Hello Friends,
I continue to work on the bits that I have removed from the TD's
engine. I'd go ahead and pull it from the car but part of my engine
stand is still attached to my friends Lotus-Ford TwinCam - and he's in
Europe for another week or so. Ergo, I work on the things that are
easy to take off and refurbish.
Today, I stripped the paint - again, at least two layers - from the
lifter box cover and vent pipe. And although I did not take a
picture of the pipe and clamp, they too are refinished. Here's a look
at the cover.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130726_095210.jpg
In between cleaning, primering, painting and snapping pictures, I
disassembled the generator. The brushes are in great shape, being
16mm or so long! Springs behind brushes feel strong too. The
commutator cleaned up with a gentle wipe with ScotchBrite, showing no
wear at all, and all the shafts and bushings look and feel undamaged.
So after degreasing and stripping away the old flaky paint, I primered
and painted these parts too. Here they are drying on my paint stand
(a.k.a. garbage can covered with an old shower curtain).
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130726_120732.jpg
After cleaning up the tachometer gear reducer, I decided not to paint
it. I suspect that it was originally left bare metal. I'll give it a
good blast of lubricant and install it, as is. Here's how it looks
now.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130726_120745.jpg
So, I'm back inside cooling off and drinking copious quantities of
water. I expect to assemble the generator and give it a bench test,
later this afternoon. I'll then put some of these reconditioned parts
away safely, then call it a day.
Tomorrow? Perhaps the starter.
-rick
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