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[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Dave Mills

Battling the dreaded rust monster at the moment; it has certainly taken hold of the Humber and the further we dig and scrape away the dirt & moss the more we find.

I know what you mean Dave, the F60S is the same, rust in every place you care to look. Gippsland is notorious for rust but that place is the worst I've seen, everything in that yard was eaten away as if by acid. The air is so damp in that gully, the moisture gets into everything and stays wet for months on end. Check out the distributor in the photo, it's never been rained on but the points springs have corroded through from the damp air. The only protection is to be sealed from the air like your motor. I'm sure it will be a good one, the whole vehicle was clearly in very good condition when it was first parked there. Likewise my F60S, which will also be running shortly.

[Dave Mills]

Hello Tony, have removed the floor panels and gained access into the starter, removed and refurbished. I am forming the believe that this was the vehicles demise, one bolt had been removed and Mr ? Had botched up the "+" connection to the starter. My bet is that they had trouble with the starter, started the job found it to hard and gave up then parked her up for the rust to eat.

Hooked up the jumper cable and powered her up, side lights are still working, dash lights came to life. Hit the starter switch and the engine spun over without a concern.

Am battling with the fuel pump now, will need to remove it and give it a clean, my last stumbling block before pouring fuel down it's throat and seeing if it comes to life.

Another 2 or 3 months in gippsland and the vehicles would have been beyond any sort of restoration.

[motto]

Dave, I might be teaching Granny to suck eggs as the saying goes but I have found that it is a good idea to change the oil in an engine that has not run for many years before firing it up for the first time.
The reason is that over time the solids drop out of suspension and the oil looks surprisingly clean on the dip stick but there may be a layer of complete crap waiting to be picked up or mixed up and circulated.
I don't know how long it takes for the crud to settle out but this I have experienced and always take the precaution now of changing the oil on an unknown engine.

David

[Dave Mills]

Thanks Dave, already done.