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Many thanks to one and all who made this a great weekend despite the weather changing from a pleasant sunny Friday through to a wind a rain swept Sunday.

Great location and facilites.

Ready for 2014????

Looking forward to this coming weekend; let's hope weather will clear up in time

Well done - thank you

No worries; just one of those bits of information that THE BOSS is amazed that I retain.................. but I can not remember the weekly shop

Sole Survivor (1970)

Phil Palmer driving his Leyland Hippo M6 southbound junction 10, great truck but I was a bit busy to take any photos.

great pics apart from the kitcar thingy

Added for fairness.........................

And a few more

Some photos I hope

Phil

I'm sat here knackered and worn out..............................

Thanks for a great, fantastic weekend. From the traders that came from the NE and Sussex to the entertainment that came from Cornwall cracking do.

Will wade through some photos and get them posted.

OK

With one day to go thought I'd post a few photographs of vehicles that visited Sleap airfield near Wem, Shropshire today in aid of the county air ambulance. Despite a cutting wind the rain failed to turn up and those that did attend had a good venue to enjoy.

Bidding on a toolbox on Ebay as I don't want to ship all my tools to UK when I work on the truck in June.

 

Toolbox is in Cheshire and my truck is in Cambridge

 

So figuring ideas on what to do if I win it....... bidding is the easy part

Where abouts in Cheshire is the box?

Just a curious question, anyone out there that can explain what the holes are for on the bottom rear of the trailer?

Triangular shaped flapjacks; still safer than biscuits brown AB

Just an update, ran the jeep up and took it for MOT (there was another thread on brake light switch due to brake issue) and had a good 12 mile run. Ran fine after couple of minutes. Also had the garage look at the carb (classic vehicle only garage) superb mechanic who said no issue with carb at all. Fingers crossed...................................

New MOT in hand, thankfully no advisories so here's to the sun coming!

Bought in haste? Well, if you want sympathy, go look in a dictionary. Welcome to a world of total lunacy! It runs on , as you are now aware, tea, biscuits, mud , grease and Swarfega. The good thing is unlike classic cars, you don't have to go round polishing the air vents with cotton buds, mud is GOOD!

As well as skinned knuckles, never ending wish list and an empty wallet to boot; but good times.

Do remeber if prior to 1st January 1960, no MOT needed, but a quick check by a second set of expert eyes, very useful. How many of us have brake testing kit at home?

Tony

Many thanks, 1962 Hotchkiss so off to the garage it is for me; without going on to much I know there is a thread about MOTing exempt vehicles; whilst over the last 12 months I have completed an engine refit and various other bits I am no where near or have the knowledge to not have an MOT. I think if it was exempt I would still go for an MOT, just my thoughts......

Sucess

Sorted this afternoon before rain and rugby stopped play! Replaced stop switch, had to mess with electrics a bit due to the connections on the new switch being different but now working so hopefully MOT this week.

I had no interest in vehicle maintenance before getting the Jeep. Many of the simple jobs seem a bit daunting at first, but because the Jeep is so simple, it is easy to work on and you'll soon gain confidence in doing Jobs. I'm now most of the way through rebuilding a '43 Ford and that has been quite an education!

 

Yes I have been watching the updates I have got "I've been spending again" in my favourites. Any tips about how to keep the brake reservoir topped up whilst bleeding the brakes; apart from having really bendy arms and extra long fingers...............:laugh:

The brakes will need bleeding. No need to drain if you swap them quickly, but you will introduce air into the system, so it will need bleeding. From memory, it's the right rear first being furthest away from the master cylinder, then left rear, right front then left front, topping up the master cylinder as you go.

Thought as much thanks for confirming it for me though; I am abit of a mechanic novice but since getting the jeep most fixes seem possible just having that bit of knowledge helps. The TM mauals for the switch just say change it.............

Many thanks

Just getting the jeep ready for MOT and found that the brake lights were not working; I have traced the problem to the stop light switch on the brake master cylinder. I have the new switch and have the lights working but as of yet I have not refitted.

My question is, is it just a simple case of unscrewing the switch off and replacing it or do I need to drain the brake fluid? If it's just a simple case of unscrewing and refitting do the brakes need bleeding?

Many thanks.

Yep that looks familiar - I did a 1950s Ford F1 Truck with a flathead V8 that had terrible fuel issues - much like Laurens sample there. It had a fungal growth too which these days isnt just confined to diesel fuel.

Additive bought!

Forgive me if I'm being rude and teaching people to suck eggs, but you aren't blipping the throttle before you switch off, are you?

 

Andy

Not intentionally no.

Modern fuel goes bad after about 30 days. It goes very bad after 90, having lost the "lighter" elements. This could well account for poor fuel air mixing and incomplete combustion. Incomplete combustion results in soot.

This is one thought we had, one of my mate repairs lawn mowers, most of his work comes from mowers with fuel issues. Need to get out for a good run I think and see what happens; after I ve sorted a MOT.

Just out of interest was it OK before it was laid up? Also is it fresh petrol or the stuff that as been in the tank all the time?

Runnning fine before laid up and the fuel is the same.