Recent content by colinthefox

Lovin' the sheet metalwork! plenty of photos on my Jennings Resto thread, but please just ask if there's anything specific you need.

Completely understand. Please let us know what you think a reasonable monthly contribution would be to keep it on it's present form . Thanks for all you do to keep it running.

Just realised it has a non return valve at the end. So not that simple . DOH!

If you take it to a hydraulics specialist they could probably remake it with a new steel tube. They keep all kinds of tube like that. Alternatively get some tube off eBay and bend it yourself around some pipe, re-using the nuts and olives.

Jolly good chaps.

Ahhhhh! Summer. Come back summer, all is forgiven.:cool:

I seem to remember that I once tried to remove the (diesel) engine with the gearbox in place. I found that the sump fouled the steering joints/arms positioned behind the front cross member, so I couldn't move the engine forward enough to clear the clutch shaft. In the end I found it much easier...

Could I just add here .......when you put the engine back, my advice is to refit the cylinder head in situ in the van, or it may be too tall.

Here's a link to a YouTube video how to make a gasket. Make a gasket

Gaskets are easy to make. Make a paper pattern tracing the shape with a "dirty finger rub" . Cut out with scissors. You can buy all sorts of gasket material in small bits on eBay, cheap enough to make a few mistakes.

Usually just the manifold warped.

I have had many cast iron exhaust manifolds which have warped so that the flanges aren't straight. Try putting a straight edge across them. You will easily see if they aren't straight. You can straighten them yourself by sticking a couple of sheets of wet and dry abrasive on a flat surface and...

Welcome. Yes, it will be fun . That's not an add-on clutch return spring, it acts as a helper spring to disengage the clutch........or stop it rattling I suppose. Whatever you won't find it in the parts list.

Lovin' that. Does it go Nee-Nah? Is the toy fire truck included? If it's ex fire service it's probably been well looked after and garaged. You'd pay most of that for a recon Perkins 4203.

That's looking really nice.