T-16 S/N 5399 T.D. 97377 Restoration

[horsa]

Hey Phill,

As you know, they are never done since you can always find something to change out or upgrade. In my case, I'm now having to get the oil cooler that handles the engine oil repaired. I've had a small previously untraceable (to me) oil leak for about four months and knew it only occurred while driving. Idling in the garage never caused issues so I was thinking it was an oil pan gasket or hole in the pan near the block. Turns out it was a leak in the oil cooler on the back side and it was dribbling down the matrix and then running beneath a panel where it dripped under the radiator. Part of why it took so long to find as I only knew there was an oil leak somewhere underneath everything where I couldn't get a light.

Already pulled and shipped off to a repair place here in the USA so hopefully it won't be costly. Certainly easier to fix than what I was dreading which was pulling the engine to look for a bigger issue.

Shot shows the oil cooler with a small line I put on it to cap it off. That allowed me to place it in a bucket of water and put air inside to see if it bubbled for confirmation it was the culprit and not a line.



These are a few pictures I shot while ratting around and tearing up the land on the other side of my house that day in 107F heat.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

David,

I agree with Phil, but please keep this thread going for a little while longer as it´s so addictive! Why not make up an entire 4.2" mortar platoon, that should keep us going for the next few years

Thanks,
Hanno

[alleramilitaria]

yea dave get a entire platoon going.
all you need is 3 more carriers, and a support truck.
dont know where you can fing that laying around do you???

[Ledsel]

Give us some video!!!!

[RichardT10829]

have to say this is my favourite thread on MLU and a true testament to

"how it should be done"

a utterly amazing rebuild and i only hope i can meet the quality of Daves build with my own.


Richie

[Philliphastings]

Well I won't pretend to be ion the same league... but I hope that one day, in the (many) years to come, my little carrier may look something like this.

Thanks again for the inspiration

Cheers

Phill

[horsa]

Sorry, the only video of the carrier running since getting everything all together was shot a few months ago at Brent Mullins annual open house and vehicle rally. I'd posted it before but have it again here for reference.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQkUzSoUBVM

We never seem to have a camera handy for shooting video when out doing test runs. Hopefully we'll get it hauled down to some ranch property in south Texas this fall when the weather cools down a bit and then can shoot video running in and out of the terraced fields and ditches.

As for the mortar platoon arrangment, I'm working on it. I've gotton ATF approval for my 4.2" barrel to be live and functional and only need to make a firing pin stud to complete it now. Shooting 4.2" rounds will make for some really cool video