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Lada tank.
https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net/lada_tank.jpg
Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...109#post130186
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...032#post129863
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...307#post135059
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...178#post157712
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...536#post158863
Hey there fellas...
I don't think this is one of the Garage54 creations, but it certainly looks like one.
Lada tank? Ladas ARE tanks
We'll be buying a 2020 or 2021 model Lada 4x4 5 door when we get there, just need to get the border open to people from the USA...
Our lawyer is trying to get us listed as returning residents, pointing out that we've been there before and we do own a home that has an occupancy certificate. She's good but I don't know if that story will fly...
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Maybe the Lada's you get your side of the puddle are better that those that have frequented Australia, 'cause you'd have to have rocks in your head to buy one here. A friend of mine had one and the only way he could keep it going was to throw out the Russian ignition system and replace it with something local.
My wife had a Triumph when I met her, Lucus electrical systems are the king of the dark. The only car I ever had to replace the entire wire harness on.
Also the only car where you had to keep the carburetor tanks filled with oil.
Being from England and originally a motor mechanic, I have had, and worked on, many many Triumphs. While it is sadly recognized that Lucas systems on motorbikes is less that optimal I have NEVER seen a problem CAUSED by Lucas equipment on cars. You don't say how old the Triumph was, and if it was pre-alternator, then yes, the old dynamo's did have their problems, but the likes of Delco-Reme were no better. It was the inherent design, not the manufacturer that was the problem. Car manufacturers used this equipment because there was nothing better at the time.This seems to not be the issue with Lada (discounting the that they are Russian and that may be the "Lucas" problem), the difference, as far as I can see is one of quality control, and although communism may not still be the political system in Russia, I have seen first hand the attitude that that system generated, still prevalent in some Russians (it's a government business,...chuck it together).Quote:
Originally Posted by jdurand
With respect to "the carburettor had to be filled with oil", that was a design consideration of SU carburettors and was there to produce an acceleration pump action. Many manufacturers fitted SU's because they were very efficient carb's, the likes of Jagua,r Bentley, Rolls, and a plethora of BMC vehicles.
It was a TR-4A.
Russian machines from the Soviet era are not the same as ones built in 2020. Believe it or not they've been advancing manufacturing ability.
