1300 Coupes

[Neil-yaj396]

 
The Handbrake is a bigger deal, as it needs a refurb of the calipers.  My mobile mech dude Roy will take them home and spiff them up after his next visit, but I want at least one working Lancia, so that can wait until Roy has located the wiring fault in my Volumex's fuel pump electrics .    Hill starts with a dodgy handbrake are eased by the presence of a hand throttle.

Shouldn't be the calipers, they were rebuilt by BigRed less than 18 months ago, unless one has shed a locating lug, in which case it will be scrap. That was the reason I had the refurbed calipers fitted, the saga is on here somewhere!

[HFStuart]

Shown below is what happened to the water pump pulley wheel on the M40 the other week. Fooka dook, it exploded!    There was a right crash bang wallop when it happened,and I had to limp home minus water pump and alternator.  New pulley wheel fitted today, along with new alternator/water pump belt, and head gasket tested and found to be unborked.   Compression good on all cylinders.
 

Christ on a bike  - I've never seen that before. Flywheels yes but water pump pulleys?? You're a lucky boy it didn't take the cambelt out.

[GerardJPC]

The wreckage is pretty spectacular, and I am glad indeed that further damage didn't happen.  Thanks to Peter for a good replacement part. 

As for the handbrake, it's not the calipers themselves but wedges.  The cable is unbroken and moving but the handbrake is totally ineffective.   Roy says that he has seen the same thing on the Matra Murena that has a similar set up and he knows how to fix it, but wants to take the calipers off to do this.

[rossocorsa]

Very strange pulley failure I thought that the water pump pulley was pressed steel so can't imagine why that happened

[Neil-yaj396]

The wreckage is pretty spectacular, and I am glad indeed that further damage didn't happen.  Thanks to Peter for a good replacement part. 

As for the handbrake, it's not the calipers themselves but wedges.  The cable is unbroken and moving but the handbrake is totally ineffective.   Roy says that he has seen the same thing on the Matra Murena that has a similar set up and he knows how to fix it, but wants to take the calipers off to do this.

If it's anything major relating to the re-furb the BigRed invoice should be within the car history file if you've got it. The offside caliper was only fitted last September. The term 'wedges' doesn't mean anything to me?

[rossocorsa]

If the normal brakes work ok I wouldn't think it is anything to do with the calliper slides most likely the self adjustment is out of setting, may not work but worth trying, slack off the handbrake cable then brake heavily a few time in reverse then same forwards, readjust cable and see if it has improved. It s very important that the cable is not over adjusted it should always leave a little free play the actual adjustment is made automatically inside the calliper

[Neil-yaj396]

The 'new' 1300 was pressed into service as Elena's 'Prom Car'. Didn't get a picture, but it looked so tasteful driving up to the venue drop off compared to the bright yellow Ferrari and a Bentley Continental behind it. The 1977 Rolls Royce behind that was a nice touch though.

[GerardJPC]

Very strange pulley failure I thought that the water pump pulley was pressed steel so can't imagine why that happened

I hypothesise that one or more of the three bolts fell out or sheared off, and the uneven stresses as the wheel rotated ripped the middle of it out.   

[GerardJPC]

I was at my desk trying to get a document out to meet a hard deadline as Roy chattered about the handbrake with me going "yes, Roy, sorry, I'm mega busy", so I have only a very garbled version of what is wrong, but he is the most expert mechanic that  I have ever met in 25 years of running classic cars so whatever it is his diagnosis is more likely than not to be correct.  I will tell you when I next see Roy what he says the problem is. 

Now, all you strict originalists LOOK AWAY NOW. I am trying out a series one grille, because because.

[Neil-yaj396]

No, I like that one, big improvement on that awful facelift grille and classier than the original. Might even get one myself!

[rossocorsa]

Needs the chrome type headlight surrounds to look really proper but that is definitely the best coupe grille by far, looks a lot better than the wart on wheels next to it.

[rossocorsa]

Very strange pulley failure I thought that the water pump pulley was pressed steel so can't imagine why that happened

I hypothesise that one or more of the three bolts fell out or sheared off, and the uneven stresses as the wheel rotated ripped the middle of it out.   

Possible makes me wonder if it's had a water pump bearing collapse does the current one feel ok?

[Neil-yaj396]

Very strange pulley failure I thought that the water pump pulley was pressed steel so can't imagine why that happened

I hypothesise that one or more of the three bolts fell out or sheared off, and the uneven stresses as the wheel rotated ripped the middle of it out.   

Possible makes me wonder if it's had a water pump bearing collapse does the current one feel ok?

Definitely related to my previous problem with loose bolts I think. The pump had 10,000 miles tops on it (December 2009), so it would be disappointing if the bearing had gone.

[GerardJPC]

First test of the YAJmobile in the wet, with new tyres.  Goes great! 

Grippy trippy, doesn't flippy, leaky window, carpets drippy.

[GerardJPC]

Water pump checked and appears to be fine.

[GerardJPC]

Now do you get the NooKoop so shinaaaaay, Neil?  I hope that your daughter had fun at her school do.

[GerardJPC]

A better view of the new (old) grille -

[Neil-yaj396]

Now do you get the NooKoop so shinaaaaay, Neil?  I hope that your daughter had fun at her school do.

Just a wash and some of that spray on wipe off wax. Always looks brilliant from four steps back or in photos. In the flesh Mark's 'Chocolate Lime' is a far smarter car, but photos really don't do it justice.

[GerardJPC]

Betacommuting, with mahoosive moderns and their rubbish parking -

[Neil-yaj396]

Cheers!  Is yours the amaretto brown 1300?

I think Cheeky's 1300 is metallic blue. That brown one was for sale online for ages. Not sure where it ended up. A LMC member thinks he saw a gold pre-facelift 1300 in Manchester two weeks ago. If he did I think that would account for all the roadworthy cars in the UK.

There was a brown 1300 Coupe at the LMC National Weekend (YEG738T - Series 2 facelift). Unfortunately I didn't go because of the Tour de France. However that now accounts for four; YAJ, FNC, Cheeky's and the one above. Unless we find the mythical gold one YAJ remains the only pre-facelift on the road.