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Re: Excellent PATROL for Sale Cheap

PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:49 pm
by plateaucal
We gotta find someone that knows how to write. I'll take pictures.

Re: Excellent PATROL for Sale Cheap

PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:21 pm
by L60Boerne
Writing is an art. Some people have a way with words others not have way.

Re: Excellent PATROL for Sale Cheap

PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:44 pm
by L60Boerne
Santa's sleigh with Rigid LEDs on bumper and front windshield reattached.

By Monday....awful side door window frames coming off so target aquisition time will not be impedded.

Looking for Donner and Blixon,
L60Boerne

Re: Excellent PATROL for Sale Cheap

PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:53 pm
by L60Boerne
Santa's Sleigh is ready for field testing. Plateaucal will precide over the ceremony. It remains to be seen whether it makes it to the desert as we might have a license issue as public roads will be under tire.

Santa's sleigh has many cosmetic warts but Eddy the Eagle has rebuilt it mechanically in it's most needed areas.

As always your advice and parts have returned the sleigh to flight.

Patrolling with Plateaucal,
L60Boerne

Re: Excellent PATROL for Sale Cheap

PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:00 am
by mad4hws
looking good. Can't wait to hear from the field report.

Re: Excellent PATROL for Sale Cheap

PostPosted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 6:42 pm
by L60Boerne
Good news, the field test went very well. It still has an electrical issue draining the battery but it runs very strong!

Here is Plateaucal at The Lair...striking a pose.

Patrolling at last in the sleigh!

L60Boerne

Re: Excellent PATROL for Sale Cheap

PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:14 am
by plateaucal
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The Patrol runs out really well! I don't know if its the altitude or the new carb. but it runs out better than mine which has a rebuilt engine. It also seems to be geared higher(lower ratio) than mine. Is this possible? Our tires are the same.

I noted that when starting the starter would spin the engine then stall momentarily then spin and so on. Finally it stopped working. The battery volts static was 12-12.5. With the lights on we engaged the starter and the lights went out completely suggesting a big voltage drop and current draw. The battery is new and holding volts. Could the starter need a rebuild or do a load test on the battery first? All the connections were sound and clean.

I'll post up a couple of photos

Re: Excellent PATROL for Sale Cheap

PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:16 am
by plateaucal
Sorry about the rotate thing. The first photo is of my gracious host. And the second photo is from a deer blind on one my many solo forays in pursuit of the wild beasts.

Re: Excellent PATROL for Sale Cheap

PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:22 am
by Thaniel
Totally cool patrol. Love it.

Any chance the admins could move this thread to projects from classifieds so folks can find it :-)

Re: Excellent PATROL for Sale Cheap

PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:23 am
by RiverPatrol
Thaniel wrote:Totally cool patrol. Love it.

Any chance the admins could move this thread to projects from classifieds so folks can find it :-)


Done. :D