john1950

Thank you a great set of pictures.

Hello Mario. I wondered where you had gone. I hope your health problem is resolved, look after yourself. All the best for Christmas and the New Year to you and your family. Looking forward to some more posts on the Morris.

I have learnt something new , every day is a day at school. That still means the vehicle was standing on a jack with the parking brake off. Stay safe, and be there at the end of the day with your knew found knowledge. As I have gone through working life I have known Two people killed in incidents with bottle jacks, Both experienced Mechanics. My father was trapped under a car once when a friend came into his garage and was talking to him while he was working under a car. He was leaning on the trolly jack handle and let the car down unintentionally he then ran in a panic looking for help because he did not know how to jack it up again. He always had a block or something under anything he jacked up after that. Sorry to deviate from difflocks most complicated ones I have worked on were Terbergs 8x8s Usual way to unwind, a short reverse usually one wheel revolution will suffice. Tyre pressures and tyre circumference are critical on multidrive vehicles.

That was why I said Front, It would still be standing safely with the parking brake on.

SS Thistlegorms cargo was destined for Alexandria, A major Royal Navy base. Also building up in that area the RAF desert air force and the desert Army. Along with the flegling specialist forces being developed for that Theatre of Operations, that would eventualy be used all over the world. Probable questions to be answered, Are they made from Ferrous or Non Ferrous metal, what is the flat large end cover made from, are they mounting brackets part way down the cone, what is the small side hole for, are they water proof electrical connections on the side of the square end, does the item inside of the square end fold out? Just some food for thought.

I do not want to go off topic, It was just a suggestion. UK. Exports 1941 estimated £150 million.

Love to see a picture.

It will give you an indication. A third diff proportions the drive between front and rear axles, to design specification. When the third diff is locked it gives both axles the same power. When it is unlocked front and rear axles are not positively connected so should give propshaft rotation. It may just be a small of propshaft rotation by rockingthe tyre. Does not cost anything to test. Axle stand or blocks for safety.

Easy test. jack one front wheel of the ground then try to rotate. If it is in 4wd it will only turn part way and will try to turn rear propshaft, If it is in 2wd it should rotate.

This may not have been a 100% military cargo there may have been civillian export items on board. Ships items would normally be kept in the ships stores. Large items fastened to the deck. Over 60 of them would surggest cargo, they have broken glass items with them.

I think that Meadows should have a lovely sound.

That engine will yield some invalueable spares and patterns. A block of that size would probably repair quite easily.

There was someone on Millweb looking for C4/C8 parts.

We are going a long way off topic, steady on. As far as I know it is bad form to shoot the messenger. I have moved from the its rubbish camp, to at least they were successful in achiving an end product that is representative. They made an Item that is creating its own history it now has a pedigree and got people involved not just in engineering but other strands aswell.

Irrespective of what anyone thinks of his style of presentation, He has the Gig and good luck to him.

Any marking should be on the outside, a good rub with a wire brush. I am going to say Morris C4. based on, set bolts securing domed half shaft, Hydraulic foot brake, and heavy linkage for hand brake. I cannot remember the tyre size, there were two sizes fitted.

Again a lovely piece of work, both timber and bronze. Sorry I forgot the flywheel as well. (Artwork)

I would be going Light or sound for the mystery objects

Sorry I did not realize

Does the half shaft have MOWOG and any numbers on it?

Why not post a picture of your boat?

Hello. If you put the numbers, type etc. someone is bound to know. (once you are in you will get hooked)

That is a tight fit in the container. Little helper is dressed for the weather.

From what I can gather she was part of a convoy of 16 ships and 4 escorts that rounded the Cape. Convoys seem to split approaching the Horn of Africa for India and Suez etc. Some ship proceed independantly when the main Convoy split, WS 9a. Thistlegorm was heading for Alexandria with supplies for the Western desert force, which turned into the 8th army. She was carrying enough equipment for a whole airfield Including Pundit lights, and a lot of hospital equipment plus aircraft,start trollys, vehicles etc.HMS Carlisle the AAprotection ship for the anchorage ,was struck by debris when she exploded Another ship sunk close by 3 days later was the Rosalie Moller, still loaded with good Welsh coal. They were put into anchorage because a tanker had struck a mine at the entrance to Suez and the wreckage had to be cleared before they could proceed. They were found by German planes looking for the Queen Mary. I wonder if the Jacques Coustaeu archive have a copy of the manifest. He dived the wreck in the 1950s, I also wonder what happened to the motor bike and other items they recovered. Both John Kean who has written a book about the wreck and Peter Rowlands who has dived the wreck seem to quote from the cargo manifest. I wonder if they have a copy.

It might be worth looking for cargo manifests for other ships in the convoy as they may have split the consignment.