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Now that you have #521 going why not drive her to ohio to visit her sister #589. ??? Haha...long trip i know...great work you are doing....love it....take care mate.A
Hello there...looks like you are coming along nicely....there are more screens at bottom of the carb...for the accellerater pumps......the diaphrams are hardy...but nice to do a major clean....getting the carb off is a chore....i have two bent 9/16th wrenches just for the task....fuel pump is a...
Been there....if the old gas has settled out it will be like tar....clogs the lines.....everything....very fun to clean that out.....ha ha....my fuel tank really needs a full restoration....maybe later....im in the proccess of running a fuel line to a jerrycan on the rear....i dont run 589 much...
Oh the cleaning made a world of difference.....looks so much better.....hope you found some goodies......while cleaning mine i found a few cool things......maybe not all canadian ferrets got stamped with c.a.r. numbers...or where who knows.....but by your hull# if even if you find 521 any...
Mine is stamped in two spots....on the flat plate just to the left of drivers hatch.....very light stamp....also the upper right corner of the front armour....above the shovel mount.....
The small bracket on the upper right side of the hull....(out side) is a mount for a spot light....m.k.1. Canadian modification.....without the turret the bracket would be turner up and your spotlight mounted to it. I also see you got the key for the engine deck and hatches....very good...a...
Hey there Pavl.....just looking over the photos......lots of good stuff. ....hope you got the air cleaner.....the left side escape hatch.....and a bunch of small bits.....that is 54-82521 c.a.r number....p.o.added turret.....good you got with Colin hes got a lot of good knowlage...history.
Well im not an investment expert ....nor would i listen to one anymore.....but the turret isnt eating anything so i chose to store mine....a wind screen is a personal thing...just like many things....live life the way it makes you happy.....whats best for you.....restore a vehicle the way you...
As far as i know there were 3 styles of turrets....yours mounts a browning 1919a4.......very desirable.....later one that mounts a british gpmg....and the one that had 2 vigilant anti tank missles....the p.o. of mine added a turret like yours for the 1919...i have removed it....going back as a...
Love the photos....im a short fellow 5.4....dont worry about being a purist....to expensive for me and too hard to find the parts for that...yes there a bit loud inside but surprisingly quiet outside....a set of headphones playing your favorites my be nice....as far as cleaning one out....be a...
Oh my....thank you for the photos.....you got some great parts in there.....the grenade bin...the spare turret sight periscope bin......splinter screens....the knob on the lower on the inst panel is a cover for the light bulb....the larger part under the inst. panel is the horn button and the...
The gear shift quadrant may be hard to find....not a regular replacement part...but you may get lucky....i dont know if yours is missing the transfer case shifter on the left side but it is forward..neutral and reverse....if you position it in the midway position (neutral) you should be able to...
Hello there....nice ferret....hull no. 334 is an ex canadian mk.1...originally without a turret......was sold by canada in 1981 from calgary....its registratiom no. Is 54-82521....you might find that stamped....on the flat armour to the front of the forward ant. mount next to the drivers...
Ive had the same sort of problems on my unimog ...changed distributor and plug wires....im ok now....looking forward to hearing from you....good luck...
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