BJ74 Restoration and LHD Conversion has begun! (8 Viewers)

[cruiserdan]

There you go...Wayne to the rescue.

 

[Shes Mad]

still 24V?
if so, i have one here...

Let me know how much you want for the starter.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Are you in an area that is being adversely effected by the flooding?

 

[Shes Mad]

Are you in an area that is being adversely effected by the flooding?

Not personally. However the Minnesota river is 5 miles south of me. With 3 main bridges closed, my trip to cross the river went from 5 miles to 40.

No going south for a while

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Not personally. However the Minnesota river is 5 miles south of me. With 3 main bridges closed, my trip to cross the river went from 5 miles to 40.

No going south for a while

Glad to hear that a snorkel is not required equipment.

 

[crushers]

take a pic of your starter and part number to confirm clocking of the face.
thanks

 

[Shes Mad]

take a pic of your starter and part number to confirm clocking of the face.
thanks

I'll get tha on Monday

 

[Shes Mad]

I received my starter. From right here in Minneapolis (and Ontario, CA). Works great!!!

http://www.dixie-electric.com/catalogue/unit.asp?Num_Dix=246-25226

Got the last one they had in the US. They have 5 in Canada, but they would ship from the US to US customers $300 NEW, not rebuilt

 

[cruiserdan]

That's a great find.

 

[Shes Mad]

Well I took the 74 on a 200 mile round trip this morning to go pick up a trailer. POURING RAIN the whole time!

Cruiser performed very well. Fought a 30MPH headwind + rain on the way back pulling the trailer, so it was working pretty hard. Temp only got up to the 9:00 position (usually at 8clock) and it was running 10-12 boost constantly, with 1000 EGT. So it was working!

Of course there is a downside. Significant water leakage in both footwells on the outsides by the kick panels. I assume it is somehow getting by the windshield seal.

Anybody take the windshield frame out without removing the top? I assume it will fold to the inside if I take the hinges and all the bolts out. Just don't want to start and realize the top has to be lifted

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Well I took the 74 on a 200 mile round trip this morning to go pick up a trailer. POURING RAIN the whole time!

Cruiser performed very well. Fought a 30MPH headwind + rain on the way back pulling the trailer, so it was working pretty hard. Temp only got up to the 9:00 position (usually at 8clock) and it was running 10-12 boost constantly, with 1000 EGT. So it was working!

Of course there is a downside. Significant water leakage in both footwells on the outsides by the kick panels. I assume it is somehow getting by the windshield seal.

Anybody take the windshield frame out without removing the top? I assume it will fold to the inside if I take the hinges and all the bolts out. Just don't want to start and realize the top has to e lifted

Are you sure the leak isn't originating in the gap where the windshield folds forward?

 

[Gun Runner 5]

This gap leaked on my HJ75 however a bead of high quality silicone corrected the issue.

 

[cruiserdan]

Looks like a run in the middle. You should re-apply it.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Looks like a run in the middle. You should re-apply it.

I haven't been able to stay within the lines since the 3rd grade and the 3rd grade was the best three years of my life.

 

[Shes Mad]

I am thinking that is where it is leaking, probably running to the ends, and inside

 

[cruiserdan]

Did you replace that gasket?

 

[Shes Mad]

Did you replace that gasket?

I did not. Thought the original looked pretty good. Maybe I was wrong

 

[cruiserdan]

Do you have any photos of the top edge of the cowl and the bottom of the winshield frame? Those may help in deciding the likelyhood of that seam being the source.....

 

[cruiserdan]

You could run a strip of 2 inch masking tape all the way along that seam and spray it down to see if the water is still comming in.

 

[Shes Mad]

Do you have any photos of the top edge of the cowl and the bottom of the winshield frame? Those may help in deciding the likelyhood of that seam being the source.....

I looked, and I do not. I am going to try the tape test