shopnut

Truck looks great, glad it went to a good home and having its restoration completed, was a very sad day when Clive drove her away, or I should say Howard done the driving, not sure who had the longest face that day, me for seeing the truck going or Clive paying the balance! The fuel tank I removed, which was a tank made up by the previous owner, I think, ended up on another Shopvan in the Kettering area, he had changed the cargo body for a van body and needed a fuel tank, I understand this truck has also been sold on now. I still think a Shopvan looks better with a closed cab, but that's my opinion. Hope one day again I can own a CCKW, probably the best truck of its day. Shopnut

If you have the late tank, fillers both sides, these are attached by nuts & studs, I think, if you can remove them, entry holes are large, you have a good chance to steam clean the inside. We just done a tank at work, where we cut 3 holes in the top to gain access to all 3 compartments, large tank, 2 baffles fitted, it was cleaned with no problems, this was a DERV tank and only cut when thoroughly washed internally prior cutting, there was so much debris and rust in there, was the only way to clean out, steam cleaning would not suffice. Do not cut any fuel tank unless you are 110% all fuel and vapours have been removed.

Could try replacing steel pipe with modern plastic pipe, type used on trucks nowadays, available from most commericial factors, you would also need to sort unions, nuts etc to suit pipe and where connections are, this I think would be the tricky part. If you want to go down the steel pipe route, try a commericial garage, they may be available to offer advice. Good Luck

When I had CCKW's, I used original looms, then fitted a secondary loom with modern lamps, this kept the original lights as they were and was safer whist driving at night, the secondary loom was just seven core cable, front & rear lamps, '6' fuse holder, indicator switch/relay and a couple of junction boxes, wiring was easy to conceal as were the junction boxes etc., light brackets were made for easy removal with connecter to loom and could be removed easily for the original look when at shows, something I never did. Only wish I still had a CCKW, best trucks ever produced.

There are 2 of these items, they are used to enable the 'hernia' bar (not shown), to fit in a lower position to tow a lighter vehicle, the 'hernia' bar is a heavy member with a Nato pintle hook fitted, the position shown in the picture with the red circle around is the correct usage position, the other one is the opposite side. That,s how I understand it.

Many thanks for that information, and so prompt.

I am trying to find the weight of a Land Rover Ambulance, Type XD130, unladen or laden, any help would be appriecated. Thanks in advance.

And its easier to remove and refit with the lid off and fill with oil, but don't drop any thing in there...................

If you have a jib for your fork truck, it could be used with a good lifting strop, also would be easier to remove the PTO prior removing gearbox. I do have a good used gearbox and clutch assembly, if you are interested, and a complete engine, that might be going a little to far. Regards

Will be there, working, should be a Great Day........

Looking for information on replica 30 cal machine guns, who makes them etc.. Any information would be appreciated.

Thanks for the reply, I do know DAS, thought you may have meant another group.

Hi Lauren Who is the gang at Duxford? Regards

Many thanks for all the replies.

Would anyone out there have the max width of a Dodge Weapons Carrier?. Thanks in advance

I would suggest you change that pipe, they have a nasty habit of bursting, normally happens when driving, spraying oil every where, including that very hot exhaust manifold!, you dont want a fire and another point to consider, possible engine damage. A GMC I was driving developed a pin prick hole in this hose, squirting oil over the exhaust downpipe, what I noticed was a lot of white smoke in the mirror, lucky as per N.O.S., I had a spare in the 'box', very easy to change. The hose from R.W. looks correct, never seen a pigtail hose. Would advise any GMC owner to replace this hose, as a preventive measure, if they do not know when it was last renewed, and then keep the old one in the 'box' as a emergency fix.

You may already know this, but make sure the guide collars/rings are fitted between inlet manifold and head, if they are not fitted the whole manifold can slip down, and cause some interesting problems, I know because it happened to me many years ago. Regards

Also be interested, agree with N.O.S., a UK distributor.

Thanks for your reply, all looks positive, there are parts out there, could you pm me with what books you have please.

Just a question on Austin Champs, what is parts supply like for these vehicles?, more so the body parts. Thanks in advance.

Hi I did purchase and remove a set of plates, except chassis no' plate, which was missing, from a closed cab, truck and cab was derilect, when I got them home, cleaned off the layers of paint and grime, plates were brass, this must have been a early truck. I would not want to use them on a open cab. As I have a late open cab, its as you state, the zinc plated type I am looking for, truck serial No' 353-359616-1. Would still like to hear from you David when you receive yours. Regards

Thanks David, look forward to your thoughts on the plates. Shopnut.

Anyone out there know of a supplier for the dash data plates for a open cab CCKW, repros would be fine as long as quality is good. Thanks in advance.

One check you could make, and its easy, remove cover from regulator, assuming you still have the standard regulator, run the the engine, check and see if the points close on the cut out regulator , the one nearest to centre of truck, they should close when you take the up revs up, if they dont, fault could be with generator/wiring, if they close, fault could be with the regulator. WORD OF WARNING. Do not be tempted to close cut out points manually, with engine not running, this will make a circuit between battery and generator, and will try and turn the generator, like a motor. I remember this happening in Holland many years ago, a lot of smoke in the engine compartment, the truck belonged to a regular member on this forum, who now resides in Suffolk. Hope this helps.

P.M. Sent.