griff66

welcome from another ferret owner IF IT HAS NOT BEEN MUCKED AROUND WITH with fluid change fresh fuel and batteries i reckon she will start fine

hi mike glad to have helped a bit with your investigations post a pic of your wee beastie. paul.

good photo gun looks like it needs a cover!

best to have it covered on mount and bike type cable lock on it,

prob done at base overhaul?, u might also notice not all bolts fitted where suspension unit bolts to hull this was designed in event of mine going off wheel station would blast off easier ! that was the theory anyway.

and some tins of babies heads!!!

2 bren gun carriers for sale on milweb 6500 7500 euros seems cheap?

great video ashdown forest looks good for the vehicles!

the two faulty thermostats ive had were both stuck open ie ages if ever to warm up then correct temp in traffic soon as u move off again temp drops off, think stuck open is the most common fault mode ,very nice my cardboard!

:D:D:D!!!! ah go on!

one more go,if u have changed thermostat/ coolant before replacing thermostat fill with coolant to just below where thermostat sits then fit thermostat then replace housing connect coolant pipes top up rad/expansion tank rad cap off heater IF fitted to max run engine 5 mins ish check levels replace cap take for drive let cool down and recheck levels.(CARDBOARD ANYONE)

its just good practice to do coolant fills as outlined not just say oh well the system will eliminate airlocks because its got that fitted etc why risk it hence after topping up coolant have engine running with cap off and watch air bubbles being purged from system( any one want to buy some cardboard:cool2:)

yep top up rad and expansion tank if fitted , oh bugger just noticed some swine has fitted a load of cardboard to my rad!!!:-D

went for a thousand pounds, cough !

correct, was talking about the 50 mph 7 mile no temp indication scenario :nut: wish my ferret did have a heater though !

think tony b is correct best after thermostat change to fill coolant back up via thermostat housing if u have changed coolant ,then replace serviceable thermostat ! top housing back on then run engine with rad cap off at first to allow trapped air to escape then cap back on check for leaks.:nut:

ha that mechanic would be me! thermostats are about a fiver or 7.5 dollars bout a 15 minute job think of all that fuel you are wasting by not having engine at correct temp! any cooling system should be able to cope with minus 10 and yes your temp needle should be at normal range after 7 miles at 50 mph .

if my car after a 7 mile drive at 50mph did not register ANY temp rise of coolant i would think thermostat was stuck open or at least not fully closing!( or temp rating of thermostat was incorrect)

yep thermostat stuck open

Good photo andy would those lugs have been welded on at a base overhaul i guess made me check my 63 mk1/2 no lugs fitted dont know if i would want to drive around with 2 px vessels that close to HOT side of engine though !

mines a 64 ferret and dont know where these would fit seller is saying inside engine bay ? not sure about that and why would u have em fitted inside engine compartment? just realised i know the seller will ask him

great fun! try on u tube for< knob creek> more guns :cool2:

hope your not gonna sell the ferret its the first one i ever saw close up!!

ferret on v5 says petrol think its the case in 2018 pre 72 vehicles might have there exemption status rescinded.

a long time ago i was working in the south atlantic and as our copilots were friendly with the young officers we as a bunch were invited to the .onion firing. range nr mpa ,all had a go firing gpmg, hi power , throwing hand grenades, sa 80 etc, final treat was firing mortars each took it in turns to have a go whilst everyone gathered round final person was a young female pilot she picked up mortar dropped it down tube then decided it was not going down tube properly so reached back to give it a little pat!!!needless to sat the sarg in charge of all this grabbed her hand out the way as we all i winced!!! ah fingers fiona!