New UCW project

[Petr Brezina]

Working on the engine. Slowly getting there...

[Petr Brezina]

Again, few parts mounted, oil setup finished. Also instrument panel provisionally fitted.

[Lynn Eades]

Looking good Petr. I believe there was 1/4" thick flat rubber gasket fitted between the dash panel and the drivers front plate. This was to assist in preventing failure of the speedo cable and electrical shorts. Also I think there was a dome nut on the bottom dash panel bosshead screw to make life easier on the fingers of your right hand.
See if the dash panel top cover will fit well, with the rubber spacing the dash panel out out.

Those lower engine cover rails are a great modification. I wonder why it took so long?

[super dave]

Lynn is referring to this as I made one for mine.

Also I see you hooked up the oil cooler lines up to your engine but I don't see a bypass valve, Do you have one for your carrier ??

[Petr Brezina]

Thanks guys! Yes, Im aware about this spacer between instrumental panel and front plate. British carriers used a bit different setup, there are two separate spacers left-right from Langite (which is compressed cork gasket I believe). Actually, you can see my spacers in the upper corner of the picture - they will go on the proper place eventualy. And thanks for heads-up about the dome nut, Lynn - my fingers are grateful to you
There is no bypass valve visible, because my engine uses a bit different setup - there is built-in bypass valve - see my sketch. Seems to be clever to me, hopefully it will work properly

[Lynn Eades]

Petr that is a bit different. Can you tell us about your engine? I've never seen that before.
There are so many differences in your late carrier and very few of them seem to have survived.
Does your dash panel have the four fuzes in the top?
I am surprised to see the white faced CAV ammeter. I thought it was an early British carrier thing. There are not many carriers that don't have the drop down bit for the Temp. gauge. It must have been a Dagenham Ford thing. My AOP is the same. It is July 1941. Much earlier than yours. Mine still has the two square holes in the rear plate but the air was ducted up through the rear deck, through a damper (like a fire) and out a mesh screen at the the level of the top of the hull. It has short sections at the rear plate and division plate to support the lower engine rails. Are you able to take some detail photos of the covers and frame around the radiator, before you close it in. My email is set up in my MLU profile. Thankyou for posting what you already have done. Nice British steering wheel too.

[Petr Brezina]

Can you tell us about your engine?

Its not geniune carrier engine, it came from the old power unit, French made. Proper block, possibly war dated.

Does your dash panel have the four fuzes in the top?

Yep, four fuses there.

Are you able to take some detail photos of the covers and frame around the radiator, before you close it in.

No problem, will do that.

[Michael R.]

Differences of housing packing, or instrument panel gasket, varied between country of manufacture, serial number, and model of carriers.


The Canadian production design change for 'Gasket - Instrument Panel' , part no. C01UC-105300, was introduced at serial number 1877. This black rubber material gasket appears on Canadian MK-I* series carriers, i.e. C01UC, C21UCM and C21UCG, (as shown by Dave G.). Retrofitting of the earlier Canadian production required the use of longer mounting bolts, C01UC-105311. Bulletin A-5, 25 Sept 1942, Item 16 refers.

The gasket material and part number(s) was changed for the Canadian MK-II* series, C31UCW, where it is made from two parts, the material is plywood.
Those part numbers are C31UCW-104856 and C31UCW-104857 as 'Spacer - instrument panel L.H. and R.H.' respectively.


Chilwell publishes the Langite gasket material for all British Universal Carrier production instrument panel gaskets as two parts, TL 13958 and TL 13964.

[Ron Pier]

I notice too that the petrol filler cap is at the opposite end of the tank to the Canadian MK2.

Ron

[Lynn Eades]

And is without vent pipes.

[Petr Brezina]

Yes, simplified and better (more ergonomic) design on fuel tank.
Evolution went to the right direction in this case, I guess

[Petr Brezina]

Originally Posted by Michael R.

Chilwell publishes the Langite gasket material for all British Universal Carrier production instrument panel gaskets as two parts, TL 13958 and TL 13964.

Yes, thats your list, I was sourcing from
There are many differencies between British and Canadian production and early/late models. Very interesting to finding them out.