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Re: Johnny's Dart repairs
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 26 11:44 am
by Johnny Dart
Blue wrote: Sat Jun 06, 26 10:50 am
Hate mysteries like that!
Bananarama! knows why I put it in the rear servo pot of parts.
I just didn't remember where it came from.
It was the sniff test , and it not smelling of auto trans , that made me think I'd used it on the strip down.
More thinking

and I worked it out.
Bananarama! getting old
Re: Johnny's Dart repairs
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 26 11:45 am
by Johnny Dart
I'll try for some more gearbox time this weekend

Re: Johnny's Dart repairs
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 26 3:24 pm
by Blue
Youβre nearly there now, I recommend air testing it before you fit the valve body, you can at least prove the clutch packs and bands will apply.
Re: Johnny's Dart repairs
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 26 3:37 pm
by Johnny Dart
I've just put the compressor on to do just that.
Fingers crossed it works .
Re: Johnny's Dart repairs
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 26 5:42 pm
by Johnny Dart
Nearly there.
This filter extension was made up by someone on this forum, I bought it about 10 years ago, I can't remember his name .
Re: Johnny's Dart repairs
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 26 5:55 pm
by Johnny Dart
Looks like that's it for today. I need some cap head bolts for the sump.

Re: Johnny's Dart repairs
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 26 12:57 am
by mygasser
nice extension
myself i'd add a 'strut' between the 2 bolts/nuts at the filter down to the plate at the valve body (to the right in the pic). it should be fine but i'm a belt and braces type of guy, lol. it's my farming background i'm afraid.
neil.
Re: Johnny's Dart repairs
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 26 6:11 pm
by Johnny Dart
Agreed, me too on the belt and braces
Its is well made , I don't know if it will vibrate or not.
It was made by a guy on this forum, but I can't remember his name, I think he made quite a few.
I'm sure someone on here will know who it was.
Re: Johnny's Dart repairs
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 26 9:36 pm
by mygasser
glad i'm not the only one, lol. i think to myself how long will it take to add the 'whatever' now vs how long to fix it 'if' it ever broke?
neil.
Re: Johnny's Dart repairs
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 26 11:49 am
by Johnny Dart
That's it done , the stainless cap bolts arrived yesterday, so there in , loc tighted and torqued up.
Now I've just got the remove 8 years of piled up , and stuffed underneath the Dodge Dart detritus.
That's in the picture behind the gearbox.
I've got a few other car jobs to attend to first though

Re: Johnny's Dart repairs
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 26 5:57 pm
by Johnny Dart
I cleared off the top. No rodent damage luckily.
There's still some stuff underneath yet.
Re: Johnny's Dart repairs
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 26 6:19 pm
by Blue
You could be back on the road in no time nowβ¦
Re: Johnny's Dart repairs
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 26 1:14 pm
by Stu Twin
It didn't all fit in that dustbin did it?
Or did you move it to another car? that's what i end up doing unless we use both cars, then i have to fit it all in the boot of my daily.
I should probably have a proper clear out.
Re: Johnny's Dart repairs
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 26 2:23 pm
by Johnny Dart
You know the score

I moved the seats that were on the roof of the dart into the back of the escort van, got rid of all the boxes that I was keeping for no reason.
Re tidying up stuff I want to keep. Re stacked every thing .

Re: Johnny's Dart repairs
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 26 8:25 pm
by mygasser
a mate has a cure for hoarding stuff he'll never use, but it takes will power. when he puts a box of 'stuff' in his shed he'll tape it shut and put the date on top. if when in the shed he sees a box that's dated over 12 months ago he takes it to the tip without opening it (that's the will power bit). i get that's more relevant for household stuff but if you're like most of us there always seems to be some of that too that's sneaked into the garage. nowadays i'll write on a box what's in it for when i'm looking for something i'd put in a safe place so i'd know where it was
neil.