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The queen looks beautiful......love the trailer.....im sure she needed it to carry all the .50 cal. Great job

Well i guess working on any vehicle is a bit of a chore.....anyone who owns a ferret must know that.. or will find that out soon....hope to give some help. as i can....keep them going.....

Hello you have a ferret? Cool....this is a good place to be....

From the photos you posted of ferret 521....looks like it has the "tower side lights".....british.....the canadians used all types.....when fenders got bent and they added turn lights ect...things got changed....ferrets originally had side lights....no brake lights or turn lights....

Hello there teletech...just removed about 200 lbs. stuff to get 589s fuel tank out....the tank has a tag dated 1954....of all the ones ive seen...this is the only rivited and lead soldered one ive come across....31 years ago i put some gas tank sealer in and all was fine......now there is some...

I am no expert on this gear box.....i may be totaly wrong here...dont listen to me....i never do.....just giving some info from my experience......any pros out there?......jump in please......

The ferrets gear box is a Wilson style pre select ....has a fluid coupling....the gear change pedal is not a clutch.....and not to be used like one....note how far your pedal comes up....in each gear.....as long as the adjusters are working.....you can tell if a band is worn out....1st gear is...

Love it....thanks for the photos.....i still think you have a movie star there....gearbox problems?i hope you have a basic manual...i can give you an idea of your gear box condition...or adjustment.....a bit involved......im No expert.....just the caretaker of 589.

If your lights are this style 1683 will Not fit....the 1251 fits this style

My lights are u.s. m series style.....they use the 1251 and 1683 bulbs

The bulbs i use are...# 1251

Yes starting out with a carb that may have sit for years it would be best to do a complete cleaning....under each accel. pump is a ckeck valve with a fine mesh screen plus all the jets and passages....that nasty old gas settles out and can clog things up....a good cleaning can really help...best...

Are you referring to the ckoke starter valve? Located between the two accelerator pumps....if so let me know....if you removed it for cleaning ...make sure the two notches are at the bottom when reinstalled....there is a spring loaded ball in carb body that interacts with those...

Oh yes the carb......fun to take off and replace..ha.ha...youll get it im sure....hope you get the shift quadrant soon....that is a must have item.....

Hello teletech....dont know if you saw the photos from my trip to seco in about 1990 ....but they had 12 canadian ferrets.....bottom of the barrel parts vehicles left.....i was given the o.k. to get small parts and loose parts.....i did purchase one ferret....wish i had never traded it...

Heres a photo i found of an aluminum data plate from a british ferret.....they were originally mounted over the welded hull i.d. plate.......in the eme manual there are instructions on moving it to the left side escape hatch to make room for some radio equipment.....

The second ferret i had and traded off was 54-82617......it had an english rebuilt engine also....i think it was common that the canadians had plenty of those for spares....your welded hull number plate identifies your ferret as one of canadian forces ....it should be 54-82521.......i have never...

Your tags look to be an english rebuild....different from mine.....here is a photo of a blank rceme rebuild tag...

Hello teletech and all you ferret lovers if your ever at a swap meet and see this little adaptor its for those pan head grease fittings...ive had this one many years....made in 🇨🇦.....but its fine to change over to the newer zerks....

Im getting my fuel tank out to do a relining job....have no time for parties or the sort......getting ready for winter ....or ...what ever may be coming....good luck yee all.......