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Good morning, yesterday I picked out the rubber seals for the doors and started gluing them on. Just a little at a time. As many as the clips would hold.
Then I took apart the rear window. After almost 50 years, there is a lot of dirt in the cracks. The rubber seals around the individual glass panes still look good and can be refurbished with silicone. What is completely rotten are the tracks for the movable glass panes.
The window guide is wider than normal vintage car guides. I've already searched online and haven't found anything suitable. I've also written to Carpender and Co., but they don't have it in their range. I'll look into it again today.
Then my threaded pieces finally arrived. This time they're the right ones. I can connect the oil line to the radiator.
The hoses and the valve for the heating system have also arrived.
The loading area is now dry. So I cleaned the individual plastic parts and started assembling them.
Since the weather was really nice yesterday afternoon, I felt like taking the Mercury out for a spin. So I started it up and headed back to the spare parts shop and ran a few other errands.
Oil for the axles and the drawing gear.
Today we continue. It's not going as fast as I thought, but that's okay.
Hi, continued working on the loading area again this morning. The plastic mud flaps in the wheel arches were installed, as well as the flap for the storage space.
Then back to the rubber in the door. I had to build an auxiliary structure so that I could press the rubber down properly.
The cables for the rear lights were also installed.
And because it's going so well, I've also installed the lamps.
At least a small success. Since the weather was sunny and warm again today, I went back to the hardware store with the Mercury to get some screws. There's still gas in the tank.
Then the first parts for the additional instruments arrived.
It will be a small dashboard with switches and instruments. Oil temperature for engine and transmission, as well as a tachometer.
We'll continue on Saturday. My son is here tomorrow and Friday, and we'll be doing some hardcore gardening. I'm looking forward to it...
Best regards, Bernd 61 HD
Good evening, of course we're continuing. First, the garden. The Gipsy Trailer has to be moved. So we have to prepare the new location. Dig holes, fill them with recycled material and compact it. Lay concrete slabs in gravel. Everything has to be level. After two days, it was done.
But work also continued on the truck. First of all, more parts arrived.
I was able to install the starter cable, and the heating hoses were also installed and secured with clamps.
In the meantime, start taping up the door rubber on the driver's side.
Then start pouring in the oil. First the rear axle.
Somehow, I managed to do that. It took a while. Then the one between the gears. It's not easy to get to.
I then constructed something with a small funnel and an angled hose. I will fill it up tomorrow.
Racoons! I didnt realize they were so numerous in Europe
Hi, there are lots of them here in Europe. They reproduce rapidly and have no natural enemies. But they also cause a lot of damage to houses and nature. They are cute, though.
Best regards, Bernd 61 HD
Hello, the oil still needs to be topped up. It can't be done with my design under the cabin. So I've come up with something else.
A pipe as an extension and then the funnel. That worked well. Then the front axle too. To speed things up a bit, the oil was warmed up.
Then I added the transmission oil. I also topped up the power steering fluid.
After that, I topped up the coolant.
I took the opportunity to tidy up a bit and transferred the old coolant from the bucket, which had been sitting around for two years, into a canister. To my delight, I found something.
The missing trim strip. Yay. What a joy.
The joy was short-lived. Coolant is dripping from under the engine. Water is coming out between the water pump and the engine block.
I'll probably remove the front end again tomorrow and take out the water pump. It's annoying, but it has to be done.
Then I did something else. The two broken screws are still in the loading area. Drilling didn't work. So the threaded plate has to come out. The sheet metal tab is welded on with dots. I drilled out one dot and the threaded plate came out.
Then remove the remaining screws in the vise and reinstall the whole thing.
Then welded the spot again and painted it.
Looks like new.
Then I installed the trim strip and the tailgate mount.
Then I adjusted the flap on the storage compartment. With the new rubber, the flap fits very tightly.
Now all that's missing is a decorative strip. It wasn't there from the start.
Hello, so the water pump is leaking. Yesterday morning, I started by removing the front end and dismantling the water pump.
I think that's where the leak is. So I took it apart and cleaned everything.
Everything was cleaned and then degreased with acetone. Then a new seal was fitted with sealant. After that, it was reassembled.
An old radiator hose was attached to the lower connection and a short hose to the upper connection in order to fill the water pump with coolant.
The coolant is in and I'm leaving it for now to test that everything is tight. Then I'll install the front end.
Then I started cleaning the rear window.
However, I stopped working because I still need to get the right cleaning product; mine is used up.
The window guide I ordered has arrived.
The window guide looks good, but unfortunately it's 1-2 mm too narrow on the inside. I now have the link with the correct window guide. I'll order it today.
Best regards, Bernd 61 HD
Hello, today's first look in the workshop, under a truck.
Everything seems to be dry. But I didn't feel like putting it all together today.
I started cleaning the rear window yesterday. So I continued today.
With warm water and cleaner. The glass panes and the rubber seals.
The rubber seals are not porous, they are soft.
Then clean everything with glass cleaner and treat the rubber seals with silicone. Then start putting everything back
I also tried out the new window rubber. That's roughly how it should fit.
What I don't like are the corners.
Maybe I still need to turn it. The other two glass panes will only be installed once the correct pane guide has arrived. It was ordered today.
Spent the rest of the day in the garden. With spectators.
Hello, so today I reassembled the front end. Before that, I fixed the fuel line.
Then reassemble everything.
That was done. Then the battery was installed and connected for the first time. When connecting the ground terminal, I already noticed that the truck was drawing power. So I turned off all the power consumers. To do this, the dashboard has to be complete so that I can turn off the lights. The glove compartment also has to be complete. The light is on.
The lights were mounted at the front and tested.
First of all, lots of light. I had to add cables to the main headlights for the parking lights. The turn signals and windshield wipers are also working. At the end of the day, the roof lighting stopped working. But the old fuses are still in there. I printed out a wiring diagram and will work my way through it.
Good morning, I started working on the carpet yesterday. First up were the cables for the seatbelt. The original ones were too thick for my liking, so I soldered new cables to the connectors. They fit better under the carpet.
Next, the transmission cover. I cleaned everything thoroughly and applied the gasket. I also installed new clamps and screws.
Then the carpet and the trim at the entrance.
Then back to the electrical system. First, I checked the fuse box and replaced the fuse.
Then back to looking for clues. I’ve got another cable here that I don’t know where it goes. It’s a connector with a cable and a screw-on tab. When the ignition is on, it has 12 volts.
are also a few cables left in the engine compartment. I was actually planning to start it up soon, but the signal from the ignition switch isn’t reaching the solenoid switch. There are other issues that still need to be fixed as well. Today I’ll just focus on the electrical system. It already turns over when I bypass the solenoid switch. There’s also a spark at the spark plug.
Hi, so, yesterday I got back to working on the electronics. A few things still aren't clear. I took another close look at the circuit diagrams.
First, the horn was fixed. To do this, the steering wheel was taken apart again.
Next, there are still some cables that need to be connected. This part goes on the carburetor as well. When power is applied, the pin extends about 4 mm. This is how we adjust the idle speed.
Then there was the problem that it wouldn't start. I kept trying until I figured it out. I can start the engine when the gearshift is in neutral. I don't know why that is yet, but I can start it.
Then I connected the fuel can for the test run.
First, the fuel line at the fuel pump was leaking. So I fixed it.
Then the moment arrived. I tried starting it, and it turned over. After about 10 seconds, the engine was running. Yay!
I started it up a few more times and let it run. I turned the distributor and adjusted the idle speed. On Monday, I’ll do the fine-tuning.
