Humber FV1611(A)

[FV1611A]

Clive I have no idea and will check as I am visiting her next week and doing some work and will take more pictures as well.

Torque reaction brackets and all that.....also I wish to see what lies in those floor lockers incase it is something of interest....Might as well whilst I am there.

As explained on the HMVF forum I will be seeing if she wishes to turn over in a very controlled and sensitive way, so as to respect she has been stood for some time.........

More pictures to follow in due course after visit next week and a sharing the knowledge visit to Clive........

No idea on TV or Film debute but was in Grey with Shields on Doors saying...'Something' CONTROL??? Also some kind of Tressle or Castlement Icon in Black behind shield????????????????

Makes me think more like a Bank Truck...Brinks Matt type thing, but Guessing Big Time!




Tyres and text visible to date







Rear Locker items stowed inside not known yet!?





Proper Tracta Joint Bellows in Rubber on Rear.....Leather Bogus on front and suspect Grease Packed

[fv1620]

At least with the rear locker you can put you hand up & have feel around.

But if you take the floor up you will need your Irwin extractors & most of the bolts will snap off unless you spend a lot of time with heat & release oil. But it will be a nice example of how Uncle Irwin can help in a difficult situation.

[FV1611A]

Originally Posted by fv1620

At least with the rear locker you can put you hand up & have feel around.

But if you take the floor up you will need your Irwin extractors & most of the bolts will snap off unless you spend a lot of time with heat & release oil. But it will be a nice example of how Uncle Irwin can help in a difficult situation.

Oh they haven't arrived yet.........I see the cover plate, but it looks like a box or packaging of some sort in the rearmost one..........

I will have blowtorch and penetrating oil so may be just lucky and work them lose and withdraw cleanly.......It's happened on Lightweight and that has been skinny dipping in Sea etc.............

[FV1611A]

Clive on tyres does T24/C2 mean anything???

I can sort of make that text out but nothing else before visit.

[fv1620]

Originally Posted by FV1611A

Clive on tyres does T24/C2 mean anything???

Nothing I'm familiar with. Maybe the inner walls will yield more detail where the sun don't shine.

[FV1611A]

You know I will crawl all over the tyre walls to see when I go on Wednesday......Yours the day after..........

So we can share my investigations first hand

[FV1611A]

I have a question about GUNK......Engine Degreaser

If it is not rinsed off properly what does the residue do. Does it keep working to the point of damaging paints / coatings...............

I must say the paintbrush cleaner works well and non-hazardoudsly. (well it was in my case).

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by FV1611A

I have a question about GUNK......Engine Degreaser

If it is not rinsed off properly what does the residue do. Does it keep working to the point of damaging paints / coatings...............

I must say the paintbrush cleaner works well and non-hazardoudsly. (well it was in my case).

Wayne..
One thing that will happen if you don't wash it off then neutralize the surface is that when you do go to refinish it..even after sanding ..it will eat the new surface off..and it will start the minute you put the new surface on..Make sure you follow the manufacturers recommendations for cleaning the surface after use.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Wayne

Gunk and other degreasers containing or mixed with petroleum, must be carefully cleaned off after they have been use on painted surfaces, particularly paint containing flatteners such as military paints. The petroleum likes to hide in the porous surface of the paint or metal. Cast iron is a particular problem. That it leaves a oily residue may not be all bad though if you don't plan to paint right away.

As suggested following the instructions would be a good idea, but maybe hard to do as the most recent jug of the traditional Gunk I purchase doesn't make any reference to cleaning surfaces for painting, nor could I find it on their web site. (Alex, I think you are right the instructions were there at one time.)

I still use Gunk because it's still one of the most effective ways of dealing with grease and dirt mixed together, short of steam cleaning.

Temperature and heat of the rinse water are the keys to the process below about 70F cleaning is slow to non existent. Rinsing with cold water seems to have a very limited effect may get the lumps of grease off but will leave oily residue. I use a biodegradable degreaser after washing off the Gunk solution. The hotter the water you use the better. Then before painting use Prepsol or another painting prep product. Once you have done all this to a bare piece of steel it will rust in a matter of days.

Cheers and happy parts cleaning Phil