there you go mate its the vaccume for the brakesQuote:
Originally Posted by mechlou
thanks to nissannewby
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there you go mate its the vaccume for the brakesQuote:
Originally Posted by mechlou
thanks to nissannewby
Yeah its for you whole vacuum system so your clutch and that as well. It just makes it easier on your vacuum system.
I was wondering where the clutch one was that explains it
great thread, good job with the resto
where would we be without the 'newby'. For a youngun, he sure knows his stuff - hey :)Quote:
Originally Posted by roofy
Thanks, so what your GQ story and where do we find it?Quote:
Originally Posted by TJH
Thelma is not well. Been loosing power at the top end for the past few trips, she is out of wind before we reach the top of an incline and hills are third gear crawls. Changed oil and air, fuel and oil filters. Improved but 'Houston we have a problem'. Booked into see her doc today and will try and resolve whats up.
Good luck mate - hope its not the injector pump!
have a look at the i/cooler hoses clamps might be loose or hoses might be splitQuote:
Originally Posted by Mechlou
Thanks guys for your concern. Decided to go with a fuel cleaner on Monday, just did 2,000 kms and no change to condition. Will leave her with her trusted 'godfather' and see what he can find. He wants to start at the fuel pump in the tank (if she has one) and work forward, taking a look at hoses and lines as he goes. Also changing seals around the injectors (possible source of oil leak) while he has the bonnet up. Will keep you posted.
Thought that might be the issue and I cleaned the i/cooler last week and checked it for said issues. All good. Nothing obvious. It's a matter of elimination ATM. Still open to everyones thoughts though.Quote:
Originally Posted by roofy
Has Thelma been to the doctor yet? If so what did the prescribe?
It was the MAF sensor all along. When it was cleaned the first time there was no change in her condition. They swapped it and still no change. So they focused on the computer, changed it and still no change. So for sh1ts and giggles they put another new MAF sensor in and bingo, she goes like a new one.Quote:
Originally Posted by nissannewby
One for the lesson book. If it looks, feels, tastes, smells like a MAF sensor issue, it probably is. Those little beggars are sooo sensitive they can give up the ghost in the packet.
Took her for a drive and she purrs like a troll should. Off to work again monday, Nerang to Boggabri - twice. Should keep us busy for about three days.
And FYI, Mechlou is now Oversize. Thanks to Andy for helping me loose a piece of history.
The seat covers I wanted just were not available so I made them.
And the pic of the interior from the back shows my boudoir. It's cosy.
Thelma's stuff is stowed under the bunk from the passenger side door, my food is in a box behind the passenger seat and in the fridge. My clothes are in a basket under the fridge. Extra food and cookware in under the bunk and accessible from the rear. The ironwoman awning on the top shades the rear so I can park, open the rear doors to the breeze, put up my shade, drag out the chair a stubby and cooler and watch everyone else 'play' with their camping arrangements. Its awesome on a headland with a good book... or just watching the beach life...
That looks very well thought out mate well done
Nicely done.
Reminds me of the old Kombi I had, not quite as well kitted out as Thelma though.
Really nice looking bit of kit. A job well done I would say. Glad you found the issue and it wasn't the injector pump.
Thanks, she is still a work in progress but I am happy with her, and I too am glad it was only the MAF, even if it was a b1tch to resolve.Quote:
Originally Posted by scotty83
Did an interview with the Toowoomba Chronicle yesterday. They are doing a story on Thelma and Louise... how we got started...
Great stuff!
That wont be known til its published. Not much trust in reporters however the interview was at the request of the organisation that helped get me going... could hardly say no.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lonicus
Hopefully all will be good.
Also hope you didn't get caught in that hail Toowoomba had yesterday. Have some friends up there and they showed pics of some good sized ice cubes.
Only got to page 6, seems you do as many K's as Big Fella he's all over the place.
As for your globes Blowing you may find you have dodgy earths, remove any you can see and clean them up
Should help prevent further problems. I'm going back to page 6 LOL
Spray /clean the MAF sensor, squirt heaps on it DO NOT TOUCH ,allow to dry completely and reinstall'
Rear hose on I/C has a bad habit of popping off too.
well lou seems like thelma is moving along well and the publicity should be good for business, keepup the progress. She looks well thought out for what you are doing.
Nope. Woke up in Dubbo yesterday, home by midday...Quote:
Originally Posted by Lonicus
I don't need the publicity, got more work than I can physically do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stropp
As for Thelma, now she has sorted her sh1t out, she is great.
Working on a new sign frame over christmas, push button job so I don't have to get out in the heat or rain to lift the lid. Then off to Townsville, camping with my son. He bought another dirtbike and he cant ride them both at once so I have to try them out. Should be fun.
maybe you need to buy another troll and employ someone to drive for you, you never know you may end up with a fleet of thelma's :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Oversize
A copy of the story. Not quite all the facts but near enough.
Yea/NO! I do this for me, not interested in the stress of staff! Been there done that, don't plan to do it again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stropp
Selfish and proud of it :)
Nice story Lou,
I love it when people reinvent themselves.
I hope all is good with Thelma
Regards
Mark
G'day Oversize,Quote:
Originally Posted by Oversize
I am sorry for taking so long to finally get around to read your thread! Great newspaper article by the way.
Fantastic job on your rebuild and the constant evolution of Thelma!
PS, all the best for Christmas and have a safe and prosperous new year!
Regards,
RLI
Great write-up!
Great story mate and a top picture to go with it....Fiona says hello as well!
Well the story was published in the local rag but I haven't seen it. All the locals keep telling me about it. And now I have a partner I have to eat my words, he was a police escort in Kiwi land so I have bought back the family rolux and shall be putting a second vehicle in my fleet. He rides a Honda R7 (Casey Stoner special) and we have been giving the leathers a workout - awesome sh1t!
And now Thelma has a shed mate and we can't find things so we assume they have been playing up while we were ... It's all good :) Someone suggested we should keep an eye on the feeler gauges but my partner assures me they are with the torque wrench hohoho...
Good for you mate
Hi Fiona, how's the referee doing, looking forward to the end of school holidays?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nisshead
Escorted a D10 from Chinchilla to Kenya Station on the Tara Road. Have you ever seen a low loader with 10cm of clearance going through washouts, gullies and dirt tracks... was an interesting trip...
And Thelma is doing great, just changed the windscreen wipers, tightened a terminal on the starter motor... coming up on 80,000 kms. All good.
You get to go to all the classy places!!! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Oversize
Good to hear Thelma is soldiering on ...
Just tap it in ... taaapp it in ....