It was found that the new pump pressure outlet hole was slightly larger than the original, which is apparently one way to get a bit extra power from the pump. The new pump was fitted with a Z9 oil filter in the return hose as the old fluid and pump had a lot of contamination. I flushed it about four times with fresh fluid, but I got the impression that there would still be a lot of contamination in the system. The extra filter ensured this contamination would not ruin the new pump. At this point I reassembled everything, changed the fuel filters and added a secondary CAV 296 water trap filter. These filters, although an absolute pain to change, are beneficial since they filter down to five micron over the factory filters 30 micron. Once back together with fresh oil, brake/clutch fluid, coolant,
filters and a new power steering pump, the big rig was running like an absolute champion. The only other major thing I did, was replacing the glow plugs, running a 16mm2 cable from the battery to the glow plug solenoid/ plugs and replacing the random oddball battery leads with 35mm2 double insulated cable.
All this ensured that the CJ10 was going to have no mechanical issues during the restoration period. Now the CJ10 was just waiting for the right time and place for the real works to begin. More to come on that later!
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