Ont R Centurion is running

[Malcolm Towrie]

Tony and Richard, that's some good information on the oils in the Centurion. Thanks. I don't know what oil is in the transmission and final drives as it was changed before I got involved, but the leakage is bad enough it is not likely to be completely fixed by going to a thicker oil so I'm going to bite the bullet and change the seals.

Mike is dead right. This Cent was gate-guarded in the late '70's, we got it in the early '90's, and I left the transmission and final drives that had sat static for at least 40 years as-is. Considering they only need new seals, I got off easily!
Malcolm

[maple_leaf_eh]

Sorry I scooped your premier driving the Centurion. It was just too good a sight to pass up.

There is a Centurion in Hull parked at the Regiment de Hull armoury. As I recall it was at Cote de Neiges armoury in Montreal, and made the road trip at least ten years ago when the then-serving Reg Force WO made some kind of deal. I think he retired and may have left the area.

From conversations, the interior is complete and was preserved, if that is the right word, with a liberal spraying of oil. On hot days the oil would drip out. It might be a candidate for parts swaps.

[Malcolm Towrie]

No problem, Terry.
Thanks for the info on the Hull tank. But actually, our tank is pretty complete in the interior. I suspect our tank was one of the last to be taken out of service so it wasn't gutted for parts.

Malcolm