Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

[Orangeburst]

This is a GT6, British Racing Green. Spittin' image and same color as the one I had. View attachment 582208

they all hard top? More powerful motor?

 

[Orangeslice13]

that is above my pay grade. First thing I would do is take amp reading and compare to nameplate and then check refrigerant pressure

I think I will use a grinder and clean up edges and use backer rod. Have to rent a grinder.

Where’s the house?

 

[RavinDave]

you told me before but difference in GT and TR6?

I remember we did talk about that. TR6 was a convertible with a bit more muscle than the GT6 which was a hardtop hatchback.

 

[RavinDave]

they all hard top? More powerful motor?

All hardtop. 2000cc straight 6 with a pair of carbs. The TR6 was a little more muscular.

 

[Orangeburst]

I remember we did talk about that. TR6 was a convertible with a bit more muscle than the GT6 which was a hardtop hatchback.

yea my sister had the Spitfire and I called it something else

 

[Orangeburst]

Where’s the house?

East Brainerd.

 

[RavinDave]

yea my sister had the Spitfire and I called it something else

Spitfire looks a lot like a GT6 with a rag top and no hatch. But I think it had a 4 cylinder.

 

[Orangeburst]

Spitfire looks a lot like a GT6 with a rag top and no hatch. But I think it had a 4 cylinder.

Iirc it had this overdrive switch on the shift knob

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Overdrive is an additional 'epicyclic' gearbox bolted at the back of the normal gearbox (necessitating a shorter propshaft). It is actuated by a solenoid.

 

[Orangeslice13]

East Brainerd.

You want me to stop by and take a look?

 

[RavinDave]

Iirc it had this overdrive switch on the shift knob

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Overdrive is an additional 'epicyclic' gearbox bolted at the back of the normal gearbox (necessitating a shorter propshaft). It is actuated by a solenoid.

My GT6 had 5 forward gears but no overdrive switch. First year out of school I almost bought an Austin Healy 3000 which did have an overdrive. Cajun fkr sold it the day after I promised to buy it; after borrowing the money from my credit union I ended up using the money to add central AC to my little starter house in Baton Rouge and to buy an old 67 TR4…

 

[Orangeburst]

You want me to stop by and take a look?

I appreciate Slice. It isn’t that big a deal as my neighbor may have a grinder and I can just clean the edges and stick some bar in it. Really created its own EJs in the form impressions where they are supposed to be. Been so dry I think the ground has settled.

If shifting comes more severe I will get with you for a contractor, Thanks though!

 

[Orangeburst]

My GT6 had 5 forward gears but no overdrive switch. First year out of school I almost bought an Austin Healy 3000 which did have an overdrive. Cajun fkr sold it the day after I promised to buy it; after borrowing the money from my credit union I ended up using the money to add central AC to my little starter house in Baton Rouge and to buy an old 67 TR4…

you sure have problems in Luziana. I seem to remember you being a fugitive of the state..lol

 

[Orangeburst]

My GT6 had 5 forward gears but no overdrive switch. First year out of school I almost bought an Austin Healy 3000 which did have an overdrive. Cajun fkr sold it the day after I promised to buy it; after borrowing the money from my credit union I ended up using the money to add central AC to my little starter house in Baton Rouge and to buy an old 67 TR4…

btw..I remember as a kid we had a wall ac unit. I love them things. you can literally chill out
come to think of it..we didn’t have anything in our bedrooms..how did we do it?

 

[RavinDave]

you sure have problems in Luziana. I seem to remember you being a fugitive of the state..lol

Nah I actually liked it there.

 

[RavinDave]

btw..I remember as a kid we had a wall ac unit. I love them things. you can literally chill out
come to think of it..we didn’t have anything in our bedrooms..how did we do it?

I remember my Dad installing a Fedders window unit in the living room of our little house in Knoxville. How did they ever manage without it on the Gulf Coast? This summer in Houston was brutal.

 

[Orangeburst]

I remember my Dad installing a Fedders window unit in the living room of our little house in Knoxville. How did they ever manage without it on the Gulf Coast? This summer in Houston was brutal.

i know..when you posted that my memory on that came up. that unit was right above the sofa and i would stick my head in it.

When you say brutal in Houston..makes me shudder. Been dry as a bone here all summer. We need rain bad.

 

[Orangeslice13]

I appreciate Slice. It isn’t that big a deal as my neighbor may have a grinder and I can just clean the edges and stick some bar in it. Really created its own EJs in the form impressions where they are supposed to be. Been so dry I think the ground has settled.

If shifting comes more severe I will get with you for a contractor, Thanks though!

Ok.
I’m out that way a lot and don’t mind looking at it and/or telling you what you need to do to fix it.

 

[AM64]

I’d need to look at a schematic again to know for sure but I believe the cap in series with the motor winding inductance creates a two phase drive from the single phase 240VAC house power. Just have an HVAC guy put some gauges on it till you worry too much I’d say

@NorthDallas40 Just out of curiosity if the run cap (CR) is open but the start cap (CS) is good, would that allow the compressor (CPR) to run but not at rated power or speed? If I understand the circuit, the start relay (CSR) basically puts the run and start capacitors in parallel when the compressor starts and then the relay opens and drops the start cap out?

 

[AM64]

This is a GT6, British Racing Green. Spittin' image and same color as the one I had. View attachment 582208

That's pretty much the same color as my Pinto. Always thought British Racing Green was one of the best car colors - especially with a touch of metallic gold in the paint. That's a really nice car. My next door neighbor has either a Triumph or MG sitting at the end of his drive - think his son brought it back home a couple of years ago. He's not in the best of health so nothing is happening. If I were still working on cars, I'd probably have asked about buying it. It's a convertible as I recall; you get to the point where you see something so often you quit looking at it. If it had been like the car above, I'd probably have told my back we're getting that car, so get over it.

 

[NorthDallas40]

@NorthDallas40 Just out of curiosity if the run cap (CR) is open but the start cap (CS) is good, would that allow the compressor (CPR) to run but not at rated power or speed? If I understand the circuit, the start relay (CSR) basically puts the run and start capacitors in parallel when the compressor starts and then the relay opens and drops the start cap out?

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You’ve got me dude. None of mine ever had start caps only run caps. If you’ve got a meter you can go across the run caps and see if they’re doing their job. If the run cap is open I’d expect the compressor to lug under load if it ran at all.

Also if refrigerant is low the compressor shouldn’t sound very loaded at all

 

[AM64]

You’ve got me dude. None of mine ever had start caps only run caps. If you’ve got a meter you can go across the run caps and see if they’re doing their job. If the run cap is open I’d expect the compressor to lug under load if it ran at all.

Also if refrigerant is low the compressor shouldn’t sound very loaded at all

I really dislike AC schematics. Maybe it's because they don't have what are normal components to me, but they just don't look right.

 

[NorthDallas40]

I really dislike AC schematics. Maybe it's because they don't have what are normal components to me, but they just don't look right.

Yeah that one confused the hell out of me. If you’ve got a meter with capacitance capability just measure them. And in thinking back I was wrong my old unit at the other house was wired the same way. I saw the tech test my caps on a yearly checkup call. He just measured their capacitance. But if the compressor runs with no cold air I’d still think refrigerant. I’ve got my own gauge set to test it’s pretty easy. And honestly when I change one cap I usually change them both unless it’s a 3 wire double cap in which you change them both anyway.

 

[NorthDallas40]

@AM64 if you’ve just got an ohm meter the method seems to just look for the cap charging by the meter test current. I saw multiple videos like this. My meter does capacitance so I just measure it directly. The typical fail mode I think is open so you won’t see the charging jump on the meter on a bad cap. And based on how they’re wired I’d guess a cap short is just an intermediate step to quickly transition to an open

 

[AM64]

@AM64 if you’ve just got an ohm meter the method seems to just look for the cap charging by the meter test current. I saw multiple videos like this. My meter does capacitance so I just measure it directly. The typical fail mode I think is open so you won’t see the charging jump on the meter on a bad cap. And based on how they’re wired I’d guess a cap short is just an intermediate step to quickly transition to an open

I've got a nice Wavetek meter ... and a bit of a panic before I put my hands on it to prove it wasn't at the other house. It does capacitance, but I never bought a clamp on current probe. I even got wild some years ago and bought a digital scope that I've used like once.

 

[Orangeburst]

I've got a nice Wavetek meter ... and a bit of a panic before I put my hands on it to prove it wasn't at the other house. It does capacitance, but I never bought a clamp on current probe. I even got wild some years ago and bought a digital scope that I've used like once.

can’t you just check the amps on the compressor?