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    Hi Byron, The Thermostat I have ordered for my weasel is a 160F high flow with jigger fitted. That is the small hole you were talking about. Doug MacCarthy also mentioned that he is planning to mount his thermostat lower in the cylinder head as well. I have an idea on how to do it but I won't know if it will work until I get my new thermostat. If it does I will send over some pictures for you. BZ on your workmanship. Is this weasel a keeper or do you plan to sell it? It would be a real help to other restorers if you could re post the restoration story and photos of your old weasel on this forum. Cheers JOhn
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    @F-D ZerniaFred, further to my last, I believe that weasels hat went into the Letterkenny rebuild programme suffered the same fate as Jeeps that were rebuilt post war. They were stripped down to there individual components, each component was rebuilt/repaired and then the weasels were reassembled from ready use components. My hull number is 7333 but my front float tank is from a very late production weasel that had the added blackout driving light. For interest attached are photos of my donor letterkenny weasel and the stencilling on the front float tank.
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    @F-D Zernia Fred, at present the engine is running way too hot. I am waiting for a new high flow 160F thermostat to arrive. Doug Macarthy has his thermostat sitting lower into the head so I will also incorporate that mod as well. My weasel restoration theme is based on a weasel that rolled off the Letterkenny rebuild line so a lot of features I have on my weasel may not be right for a factory restoration. For example; Semi gloss OD, white stencilling, rotary light switch and accelerator pedal mod. I don’t know much about letterkenny other than what’s on google and nothing on weasel rebuilds.
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    I tried to get some more OD painting done today but I couldn’t get any enamel thinners in town. I had to content myself with applying some stencils instead. The black coloured stencils are copied from originals that were on my float tanks. When I get another coat of OD on the hull sides I will finish applying the stencils. The stencils came from Axholme Signs in the UK.
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    @ByronMate, I just think it was a simple case of metal fatigue. Easy repair though. I just did not repair it that day as it was a 37 degree day. A lot hotter inside my shed. I will have the weasel back up and running for the weekend as I still have a way to go checking and testing it.
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    After resolving the fan blades touching the winch drive shaft problem, I took the weasel for a test drive. I had only got a few hundred metres up the road to have the engine stop dead on me. I thought that I had run out of petrol. After suffering the indignity of having to tow the weasel back home with the tractor, this morning’s investigation revealed that the carburettor choke cable support bracket had snapped in half and subsequently the tension in the choke cable pulled the choke fully on. Easy fix. Glad I found it now rather than on the water.
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    ORD plate and Letterkenny rebuild plate installed
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    I have installed the rear floor pan, inspection covers, demolition box and final drive cover plate. The rear floor pan was for want of a better word ‘Perfect’. All I had to do was blast and paint it. No sheet metal work whatsoever.
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    After driving it for the very first time I have to say that it is a most unusual vehicle but definitely lots of fun. Plenty of power. I can’t wait to swim it. Just doing the finishing up work on it now. Rear floor pan went in today. Some more jewellery needs to be fitted; ORD plate, Letterkenny rebuild plate. Cord o matic reel, spotlight handgrip and bracket, seat backs need new cushion foam glued on, more OD painting, stencils on, grease suspension, bogey wheel bearings and idler/drive wheel hubs, fit headlight bulb and fit single battery into the dual battery carrier. So still a way to go yet.
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    @ByronMate, you make the job look so easy😀 Well done👍
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    @Patrick Tipton Once again Patrick you have excelled yourself. The finishing work will take a lot longer than you think. Here's one check to do while you are at this stage. I ran the rear marker lamp wire yesterday and the wire was contained/supported by a series of very light gauge sheet metal retaining tabs. The wire runs down the passenger side inside the channel and then crosses the hull at the rear. It might pay to check that all of the wiring tabs are in place. Without them the wire loom will just flop down and look unsightly.
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    @Patrick TiptonHi Patrick, I hope my other video will upload better. Weasel Video.xspf
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    @Patrick TiptonAfter 22 years and 3 months I finally drove the weasel out of the shed under its own power. I am relieved that the marathon restoration is finally drawing to a close. IMG_3784.MOV
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    @Patrick TiptonI am sure that you are really looking forward to getting to the end of this conga line of hull repairs. You are almost done👍👍 I left a few minor blemishes in my hull, I guess to reflect the age of the vehicle. Do you have the air drop brackets and fittings? Please keep the pictures and comments coming?
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    The final drive axle is now in place. Now I have to repeat this job tomorrow.
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    First of the final drive Axles cleaned, bead blasted and etch primed ready for installation.
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    @Rob W Rob Walsh might be your man to contact for help here.
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    Thanks @Patrick Tipton. I am just waiting for the Engine Video to come through. I have had it on good advice from Svenn Ry over on the Weasel FB group that in my video I have the Wiper arm crank incorrectly orientated. The crank arm needs to face upwards which in turn allows the wiper arm to park to the lower left of the screen glass. I have already corrected the alignment and I will post a photo of the revised set up soon. @F-D ZerniaI have to admit that I had some help with the wiring of my wiper motors. All of the wiring was replaced on the grey motor. The plug came from Cole-hersee and the wiring braid is readily available from Electronic supply stores. I did have to machine a brass collar to solder into the wiper motor cover which in turn allowed me to solder the wire braid into the collar. Hopefully the following photo might be able to better show what I have done. I had to adapt overcome and improvise to get my second wiper motor (Grey in the photo) going. The green motor is NOS but still needed some TLC to get it working as well. A lot of time and effort went into restoring this little used weasel part.
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    After a 3 plus year hiatus I fired the engine up this arvo. The tic tic tic you can hear is the fan blades touching a bloody plastic retaining block from a zip tie on the winch drive shaft. I will sort this out later. IMG_3776.MOV
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    Another tick in the job list box. I fitted the wiper arms and wiper blades. I am no threat to any movie directors😄Enjoy. IMG_3775.MOV
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    The oil for my final drive arrived in the post today. The vendor imports it from the UK.
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    My son and I installed the windscreen this arvo. Even the wiper motors work. I will install the wiper arms and blades tomorrow.
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    I reported in the previous post that I had a problem with the starter. When I pushed in the start switch, nothing happened. To make a long story short, the VWM instructions (see attached extract from the VWM instruction booklet) detailed that one of the starter solenoid wires (white with 2 red traces) should terminate on the Voltage Regulator 'B' battery terminal. After fault finding the problem I found that the said solenoid wire should terminate on the Voltage Regulator 'A' armature terminal. See the attached Wiring schematic. The starter now happily engages and turns the engine over.
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    I am pleased to report that I have resolved the no starter problem when I pushed the start button. I will report what I found in a separate post. Over the weekend I bent and fitted the last section of fuel line, and yes I know it’s not OEM but it looks the part and it’s made of 316Stainless Steel. Thanks @Byron for the flexible carburettor to air cleaner hose. I got that off you when you were restoring your last weasel The blackout light resistor is fitted with the associated wiring. I had hoped to start the engine but I only had a spare couple of litres of petrol, enough to just wet the bottom of a 135litre tank. When I get more petrol, I should be right for a start.
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