Pete Ashby Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Just a thought, I'm guessing your carburetor has some form of governor fitted ? Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 This is a manual I have for a civilian Q2 2/3 tonner. It is fitted with the same carb as mine the Solex 40 FAI. Mine is set up in the same way, no air cleaner but just the dust cap (item 39) that sits on the top of the carb held off about an inch by two securing screws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Rootes75 said: This is a manual I have for a civilian Q2 2/3 tonner. It is fitted with the same carb as mine the Solex 40 FAI. Mine is set up in the same way, no air cleaner but just the dust cap (item 39) that sits on the top of the carb held off about an inch by two securing screws. I have to say I've not come across that set up on a military truck before so in that case I'd look for an induction leak first off, A couple of other quick checks: correct float height adjustment and how is the fuel delivered is it a gravity system or pump ? if it's a pump then check the delivery pressure. Interesting to know the outcome, good luck. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 On the Commer / Humber engines there is (usually) a small drain pipe under the inlet manifold. It may be missing or broken off, this will be a likely source of air being drawn in. The pipe has a small ball valve at the bottom of it, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 Thank you Pete, some more ideas to take a look at. Richard, I know the pipe you are talking about. We are down the yard tomorrow morning so we can take a look at it. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 So, we have removed all the rotten floor of the body to then find the cross members in this condition... They are very crumbly and you can see the wood is just falling apart. There are 3 out of the 6 that are saveable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 15 hours ago, Rootes75 said: So, we have removed all the rotten floor of the body to then find the cross members in this condition... They are very crumbly and you can see the wood is just falling apart. There are 3 out of the 6 that are saveable. I feel your pain !! I’ve got this to deal with 🤨 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 We've got on really well with the cab and painting just recently so this was a bit of a moral setback!?!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 8 hours ago, Rootes75 said: We've got on really well with the cab and painting just recently so this was a bit of a moral setback!?!? It’s not a set back…..it’s just another challenge to overcome 🤔😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 Thats right. We just keep going. These projects are a challenge and thats what makes it all the more worthwhile when we see a finished job🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 So, after many months of hard work I have cut out all the rotted timber, fabricated repair sections in order to keep as much as the original as possible, and marked and drilled new side members and a full new rear cross member assembly. I am quite pleased with the result. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 And next, whilst I have been working on the timber repairs, my Father has been rubbing down all the side panels and giving them an undercoat so the two of us could fit these back on aswel. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Interested to know what type of wood you used for the cross member replacement. All looks very good in primer in the last photo. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 Hi Pete, I have used Sapele for all the replacement timber, its a lovely tight grain, you get nice cuts and its good to plane and shape. It is expensive but its well worth it when you can get results like this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Great bit of craftsmanship looks impressive 👍👍 I am still looking at timber options for the WOT6, I’ve worked out it’s about £1000 worth of timber so far 😩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 It is so expensive. I have got round it in a way by taking my time and buying offcuts from ebay for the repair sections. It'd taken a while cause the right widths don't come up often. It meant that the main timber, the outer rails and the rear complete cross member are the only sections I had to buy outright from the sawmill. With VAT and delivery these 4 pieces were about £250. It's sort of out of our control isn't it? We can fabricate and paint and weld but you can't get by going half measures for actual raw material like a good hardwood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Rootes75 said: It is so expensive. I have got round it in a way by taking my time and buying offcuts from ebay for the repair sections. It'd taken a while cause the right widths don't come up often. I would never have thought of looking there good call thanks Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) I found that the most sensible way and cheapest when making small repair sections Pete. I was buying offcuts of Sapele planed all square sizes sort of 45 x 45 x 5-700mm for about £10, I found 2 or three that size. And then I got 3 off 1.5m lengths of 95 x 45 PAS for £45. That was enough for me to be able to cut and shape all the repair sections. The only thing I found with ebay was that I couldn't get lengths over about 1.5m. A complete cross member on the Commer is 2m and the side member length is just over 3m. Edited July 18, 2022 by Rootes75 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 I’ve looked on eBay and FB market place but I need a lot of timber!! and as you said finding the length is a problem, the WOT6 bed is 4.5m and the drop sides are 2.3m, I may end up going for a treated and painted softwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 That's the only Sapele I am going to use. As per the original spec the bed will not be hardwood so that should be cheaper and easier to source. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) So, I have finished restoring the windscreen frame after I couldn't find a replacement. Its taken a long time and has been really quite tricky, the following pics show its progress but not sort of skimming through it. Firstly, when we removed the screen from the cab this is what we were faced with... I cut out the rotten sections and then through fabricating the form and welding in and then skimming with filler I was able to replicate the insert shape required for the screen rubber T section. This shows the screen when the repairs are done and its masked up and primed. Next up, this is the screen surround with 3 top coats applied, its the same corner as that in the first pic so you can compare the repair. I was please with it. Lastly, the screen in place, with the screen rubber fitted and the masking materials removed. It took an awful lot of work to actually fit the screen back in place. Due to the opening mechanism it has to be spaced in a certain way to get it level and to also make sure the seal comes into contact with the aperture. The one issue we have is that screen rubber is smaller than the original, its the largest depth we can get on the market for this type of T section but in some places it only just reached the aperture so obviously wont seal too well. I may even just seal the top corners and just accept that we don't use it as an opening screen. Overall though if you consider its original condition when stripped I am more than happy with the result. Edited August 9, 2022 by Rootes75 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 This sort of task just burns the time up. It's always doubly difficult with opening screens as they not only have to look right they have to function as well. Good job Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 So, with the body rebuilt and only awaiting a new floor I wanted to get the body on the truck and inside the shed out of the awful wet weather we've been having. The body has been double sheeted but still the water gets in and in places the timber needs a good drying. It was then a case of rearranging the shed to accomadate the lorry with its body on and trying to do it on a dry morning when someone in our yard was about with one of the forklifts. I took a couple of pics whilst we were doing it, and for the record, literally half an hour after we finished the heavens opened up and it rained all day!! In the last photo we trial fitted the repaired rear wing and its a pretty good fit too. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Looks good, really starting to come together 👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex van de Wetering Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Excellent to see the truck come back to life! really nice work I should have some pictures of your truck in a previous life during the liberation of Holland anniversary in 1995...I will see if I can dig them out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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