different inside diameter wheels

[ajmac]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

GAU is the Ford model designation for the T16 Universal Carrier. The Ford list of designations for government models goes attached. GPA, GPW, G8T and GTB may be better known, and GAU is on that list as well. Did you know GAE was their designation for the conversion of the 90 hp V8 enigne for use in British Universal Carrier?

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That is a really interesting document Hanno, I will have to cross check it with my Loyd engine part number table.

[Lynn Eades]

Alistair, go to Nigel Watsons vol 1. pages 210 (pre U.C. and U.C.) and page 211 for Loyd engines.
The No.3 engines were the 90 H.P. engines.(see below)
The EGAE and EGAEA appear to be 85 H.P. (American origin)
The Canadian Engines ( COIUC) were the 90 H.P.
British origin engines were: Variously prefixed:SE51,79E,79F, along with suffixes.
Some British engines wore American ancillaries and generally had 18mm spark plugs while the North American engines used 14mm plugs.
There looks to be about 15 variations across the northern hemisphere war time carriers.
Thanks again to Nigel.

[Robert Bergeron]

Thank you all my friends. Very informative. I have found thanks to you another T-16 wheel in the lot i had retrieved. In the barn where i found them there were over 100 . I picked 10 including the two useless ( to me ) T-16 wheels. Oh well , we all have to pay to learn i guess.

[Robert Bergeron]

BUT WAIT A MINUTE ! All is not lost : The inside diameter of the bearing on the T-16 wheel is still 40 mm !

[rob love]

With a bit of mix and matching of bearings and the spacers, I have used t-16 wheels on UCs, and UC wheels on T-16s.