Painting in the cab is largely finished with the exception of the handbrake lever. The emergency door step has been finished and painted. Two new lengths of fuel pipe were fabricated to replace the porous and rusty originals. These have been fitted using brackets and p-clips made by me so they are no longer flapping about. The dynamo wiring has had the appropriate ends fitted and the dynamo connected up.
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20/5/2022
The fuel tank is now installed, this required a new tie-rod to be made and the replacement of the insulating material on the support brackets which took some time to sort out, also refitting the support brackets to the chassis. I used a self-adhesive close-cell neoprene foam strip for this with bifurcated rivets through the original holes to add a bit of security.
The fuel gauge has been unseized and is now working, I polished the brass rim and carefully preserved the screen-printed face by painting a thin layer of clear varnish over it. A new rubber gasket has been made ready to install the gauge in the tank and a replacement face glass is ready to be fitted. I’m just waiting for a 52 mm O-ring to arrive so I can reassemble the gauge and install it.
Other work since the last entry: The dynamo field winding wiring has been installed and awaits the fitting of the terminals at both ends; the removed sections of the cab floor have been derusted, treated with Vactan and a coat of red primer. They await top-coat and refitting. The cab front/dash has been stripped of paint, the spring cover has been bent back into approximately the correct position. I welded up the split in it and the hole in the forward edge has been patched. This section is awaiting attention from the grinding disc to get it ready for primer.
27/3/2022
Work has continues down the offside with cleaning and oxiding the chassis as far as the cab. The fuel tank has gone away to Hartlepool Radiators for refurbishing and most of the cab fitting and sections of the floor have been removed in preparation for repair and for painting the cab. Two new dynamo output cables have been installed and just await the terminals soldering so the dynamo can be reconnected.
The windscreen wiper motor has been removed and serviced and is ready for a new coat of paint.
The access door for the destination box proved impossible to remove without a lot of effort and in fact all it needed was a bit sanding off the frame to ensure it could be fastened closed.
Work this week has been concentrated on the chassis under the cab, painstakingly cleaning of hardened and congealed grease and filth. The chassis as far as the shock absorber has been treated with Vactan and is ready read oxide, as is the lower part of the cab rear bulkhead. Hopefully by the end of the week I should be able to spray silver onto the chassis.