bluEJay is DEAD

dont panic bluEJay and me both made it home safely if only just

on my way home just after Gundagai that tiny littel flicker on my volt meter that i pointed out to tony on the way back in from the mystery cruse on satday turned in to a massive black out across all systems i mean bluEJay just up and died

then like a phonix strated to work her engine fires to life and was back on the road
then dead
then alive
and so on till i nursed her home and parked her in front of the garage

i unpacked her this after noon went to turn the keys and nothing
DEAD

i think she was running on the way home purely on my will to get home and her will not to be gutted and hot wired on the side of the road

so i think she is dead till i put the new gear box in and rewire her at the some time give it a few weeks and she will be back on the road better than ever


just rember there is nothing that cant be

wired
soldered
welded
painted

or

FIXED

ps i hope ever one els had a LESS event full trip home

Had me mega worried when I read your heading Dean.

Thankfully she made it home, was cool cruising home down the highway with you, JJ and Tony and a heap of Hot Rods.

I'm sure you'll sort her out mate having checked out some of your other work, I know you'll more than do her justice.

Cheers Rob

Gave me a small heart attack reading your title mate!

I really love the look of your van, us windowed holden boys need to stick together!
(gives them character I reckon)

Glad you got the bluejay back home ok, thankfully mine ran like a dream on the run home.

Best of luck with fitting the gearbox and rewiring the old girl, I look forward to checking out your improvements next time we meet.

Cheers,
Karl.

Only drama's for me was i blew a seal in the radiator cap..... fluid everywhere again.!!!!!

Luckily the bush mechanic stepped in, chopped up my trusty stubbie holder & sealed the radiator with it.
Then drove to the next town Bendigo & brought a new one.

Cheers Al.

I hope it wasn't the van in holder!good to see every one home safe weather down south was horrible but good safe drive home .looking forward to the next adventure with you guys .hope the blue ej is back soon but oldens never die you will be back before you know it .

thanks guys
year shel be back on the road in no time about three weeks i recon im going down to hot wire her tonight to get her back in the garage ill start drawing up the new loom tonight and see what i can do with on original fuse block even if i need to wire two together but i realy wont new blade fuses not the old glass tube ones to hard to find

i might even call around to the local wreckors see what i can make work

Something similar happened to me once, swapped motor and gearbox with my brother in a day and driving home the volt gauge and power went all woopsie, pulled over and some dumbass had just forgotten to tighten up the wire that goes to the back of the alternator (me), all good and funny now . Hope yours is something simple too.

Cheers Mark

i just a was starting to hot wire bluEJay
i was looking how to get the screw driver down to the starter so i could start her now with the new extractors and had a close look at the wires from the starter to the loom and noticed that the extractors had melted the wires together causing the loss off power as the wire shorted out

i crumbled the heat sheld like it was a sayo
i pulled the wires apart and bingo she sprung to life

im still planing to rewire her though
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BLUE-SEA-5034-FUSE-BLOCK-SCREW-TERM-BLADE-/320851606569?pt=AU_Boat_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4ab43efc29

Great result mate.

Dean we had a feeling something was going on when we were watching that amps gauge, I am glad you found the problem and made it home mate

Regards Tony.

"leave em"wanting more!

The Blue Q didn't wont to turn off when Dno nosed her into the shed. Another ignition barrel bites the dust. Nothing near as drastic as just didn't wont to stop after such a great weekend!

well after pulling bluEJay to peaces i put in a new starter and just cranked her over with no carbs or inlet extractors anything and she........................................................................................................................................................................
lives

the ingition works and dosent die and the motor turns over even better she gave a cough / sneeze
i forgot to block the fule line as i was cranking her over so was the fule pump it was spraying fule near the inlet she sucked some in and started the run

i think this means im good to put her back together on wed after i giive the extractors a second coat of paint tomoro and heat the paint so it sets to the extractors on wednesday we are good to go


just my luck it will rain all weekend and i wont ba able to take her out for a drive

Awesome Dean!

Another van recovers from a triple bypass and rises like a pheonix from the ashes!

glad it wasn't the pussy magnet, they are a huge rebuild!!!!!!

serendipity wrote:glad it wasn't the pussy magnet, they are a huge rebuild!!!!!!

tell me about it im still trying to reverse the polarity on mine
but i cant find it in the trubble shooting section of the owners manual