tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34058201704901805452024-02-02T11:23:07.234-08:00Morris JBThe restoration and driving of a 1958 Morris JB van - Victoria, Australia Registration: XZL 139Paul Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18387029572065571798noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405820170490180545.post-61024580003188653782015-01-21T23:03:00.001-08:002015-01-21T23:03:51.944-08:00Glass!<p>Damnation... the glad spontaneously cracked overnight.</p>
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<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/83207380" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/83207380">Husk film trailer</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2510922">Paul Howell</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p></div>Paul Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18387029572065571798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405820170490180545.post-54106809832217258742013-12-06T14:38:00.001-08:002013-12-06T14:38:08.043-08:00Goodbye Jag...<p>I'm keeping the van... but my matching Jaguar is going to Sydney with Peter, her new owner. Hope she makes the 800+ km trip OK.</p>
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The van is being used in a film...<br />
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<a href="http://boganfairyland.blogspot.com.au/">http://boganfairyland.blogspot.com.au/</a><br />
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The film is a puppet style stop motion short. The van is doing a great job, shooting at night in the middle of Melbourne, Australia. <br />
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Paul Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18387029572065571798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405820170490180545.post-32654703587913208262013-09-15T20:08:00.002-07:002013-09-15T20:08:33.220-07:00Little update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have installed a new choke cable and electric fan to keep the girl cool in traffic. <br />
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Otherwise, she is a joy to drive and own.<br />
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Paul Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18387029572065571798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405820170490180545.post-47019705604729734182012-11-25T21:12:00.002-08:002012-11-25T21:12:54.660-08:00Austin 101 in Moorooduc<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I noticed this on Ebay today...not all that far from me. Good luck! <br />
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UP FOR AUCTION<br /><a href="http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AUSTIN-MORRIS-COMMERCIAL-50S-BAKERS-VAN-/130805265488?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item1e7499f450">AUSTIN BAKERS VAN MID 50S ??</a><br />MISSING ONE BACK DOOR<br />OTHERWISE COMPLETE<br />DONT KNOW MECHANICAL CONDITION<br />EXSTENSIVE RUST<br />COME AND SEE<br />ONE SOLD LAST WEEK FOR 1850 DOLLARS<br />A LOT WORSE THAN THIS<br />ONE AT BRIGHT ROD RUN WAS ON L3OO CHASSIS RUNNING 350 CHEV<br />COOL RAT LOOK<br />VERY RARE NOW<br />YOU BID TO BUY<br />THERE IS A RESERVE<br />PICK UP IS MOOROODUC<br />CASH ONLY <br />NO PAYPAL</div>
Paul Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18387029572065571798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405820170490180545.post-67348972635170757062012-11-18T01:12:00.001-08:002012-11-18T01:33:15.734-08:00J / JB Fleet...<div><p>I took the Van along to Sandown Racecourse today for the Historic Commercial vehicle display. Lots of other vans showed up. A rag tag lot but full of personality.  Interesting other vehicles were a Scamell, steam powered truck, little fruit and veg mover from Queen Vic market, Commer van (one owner) and a variety of WW2 trucks. Fun and interesting...</p>
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John and Annette Brook-Smith dropped in with their lovely van. We met up with an Austin Health bug-eye in a local reserve. A nice collection, related and all from 1958-59.<br />
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Paul Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18387029572065571798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405820170490180545.post-25041788140680386102012-10-27T19:47:00.001-07:002012-10-27T19:47:26.744-07:002 j vans<div><p>Nick Fuller and I have just met up at Patterson lakes primary school fete...</p>
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<p>That's my rant for the day.</p>
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'I spent me child'ood loike dis!'<br />
He went on to recount the bakery vans up in Cheltenham (Melbourne suburb) and how the fleet of 30 JB's were sold of one by one for 50 dollars.<br />
I really must take a voice recorder with me so I can collect these stories, the vans do seem to elicit a lot of emotion in people. <br />
Simian, mainly.<br />
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She is back on the road now, which is great. <br />
Well, next to the road.<br />
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<img height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCXJyFb0pvcZ2LpXN3x4Gtn908zZ3kkpEJqlSafSDM2EOosFppcTcjqsb2KO_lH0Gk8GZVPMEEAuQer4vyGie-_NGTbJ1SVrLxeWZfLLO4jANyED574vBbPJx_zeQHsD4URIblEmk5QTb/" width="400" /></div></div>Paul Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18387029572065571798noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405820170490180545.post-27565435777137910822011-11-18T02:04:00.001-08:002011-11-20T15:53:26.333-08:00Welch plug installed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div>Well, it was faster than taking the engine out. I am pleased I had two sent over. I stuffed the first one by burring the large nut stamping on the outer part of the plug face. Hope none of them leak. Now to put it back together.<br />
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<img height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzGVZZiKKcJeNIi7jHXJ31vektx6YX5zch-VKvieDRkBx-qA27g3tuIFD2FmzLSTKPAbfmuafasGDi6Nb9O-RVQay0pEDvYlodWWcFx157DJvq4A-pyuvHB6UzcnxOCcw0b0re3aUfMlh/" width="240" /></div></div>Paul Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18387029572065571798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405820170490180545.post-78292737747107755872011-11-18T01:19:00.001-08:002011-11-20T16:04:37.334-08:00New welch plug<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div>There was not enogh room to swing a cat to hammer home the new front welch plug. I found a nifty US invention for this problem. You simply use the one with a nut and tighten it up. Saves removing the engine and is under $10. Found on amazon usa. <br />
<span lang="EN-AU">It is called a:<br />
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Dorman Expansion Plug. Part number: 568-010</span><br />
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I better find a replacment, perhaps I will do them all at the same time...<br />
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To remove the old plug I drilled a hole in it then levered it out with a punch. <br />
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Very easy job. Thanks to the Austin 7 page for the info:<br />
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Just for fun I used the crank handle to start her up. I can strike that off the list of 100 things to do before I die.<br>
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The block is not so flat (see the streak of light under the rule close to where the gasket blew). </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Hmmm.. not good! Do I want to take the engine out to get it machined? Not really!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">UPDATE: I measured the gap, it was under .002 of an inch, which is in the tolerance range, so I will just clean up the block and try again. The chaps down at the head joint will clean up the head. They kindly told me that I had put the gasket in upside down last time... Copper side UP is the correct way. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">They also suggested the spray hylomar gasket prep. on both sides of the gasket before fitting. Also to countersink the stud holes. </div>Paul Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18387029572065571798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405820170490180545.post-14769481071710241772011-07-16T00:32:00.000-07:002011-07-16T00:33:08.608-07:00Head removed...gasket is gone.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, I took the head off, and the result was as predicted, a blown gasket between 2 and 3 cylinders. Why?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Noting some online advice about MG heads, I turned mine upside down and filled the ports with kero' to see if any of the valves leak...Still full 10 minutes later, so they are probably all OK.<br />
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A compression test revealed 0 psi in cylinders 2 and 3. 120is in 1 and 4. Hmmm. Head gasket?<br />
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If so, why?<br />
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Any ideas out there?</div>Paul Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18387029572065571798noreply@blogger.com3