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I went to the workshop, when I could, and found nobody to help me at that moment because they were pretty busy. So, I went to other thing and checked the differential lockers looking for the reason why they did not work as supposed. I had fixed the electrical circuits for the warning lights and ther...

Well… getting closer but not there yet. Hola, Pirx! I tried what you mention, but did not work. Thanks anyway. A few days passed, and I had to do other things. When I finally could put my hands on the isolated pump, or cylinder, as you may like, I purged the air the way everybody tells you to do it,...

Congratulations for the effort and the results so far. The truck looks great!

Keep up with the good work.


Pairoa

A few days passed and I had to work like every human being because someone had to pay all the expenses of the project. At some moment I got a couple of hours in between appointments so I run to the shop and assembled the renewed tail lights and the quite lightweight plate holder. I believed it was s...

Thinking about the idea of the changing standards, an accommodative shift under some not very propicious circumstances, made me feel uncomfortable so I decided to do things the way I was doing before the fast and the furious came. I grabbed a piece of discarded metallic sheet and made with it the si...

I felt kind of desperate because the air leaking at the valves and distributor was still an issue and pressure could not build up in the system. I tried what I had at hand to help with the tightness, but it naturally did not work as expected. I needed to replace the banjo and racord bolt system beca...

Hi, a90. Yes… it’s been quite an effort so far. Let’s continue. I removed the gear shift valve, even if I wanted not so much to do it. I disassembled it and found that it was full of a dirty and slimy thing. The components seemed to be in very good codition, though, and I could not believe it, when ...

Sorry, Carsten. I left you in the oblivion. Do you mean these? https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Gde_WfBdumXBBa4HX2banPgBBaw2_-BongNhULPkocpYmM5JPGeXqPmi6ehGW9BhnU6nQAQyIYN7y2xovyGNi8hzZxyPdArq7hbSluPriVUkg1UMmWR34I05xd_SrMFFV5Pb-dLO0nth-ZQhfQThb8x4H2nnz7m6U2_HejSGlWUbO0QIWypc25gUDuO5gdGWau_gLaXH9kV...

Ater all these years some superficial rust had formed on the pin, naturally, but a little more of RostOff and the pin was able to move freely and thus the shifting shaft began to move free again. Good. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/X9NpQlwsyTKzxKsyvdx8hDcDJqf_P0BeNBKr0fnVC25_vsJtMzYv-Bn59QsvVRqn...

I removed first the cover of the bottom of the shift case and, clearly, it was the same case. I cleaned the cover for good and went on. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/doQALtqITxAY87Tc_W1UMdJL8n9Y2jNQpixDBz2akoqQKWrgMat-qyz78-cgR7kWNftM4dVefOgWnhNY1kceMChbuTpdRockVVxZ9r8y5sa7eOcjwPsfbL-FQzavZTUkQs...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YtRu2JzOmHdwfaJUU2zTwevZO48IQL5i5DAipCwuM8NS02W88KYhGS2YV_OsZdp86koUIffzAa6GPL5vOPjk93pTKYMc_n5QvZZg6L57H_vyNTnSS5kgSRCYWsPi4c5opqW66ukWdumd_fX1ekySBOvbFOa8DCjRhqNKvcy9fg0QWiGaqmKWnNTNojz5V4H1syRKbW840jeKH3cYFvHuxkpT5q6ThfXW_kqy_dnfQPvpUpZk7yaNnmqm3_KLLPcajJexbhAMQ...

Well, it took a lot of time to test, check and solve every little problem regarding the air circuits, and I only had a few hours to work, and just a few days of the week, so the Merkabah had to keep on waiting for the final moment. And it seemed it would hardly come. https://lh3.googleusercontent.co...

Hola Klaus! Nope, I think there is nothing terribly wrong, just the fact that I need to make the hydraulic pedal pump work without removing it. The truck came with it. I tried to replace that pump with a only-air circuit, but there was no place to install the air brake pedal. Here's the EPC diagram:...

A few weeks had passed, and there was no really change in any aspect of the Merkabah. But something had changed, though. Maybe it was just me and my appreciation of things. After a few movements and preparation, and a little help from Alejandro, the supersized argentinien, I installed the fuel tank ...

Joe and Stacey were stuck at the shop, the engine stripped apart waiting for completion and availability of labor hours. It was not a pretty great panorama for Christmas so we invited them to Valparaíso, and I think we had good time, knowing the good and the bad things of the pretty curious city. ht...

But… nothing happens at random, and it all comes together one way or the other. Eduardo approached to see how things were going and pointed out the stains on the front springpack. I had hardly noted it before, and it was oil coming from the exhaust. Rings were stuck, at least on one cylinder. Christ...

Meanwhile, I had this strange feeling, a voice in my head that had accompanied me since the end of the trip. I wanted more autonomy on the bike. I did not want to worry if I could get to destination or not depending if there was or there was not fuel at the next gas station. And no more dealing with...

We boarded the ferry that crosses the strait of Magellan, knowing that I had no much time left for coming back to San Felipe. It had been a very good trip so far, no big hurries, but I felt a little uncomfortable because the time issue. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ci9J7UMgoULcekZNkTfbMK0s9eqMG...

I said the Ruta 40 was boring, and indeed it was, but you could still enjoy some views of the desert you could not see elsewere. Every landscape has its own beauty. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sgdYqelzBWNp-mwGASUj4f02VsnO1AEG1VXgkMbBNQ8i43hP_gfzJ3eRpPF3z72vBwr8x66Bc8VviUnCj6SzB0YIqKANOwlEu5-8b...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Zd_MNL_U57AJrSi4iW66nYPs6qPdb7YCDCPs809m4V3MbuWILbR3HYhB6GJOfeE_9YkPLaPNw9T8SwdkMUIpnSVOLYME0OGjTbCDpQl1hNywMZTL7ey_9LCspmx0DsqKQ-QODu6b2xRwk6h6YFmFa28APBQqqY6PhUvgSgGJD35qNhxSX5sSCTMtUHtBxS1dSMLdXEtnhGMIvuq4nLTmAJerxKRIlnIM1vTBjR9L2X1PXC4d2tIjil4o0PoBcW_Up9vAII-3g...

We visited the region of the lakes, both in Chile and Argentina, and we enjoyed sunny and rainy weather as well. We also enjoyed, a lot, dinner and wine at every town we stayed the night. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/T1gq-9TQ76BY5S3eMAt6zZnisrkTWguZHCP6Bed0qmWmPF2bw-yXBSNJ-mIbiGFYz_Quthy3DC9lDo...

Well… it is already time for an update. Thanks for the good vibes, first of all. It has been both a good and a frustrating time. I have spent many hours working on the project but I think in the end I have done not too much, at least nothing clearly visible. As always, I have had many things to do i...

Happy New Year to you too, a90! And the same for all the women and guys here.

I hope to be able to make the Merkabah run by the end of january, half completed but moving at least.

We will see.


Cheers.


Pairoa

Hello, tooFATtoDRIVE: Well, unfortunately not too many things to update for the truck project. I recently came back from some brief holydays; I drove 8.000 km in two weeks by the most beautiful places of southern Chile and Argentina. It was great, as always. Soon some pictures of the trip. Hope you ...

Thank you, guys. Pretty appreciated.

Pairoa

Hi, Iain: Many thanks for your help. I will email you soon. And, unfortunately, bad news. Yesterday our friend Rene Larraguibel passed away. More than ten years living on a liver transplant, taking the most of life he could get, at his own path. He was the owner of Terral, the Atego overland truck w...

Hi, Joe: Always nice to hear from you. Well, I agree with you about useless lights and symbols and any other superfluous gadget. I think that it is not worth to search for new or customized symbol pads, though. I have gotten some from other trucks and I want to polish them off as you did and paint t...

After a few days waiting for the paint to dry up, the console panel was ready. I fitted the gauges, the switches and the guiding rack for the CTIS in place and it looked very good as an ensemble. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ScGjzubfavfpgBXRQ8Ap4RKXaDwVJKH41Ub4vJYghjTSCmtQwGBjZgy_-wZq_B_oOSv13f...

But… what about the fuel sending unit itself? It was left in the oblivion inside a big box somewhere, like everything else. Actually I had two units, one from the Merkabah, which float and wiper were more or less okay but the rest was in really bad condition, and the one from Spare, which was in goo...

Dear Bärbel: Thanks. Carmen appreciates a lot your greetings and sends back a lot of hugs in return, to you, to Klaus and to Heiner. Keep the good work on your truck and life. As usual, little things done and a lot of expectations from everybody that passes by the Merkabah. She already draws a lot o...