Pulled a Homer.

[wedge40]

Oh.. I put a new regulator on and everything works fine now. I guess I need to start looking at the simple things first from now on.

Wedge

 

[dbdartman]

I'll admit to a "Homer" I pulled 3-4 weeks ago. Doing a 4bbl intake/carb & header installation on my bro's 86 AMC Eagle wagon (258" 6-cyl). Most of the "hard" work was done & one of the last tasks was to make up fuel lines from the filter to the bowls of the Holley carb. Carefully measured, cut, & bent the lines. Started adding fittings & making the double-flares. Wouldn't you know it (if you've done double flares, I'm sure you now see this coming),I get to the last flare on the shortest piece of line, make the flare, THEN discover I didn't put the fitting on the line first. DOH!!!! First time I've made that mistake in lots of years (maybe 10?).

 

[woodchuckie]

I topped off my brake fluid resovior once before a trip from central Alabama to Disney World. Oh and I topped it off with Automatic transmission fluid. We made the trip fine and parked in the carport when we got back late that night. The next morning when I went to drive the car, the front wheels wouldn't turn. I was finaly able to drive the 6 miles to a repair shop. Had to replace the calipers as all the rubber had turned to mush. Brake fluid is not the same as atf.

I also had to dig out my metal detector from a load of dirt when I forgot it was in the fel.

 

[Soundguy]

Oh.. I put a new regulator on and everything works fine now. I guess I need to start looking at the simple things first from now on.

Wedge

At least you have a charging system now.

soundguy

 

[Egon]

At least you have a charging system now.

With Lucas?????

 

[Soundguy]

With Lucas?????

Lucas, the prince of darkness.

Actually.. the gennies are reasonable well built devices.. the regulators on the other hand are a tad crummy.

Compair a lucas reg for their genny = 25$.. a ford reg for a ford genny = 40$.

Just about any time I repalce a lucas 12v reg for one of their B circuit jobs.. I usually pay 25$ and get a 12v ford reg for a diesel 01 series tractor. Cost more.. lasts longer.. near same specs.. except the lucas reg is charge limited to 20a.. and the ford reg is charge limited to 25A.. and you really don't want to suck 25A out of the lucas genny.. so if you do that reg swap.. watch you total wattage loads and keep them at 240W or less..

soundguy

 

[wedge40]

With Lucas?????

I ordered from YT and if Lucus is in China then it could be from Lucus, but I really dont think that's the case.

It works and thats the important thing.

Wedge

 

[Soundguy]

Lucas regs work.. usually.. sometimes.. but i don't find them to be as reliable as ford regs, in the long run.

I see lots of ford tractors from the 50's with original or vintage regs... I see lots of later lucas equipped fords with replaced regs... that's very telling.

soundguy

 

[nate_m]

The rototiller tends to dig a lot deeper when you put the kick stand up.