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Reading this I thought you were going to fit the handles with tek screws Mobile phones are great…… when they work.

Have a great time and safe travels

Hey Ed,

I think this is the hex part Rob is referring to. This is on a B block engine.

Regards
Stephen

Excellent, glad it worked ok

Correction to the earlier diagram, refer to below for amendment

Keep on going. Plenty of willing helpers here in sunny S.A for a midway service & tune up

Thanks Clay. This is how I did mine and works ok.

Get your ohm meter to check the three position / two terminal switch functions as shown below.

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If that is all good then it can be wired as per below. I understand the timer has an off switch incorporated as part of the adjustment ...

Can you remind me what wiper motor you have and how many positions & terminals the switch has?

Blacky wrote: Wed May 27, 2026 9:22 pm

In the Shed wrote: Wed May 27, 2026 2:43 pm Nice pics there. Hope the oil pressure is behaving

Bloody thing - every time I back off in neutral the bloody thing stalls and it still has bugger all oil pressure at idle

Hmmm….. wouldn’t think the two issues are related? Wonder if the timing needs checking?

Thanks Stephen, yeah mate. Was just looking at your intermittent wiper solution, but not sure if it will work with the circuit board I have, which is same as Blacky used. You didn’t use a relay? I have said if many a time: I am an electrical idiot.


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Front bar looks good Clay. See you have gone for the streamline front and deleted the over riders

Nice pics there. Hope the oil pressure is behaving

Yep…… nice looking car Interesting the owner removed the twin carbs and went back to single carb?

Blacky,
I reckon you have exhausted all the options available for these utes

Stephen

That is weird, but also a big relief!

Hi
For oil I have just used Castrol manual transmission oil which from memory is around 70/90w. Seems to do the job ok.

For quantity doesn’t the workshop manual specify quantity or fill to within xx inches of fill point? Mind you your gearbox is unique.

Is your gearbox back in the and ready to ...