Brit MK 2/3 Ferret Swords + Ploughshares Museum

[Gunner]

Hi Robin:

There was no room in the barn as we had filled it up as part of the annual winterisation the week before I bought the Ferret, so she is sitting on the hardstand with a tarp over her for the interim.

I have some work ahead of me to check everything over and try to locate the leak in the fluid coupling. I've been reading through several fora absorbing what I can about the Ferrets and I have noted that there was a lot of print about the correct fluids and their various applications. The concensus seems to have settled on the 0M13 replacement being ISO10 or ISO15.

Gary was kind enough to supply a 20l pail of the ISO15 for the coupling and it has been topped up recently. Nonetheless the leak has to be tracked down which means, ultimately, pulling the powerpack to see whats what. I'll likely find some interesting artefacts under the engine!

Reading the Ferret manual, I get the impression that the fluid coupling leaks are frequently the gaskets on the filler plugs. I hope this is the case as they are a lot easier to replace than splitting the coupling to put a new seal in it. In the interim I've ordered the fancy filler plug tool as I don't want to lose a plug into the flywheel.

I was at a military museum in Largo, Fla yesterday and they have a Ferret as well. I had forgotten my camera so I'll go back and take some shots for the Registry chap, Matt and I'll share them on this forum as well. http://www.armedforcesmuseum.com/

Ubique! Mike