Stretch's Brumby.

Brumby Kid · Post by **Brumby Kid** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 8:42 pm

Your lights dim at low revs isn't bad earths.
Older Suby's don't use relays in the headlight wiring.
In the headlight circuit it loses voltage and so headlights aren't as bright.
Whack a relay or 2 or 4 in there and your headlights will be great!!!

Cheers Cam

555Ron · Post by **555Ron** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:15 pm

Brumby Kid wrote:Your lights dim at low revs isn't bad earths.
Older Suby's don't use relays in the headlight wiring.
In the headlight circuit it loses voltage and so headlights aren't as bright.
Whack a relay or 2 or 4 in there and your headlights will be great!!!

Cheers Cam

the 2nd Gen brumby has twin relays (quad headlight) under the dash near your right knee. They are cylindrical. I assume the 1st gen would have a relay in the same spot. Your problem is the alternator not keeping up volts with low revs. Could be the battery taking excessive charge (on the way out), the regulator unit in the alternator is dying, engine revs too low at idle, too much electrical load on the alternator (spot light, stereo and amp?) at idle. The standard wiring is poor and well worth upgrading but won't solve the dim lights at low revs problem. You can also fit a Nissan alternator in there with a higher rating from memory...

Stretchomatic · Post by **Stretchomatic** » Sat May 04, 2013 9:11 am

Replaced a tonneau hook the other day as it broke off some where down the track.
The kit was about $15 at supercheap. So Ive got a few spares.
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Thats what I started with. It was broken on a weird angle so the drill wouldnt dig in. I ended up using a drift punch to quickly knock it in.
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Then you just slip the hook onto the rivet.
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And pop it in.
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Now all I need is a tonneau cover... -_-

Cheers, Stretch.

Stretchomatic · Post by **Stretchomatic** » Sun May 05, 2013 1:31 am

The brumby near shat itself itself today. When accelerating to around 80 it would start to surge or bang pretty violently.
I have noticed the fuel pump is sounding less lively than usual, so hopefully that is all it is. Sucked driving home from Wagga at 70kmh.

Cheers, Stretch.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sun May 05, 2013 7:52 am

If you get stuck, start a new thread if search does not help.

at least you would have kept your pants clean if surprised by the Wagga areas Kodak moment Ford Territory

at 70 k

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Sun May 05, 2013 8:49 am

Check the condition of both fuel filters

Stretchomatic · Post by **Stretchomatic** » Sun May 05, 2013 11:03 am

Will do, hopefully it's something dumb. Might even improve the power a bit as it's always seemed sluggish and dies at wide open throttle.

Haha I didn't see any light blue territories yesterday. So hopefully I'm safe.

Cheers, Stretch.

Stretchomatic · Post by **Stretchomatic** » Sun May 05, 2013 1:12 pm

RSR Gets the bonus points here. I pulled the rear filter out and chucked a spare pulsar one we had in the shed in it. Not the best fit but will do until I get a hold of some subi ones.

Revs so much more freely than i remember and accelerates really well too. I think its been causing troubles for a while and i have been blaming the tired carby.

Cheers, Stretch.

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Sun May 05, 2013 9:43 pm

Thanks Stretch, I could do with all the bonus points at the moment. Glad you got it sorted with a fairly easy fix.. some problems can take forever to find.

Stretchomatic · Post by **Stretchomatic** » Sun May 05, 2013 10:07 pm

Yeah I really didn't expect it to be the filter. The way it just started playing up. Now with a new filter I can see it had been causing troubles for a while, especially at 110kmh you could feel the motor hunting and surging. That seems to have cleared up now. So I'm pretty happy now haha.

Cheers, Stretch.

Stretchomatic · Post by **Stretchomatic** » Wed May 22, 2013 8:24 am

Put the tub to use last weekend.

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Cheers, Stretch.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed May 22, 2013 9:43 pm

Stretchomatic wrote:Yeah I really didn't expect it to be the filter. The way it just started playing up. Now with a new filter I can see it had been causing troubles for a while, especially at 110kmh you could feel the motor hunting and surging. That seems to have cleared up now. So I'm pretty happy now haha.

Maybe a good time to run a fuel treatment through your system and see what happens - hopefully a good clean out!

Nice set of wheels on your... er... wheels

Cheers

Bennie

Stretchomatic · Post by **Stretchomatic** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 8:25 am

Haven't dropped in on my page for a while. Not alot to report except that one of the boots on my new cv shaft broke again. Which annoyed me a fair bit.
Also threw a slim sub behind the passenger seat, looks a lot neater now!

Cheers, Stretch.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:04 pm

You need Jonno's yet to be patented CV boot guards, found in here somewhere

Stretchomatic · Post by **Stretchomatic** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:40 pm

Repaired the indicator return the other day. Never new the lever was meant to flick back on brumbys haha. [ATTACH]4218[/ATTACH]

Used some thin metal rod and dremel'd it into shape. Works like a charm now!

Cheers, Stretch.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 10:39 pm

I did this two or three weeks ago now. It's very easy!

My advice to anyone reading is to make the sides of the metal pieces steep rather than not, otherwise the disengage mechanism will just slide over it without disengaging!

I used some model brass, 5mm wide (from memory), bent it to shape, heated it on top of the wood stove and pressed it into the plastic as the plastic melts a little bit. Once cooled those metal pieces will not be going anywhere.

Best mod/fix for the MY's I reckon! Well worth the effort of pulling the steering wheel and the steering column cowling.

Cheers

Bennie

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 7:26 am

This repair needs its own thread. I have put up with this problem for 14 years on one Brumby. Now wonder if the part is available - FROG ? I did imagine if only some genius could come up with a spring metal clip that had its necessary rises in it, araldited into place.
What are you using to hold them metal bits in place ?

Post by **Bantum** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:25 am

Already done one here : showthread.php?t=22371

Just the process of melting the metal into plastic it seems to hold ...

Cheers, Bantum ...

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 8:16 pm

steptoe wrote:This repair needs its own thread. I have put up with this problem for 14 years on one Brumby. Now wonder if the part is available - FROG ? I did imagine if only some genius could come up with a spring metal clip that had its necessary rises in it, araldited into place.
What are you using to hold them metal bits in place ?

If you can send me one that needs repair I can do it for you Steptoe. If you can't send a spare one I should have one on a parts car I can pull and repair then send to you

Cheers

Bennie

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sun Aug 11, 2013 8:08 am

Thanks Bennie. My current Brumby actually cancels, sometimes cancels on roundabouts when it shouldn't - think I actually like the non cancel rustic mod

Was thinking a drill jig could be made for these if round rod worked. Curiosity might see if a part can still be bought new.

Certain my 84 Brumby had a harsh life up in Moree region. The dash was all busted up from sunburn, seat belt was pretty hairy, first crank had nasty score marks in it, the odo stopped at 88,000km or 1,088,000km - not sure. Think the heat melted the speedo gear lube of the nylon cogs and onto the cockys boots. The turn cancel was well worn like everything else by its 14th birthday when i got it. My 92 utes odo still turning nice at 398,800km - mad sure it was well greased when it came out for some dash work.

The dings in the 84's tray, the scratches - one tough little ute before I got it