[lynx42]

This is great info. I've got the same problem, no brakes. So I'm learning without doing anything. I'll look at mine in a month or so.

A funny little aside,
When I went to look at mine before buying it, I was told that it ran like a swiss watch. As smooth as anything. Well.. we started it and it had a bad, bad knock. This knock increased with the increase in engine revs. The owner couldn't beleive it, he said the usual, "Never heard that before" I took that a a sales pitch. Anyway I negotiated down quite a bit as it sounded like a full engine rebuild was needed.
I had the Humber/Commer backloaded to my place on a tiltbed tray truck. After it was unloaded I started it and there was no sign of any knock. It ran as sweet as anything. This was a worry as an intermittant knock is worse than a constant knock.

With the engine at idle I checked out the other controls and all but the brakes worked ok. Then I engaged the tyre pump compressor and low and behold there was that knock again. the tyre pump clattering away. Faster with more revs and slower without. Just like up on that NSW farm.

So who was a luck boy then??

Still the brakes and gaiters are next.
Regards Rick