firefire Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 Sorry, I missed the bit about the convolute smoldering. And I missed that beautiful picture! But your work on the battery tray turned out good, although it wasn't w/o difficulties. Glad you got it sorted. And those are cool vehicles. You have some neat ones there, although I don't know what they are. However, the maroon one behind the convertible in the first pic of cars reminds me of a '37 Plymouth. Hi. The maroon is a Pontiac The one beside it is a 1926 Chrysler Imperial. E-80 Phateon. It came to Norway in 1931 and had been owned by John Dillinger ( the gangster ) in the USA. The blue car is a Buick. Stein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Hi. The maroon is a Pontiac The one beside it is a 1926 Chrysler Imperial. E-80 Phateon. It came to Norway in 1931 and had been owned by John Dillinger ( the gangster ) in the USA. The blue car is a Buick. Stein Thanks for the explanation. I wasn't very close with my guess. But those are cool cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefire Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 Thanks for the explanation. I wasn't very close with my guess. But those are cool cars! Hi. Have mostly being driving around with Eddie these sunny days. And my f350 needed my attention. Lubrication, trying to fix a oil leak (crack in the timing cover) that has bothered me for years. This time with the help of The Right Stuff. And a new drag link. But today I took Eddie for a drive. Had to adjust the side mirror so drove the window down. Big was my surprise when the window would not go up again. Not a sound from the window motor. Luckily it was nice and sunny then. Now in the evening it has started to rain. In my garage I got the motor out. Only 3 screws and you get it out of the hole under the speaker. Somebody has been there before and drilled 2 holes to reach the screws. gear house Dissasembled and cleaned The motor was really dirty inside, even down to the brushes. Looked like a mix of grease and dust. It smelled burned inside. The cracked plastic gear ring could explain why the motor ran (light/heavy) with uneven speed earlier and the filthy brushes probably caused the full stop. Put the motor together again but ordered a new one since the brushes were well worn. Had they been better I may have replaced only the plastic gear ring. To keep the window closed while wating for the new motor I used a zip tie. Thats it for now. PS. I think I understand what will stop the motor when the window reaches top or bottom if you dont let go of the button. They made a switch with bimetal at one of the conection points inside the motor for the power. When window reaches an end stop the current causes the bimetal to get hot and bend away to cut the contact. You can see the swith in the third picture. Greetings Stein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Hi. Have mostly being driving around with Eddie these sunny days. And my f350 needed my attention. Lubrication, trying to fix a oil leak (crack in the timing cover) that has bothered me for years. This time with the help of The Right Stuff. And a new drag link. But today I took Eddie for a drive. Had to adjust the side mirror so drove the window down. Big was my surprise when the window would not go up again. Not a sound from the window motor. Luckily it was nice and sunny then. Now in the evening it has started to rain. In my garage I got the motor out. Only 3 screws and you get it out of the hole under the speaker. Somebody has been there before and drilled 2 holes to reach the screws. gear house Dissasembled and cleaned The motor was really dirty inside, even down to the brushes. Looked like a mix of grease and dust. It smelled burned inside. The cracked plastic gear ring could explain why the motor ran (light/heavy) with uneven speed earlier and the filthy brushes probably caused the full stop. Put the motor together again but ordered a new one since the brushes were well worn. Had they been better I may have replaced only the plastic gear ring. To keep the window closed while wating for the new motor I used a zip tie. Thats it for now. PS. I think I understand what will stop the motor when the window reaches top or bottom if you dont let go of the button. They made a switch with bimetal at one of the conection points inside the motor for the power. When window reaches an end stop the current causes the bimetal to get hot and bend away to cut the contact. You can see the swith in the third picture. Greetings Stein Well done, Stein! I'd never seen that switch before, although I have had the motors apart. But that does make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefire Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 Well done, Stein! I'd never seen that switch before, although I have had the motors apart. But that does make sense. Hi. Thought this was a nice photo on the longest day. Taken around 10 pm. It really does not get dark during the night now. Greetings Stein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Hi. Thought this was a nice photo on the longest day. Taken around 10 pm. It really does not get dark during the night now. Greetings Stein Wonderful, Stein! Love the pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Hi. Thought this was a nice photo on the longest day. Taken around 10 pm. It really does not get dark during the night now. Greetings Stein Wonderful pict! And it's true, days are becoming shorter starting now. Already! But forget it, let's enjoy summer time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefire Posted June 25, 2023 Author Share Posted June 25, 2023 Wonderful pict! And it's true, days are becoming shorter starting now. Already! But forget it, let's enjoy summer time! Yes, summer is not over🙂. Midsummernight is celebrated with big and small bonfires everywhere in Norway. Here is a picture a big one in Ålesund. Made of pallets by some youngsters. They pull and carry every pallet by hand. This year it is 40 meters high, ca. 130'. Stein Search Youtube for : slinningsbålet ålesund, bonfire ålesund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Yes, summer is not over🙂. Midsummernight is celebrated with big and small bonfires everywhere in Norway. Here is a picture a big one in Ålesund. Made of pallets by some youngsters. They pull and carry every pallet by hand. This year it is 40 meters high, ca. 130'. Stein Search Youtube for : slinningsbålet ålesund, bonfire ålesund That's a BIG bonfire! And pallets burn quite well. What time was that picture taken? As a kid I never thought of it, but the first time I visited London was in June, many years ago, and I was amazed by how much light there was late into the night. In fact I took a picture of Big Ben at 10:30 at night and it looked like full daylight. Then we actually moved to London years later and "lighting up time", the official time when a vehicle's headlights have to be turned on, was 3:40 in the afternoon in December. That's when I realized that every spot on earth gets the same amount of daylight in a year. Some get most of it in summer (those at the poles) and some have it even the whole year 'round (those at the equator). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Yes, summer is not over🙂. Midsummernight is celebrated with big and small bonfires everywhere in Norway. Here is a picture a big one in Ålesund. Made of pallets by some youngsters. They pull and carry every pallet by hand. This year it is 40 meters high, ca. 130'. Stein Search Youtube for : slinningsbålet ålesund, bonfire ålesund Wow, really impressive! Yesterday (June 24th) was the Quebec National Day. At present, there is a province wide total ban on open fires, because of the forest fires, mostly uncontrolled. Even no fireworks... Let's say the Holliday is somewhat quiet. Mont-Tremblant's Iron Man competition was cancelled this morning, because of the smog. Here's this morning at my chalet, and what this view normally looks:  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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