2008 at the Hammond Barn

[RHClarke]

Saturday started off coolish - thankfully, it kept the local airforce at bay. We had an early morning visit from Guy Vapeur who regaled us with stories of the steam hobby and comparisons with our CMP network. We came to the conclusion that CMPers are more verbose and tend to post more photos of a "how to" variety than our Fulton inspired brethren.



Bob started the day off with some wood management (Oh, the fun some folks could have with that line...). The cool weather is upon us, so Bob moved two cribs full of wood taken from last years clean up.



By 10:00 it was hot. Lunch at Chez Marie was a welcome break from the heat. Grant joined us after lunch with a special delivery of more tubes and flaps for our future project vehicles.



I on the other hand, had some fun with the HUP. I finally installed the missing spacer (see next photo) the second nut and retainer on each of the rear axels, put some anti-seize on all of the wheel studs, axle bolts, and lifting ring bolts (rear set) and nuts (front set).



The brakes now work - thanks, Jeff/Bob/Frank/Grant and everyone else who worked on them. Wiring harness is now installed (hopefully correctly).





All that needs to be done is some paint touch ups, and the great "mating" of body and frame can get underway.

So, (and now the reference to the title) I decided to fire up the HUP. She runs and idles great! Except for some leaks around the waterpump and a new leak in the middle of the rad... We shut her down and watched the water slowly drip out of the bottom of the water pump and dribble out of a hole in the rad. Bob asked if I had installed a new waterpump gasket. I responded that I don't think I would have reinstalled the waterpump without one, so the worst case scenario popped into our heads - cracked block!

Off came the rad (properly marked for leak repairs). Off came the fan and belt. Off came the waterpump - guess what - NO GASKET! In my defence, it has been three years since I first took the pump off for painting (and put back on the motor just to keep things in one place). A case for keeping notes...So, we cleaned up the housing, removed the backing plate and cleaned it up and installed the new gaskets. We reassembled everything except the rad - the leave pass expired and I had to hightail it home as it was pressing 6:00PM. I carefully noted "Fix the rad" in my project notebook...