PCJ 447 A2S5 Recommissioning
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PCJ 447 A2S5 Recommissioning
NAM is taking a step back, bought PCJ 447 last weekend from Hereford, it has been off the road since 1983, armed with wheels got it moved & towed it back, the engine was free so i thought i'd try & fire it up, put a dummy fuel line in & a battery on, cleaned the points & spun it over & it fired up but was knocking it's head off, i switched it off & sorted out the oil light & tried again, same problem oil light didn't go out, mmmm, perhaps the oil pump was dry?, couldn't get access to the nut on the block so off with the manifold well moved over, remove one manifold stud & got a socket on it & undid it, pumped some oil in & put it back together, tried starting it again, hey presto the oil light when out & it ran quiet, oh & it drives, the clutch was free, it has the original sills on it, the floors are great, just needs a little work on the o/s rear corner drop plate & a little work on the wings & front apron, there were no brakes on the front so i'm fitting A40 front brakes on it, be looking out for more parts now, see the wanted section....
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Re: PCJ 447 A2S5 Recommissioning
Nice project you got there nick
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yes, certainly have, i was surprised on how good a condition it was, how come A30/A35's get so oily & gungy, another one i've got to scrape off years of it, done the van & 'NAM' now i've got this one to do, could do with a steam cleanerbigboystoys wrote:Nice project you got there nick
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Re: PCJ 447 A2S5 Recommissioning
I think it is called Self preservation Nick.A40FARINAGURU wrote:how come A30/A35's get so oily & gungy
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Re: PCJ 447 A2S5 Recommissioning
I think Austin designed an in built self waxoyling system in the form of oil and grease leaks
Re: PCJ 447 A2S5 Recommissioning
Maybe copied from landrover
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Re: PCJ 447 A2S5 Recommissioning
The only problem is that it only protects the centre of the car, from the master cylinder out the Austin waxoyl system seems to have limited effect.
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Re: PCJ 447 A2S5 Recommissioning
it hasn't much on this the floors are solid!David Swain wrote:The only problem is that it only protects the centre of the car, from the master cylinder out the Austin waxoyl system seems to have limited effect.
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Re: PCJ 447 A2S5 Recommissioning
good job i bought an extra pair of wing repair bottoms at Exmouth
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Re: PCJ 447 A2S5 Recommissioning
Nice one Nick, soon have more A30's and A35's than Farinas!!
Can't have enough repair sections in stock, I bought two sills, and repair sections for the front and rear wings and will do the same at Wortley Hall.....two projects to do soon
Can't have enough repair sections in stock, I bought two sills, and repair sections for the front and rear wings and will do the same at Wortley Hall.....two projects to do soon
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i have!!!! , can't understand what's caused it?, maybe mixing with bad company & being influencedChairman wrote:Nice one Nick, soon have more A30's and A35's than Farinas!!
Nick Bayliss
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Re: PCJ 447 A2S5 Recommissioning
Nice project. Good luck
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Re: PCJ 447 A2S5 Recommissioning
thanks RichardRichard wrote:Nice project. Good luck
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