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I live close to Amberley, the original onetoo far for a chat though.
Hi, Ahh but the Amberley in Gloucestershire dates from the 8th century and the Amberley in Sussex dates from the 7th century.
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TBH, neither did I.
The one in Sussex has an industrial museum in the chalk pits. It's a good days visit.Colin
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Hi, Put the cursor over the 'inbox' top right, then click 'start a conversation'.
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looks great...must be happy again with the cab all back to glorious!
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Time to refit the steering column. I now know that this has to be done before the cab goes back on.
I used a trick learned from the Binky series of videos to make a gasket for an awkward shape:
Cover the area with masking tape and then rub with a grubby finger
then transfer to rubber and cut out for a neat gasket for the steering column base. There was no signs of a gasket there before but every little helps I guess
Then refit the powder coated bracketry
and the column itself (complete with shaft)
I used a trick learned from the Binky series of videos to make a gasket for an awkward shape:
Cover the area with masking tape and then rub with a grubby finger
then transfer to rubber and cut out for a neat gasket for the steering column base. There was no signs of a gasket there before but every little helps I guess
Then refit the powder coated bracketry
and the column itself (complete with shaft)
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It's a mystery why they did not put better engine access in. The guys who worked on these trucks in army mentioned cutting holes in that panel and then just riveting a patch back on to do things like water pump changes. I did contemplate cutting it all out but for a truck that is not in commercial use it is probably not needed.
A truck being used for business would do more work in a week than this one will do in a year. If you said that the cab would need to come off once a year in commercial use (and it's probably not that much) then mine becomes once in 52 years which will not be my problem by a long margin!
A truck being used for business would do more work in a week than this one will do in a year. If you said that the cab would need to come off once a year in commercial use (and it's probably not that much) then mine becomes once in 52 years which will not be my problem by a long margin!
Beautiful mate!
Least comfortable passenger seat ever made. It's like sitting on wood! If you are recovering it add 2 inches of sponge!
I had the seats on mine re done about 20 years ago and they never went back in. I'm sure the guy converted the base to woven belts but I'd have to go look.
Least comfortable passenger seat ever made. It's like sitting on wood! If you are recovering it add 2 inches of sponge!
I had the seats on mine re done about 20 years ago and they never went back in. I'm sure the guy converted the base to woven belts but I'd have to go look.
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That would be handy, but access is not too bad as is.
I refitted the coolant tank and added some sound/heat insulation
I took ages trying to track down a new low coolant switch and in the end found that it is exactly the same as the switch that people use in aquariums! There are any number on eBay for a few dollars each.
The insulation also makes it much lighter under there
I refitted the coolant tank and added some sound/heat insulation
I took ages trying to track down a new low coolant switch and in the end found that it is exactly the same as the switch that people use in aquariums! There are any number on eBay for a few dollars each.
The insulation also makes it much lighter under there
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Put some diesel in...
... amazing how much can come out through a pinhole in my welding that I could not even see!
So tank drained down, taken off and re-welded.
All good now.
I'm also taking the opportunity to measure the fuel gauge sender at different depths since I am pretty sure the new one I bought is not going to match the gauge on the dashboard.
... amazing how much can come out through a pinhole in my welding that I could not even see!
So tank drained down, taken off and re-welded.
All good now.
I'm also taking the opportunity to measure the fuel gauge sender at different depths since I am pretty sure the new one I bought is not going to match the gauge on the dashboard.
