r1lark wrote:Traveled to where my Patrol is stored (90 minutes away). Pulled the distributor and ignition wires to take home and inspect/lube the distributor (hoping the vacuum advance is still good) and see if I can replace the spark plug cables (am keeping the water protect equipment including spark plugs). Taped over the distributor hole. Pulled the oil filter to change it out, and yuck it was terrible. Ended up pulling the oil filter base off the engine to clean it. Put it back on, cleaned the rest of the filter pieces, and reassembled with a new Wix filter. Pulled the spark plugs and put more Marvel Mystery oil in the cylinders, and then put in some temporary plugs to seal up the holes. Brought the water protect plugs home to see if I can clean them up and use them for the initial startup, instead of using the new plugs. Drained the oil, thank goodness it didn't look terrible; no evidence of water.
Next trip will be put the new oil in, prime the oil system and slowly turn the engine over with the handcrank while developing oil pressure. And then put the distributor back in, as long as I don't have to send off the vacuum advance to be rebuilt.
Interesting thing I noticed is that the coil must have been changed in the past, it doesn't have provisions for the water protect-type connection.
plateaucal wrote:I had some issues with my water protect distributor advance unit. Though the diaphragm held air, it wouldn't move. Since the plunger is brass and the case is cast aluminum I think, I surmised it was corrosion. I soaked the end with the plunger in vinegar for a while to free it up. Just a tip, just in case.
mr muck wrote:no work this week,but in recent weeks i got a couple of jobs crossed off the list,first was the pto winch,winch has never worked as i could not get the shafts past the v8's starter + exhaust,took the 60 to the shop + had the exhaust re-run,then cut + shut the shafts to the required length,next was to fit my arb deluxe v bar,found this attached to alandcruiser tray back up the local scrap metal yard,swapped the bar for a slab of vic had to cut a couple of rust spots out,a coat of paint + it looks a million bucks,will put up some pics later
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