Jimmy F

That's a relief! The wood is all in a good condition too.

Just been poking around underneath the C8 and found wooden spacers between the bed and the chassis. Being brand spanking new to military vehicles I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing...

To make it worse, there are only three. The fourth corner is bolted straight to the chassis.

John Walker quoted £10 per tappet and that's the only price I've been quoted so far as no one else has any.

It was a place called 'Cobberton Combat' and was a no go. I've tried J.D Robertson and a ford/classic car spares with no luck.

John Walker has one or two, which I'll be getting, but would like to replace all 8.

it's the tappet that's gone, by the way.

any other suggestions?

Cheers Pete. Called them today, they're going to find a price and get back to me.

there's apparently a place in Devon (not the same place mentioned in the initial post) that has broken a few Morris' and are selling parts off. Tempted to buy a complete engine if the price is right.

I've been told that there is a place in Devon that make parts for my engine. Anyone know of this manufacturer???

i essentially, part of the valve has torn itself apart. Luckily nothing dropped into the sump! Apparently it's a fairly common thing with these trucks.

Does anyone know a good place to get repro manuals for the Morris Truck? I'm aware there is a bloke on eBay that does good repro manuals, but he isn't listing one for my truck.

alternatively, does anyone know of any other manuals would be suitable as mechanically mine is pretty much the same as the quad artillery tractor???

Thanks all for the replies guys. Was good to see both Pete and Matt today, cheers for all your help! Really looking forward to getting her to some shows!

I remember someone telling me that to get a dynamo to work they would fill it with petrol (I think), start the engine, set light to the petrol and then extinguish the fire when the ignition light went out.

 

I don't recommend trying this AT ALL, EVER!

 

But, if someone did, I would love to know the result.

That sounds like a brilliant idea! I'll definitely try it. Wait, no. No I won't! I'll stick to the traditional way for the time being.

I'm going to change all the plugs and fluids this week as well as the coil, plus there may be something a little more wrong with her. Let's just put it this way... She'll have a new head gasket and possibly new oil rings soon enough.

I also plan to change as many of the hoses as possible after a long chat with a local guy who knows his stuff (and I believe has commented on this thread already).

Also, to track down a manual for her...

Peter, I recognise the tone in your messages. Who else could it have been? Haha.

This is the truck that was on Milweb recetntly.

I have to say, I love the truck. Bags of character!

Battery was completely dead last night, took it out and had it on charge overnight, but checked the charge while it was dead. On Wednesday she was driven for three hours and then another two hours yesterday.

When the engine is on, strangely the headlights and indicators all worked.

I have a couple of niggling issues and they've either not been asked, or my ability to search the forum leaves something to be desired. She's a 1944 Morris CS8 GS 15 cwt.

first off: oil. I've been told the 30 weight Morris oil is a good choice, but I have also been told that the leak may be to do with the fact the oil Ian my thick enough as it becomes like water under heat. Any suggestions?

Secondly. The paintwork. There are a few spots of surface rust. If I was to sand this down and genolite any bad patches and then I was to paint over those spots would it be glaringly obvious or would the paint blend in??

Thirdly, the battery. She has a normal car battery in and the dynamo is only sending a slight charge. I initially thought no charge was being sent, but checked and when she is given some throttle a small charge is sent, but nothing when ticking over. Any suggestions on this? Also, would she benefit from a truck battery?

Thabks in advance.

Cheers for the advise guys. I'm not going to tinker with any electrics myself. I completely understand house electrics, yet car electrics completely baffle me!

Evening,

bit of background; been into WW2 reenacting for a while and decided to take the plunge into getting a vehicle. Got into reenacting through an interest in my grandads service during the war. Due to this portray a member of a field company and wanted to get a fitting vehicle. Stumbled across the below '44 Morris GS.

Chuffed to bits with her. Only issue is that the battery isn't receiving a charge at all and a slight oil leak, which is getting looked at in the week.