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OMG, Rob ... my "Grey Motor Head Overhaul" thread has turned into a "Stromberg Frankenstein Carby" thread.

I owe you big time for what you've done for me here.

Hi Rob
Pretty sure I have both a NOS accelerator pump and float needle & seat.
I'll pop them in the post down to you tomorrow.
Cheers
Steve
**EDIT: Goods on the way. 1 x Accelerator pump and 2 x needles & seats to choose from. **

Hi Rob
Just got back from my 3 weeks away in the UK.
Have just read your updates on my carby saga .... some incredible work there, Sir. It's WAY beyond my capabilities, so I am very appreciative of your efforts to restore it back to functional.
I'll give you a call tomorrow (Sunday) and have a ...

Thanks Harv

That's a really great explanation of the very low end fuel delivery. I'll definitely clean those transfer holes out.

So for yours and especially Rob's info ... I swapped out the carbs today while Bathurst played in the background, and got some great initial results.

First start very ...

Thanks for the visit and your expertise, Rob.

It's a real bonus to hear that the various symptoms didn't amount to my erroneous guess of a head gasket issue. Phew ....

I concur that the carby is most likely the issue producing that very odd miss. I''ll throw your spare carby on asap and report ...

Preslite 2-speed Motor fitted and working with original switch.

Test video -->. https://www.flickr.com/photos/193523216 ... 86n9K13z5W

Just missing a 2nd speed and wiper parking ... but that will come with a 2 speed switch.

Thanks Errol & Stephen

Thanks Stephen ... I appreciate that schematic. Its very helpful and pretty accurate after a closer inspection of the motor terminals ... being Battery, Switch 1 and Switch 2 (see photo below)

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Errol ... thanks for the fitment confirmation. Good to know it's a ...

Thanks Errol

Sorry for the delay ... was cleaning/painting the new unit.

As requested, here are a couple of photo's of the mounting side.
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Does it look like the OE unit ? Any tips on "how to" for the mechanical swap would be very ...

Hey Guys

I've picked up a 2 speed Preslite wiper motor (tested and working) .... I'm keen to swap out the original single speed job.

I have researched how to swap them over ... can't seem to find anything about swapping the motor itself. Lots of info on the Commodore wiper motor upgrade ... but ...

Thanks for the responses, Guys.

Im actually already running finned drums on the front (not the originals) .. but saw another set for sale.

Could have swore that I had tried new EH drums some years back on the stock EK set up ... but seem to remember that they binded once the rims were tighten up ...

Hey Guys and Gals

A few questions re brake drums.

- Whats the dimensions of stock brake drums ? Either the diameter of the inner drum lining OR the drum wall measurement. Obviously trying to understand how much material is on new drums.

- Any detail on what the limits of machining are ... ie ...

Plenty for me to look at there, Rob ... I really appreciate the in depth response and info.

I'll do some diagnostics and report back.

Steve

Hey Guys

I need to pop the head off my motor at some stage to deal with some bad juju ...

- Coffee coloured foam in the cooling system (mainly seen on the radiator cap). Photo attached. There appears to no water in the engine oil .. even after the run down and back to Temora.
- Loosing ...

Cheers Harv ....

And thanks, Rob ... you've given me plenty of things to check and I'll let you know how I go with them.

Steve

Hi Guys

Can someone explain the difference between Bosch distributor U-VJU6BR50 (GMH 7417802) ... and U-VJU6BR54 ?

My EK has a nasty ignition miss that new plugs, points, leads, cap, button, condenser, coil etc hasn't resolved ... so looking at a dizzy swap.

Mine is a BR50 ... but checking that a ...