Lynx II, hull # 4225

[lynx42]

Hi Peter, Back home from hospital yesterday (only 8 weeks this time) and still need another back operation in the new year.

It is interesting to see the differences between the Mk.III* of April 1943 and your rear bins.

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Here are two photos of my bins taken from above and you will see that the lid is bigger and hinged closer to the hull and are of a different opening shape.

Regards Rick.

[Peter Duggan]

Rick,

Glad to hear that you're back home, just wish it wasn't a short term visit.

The changes between marks is adding up. I noted the differences with the storage bins and rear fenders between Reg Hodgson's Lynx (Mk 111) and the Lynx 11 at the CWM. Fortunately enough of my originals survived to confirm that they were the same as the Lynx 11 at the museum.

Not sure if this will help you, but I stumbled across the right map case with the back supports for my mark of Lynx. Great feeling when you come across NOS parts that just slip into place.

Great to see more pictures of your Lynx, they are great motivators.

Best of luck in the New Year with your surgery. Peter

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[Mike Cecil]

Reg's Lynx was in the same Australian 'batch' as Rick's.

Reg purchased it from South Australia.

Mike

[Peter Duggan]

Guys,

Christmas came in a plain crate. Thanks to the great workmanship of Dave Good aka Super Dave, I now have a reconditioned 239 for the Lynx. Dave even ran up the engine as part of the rebuild.

Now to finish a few items in the engine compartment and the engine itself and I will move on to a major milestone.

Peter


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[charlie fitton]

OK - all well and good - but I've been losing sleep over the pulley problem..

[lynx42]

Hi Peter,

Your engine looks pretty good to me, but do you have the correct intake manifold? According to the Canadian Lynx I Mk.III and III* (SC F1 and F2) from hull number 1069 the carburetor was reversed so the the fuel bowl faced the front of the vehicle not the rear. From your photos it looks to me that the carby is facing the front of the motor not the rear as it should be. (Of course they may have changed it around further down the production run, but I don't think so.)

Here is a copy of the relevent bit from the manual on page Q-8.

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Regards Rick

[Peter Duggan]

Charlie,

Welcome to the club. I have decided to defer installing the engine until I can sort out the issue with the pulleys. I did temporarily install the generator to see how those pulleys lined up with the others. Seems to line up better with the crank pulleys. Both seem to stick out further than the water pump pulleys.

My original engine was stamped C81T-LH on the LH head while the rebuilt engine has C7RA-A cast on the LH head. I have yet to find any differences between the two engines. The shaft from the crank is 3 1/16" from the edge of the block to the end on both engines.

I brought the Lynx home to keep me challenged both mentally and physically. She's doing a great job. Tomorrow is another day.

Rick,

Sharp eyes. I didn't pick that up until I went to install the generator. Wish all fixes were that easy.

Guys,

I welcome all and any suggestions.

Peter

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