another Aussie humber fv1601

[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

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Clutch/brake boot is a rare item, can't help you there.
The gear lever has a boot (LV9/BOE/FV17601) with a large (lower) and small (upper) hose clamps. There is also a canvas dust cover that goes around both levers, see pic.
Roy Elvis did have some gear lever boots : http://www.champ-sparesukltd.com/
Re. your pics.
Had a quick look at the rifle brkt upper, divers side. It is longer than the pass. side, and runs towards the rear, with the rifle leaning back at an angle to help in egress/exit. The pass. side is shorter due to the mounting of the spare wheel.
The water jacket cover's are prone to corrosion, well spotted. There are three of them and are probably all worth replacing. I have ,made them out of Stainless and Brass.
The rectangular cover block on the back of the head, ditto.
The block with all the pipes on the back of the block ditto. These are breather pipes for dissy etc. and no doubt full of crud. The blocks are available NOS.

Wait till it hits 45, all the grease will run out, hey presto, job done!
Rich.

[john piercey]

Thanks Rich never thought of waiting till it hits 100f good idea.
will be checking other water jacket covers now you have shown me your ones for sure.
that canvas boot cover was what i couldnt picture in my mind thought it may have been something like the pic you have put up ,now its cleared the path i need to take to manufacture said item.
the pedal boots look familiar ,i have seen vintage cars with the thru the floor pedals so will just have to find some in a restorers rubber list that may have the same base size.
the rifle pic, i have tried standing with magazine forward and facing backwards hadnt quite worked out which way it would have stood i thought most prob the other way to one pictured would be it. cheers
John

[David Herbert]

The corrosion problems around the water jacket are caused by operating without corrosion inhibiter / anti-freeze. If it had a good strong solution in it all its life those covers would be perfect.

From a UK perspective, your truck is in amazing condition. Ours rotted to nothing years ago, cabs first. Great to drive when they are right.

David