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[quote=”Icebeam47″ post=40428]So…What’s there to clean if you Do not have a filter like my Car? I guess you just turn the blower on High and see what flies out. =P[/quote]

That’s nice!

Seems exactly what happened to me when I tried to fix my blower motor that stopped working on my dear old Citroen AX GT!
It had started to not to spin on first speed, then on second, and at last even the third and last speed stopped working.

Well after some cursing I had to buy a very deep 11mm insert for my ratchet to reach one of the fasteners.
After that I had to cut open the “blind bolts” (some bolts with no hexagon) to reach the motor itself…
And when it came apart I just discovered its bearings had been blocked by dirt and dust.
You have no idea of how much dirt and dry things were actually “buried” in the blower!! :blink:

And in the end it was enough to lubricate the bearings and clean them , and of course to replace the resistor that regulated the three speeds, to restore everything to its pristine state.
Of course I had to solder some aftermarket hexagons to be able to re-assemble the motor, but then it was all ok!

I guess the cabin filters are not there only to protect our lungs but also the blower motor’s bearings! 😛

Live long and prosper,

10nico

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[quote=”Icebeam47″ post=40428]So…What’s there to clean if you Do not have a filter like my Car? I guess you just turn the blower on High and see what flies out. =P[/quote]

That’s nice!

Seems exactly what happened to me when I tried to fix my blower motor that stopped working on my dear old Citroen AX GT!
It had started to not to spin on first speed, then on second, and at last even the third and last speed stopped working.

Well after some cursing I had to buy a very deep 11mm insert for my ratchet to reach one of the fasteners.
After that I had to cut open the “blind bolts” (some bolts with no hexagon) to reach the motor itself…
And when it came apart I just discovered its bearings had been blocked by dirt and dust.
You have no idea of how much dirt and dry things were actually “buried” in the blower!! :blink:

And in the end it was enough to lubricate the bearings and clean them , and of course to replace the resistor that regulated the three speeds, to restore everything to its pristine state.
Of course I had to solder some aftermarket hexagons to be able to re-assemble the motor, but then it was all ok!

I guess the cabin filters are not there only to protect our lungs but also the blower motor’s bearings! 😛

Live long and prosper,

10nico

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[quote=”jeffrey” post=39494]
So what’s going on here? Mind you I’m not just trying to bumble through an easy repair. I’m tearing this engine down because I want to understand it. I want to learn this.
Why does Chilton’s just breeze over this and no one else mentions it?[/quote]

I really believe what you just said is full of thruth! 🙂

You can’t know something better until you’ve disassembled and reassembed it.

In the end you’re either gonna love it or hate it, but you’ll never be the same again 😉

Yes, because you’ll have expanded the boundaries of your knowledge and experience 🙂

And if you indeed start loving her, well then this will just be the first dinner invitation you’ll have made to her, and you’ll remember with love all the trouble and curses you’ll have been passing through to reach your prize!

Go on, prove your theory, know your beauty!

Yoooo!! banana:

Live long and prosper…and Stay Dirty!

10nico

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[quote=”jeffrey” post=39494]
So what’s going on here? Mind you I’m not just trying to bumble through an easy repair. I’m tearing this engine down because I want to understand it. I want to learn this.
Why does Chilton’s just breeze over this and no one else mentions it?[/quote]

I really believe what you just said is full of thruth! 🙂

You can’t know something better until you’ve disassembled and reassembed it.

In the end you’re either gonna love it or hate it, but you’ll never be the same again 😉

Yes, because you’ll have expanded the boundaries of your knowledge and experience 🙂

And if you indeed start loving her, well then this will just be the first dinner invitation you’ll have made to her, and you’ll remember with love all the trouble and curses you’ll have been passing through to reach your prize!

Go on, prove your theory, know your beauty!

Yoooo!! banana:

Live long and prosper…and Stay Dirty!

10nico

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I wish you a very happy birthday Eric! 🙂

Thank you very much for what you do and for the kind of person you are and the example you set.

Cheers

10nico

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I wish you a very happy birthday Eric! 🙂

Thank you very much for what you do and for the kind of person you are and the example you set.

Cheers

10nico

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[quote=”Boodieman72″ post=39960]Which is why I think this topic and how a car batter works would make for an interesting video.[/quote]

Quote you on that 100%! 🙂

This would be very “instructional” , the kind of practical and useful knowledge Eric loves to be propagated.

God, if I was there in the US I swear I’d go there in Cincinnati to help Eric on this one! That would be AWESOME! :cheer:

Live long and prosper

10nico

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[quote=”Boodieman72″ post=39960]Which is why I think this topic and how a car batter works would make for an interesting video.[/quote]

Quote you on that 100%! 🙂

This would be very “instructional” , the kind of practical and useful knowledge Eric loves to be propagated.

God, if I was there in the US I swear I’d go there in Cincinnati to help Eric on this one! That would be AWESOME! :cheer:

Live long and prosper

10nico

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Hi MR2Aaron!

I did a very similar thing to fill up the gearbox of my Citroen AX; I mean using a very long transparent tube small enough to enter into the filler plug; I then routed the tube way up out of the engine bay, where it was very easy to reach, then connected the tube to a funnel then started dropping transmission oil into the funnel.

Gravity is your friend here; remember the principle of communicating vessels? 😉

I kept a close look on the filler plug, to check when the oil started overflowing.
When it just started to do it I quickly extracted the tube from the filler hole and closed it by sticking a matching size bolt into it, then retracted the tube and then screwed back again the filler plug.

The trick is to use a clear tube, so that you can actually see the oil flowing into it.
Also when counting how much oil you’re pouring into the gearbox, you have to take into account the tube capacity!

Hope this helps 🙂

Live long and prosper,

10nico

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Hi MR2Aaron!

I did a very similar thing to fill up the gearbox of my Citroen AX; I mean using a very long transparent tube small enough to enter into the filler plug; I then routed the tube way up out of the engine bay, where it was very easy to reach, then connected the tube to a funnel then started dropping transmission oil into the funnel.

Gravity is your friend here; remember the principle of communicating vessels? 😉

I kept a close look on the filler plug, to check when the oil started overflowing.
When it just started to do it I quickly extracted the tube from the filler hole and closed it by sticking a matching size bolt into it, then retracted the tube and then screwed back again the filler plug.

The trick is to use a clear tube, so that you can actually see the oil flowing into it.
Also when counting how much oil you’re pouring into the gearbox, you have to take into account the tube capacity!

Hope this helps 🙂

Live long and prosper,

10nico

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I have read about battery minder some time ago and indeed it seems to be using desulfation techniques while recharging the batteries.
I’ve never used it since I don’t own one.

However the core of desulfation, apart from the desulfator device itself (whose function is to simply “break” the sulfate crystals on the battery lead plates and make them soluble again into the electrolyte), is to properly use them.
And what I mean by “properly” is to let the desulfator drain the battery down, then sloooowly recharge it (with the desulfator still connected), then discharge again (with the desulfator connected) and repeat this cycle over and over.
In time I’ve always seen vast improvements in battery capacity and cranking power (CCA – Cold Craking Amps).

With a digital battery tester and battery load tester (this one very similar to one shown in a video by Eric) I’ve measured the progress made by some car batteries that passed through me in the past and here’s the essence of it:

1)at first the battery comes to me as completely discharged, voltage around 10 volts, not able to light even the smallest 12volts bulb, let alone starting any car.
My digital tester detect a residual charge of less than 10% and a CCA capacity of 5 CCA , as opposed to the default CCA of that particular battery which is 640 CCA; the battery seems completely dead.

2)I connect the desulfator and start charging with my smart charger set to the lowest current (set to charge a motorbike battery, 0,8 amps of charging current)
3) after some hours the charger detects a “full” charge and I re-try my digital battery tester; it reads 63 CCA
4) I let the desulfator discharge the battery again
5) As soon as the desulfator has sufficiently discharged the battery (around 10 volts) I recharge it again; at the end it reads 82 CCA
6) again I discharge the battery with the desulfator, then I recharge it
7) the battery now reads 121CCA
….again and again
8) the battery now reads 385CCA and can actually start my car
I’d say it’s recovered , not fully but enough to be useful as a battery again 😉

This is only one of similar stories I’ve had with desulfation.

Hope it sheds some light on this “obscure art” 😆

Live long and prosper

10nico

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I have read about battery minder some time ago and indeed it seems to be using desulfation techniques while recharging the batteries.
I’ve never used it since I don’t own one.

However the core of desulfation, apart from the desulfator device itself (whose function is to simply “break” the sulfate crystals on the battery lead plates and make them soluble again into the electrolyte), is to properly use them.
And what I mean by “properly” is to let the desulfator drain the battery down, then sloooowly recharge it (with the desulfator still connected), then discharge again (with the desulfator connected) and repeat this cycle over and over.
In time I’ve always seen vast improvements in battery capacity and cranking power (CCA – Cold Craking Amps).

With a digital battery tester and battery load tester (this one very similar to one shown in a video by Eric) I’ve measured the progress made by some car batteries that passed through me in the past and here’s the essence of it:

1)at first the battery comes to me as completely discharged, voltage around 10 volts, not able to light even the smallest 12volts bulb, let alone starting any car.
My digital tester detect a residual charge of less than 10% and a CCA capacity of 5 CCA , as opposed to the default CCA of that particular battery which is 640 CCA; the battery seems completely dead.

2)I connect the desulfator and start charging with my smart charger set to the lowest current (set to charge a motorbike battery, 0,8 amps of charging current)
3) after some hours the charger detects a “full” charge and I re-try my digital battery tester; it reads 63 CCA
4) I let the desulfator discharge the battery again
5) As soon as the desulfator has sufficiently discharged the battery (around 10 volts) I recharge it again; at the end it reads 82 CCA
6) again I discharge the battery with the desulfator, then I recharge it
7) the battery now reads 121CCA
….again and again
8) the battery now reads 385CCA and can actually start my car
I’d say it’s recovered , not fully but enough to be useful as a battery again 😉

This is only one of similar stories I’ve had with desulfation.

Hope it sheds some light on this “obscure art” 😆

Live long and prosper

10nico

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Hi Eric, have you ever heard about “battery desulfation”?

I’ve started it about two years ago and since then I’ve recovered various lead batteries which had been thrown away because they were “dead”.
All using some battery desulfators I bought and, later, built by myself using schematics found on the internet.

I tell you, the thing works, not in every case (the battery must not have physical damage to be recoverable) of course, but I’ve seen batteries given for dead to turn back to life.
Amazing!

My best wishes

10nico

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Hi Eric, have you ever heard about “battery desulfation”?

I’ve started it about two years ago and since then I’ve recovered various lead batteries which had been thrown away because they were “dead”.
All using some battery desulfators I bought and, later, built by myself using schematics found on the internet.

I tell you, the thing works, not in every case (the battery must not have physical damage to be recoverable) of course, but I’ve seen batteries given for dead to turn back to life.
Amazing!

My best wishes

10nico

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Hi Eric! I’ve just watched the part 2 of the video and…what the heck!
That little silly exhaust bolt that decided to quit on you was very bad!

I’m not surprised you cut that part of the video out, in your place I would have been swearing a lot! 😆
And I bet you would like to be all alone while swearing! 😆

I’m sorry you had to stay up all night and…the next day I can tell you, your eyes were a little “spirited” so you have all my understanding and comprehension for the hell of night you had that night. 😉

I’d like to see what you did to the exhaust bolt to replace it, but it’s ok anyway.
I just wanted to show you my understanding and support.

If I was there I’d offer you a drink pal! 🙂

You’re great! Keep on going!

With friendship and love from Italy

10nico

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