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Old 17-12-21, 23:11
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Hi Jacques,

Those early Ford Cab 13 CMPs are a mixed lot before the local production was streamlined and the amount (and method) of import v local parts were sorted out. Further along in the same book, 55401 was a fully-imported Canadian-built F15 with a '99TF' prefix number stamped on the gearbox, and when I got it, an Army-replacement engine 2G37711F, with that number stamped on the flat of the engine block. There was no stamping on the chassis rail.

Not come across any wartime Aust Ford-assembled vehicles that don't have the engine/transmission number stamped on the flat of the chassis rail, and I've had several over the years (IIY, 01T, F15A, Dingo), but 'never say never', as the saying goes. Others with a greater range of personal experience than mine might like to contribute their observations to this discussion.

Nevertheless, the main thrust of my comment was that, to be precise, the 'G' is an engine and transmission combination indicator, not an engine number alone.


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Old 18-12-21, 05:55
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According to the F60L parts manual, the Cab 13 was introduced at serial 21566. Your serial (25938) seems to be about 4372 down the line, which is surprising that they pumped out that many in less than a month.
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Old 31-12-21, 14:01
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Default Edward Bros Tipper

Guys, I concur on the 42 verses the 41 year of production and it would appear that the engine/transmission matches the ID tag. I guess I will be celebrating an 80th Birthday on Tuesday for the F60S!
Now that I have the box off of the frame, I have been able to look more closely at the hydraulic lift mechanism. According to the brass name plate, it is an Edwards Bros (Tipper) Ltd. from Bolton, near Manchester, UK. Considering that it looks to be a professional installation, the aluminum hydraulic pump unit bolts into the air pump housing location on the transmission, up and down hoist activation left is located through the floorboard on the left side of the driver's seat. My question to the MLU gurus is, did Edwards Bros sell their hoists in Canada? I would think it a bit odd and expensive for a Canadian made F60S to go to the UK to have a civilian hoist installed on it and then have it shipped back to Canada for post war service. As always, comments welcome.
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Old 31-12-21, 17:28
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Hi Richard.

That is the first data plate I have ever seen referencing a CMP built to fulfill two possible Contracts. Is it possible to track that contract down to see what it is all about?

My feeble thought at the moment is if that vehicle was indeed built 5 January 1942, the Battle of the Atlantic was peaking between January and July 1942 in terms of shipping losses suffered. Maybe two identical contracts were combined, the thought being anything intended for England would still be used to complete the Canadian Contract if shipping came to a halt.

Second point. Post war England was broke and any manufacturing would be working flat out to sell product anywhere they could in the Commonwealth. Edward Brothers would have been very familiar with CMP’s and it would have been nothing for them to custom design their Tipper Kits for any Ford or Chevrolet CMP and ship it anywhere for local installation. By todays standards, postwar shipping was cheap. Lots of cargo/freighters heading everywhere. The ad you posted shows distributors for this product across the UK. They probably had a Canadian distributor as well.

So you probably have a very unusual CMP, built at an interesting time during the war, that stayed in Canada and got a very interesting civilian conversion in its post war life. You lucky guy!

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Old 01-01-22, 11:54
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All in all a very interesting truck. I think we agree the delivery date is a miss strike, as stated by Keith ten years ago.

Edbro has been around since 1916 and they still thrive: https://www.edbro.com/en/profile.html
They did deliver tippers during WW2, but mostly on British trucks IIRC. Reading that they always exported conversion kits, I think this is most likely a postwar conversion.
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Guys, thanks again for your comments, all of this information helps to fill in the back history on this truck. The end goal is to convert it into a Tipper LSVW (Dave St. Laurent pics from 2016) using as many as possible authentic CMP components. It would appear that I have almost everything that I need to complete this conversion/restoration so I'm hoping to "get 'er done" in the next 3 months. I will continue to update my progress on MLU.
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Only -30 here this morning, good day for working in the shop.
I drained the oil out of the flathead last week, it wasn't terrible but I'm glad I did it. New oil is going in this week - just a 10W30 for now. I pulled the plugs out and stuck in the hand crank after cleaning out the air intake. It had some old bugs, maple tree seeds and other bits and pieces of dirt. With the hand crank, I was able to turn the engine over. After refilling with oil, I will hand crank it a few more times.
The battery cables look almost original, they are hard and cracked. I am going to replace them so I have a GOOD POSITIVE Ground and a reliable NEGATIVE connection to the starter solenoid. Once I have the starter working, I will do a compression test on each one of the cylinders.
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Old 11-01-22, 22:05
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Ok, getting to the starter solenoid isn't as easy as it sounds. Since I'm not ready to take the cab off yet, I have decided to pull up the floorboard under the seat. Seat was easy to remove but the countersunk floorboard screws didn't look they have been removed for a good 80 years or so. Anyways, lots of penetrating oil, heat and the good old drill out on the diehards and the floorboard is now removed. I want to make sure the starter solenoid works properly and that I have good power to the coil and the dash.
Question - what is the round knob connected to a little change that goes through the chassis rail above the battery and underneath the driver's side of the cab?
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Old 11-01-22, 23:18
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Question - what is the round knob connected to a little change that goes through the chassis rail above the battery and underneath the driver's side of the cab?
It's the connection for the flexible tyre inflation hose.

On Ford trucks, the PTO Air Compressor was fitted to the right side of the gearbox, so the air line and connection were on the RHS chassis rail (Chev vehicles had these on the LHS).
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Old 12-01-22, 03:20
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Thanks Tony, that makes perfect sense. If I am not wrong, the aftermarket hydraulic pump has been installed in place of the PTO air compressor but I will check when I am back in the shop.
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Old 10-03-22, 22:03
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Default F60S Progress Update - Starter Motor Relay

On and off, I have been working on the F60S over the winter. To date, I have replaced the 6V battery, added a battery bracket, rewired power to the starter, relocated the Starter Motor Relay from the frame channel (that is a nasty place to get at) to under the driver seat against the vertical mudguard. New wires have been run up to the dash for the starter button and I am know working my way through the ignition system. I am going to install an ignition key. Engine turns over with the starter, I can get spark from the coil but I am now into the guts of the points, condenser and spark plug wires. I will post pictures shortly.
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Old 10-03-22, 22:45
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Default F60S Speedometer and Cable

In order to make a roadworthy F60S LSVW, I need to have some functional instruments and a working speedometer. I have taken out the dash and removed the instrument cluster. It is now on its way to Cushman Speedometer Repair in Wichita to get rebuilt. Unfortunately, this truck never had an operating speedometer. There isn't a cable and there isn't a gear case housing for the cable to connect to. If anyone knows, please advise me where to look on either the transfer case (large without PTO) or transmission as to where a gear case housing might be located or should be mounted. Cheers!
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Old 11-03-22, 03:52
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The red circled parts are for a speedometer cable hook up.
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Jordan, thank you very much for clarifying where to look on the transfer case. With 80 years of grim, grease and muck, you have prevented me from just lying there on my back, aimlessly looking up, wondering "where in the *&^% is it?". Here is 1721 and 17277 scraped off and wire brushed. Further cleaning will commence once I get back to that area with a new speedo cable.
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Old 12-03-22, 02:40
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Default Productive Friday - power to the coil

I swapped out the older dual 6V batteries for a new 6V battery and fashioned a battery bracket to hold it in place. Added a battery (positive ground) disconnect but I need to paint that knob red. Starter solenoid is now more accessible from the driver's side step. Took the voltage regulator, ignition resistor and circuit breaker out of the dash, cleaned out dust, dirt and cobwebs, sanded the contacts, double checked continuity with a meter and reassembled. I am adding an ignition key into the coil circuit so we have a bit of security. New wires are being run from the starter solenoid to the cab terminal strip and from there to the voltage regulator, key, ignition resistor and then over to the coil. Push button for starter solenoid is now functional. Distributor cap is off, inspecting points, condenser, coil wire and spark plug wires. Will look at setting up timing to make sure I have proper spark at the correct plug. More next week!
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Old 16-03-22, 04:04
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Guys, do you know if this is a 6V positive ground Trumpet Horn? If not, can it be used instead? As well, does anyone have a service manual or schematic (feel free to post or PM me) for the horn so I can give it a go and if it works, stick it into the F-60S? As always, comments, opinions and answers are always appreciated! Cheers, Richard
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Old 16-03-22, 08:33
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Hi Richard,

There is not much info on the horn that I have found. Nothing in the Maintenance Manual. Your internals looks similar to my original Cab 13 horn. There is a condenser fitted to prevent arcing at the make and break contact similar to the condenser used at the points.

The only adjustments you can make is to move the two nuts so that the contacts open and close rapidly to vibrate the diaphragm. The outer one is just a jam nut to prevent the inner nut from moving.
From memory I think you can also adjust the position of the laminated bar relative to the coil. It must not touch coil but not so far away as to not be pulled by the coil.

Basically if there is no sound, the diaphragm is not vibrating so move the inner nut until it does then lock it with the outer one. It is Science 101 basically- How a doorbell works, but a diaphragm substituted for a striker.
If no sound after doing that then perhaps the coil is burnt out or the laminate bar needs to be moved. Polarity should not matter.
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Old 16-03-22, 16:29
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...and clean the contacts!

An oxide layer on those will prevent any current flow and thus no sound out.

Chris. (I have a Klaxon horn which currently reads "open circuit" due to this. It's in pieces while I try to clean the contacts.)
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Hello Jacques and Chris,
Thank you for the directional information and with a bit more YouTube information, I was able to get started. I disassembled the horn further and I checked the continuity of the resistor and the armature, both were good. I cleaned and adjusted the contacts and then I applied some power. First was a small 6V lantern battery but it didn't have enough amps. I tried a bigger 6V battery from the truck and all it did was start to smoke the resistor. I finally tried a 12V battery on the off chance and it started to smoke the resistor as well. The diaphragm moves up and down with my fingers but it appears that the armature might be pooched. Unfortunately, this is not a mission critical component so I have parked it off to the side now. Back into the points, condenser and distributor timing.
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Default F-60S Points, Condenser & Timing

I have reinstalled the dash minus the instrument panel so that I could begin wiring the ignition circuit. I have installed an ignition key and I have it wired from the battery, up to the terminal strip, TS to the key, key to the ignition resistor, IR to the coil. I have flipped over the ignition resistor, voltage regulator and circuit breaker so I can work on them looking down instead of working on them looking up under the dash. The old condenser was blown and the old wiring was just a rats nest of parts, bits and pieces that was all held together with Marr connectors and black tape. I have cleaned the points, adjusted the gap, stripped, cleaned and greased the housing, reassembled and have it now in the timing jig. Tomorrow, I will follow the instructions and set up the timing. I hope to get everything reinstalled and then I can see if I get consistent spark. If I can get spark, some compression and some fuelled air, I just might have a bit of combustion!
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Hello all,
I spent the summer working (not fun) rewiring my 1970 VW Bus (fun) and racing my 2006 Chev Impala (most fun) but now with fall in full swing, it is time to get back to the F-60S. I have spark and some compression, I now need fuel and air so the Ford 94 carburetor is being rebuilt, thanks to Ecklers.
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