{"id":2861,"date":"2020-01-23T02:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T10:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/?p=2861"},"modified":"2019-12-17T18:21:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T02:21:57","slug":"anothe-diesel-modification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/23\/anothe-diesel-modification\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Diesel Modification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

High winds kept us in Loreto a few extra days so we took the time to do a bit of maintenance on the Wee Rover. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past few weeks, we have had a couple of little engine stumbles at odd times, so while we had wifi I did some research. The hesitation, and the few mini stalls are a fairly common indication that the fuel filters needed to be changed. We carry a couple of extra filters, so we popped the old ones out and the new ones in. Voila! Problem solved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other maintenance item was to make the change from bell cranks & rods to a cable actuated throttle. This is what happens with the \u201ccrank & rod\u201d system. We try to slowly climb some nasty bit of track and the rover hits a bump, the diesel rocks a bit on its motor mounts and the wee Rover pops a little wheelie! Just kidding, but it does jerk forward a bit like we jabbed the gas peddle! Makes it tough to pick our way around over a rough patch, or a tiny cobblestone village street. Switching to a cable should fix the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mounting brackets for the new cable system came with the motor conversion kit, but we needed a bicycle front brake cable to complete the swap. Off we went to find the only bike shop in Loreto! Broken Spanish, pointing, and hand gestures were used to get a custom brake\/Wee Rover throttle cable. A second trip to the bike shop, the next day, to shorten the cable to the right length. And a third trip, the next day, to find 2 bolts to mount one of the brackets. Three days, a few miles on foot exploring Loreto, and we had all of the bits ready to install! Even the little things are an adventure on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Old fuel filters switched out and new throttle brackets ready to go in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The new cable throttle system all installed. The arrow pojnts to the bicycle cable.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

High winds kept us in Loreto a few extra days so we took the time to do a bit of maintenance on the Wee Rover. Over the past few weeks, we have had a couple of little engine stumbles at odd times, so while we had wifi I did some research. The hesitation, and the … <\/p>\n

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