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I got the adjusters apart, just need to clean, polish, and de-bur the moving parts. Should I use some sort of lithium grease or other lubricant so that they don't freeze up again?
Thanks,
Re: Today's Progress
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 5:53 am
by notoptoy
Yes, a good brake rated grease is fine. I used white lithium. Make sure to be sparing, you don’t want any drips or runoff to contaminate the brake shoes.
Re: Today's Progress
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 9:46 pm
by bossbob
Rear brakes are completely rebuilt, everything seems to be working awesome. Figure I'll change the diff oil while I'm under there. Are there any other lube points I should address while I have the rear on jack stands. How about the E-brake mechanics under the car?
Re: Today's Progress
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:39 am
by Lorna c
Breaks ? The car has breaks ? haha I think I have one that works regularly . For real . Pulls to right sometimes and I don't think I have back breaks at all ... Wow not good huh.. :-/ works great though .. but sounds terrible out loud .. I'd better get on that .
Re: Today's Progress
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 12:05 pm
by bossbob
Working on the front brakes do I need to separate the rotor/hub to have it machined or leave it as 1 piece?
The pads come right out the top of the caliper after removing the keeper correct?
What else should I do while I have it apart?
Re: Today's Progress
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 5:55 pm
by bossbob
Well, I finally got it driving, still have some fine tuning to do, doesn't seem like it's all there yet.
Brakes still a little mushy,
Clutch needs a little adjusting,
Forgot what a go cart feels like,
Forgot what 96 HP feels like,
Doors are over rated,
Cooling issues, tried to burb it today as Notoptoy described, I was able to add more coolant to the system, but the bottom hose has been replaced, it has a small hose off the radiator into a metal tube and then a flex hose to the water pump, nothing like I see on the vendor website replacement hoses. So, I am unable to squeeze the bottom hose to burp it. I can squeeze the top hose and all I hear is coolant, I don't hear any air. Can there be an air pocket down below. It's still running 200+ or so. https://postimg.cc/nXKFfG2D
Thanks again for all the help.
Re: Today's Progress
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 1:45 pm
by Lorna c
bossbob wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 5:55 pm
Well, I finally got it driving, still have some fine tuning to do, doesn't seem like it's all there yet.
Brakes still a little mushy,
Clutch needs a little adjusting,
Forgot what a go cart feels like,
Forgot what 96 HP feels like,
Doors are over rated,
Cooling issues, tried to burb it today as Notoptoy described, I was able to add more coolant to the system, but the bottom hose has been replaced, it has a small hose off the radiator into a metal tube and then a flex hose to the water pump, nothing like I see on the vendor website replacement hoses. So, I am unable to squeeze the bottom hose to burp it. I can squeeze the top hose and all I hear is coolant, I don't hear any air. Can there be an air pocket down below. It's still running 200+ or so. https://postimg.cc/nXKFfG2D
Thanks again for all the help.
I was told to park it on a hill / ramp then turn on your hearter . that gets it moving if you can't squeeze that left hose .. see if that works for you . it did me .. good luck and have fun ..
Re: Today's Progress
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 1:46 pm
by Lorna c
heater not hearter
Re: Today's Progress
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 2:02 pm
by 2mAn
bossbob wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 5:55 pm
Well, I finally got it driving, still have some fine tuning to do, doesn't seem like it's all there yet.
Doors are over rated
Thats great news, but watching you drive that thing with no door had me laughing so hard
Re: Today's Progress
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 6:45 pm
by ACote
Mushy brakes could be just another good bleeding. If it is mushy/no resistance for a few inches then hard the rear brakes need to be adjusted closer to the drum as you can feel that travel before they contact and firm up. I also enjoyed seeing your first drive! Lol.
Re: Today's Progress
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:56 pm
by Linda
I was wondering how your neighbors were reacting lol
Linda
Re: Today's Progress
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 12:32 pm
by bossbob
Still having temp issues, I have tried to burp it, should I just drain it and start over. Here is a pic of the bottom hose, you can kind of see the metal tube, there is about an inch of hose between it and the radiator, the upper portion of flex hose is hard as a rock, so makes it hard to squeeze and get a good burp out of it.
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I bought a new Unysin Carb tool to start fine tuning and thought I should squirt these two spots and check for vacuum leaks, Of course the leaks are huge. What goes here, I guess I can't tune the carbs until this is corrected. PO used some wood dowels. I
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Started stripping and polishing the wheels until I get the above figured out.
Before
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After
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Not perfect, but much nicer........
Re: Today's Progress
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 4:02 pm
by JT68
Wood dowels LOL...sins of the PO thread! If it is an original radiator, chances are it needs service/re-coring. The metal pipe is a kludge. People spend all kinds of time chasing other suggestions and it is almost always the radiator itself if overheating - these cooling systems are extremely simple, but they won't cool if the radiator is plugged up.
Also keep in mind if you seriously overheat it you will have much bigger problems on the horizon.
Re: Today's Progress
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 4:17 pm
by mraitch
Re burping etc. cooling system.
I have found that filling overflow tank 1/2 way and filling main system as much as possible and then running the car with the thermostat tower cap on, and the overflow cap off will force a lot of the air out.
I just have filled, ran, turned off, burped, repeat with no problem.
You could also 'restart' with as empty a system as possible, and then note how much coolant you have put in vs. the listed capacity.
As JT noted (implicitly) if the condition of the radiator is unknown, then you are likely to get dizzy from chasing your heating tail.
Worth pullling (if heating/cooling is a problem) and getting it checked out.
With ANY old car, explicit knowledge of component functionality/age/mileage is one of the best things you can know!
Re: Today's Progress
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 10:56 pm
by bossbob
"The metal pipe is a kludge."
What does that mean?
Also, can't find that anything goes into the manifolds where the wood dowels are, can I just use some brass plugs, and if so, what is the the thread size?
