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| I finished the Springtime service of the Dodge today. One by one, all four wheels were removed, along with the brake drums. The shoes, cylinders and drums were inspected for damage and leaks, then cleaned and re-assembled. | |
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| To make it easier to know the position of the brake shoe adjusters, I used a diamond cutting disc to mark the adjusters maximum position. As each drum and wheel was refitted, the adjusters were set to give a little clearance when the wheel turned. After all the wheels were done, the brakes were bled, and the master cylinder linkage adjusted, finishing the three days of servicing. | |
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| April 23rd |
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On Friday 19th, I brought the truck back home
from the farm, its first trip out for six months and a day. It was time for its
Springtime service and also to do some further internal work. With the second
receiver tray being completed last year, I was able to finally fit the
receivers into the truck using their mounts, rather than just sitting them on
the shelves. The first picture to the right shows both receivers bolted down on
their mounts, followed by a close up of the original mount.
The 12 volt gel cell inside the BC-375 transmitter hasn't been holding charge, so it was removed and new power lines fitted through the original plugs I bought last year. |
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| As you can see from the picture below, the inside of the transmitter is pretty gutted. There was just enough room for the soldering iron to reach the back of the power socket to connect the meter and power light wires. Once the three units were fitted, I began to add some more wiring, now that the install is a permanent feature. | |
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Firstly, a ground cable was fitted to the
receiver's push fasten terminals, and next came an aerial wire. As yet, I
don't know what the real aerial cable looked like, so this will have to do
for now.
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| Aluminium cable clips were made and all the wires fastened down. | |
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| The second plug into the transmitter had some additional wires added to it, meaning there's a good bundle vanishing off behind the unit. All that remains is an aerial wire to fit into the third plug in the transmitter. While the unit is a close fit to the back wall of the truck, the gap is still visible, so I needed something in there. The wires are all bound with cotton every few inches, copied from the internal wiring of the transmitter. | |
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So this is how it stands right now. It's not
looking significantly different to before, but it will make transport and set
up more simple at shows this year.
There's still lots more to do however. I still need a right side, top and rear panel for the transmitter, there's the anemometer head still to make, one, possibly two navigators style chairs to make which are also collapsible to make more space during transport. |
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