another Aussie humber fv1601

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

John, this drivers handbook is not only for the Humber, but your Humber in particular. I have only ever seen one original copy, this one, bought through E bay 4 or 5 years ago. From memory it may have been around Buderim/Maroochydore Queensland.
Amended by J Calder (?)
Rest assured, I will continue to look after it!
Air pump was the usual for the era, mounted on the right side of the gearbox with a control lever extending through the side of the transmission tunnel. If you do not have the pump, there must be a blanking plate in it's place ( Blitz ones fit). And yes, there would most certainly have been one fitted.
Rich.

[john piercey]

Well bloody hell hey,whats the chances of that in the coincidences book. Air comp, i hadnt even thought to look for one there,i assumed the pics of one mounted under the bonnet somewhere on this site must have been the spot,but there doesnt appear to be anything on g/box just a couple of plates,blast thats something else i have to look for!
Have found the manuals in that vintagemanuals site and will order some in the new year, thanks rich
john

[john piercey]

Speaking of manuals i just had a score at work last week ,one of our subbies (we drive semi freezer pans) an irishman was in the army way back when and kept his inter 6x6 f1 and f2 training manual and gave it to me the other day after showing him some pics of the Humber and Diamond T,its in very good cond and with some of the photos there is a few different rego no,s on various trucks.I have one lined up(truck) so will come in handy when that comes home.
P.S. pics up when we get time to downsize them
John

[Dave Mills]

Now here is a picture of the right tool in the brackets. I also added a shot of a spare pick head holder if you are after one.

Dave.

[john piercey]

Dave ,yeah would be interested in pick holder,can you let me know what you want for it and the postage price ,i have sent private message (i hope) let me know if it didnt work
Is that the crowbar in the brackets on tub?
cheers John.

[Dave Mills]

John, yes, that is the original crow bar. I picked this up from Tim at Winton, unfortunately it was his last one, however, I have been informed that they are the same as a Ferret. Not sure as I am not an expert on Ferrets. They would be fairly straight forward to make if you wanted a replica. You could try Tim as he may have found another one in his treasure trove of spares.

Dave.

[john piercey]

Dave dont think i have quite got the hang of this pm bit,but just let me know all up $ and how you would like payment
cheers John

[john piercey]

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Manual

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Son's Diamond T

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Cabin

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Gearbox

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Rear core/welch/cover was corroded, made a new one

[john piercey]

Just wondering has Anyone adapted rubber clutch and brake pedal boots from any other vehicles a bit more common than Humber , also gear lever boot as well as it is an odd shape hole in transmission cover not round or square like most vehicles have , although the main waterproof/sealing gearstick boot is round did the floor plate just have a flat rubber that sealed around the gearstick boot or did it actually rise up in convoluted form as well like modern vehicles do as a secondary sealing setup. maybe someone has custom made leather/vinyl stitched type boots?.
john

[john piercey]

It never ceases to amaze me how after 60 yrs or so grease mixed with a bit of dirt etc turns in to a form of sticky-hard-concrete that is only removable by scraping and scrubbing for hrs,i spent most of a hot 37 degree celsius saturday just cleaning the engine which wasnt disgusting but where acummulated heavy deposits had been left for decades refused to shift easily.
Same with g/box oil/grease had melted in to a sort of smooth/glazed layer on outside of casing.
john