A problematic Moke

[Halfpint]

A while ago, some friends of Alpine Moke searched for, and found a Moke  . ( Alpine gave some pre advice as to what to look for).
It was found in Queensland (I wont go into detail) and transported to Victoria.
Soon after, a welsh plug blew out, it over heated, and then it began 
The new owners have spent countless hours since researching, on the phone talking, and of course, Paying to fix it all up.
The head was rebuilt, and thats when a miss was noticed. Im not 100% sure how it all came about, but a new dizzy, cap, leads, points, condenser,  coil, etc, etc all came from a reputable supplier and fitted by the new owner.
It still missed, popped and farted.
A few of us in the area were consulted and asked for advice. It seemed that everything we all would do, was done. Very frustrating for the owner.
I had a day off yesterday and went for a run with PRU. It was a beautiful Winters day, and only 80k's away



I took a few spares, just in case 

We checked all the basics, like leads, points, coil etc. Things seemed to settle for a bit and we were able to set the carbie mixture. Took 6 full turns, but came good for a bit.

Then it turned to SH.T again  no reason, no rhyme?
Now it was down to change parts out.
Cap, leads and plugs, no change, swap back!
Coil, nope 
Lunch time  Oh yeh! down to Treats in Tawonga for Lunch,  . Thanks Alpine 

Ok, back to work 
Pulled out the new dizzie, fitted the old 45D from PRU with the patronus electronic module in it, and the electronic coil and away we went  . Set the timing, a minor mixture adjustment, test drive, another mixture adjustment and all was sweet. Ran beaut 







Seems to be a problem in the new dizzy, I'll leave the fault finding to the supplier in Sth Aus.
For now, after all the frustration, I hope they just drive and learn to enjoy Moking for a while.

And Snow capped mountains all around wasnt such a bad view for the day 

Cheers
HP

[alpine moke]

Thanks for the kind words HP, also nice photos of the Moke repair centre.

Audrey the Moke owner is over the moon with the Moke.


I think she took it for a drive today after 2 months of no Moke drives.


The Moke has been seen all over the Alpine area today.


Thanks HP.

[Canadian Moke]

Great work getting it all fixed up!  As an aside, what is the colour of her Moke called?  Is it a factory colour?  I am nearing the paint stage with my 82 Californian and am still trying to pick the colour.  The one on that Moke is quite nice.

Thanks,
Tim

[Halfpint]

I’m not sure Tim, I don’t think it’s a standard Leyland colour, but I could be wrong.
It is a pretty nice colour.
HP

[yellaterra]

  I think you will find it’s a Holden hq color called magenta. from the early seventies. I remember my uncle had a Monaro back then with a magenta factory paint. Looked cool back the too

[Terry]

Hi,

it could also be a Ford colour of Reef Green from 1995, very difficult to tell the exact hues from a photo as cameras can distort things.

Terry