CS8 Bowser

[pauldavies]

A photo of my C8 from a while ago and I do know where the tank is unless it's been sold.
Paul

[Alex van de Wetering]

Last photo in post #5 look to be printed back to front

That was exactly what I though at first....but if you compare the pic of post #5 with the picture of the manual that Jordan posted, you will note that it does indeed have the bins on the left and the hose to the right, so the picture is not printed back to front.

@ Mike. Were the CS8's always fitted with that full oval water tank? Not the oval tank with flat sides as fitted to later Bedford MWC's?

I spotted a MWC water tank in a farmers field in Western Belgium a few years ago.

Alex

[Guy Verstrepen]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

That was exactly what I though at first....but if you compare the pic of post #5 with the picture of the manual that Jordan posted, you will note that it does indeed have the bins on the left and the hose to the right, so the picture is not printed back to front.

@ Mike. Were the CS8's always fitted with that full oval water tank? Not the oval tank with flat sides as fitted to later Bedford MWC's?

I spotted a MWC water tank in a farmers field in Western Belgium a few years ago.

Alex

Here in Belgium you can come across the MCW water tank several times in the fields.

unfortunately they are completely stripped of the pumps and filters.

sometimes you also encounter the waterbowser trailers.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by pauldavies

A photo of my C8 from a while ago and I do know where the tank is unless it's been sold.
Paul

Paul

That tank pictured on your C8 is sitting in my yard right now !

These tanks turn up in the UK now and then for sale, not a particularly rare item in Europe but as others have noted, the fittings are usually missing. I have only seen the flat sided tanks on the MWC's . There ARE a number of MWC's listed in the ARN register books but the only example I have seen ( AWM film ) is with the Australians in the SWPA is a MWC issued to a searchlight unit in Pt. Moresby . Never heard of any MWC survivors in Australia . Where did they all go to ?

[Owen Evans]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

I have only seen the flat sided tanks on the MWC's.

I've seen them with oval tanks, but only on the early MWC (open cab with flyscreens). There is (or was) one at RAF Duxford though:

http://www.maquetland.com/article-ph...-bowser-hendon

Not sure if that tank is original to that truck though. Maybe the oval vs. flat sided tanks were an 'early' vs. 'late' thing? The earliest flat sided tank I've spotted was dated 1941 on the instruction plate.

The oval tank was also fitted to the Guy Ant, but I believe they were solely for 'commercial government' use in Britain, not military.

Owen.

[pauldavies]

Hi Mike and well done for purchasing the tank, it was there when I went to pick up a load of C8 spare bits in Inverell. Couldn't make my mind up when I saw it on Gumtree, I believe it was on the other C8 used to finish restoring the one I have, good luck with the resto.
I had a question for you regarding a 3/8 tube on the top of my transfer case which was pushing oil out, couldn't see it in the manual any idea?
I put a pressure valve on it so it doesn't let oil out now.
Paul

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by pauldavies

Hi Mike and well done for purchasing the tank, it was there when I went to pick up a load of C8 spare bits in Inverell. Couldn't make my mind up when I saw it on Gumtree, I believe it was on the other C8 used to finish restoring the one I have, good luck with the resto.
I had a question for you regarding a 3/8 tube on the top of my transfer case which was pushing oil out, couldn't see it in the manual any idea?
I put a pressure valve on it so it doesn't let oil out now.
Paul

Paul

I don't have any experience working on the 4X4 models. Have you seen the facebook Morris Commercial C8 and GS quad page ?

[Owen Evans]

Water bowser fitted to a CS8 Portee (I think) on the Giza Plateau.

I wondered where all the white 2 Gallon cans went!

Owen.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Owen Evans

Water bowser fitted to a CS8 Portee (I think) on the Giza Plateau.

I wondered where all the white 2 Gallon cans went!

Owen.

Interesting field mod ! looks like a C8 4x4 with the field rigged tank, a case of improvisation

[T Creighton]

Originally Posted by pauldavies

I had a question for you regarding a 3/8 tube on the top of my transfer case which was pushing oil out, couldn't see it in the manual any idea?
I put a pressure valve on it so it doesn't let oil out now.
Paul

Hi Paul, Your Morris looks good.
The transfer case has an expansion tank (similar to a CMP radiator) hooked up to that tube. 3" dia x 4" high.
I was lucky to find one. Time will tell if it works.

All the best, Terry.