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Those Bleed Nipples are out of sight on the other side of the Caliper at the Top. (I hope/think) I'll go out and Check them again, just to be sure.
Originally Posted by orangeblossom
Don't tell me I've screwed it up again!
Those Bleed Nipples are out of sight on the other side of the Caliper at the Top. (I hope/think) I'll go out and Check them again, just to be sure.
My mistake OB, I am clearly getting brainfade, they should not be visible from the outside. As long as they are at the top inside, all well. Apologies, I bow low and abase myself for giving you false pause!
Greg
You can actually bleed brakes with the nipple upside down... (pointing downwards)
You can either use the gravity bleed (for nipples pointing upwards) or help that wirh pressure from above. Or you can use a suction method, where you create a vacume in the fluid reservoir and suck it though the nipples...
All the Calipers are on, so the next job was to fit new Brake Hoses but they sent me the wrong ones, so I had all the hassle of sending them back to-day.
Also I was going to drain the Rad to put Antifreeze in but I live in a Hard Water Area apparently, so I need to use distilled water mixed with Antifreeze, which is a first for me as I've always used Water straight out of the tap.
But as She's an Alloy Engine, I thought I better had do it the way that some of the Forum Members recommended.
So one or two frustrating hold-ups before I can get her mobile, although the distilled Water should turn up this Tuesday with a bit of luck so I can do that.
Talking of which I bagged a bargain at a Car Boot/Yard Sale!
A Belt driven Compressor for £5 Yes! Five Pounds!
It was a real Basket Case! wait till you see the photos, only problem was it nearly killed me when the Safety Valve got stuck and the fitting in the side of it that holds the pressure gauge decided to part Company with the Compressor.
'Just another day at the Office' Bro, you have to expect a few teething problems when you buy something like that.
So To-day I got a new fitting and will put it on Tomorrow, then let you know how it goes.
..and Jaguar used the same front calipers and discs all the way through the facelifts to the end of production. The XJS was never under-braked at the front with those standard calipers.
Easiest way to bleed the brakes is with a cheap 5L sprayer and a rubber bung to fit inside the reservoir pump 5-10psi into the reservoir, put a piece of clear plastic tube over the bleed nipple into a jar and open the nipple.
None of my Car Parts turned up to-day, which was a shame as the Weather was perfect but even so I managed to get on with other stuff, that is going to be useful for getting my XJS back on the road.
Like the 'Basket Case' Compressor that I bought in a Car Boot/Yard Sale for only £5 and when you see the Photos, then you may understand why he wanted to sell it at any price rather than to have to take it home.
It was a whole lot worse than it looks here.
The Motor Mounts were Corroded, the Belt was shot to ribbons, I could go on but I'm sure you get the idea.
What was left of the Mounting Bolts were so rusty and corroded that they couldn't be undone or even adjusted.
For Starters the Motor had to come off, which needed a FBH and a Chisell!.
Was it worth as much as a 'Fiver'?
At this point I was wondering why on earth I bought it in the first place.
'Don't Over think it' keep going!
So having Chiselled the Motor off, I drilled and tapped the Base Plate with new holes, namely because I hadn't got a drive belt the right size.
Just an 'el cheapo' Tap and Die Set but it did the Job.
Next Job drain out the old Oil.
Loads of Water came out before the Oil did and to be honest things were not looking good.
Then I filled her up with Oil, bolted on the Motor and put on a drive belt which I had in the Shed, then finally gave her a coat of paint to turn this 'Trash into Treasure'
Oh Yeah!
That's more like it, now all you have to do is run when I plug you in.
WTF was that! As I saw the pressure gauge Flying through the Air.
Looks like the Safety Valve got stuck and this was the result.
But looking on the plus side, at least she seems quite good at pumping air!
Whoops!
Looks like I'll have to go and get another one of those fittings from somewhere.
New 'T' piece Fitted with Safety Valve checked and Working.
Time to try her out with my Mini Sander
This time she worked perfect and held a pressure of 70psi all the time she was in use.
Can I make a suggestion. If you are going to run rotary tools make yourself an aftercooler or you will be replacing your tools as they will go rusty inside, I found this out the expensive way.
Here is what I did on my old portable compressor, It would have been easier to just use a couple of lengths of copper pipe and make 3 or 4 vertical S bends. This one sits between the compressor and tank because I had 3m of steel pipe to the garage where my outlet was but you could put this on the outlet.
Can I make a suggestion. If you are going to run rotary tools make yourself an aftercooler or you will be replacing your tools as they will go rusty inside, I found this out the expensive way.
Here is what I did on my old portable compressor, It would have been easier to just use a couple of lengths of copper pipe and make 3 or 4 vertical S bends. This one sits between the compressor and tank because I had 3m of steel pipe to the garage where my outlet was but you could put this on the outlet.
Wow that looks Amazing!
I'll look into doing something like that as soon as I've finished the Car.
Well done! Good job! Could I suggest that you definitely depressurise it, open the drain plug on the tank and let the water drain out. Then leave the plug out and run air to get rid of any loose rust. Then run a water trap on the airline to finally get any other moisture out else you'll mess up your air tools.
