MiketheBike

I don't suppose there is anyone in the Woking area that has a crane (or hoist), that could help with getting the turret on my ferret?

Mick

Griff,

I think if its an external (to the pump) leak, then it will not be leaking into the oil.

If the internals are shot, then the fuel will go into the oil. You can get refurb kits from Marcus Glenn etc.

Got some good pointers on this forum, ie getting the fuel pump off by removing the fuel tank...not as daunting as it sounds.

Mick

I was under the impression that HG Wells lived in Woking, and the aliens landed on Horsell common. That alien (and some pods) are next to the HG Wells theatre in Woking.

I guess its a bit like Ernest Hemmingway, everywhere in SE USA and the Caribbean islands claim he lived in their town

Bromley!!!! Its in Woking town centre...just up the road from where the aliens landed.

Brave man driving that far as a first time ferret driver (although as they say...very fine line between bravery and....well, maybe I won't go there, you look bigger than me )

didn't H.G. Wells get there first? And with the first idea of a self proppelled armoured fighting vehicle in the short story Landships.

you mean this one?

???? I don't think that I need to add more but I'm going too

 

Why would you want to throw the braided wire around the plug wire away? Solder the new wire to the old wire and pull it through.

 

Why didn't you ask before doing that

I have a spare distributor, and I replaced all the cables within the braded outers no problem. Bit fiddly removing the connectors at the plug ends, but after doing one, the others were easy. Maybe Daimler should have made the hull out of 3mm alloy, the Ferret would have been much lighter?

Hey Keith, welcome.

Whats the mil reg of your ferret? Looks like it may be clode to mine (03 CC 23)

Mick

another question drivers front hatch inner part should torsion bar provide dampening if inner part drops down when outer part of hatch is in upright position.?

You will probably find your fingers provide all the dampening required.

Your not running too lean are you.. Ithink that can cause hot running.

Mick

This has probably been covered many times before, but......

The 110's in the Withams auction? Generally good, or generally bad? Would obviously require a visit to check one out...do they normally go for the guide price, or is it worth a punt and placing a bid lower than the guide?

Just how easy is it to get one of these registered, is it quick and cheap? Are there any gotchas when getting them registered?

Thanks,

Mick

Ferrets (as far as my limited experience is concerned) are a blast.

In dry weather. I use mine most weeks, use it to go to work sometimes, and also pick the kids up from school. Seems like the more you use them, the better (or should I say, regular use).

Insurance is about £100/year fully comp with Footman James

They are very easy to drive when you get used to the pre-select, and to be honest that takes very little time to get used to, and is probably easier than driving a regular manual gearbox. Visibility 9despite what some say) is very good.

Reliability seems good, its all heavy duty stuff and is all mechanicals really unlike modern cars......and there is plenty of expertise on this site if you get stuck

There is one for sale on milweb at the moment:

http://www.milweb.net/classifieds/large_image.php?ad=50920&cat=14

Mick

they look like the plates that are under the floor, beneath the radio battery tray...at least thats what mine looked like.

I bought a few of those split copper washers (for want of a better word) off the shelf at the local motor factors, so they must be fairly common in older cars?

HMVF - the fifth emergency service.

I think the difficulty is that content etc is as important (if not more important) to the newbies. I still take much more from this forum than I give, because I don't know nuffink...just a fact. Now if you got library of vehicle documents (that you cannot download or print)...that would also be well worth paying for?

Maybe there is a sliding scale, you get access to standard stuff non-subscription, but all the valuable stuiff (clives corner, classifieds, technical stuff) can only be seen on subscription. If there is enough good stuff in teh non-subscription areas it may act as a hook for new people to subscribe?

Its gonna be a difficult nut to crack!

Maybe its registered as a charity, like MVT? At least you could also get the tax for those that pay it?

Mick (in brain dump mode)

OK, so what do I do now? Do I subscribe to Pathfinder and the money's find their way to the correct pots, or do I have to wait until you set up something?

Would I buy someone a pint for some great advice? Hell, of course I would.

Is access to this forum and advice that I get worth the price of a pint? No brainer!!

Mick

Did you have a flashing amber light, and did you go through Knaphill/Horsell?

I caught the tail-end of something going up our road but it was too far away to make out what it was...it was big and green though :shocked:

"h".....its in the middle of nowhere!

I have lost touch a bit since Matt senior died....but do mention me to his dad, he may remember me, Jim's son

Blimey...its getting a bit like facebook on here!

Mick

Hi Jay,

welcome...got some relatives who run a butchers busniess down in Carlow...Matthew Kearney & Sons.

Mick

Easy, according to my wife:

Normal:

FHM and other "boys" magazines in the loo, and visiting "mature content" website "like any normal bloke"

Not Normal:

CMV and Screwfix catalogue in the loo, and having HMVF, EMLRA and milweb on the quick link bar on your browser.

Mick

well....apart from that and what appears to be a cannon its pretty close.

She did it from photos of my Ferret, so has the correct number plate etc....but I guess artistic licence and all that

It was my Birthday last week, and my wife got a cake made Thats a lot of cake!