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« on: January 25, 2015, 05:31:43 pm » |
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Hi folks, I've never removed a cooling unit before, but I've seem plenty of folks on here saying how simple (most) they are to remove. I decided to tackle my VMC-44 today and took a lot of pics along the way. Since I do a lot of documentation for work, I thought I would knock together a quick newbie guide to removing a cooling deck. It really is quite easy and took me less than an hour - that is with taking pics and being very careful. Anyway - if anyone is interested in a copy of the doc I created, it is available here in PDF format: http://littlebluespitfire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9919&g2_GALLERYSID=851af751aba7a98f5ed994caa8cb1363Questions, comments or corrections are always welcome! Jim |
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« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2015, 06:15:47 pm » |
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That was a wonderful thing to do for those just comming into this hobby! Thanks Jim.........  |
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« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2015, 06:23:26 pm » |
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Wow Jim you don't mess around! nice guide thanks for putting it together
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jholmgren
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« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2015, 06:29:02 pm » |
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Wow Jim you don't mess around! nice guide thanks for putting it together
Hah... yeah Lonny, I started cleaning it up this morning and when I got to the bottom I was poking around in the crevices of the cooling system with my shop vac and I started thinking... "this is probably the smallest cooling unit ever... it can't be THAT hard to take out so I can really clean it up". My goodness is that satisfying to do - now I can clean and paint the cooling unit AND really get into the bottom of the cabinet for a good cleaning. Since I'll probably be working from home tomorrow with the snow coming, I may even have some time to work on it some more. I am REALLY digging this 44. It is so compact and easy to work on ... it may just become my favorite machine before I'm done. Jim |
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« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2015, 07:18:03 pm » |
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Great guide, thank you for posting it.
I'm a big fan of PB blaster, seems to give me better results than WD40.
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« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2015, 07:22:31 pm » |
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Great guide, thank you for posting it.
I'm a big fan of PB blaster, seems to give me better results than WD40.
PB Blaster and I got well acquainted when I was doing the nastier bits of restoration on my Spitfire.  It definitely works better than WD40, but most folks have a can of WD in the garage already, even if they aren't shade-tree mechanics. I think I should have mentioned the "tighten it to loosen it" trick as well. Between that and the old smoke wrench (propane/map gas torch) not too many bolts have eluded me. |
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« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2015, 09:09:12 pm » |
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Nice work Jim, easy to take these things out, not easy to stop and take the time to photograph each step. I always look for guides like this when I'm taking on a project I haven't done before, thanks for taking the time to put it together.
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« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2015, 09:44:08 pm » |
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Thanks jim great post
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« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2015, 10:35:03 pm » |
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Thanks! I can use all the help I can get.
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« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2015, 03:26:07 am » |
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Great Guide. Thanks for posting it.
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« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2015, 07:16:40 am » |
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Thank you. Nice job.
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« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2015, 08:13:14 am » |
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Great documentation ! ! !
Thanks for sharing!
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« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2015, 10:52:15 am » |
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For some reason I'm not having any luck viewing it. Maybe it's my work computer, will need to try it at home.
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« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2015, 10:56:06 am » |
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I'm pretty sure it is working OK, I just tried from my work PC. That link should open a PDF file directly. You may have some security that blocks the opening of PDFs at work. If you still can't get it from home - PM me and I'll email you a copy.
Jim
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« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2015, 02:01:04 am » |
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Another reason I love this site!
Homerun Jim!
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« Reply #15 on: January 27, 2015, 11:39:09 pm » |
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That's a nice piece of work. Read the whole thing and I don't even have a 44 -- yet. May even be worth making it a sticky post.
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« Reply #17 on: January 28, 2015, 02:06:57 pm » |
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Great work Jim! Now I need the manual that tells me the steps to get you to come over and do the work for me!    With my son finishing college in May, I will find myself with a machine and restoration budget again so this will be incredibly helpful for me when I get to my 44!  Tim Tim - the instructions for getting me to show up and do that work for you are pretty simple: 1) Email Jim with potential date(s) and times 2) Buy beer |
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« Reply #18 on: March 28, 2015, 05:33:22 pm » |
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Was thinking today I wanted to get my cooling unit out sometime soon and clean/paint/polish. This is GOLD! Thank you!!
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