Re: Day 6 PACA 13th National Rally - Tree Top walk, Kiama on the coast and Farewell dinner
Posted by Ozstatman On 2009/3/27 14:16:56
Dave,
Thanks for the kind words. Commentary regarding the Rally has been lacking but in the near future I will attempt to caption most of the pic's taken.
Regarding the O/D lockout - Thought I was doing the right thing at the top of the descent by changing down to second gear. This hardly helped because any braking effect from the engine was negated by the free-wheeling action of the O/D. In my naivety, as I headed down the mineshaft, I was thinking that compression must be fairly low because the engine appears to have done plenty of miles. It wasn't far from the bottom that I was waved over to the roadside and pulling up was nerve wracking stuff. Accompanied by clouds of smoke from all four brake drums I was literally standing on the brake pedal and pulling on the steering wheel to bring the '41 to a halt. I then had to ask "Big Bad Barry" to find me a rock to wedge under a wheel to stop the '41 from rolling as it wouldn't hold in gear with the hand brake fully on. After a cool down period the journey was resumed to find the bottom of the descent was just around the next corner but by then it could have been too late.
And I should catch up with the '34 1102 and it's owner today before it leaves on it's 800 mile trip home.
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Thanks for the kind words. Commentary regarding the Rally has been lacking but in the near future I will attempt to caption most of the pic's taken.
Regarding the O/D lockout - Thought I was doing the right thing at the top of the descent by changing down to second gear. This hardly helped because any braking effect from the engine was negated by the free-wheeling action of the O/D. In my naivety, as I headed down the mineshaft, I was thinking that compression must be fairly low because the engine appears to have done plenty of miles. It wasn't far from the bottom that I was waved over to the roadside and pulling up was nerve wracking stuff. Accompanied by clouds of smoke from all four brake drums I was literally standing on the brake pedal and pulling on the steering wheel to bring the '41 to a halt. I then had to ask "Big Bad Barry" to find me a rock to wedge under a wheel to stop the '41 from rolling as it wouldn't hold in gear with the hand brake fully on. After a cool down period the journey was resumed to find the bottom of the descent was just around the next corner but by then it could have been too late.
And I should catch up with the '34 1102 and it's owner today before it leaves on it's 800 mile trip home.
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