it daily 'till it fails :evil: :evil: why does everyone think they can weld ???
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It failed soon after she bought it !
One of the lads in the club has kindly offered to sort it out for her.
He has the Perkins running now just a small matter of fitting it!
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Scary bodge job on that engine install :shock: someone needs their butt kicked, including the MOT testing station.
Butt kicking is not enough....... make them drive it daily 'till it fails :evil: :evil: why does everyone think they can weld ???
I cant agree with you enough , most people can make two bits of metal stick together & then think they are a welder :evil:, poor welding can & doe's kill 8-[ I have seen it in my profession when examining vehicle's after an accident, if you can't weld leave it to those of us who can & have qualifications to prove it.
How long would it taken before that engine cradle gave way & possibly broke the steering rack :shock: if someone has put an mot on this vehicle they need reporting to VOSA & have there licence revoked.
John (a real welder)
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Off topic but.......
A year or 2 ago I had to give agency workers a weld test. Was doing the usual fillet and butt weld test and two pieces of box in a 't' shape......
First managed to do the fillet an inch at a time (8" long) didnt bother with any more :evil: :evil:
second didnt know how the torch worked (mig) had only used stick welder :-. :-.
Third kinda welded the fillet, looked great but zero penetration
Then I went in the office and told them if they sent any more idiots, they could deal with them
We ended up doing 60+ hours a week to finish the job £££££'s overtime ;)
So my advice..... stick to what you know.......... bang in some overtime and pay a welder to weld ;)
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They have bought a complete van as a donor and will fit the engine mounts and cross member from that, the old one will be scrapped, but the engine runs so I might post it in the for sale section for the owner.
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They have bought a complete van as a donor and will fit the engine mounts and cross member from that, the old one will be scrapped, but the engine runs so I might post it in the for sale section for the owner.
Since reading this post I have noticed that outside a small unit behind the building supplies in Alfreton has 3 or 4 of these vans in various states of decay/repair :-k always liked them but cant have everything :(
Steve