Vulture

Chaps Picked up a replacement pump from Rex. Now need to do the change. The fan is off, and I have some questions... Ignoring the colour, does yours look like this ? Nothing about this fan looks balanced in its design :shocked::nut::undecided: :help: What technique have you used to get this bolt out ? Access is horrible. There isn't room to get a socket on, and currently I don't have a spanner that will fit in there. Its got a slot, but unless I take the rad out I can't get a screw-driver in (which I don't want to). Even then I'm not confident I could get enough leverage on it. My current thinking is to get a piece of tempered steel in it and lever it round. I'm open to any other ideas... Kind regards to all Ian

Managed to find time tonight to transfer out the 4 Chevys and find another 6 vehicles to reach the milestone of 200 UK CCKWs being recorded :-D

NOS Option 'b' it is :cool2: :-D

Hi Steve As it happens I was just this afternoon speaking with Rex Ward, and I have arranged to swing by his place on Thursday with the old one, and pick up a replacement from him, along with a new piece of hosing that goes down to the bottom of the rad. With this deadline in mind I grabbed a few minutes after I walked my dog at tea-time tonight, and took a short (slightly shaky) video of the play in the fan. [video=youtube_share;v-6mUOgceMA] I then after getting the belt slackened right off proceeded to removed the 4 bolts holding the fan in place. As recommended I had some cardboard in place protecting the radiator. As you say, access to the bolts sucks, however I have small hands and so was able to get them off with only, for me, a small amount of swearing :argh::rofl: I'm busy now for the weekend, but hope, weather permitting, to finish the removal job on Monday. I hear what say about taking the rad out, I shall give it some thought as they say Kind regards Vulture

Hi Ken Yes, almost at the 200 mark, although of course that does include 4 Chevys' ! I intend to removed them and put them in a specific Chevy Blog in the next couple of days, time permitting. I have thought about including COE's as well but they are such a different looking beast, like with the Chevys I'm going to give them their own Photo Blog when work on the CCKW 352/3 listing is more complete. As suggested I've added a U-Tube Video Bar. I'll expand that in time maybe. Yes, there are a bunch of vehicles in the blog where either: a) the photos aren't that good, and or b) the info we have isn't that good, such as just a stencil number, and no Reg number. We need to try and rectify some of those next year Kind regards Ian

Jon I've taken to putting comments like 'Year: 1939 (as recorded by the DVLA)' :rotfl:

Scott thanks for that photo. Checking through I don't have that truck on the Blog so I'll be adding it tonight (time permitting). Its especially useful for record purposes that the Reg number is shown Feel free to share anymore you have like that Kind regards Ian

In fact, just spotted that I already have the Truck !:red: :banghead: :rotfl: No 88 http://cckwphotoblog.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Reg%3A%20WFX369 Hummmm I shall merge the two together tonight.

Chevpol Thanks for that useful picture. GSU141 I already have a few pics and info of, but the second which I had seen before (No 86) http://cckwphotoblog.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/4141046-S the situation re this truck was less clear as to a) what it was and b) the Reg No. With your help here I now know it's a 353, and have a partial plate of ??X 36? So making some progress on part of the jigsaw Kind regards Vulture

NOS I've been thinking the same thing myself. John Blackman says if I write a news item, he'll put it into CMV. The deadline for the next MVT Windscreen mag is early next month, so I'll get some words thrown together for that as well hopefully

Ahhhhhh, good point

I have this one http://cckwphotoblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/2012-09-08-s2adscf2214.html I've added a note about the former owner. Thanks for posting

Mash, thanks for the info and photo, I'll update the blog tonight

Welcome along Paul

Hi Jon. Indeed you can If you see any corrections required don't hesitate to shout. As an aside, I have been suprised how many of the vehicles are not recorded on the DVLA database. Of those that are, lots have the engine size recorded incorrectly, as well as the year in the some cases. For instance I can't recall when the open cabs first came out, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't 1939 ! LOL

Mash Thanks for that info. http://cckwphotoblog.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Reg%3A%20CFK879 Do I take it that John Trotter is no longer the owner then ?

Yeah I might as well Just trawled through 263 photos on photobucket, only 1 UK GMC on there ! Ian

Anyone make out what the Reg of this vehicle is on Milweb ? http://www.milweb.net/classifieds/large_image.php?ad=63395&cat=4 Looks like a 939 at the end, not sure about the rest though. It feels a bit cheaky to E-Mail the seller. I've logged it as No 183 http://cckwphotoblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/cckw-353-radio-set.html Regards to all Vulture

I think it may take some time to get there, but I'm definitely making some progress towards that at the moment

180 :laugh:

'Oh dear' indeed :wow::wow:

Guys, is this a Tipper ? What do we think ? Cheers Ian

Thought I'd use the DVLA site https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app/enquiry?execution=e1s1 to get extra details on vehicles, such as Date of registration in the UK and Year of Manufacture. Astonished to find about half the vehicles I've looked at so far aren't shown in their database ! :shocked: :shocked: Any ideas why that might be ? Kind regards to all Vulture

NOS, point him in the direction of this thread if you can

Yikes !! That is a real shame for that looks an interesting vehicle, (but also fascinating in an anoraky way). Do you know when it happened, why and by whom ? This is just the sort of info that will make the Blog an interesting repository of information for the GMC enthusiast