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

On the basis you are not contemplating stripping it down yourself and sourcing the parts (repair kits are available at around £45 plus freight from Holland - say total £65, then as a water pump repair novice you might spend around 3 hours messing about rebuilding it - say an extra £45 worth of your precious time), then in answer to Q1) - if I had a choice between:

 

a) finding a water pump repairer I'd be prepared to trust with an old pump (I'm sure they're out there somewhere, but have heard stories of troublesome repairs), sweating on them being able to source the correct parts, and paying the uncertain cost, and

 

b) :cellphone:discussing the latest GMC news (only one hour of your precious time!) and paying a fair price,

 

- you know what? I think I'd go for 'b' :cheesy:

NOS

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

Hi vulture,

i have recently had to change the water pump on my gmc. Save yourself a lot of problems and get a re-built unit from rex ward. Save a lot of hassle by taking the radiator out to give yourself decent access , there is

little or no space to remove the fan without the chance of damaging the radiator core. Take the fan off before removing the water pump and carefully lever the pump casing off if it is stuck to the block , to avoid damaging the casing. The new pump comes with a gasket to go between the pump casing and the block. Make sure any old gasket is cleaned off. Put the fan , drivebelt back and re-tension the belt before putting the radiator back. You can do the job with the radiator in but you risk damaging the radiator ,also it can be difficult to line up the bolts/holes in the fan/pulley as i found out the first time. While you are at it ,flush the engine out to clear out any muck in it ,do the same with the radiator. When putting the radiator back in,

be careful not to damage the core, i covered mine with a sheet of cardboard to protect the core. Have a good look at any wiring , pipework etc... On the front cross-member while the radiator is out ,also a good time to re-paint that area as well.

Hope this helps,sorry if it is too late but i have only just read the post.

Best wishes,

steve.

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

Bloody hell old bean ....not far short of 200 GMC's ... Well done .

 

As the owner of a workshop truck it nice to be able to compare and see other other similar vehicles that are still around ..

 

Re the COE GMC's .... What's the thoughts. ?

 

many thanXXX for the great pictorial reference that you have created.

 

Adding things like Chassis No's, owners names .., alterations and engine picks would be a great advantage ...

 

Love the videos within the blog ... How's about adding links to YouTube vids of jimmys, films etc

 

I will have to take greater care next season to get more INFO pice for your blog and also the GMC Flickr page ..

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

I think there'll be many vehicles, not registered correctly in the DVLA database. All US vehicles that were imported during the war that are subsequently registered with the DVLA to use on the road today, may be allocated an age-related number. Clubs like the MVT provide a verification service so that the vehicle can be dated as accurately as possible based on the chassis number and available information in order to obtain an age related number.

 

Vehicles can be registered with the DVLA through various routes and it only takes a date like 1939 on some import paperwork from an EU country and the DVLA may accept that. When did the war break out? 1939! Its a wartime truck, must have been first registered in 1939! Only sure way is to use the chassis number and even then that will have some error attached.

 

JP

Jon

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

Spotted this one a good few years ago now. Don't know if it is already on your list. Scott

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

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.

2 at Bovvy last weekend......

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

How about putting a request for submissions (email / post) in the MVT magazine? Not everyone is on HMVF :n00b: or even the internet

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

The CCKW didn't exist in 1939, never mind the cab, however some hard cab trucks were converted to soft cab during rebuilds.

Ahhhhhh, good point

another.........

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

No he is not, New owner is Jayne Shorto. What she looks like now.[ATTACH=CONFIG]68091[/ATTACH]

Welcome along Paul

This is great. I can browse shop van pics to my hearts content :cool2:

CFK 879 aka Slippery six is now under new ownership in Guernsey. There are a few more cckw lurking in the sheds over there too.

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 ?

Ian ...I'd e mail him ...what's the harm ..also push for a better photo.

 

Ken.

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

Would be fantastic one fantastic database if we could fill it with EVERY GMC currently in the UK

 

- yeah I know, but I like to think big

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

Ouch ...! But a great photo .

 

What N'o are we upto now Ian ...???

180 :laugh:

oh dear !

'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

When he reads this he might own up to it :cool2: I'm sure there was a good reason for it, and bear in mind it was a post war fire truck body - nothing like any WW2 equipment.

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

150 has now been dismantled for spares.