How To: Restoration of Ford M8 armoured car US Ordnance number 7373

[lynx42]

Originally Posted by Big D

Here's another longer video. I'll have a closer look in the other side of the engine bay when I get some time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2BYBDALI30

Hi Darryl, Have you checked your fanbelts for a hard/soft spot. Looking at your video the noise is in-time with a section of your fanbelt as it goes around. Cheers Rick.

[Big D]

Hi Tim,

That’s not what I wanted to hear! Haha.

How’s your restoration going?

[Big D]

Hi Rick

That’s actually a very good suggestion. I hadn’t even considered that. I will check that out ASAP.

I’m hoping to get the wheels off today as I get ready to replace all the wheel cylinder cups on the drivers side.

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by Big D

Hi Tim,

That’s not what I wanted to hear! Haha.

How’s your restoration going?

I looked at everything else first in the hope it wasnt. Can you do a compression test easily on your cylinders? Hopefully a fan issue as suggested by someone else.

The Firefly restoration is coming along nicely - thanks.

I expect to have it on the road for the 30 corps event in the Netherlands in September... though there is still a lot to do between now and then.

Tim