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Tony B

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  1. Preaching to the Choir. I've just done about 850 miles in my Dodge WC51. Engine starting easy, warm up great, power wow wee. Trouble, I dropped the screwdriver when fitting it.
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    HMVF WREATH

    Hi All, I am honoured to say that a floral tribute was laid today at the Menenin Gate in Iepers on behalf of the forum. As soon as I've had some sleep I'll let Jack have the phots.
  3. Or god's way of dealing with that bloody noise from next door? I could do with an Abbot or any other large calibre Artillery piece at the moment. The neighbours might actually hear that over their music, they will get the message though.
  4. I could tell you , but I'd have to shoot you afterwards.
  5. Well at least they know who to blame this one on.
  6. Ahh someone to keep us old foggies on the right track. Now young man I remember........
  7. There American owned, Austrian design , British built. :dunno: Take your choice. which ever way they are a real piece of kit. Spares are available but costly, mind you what vehicle spares ain't.
  8. The safest way to transport a blank firer is to act as if it a live weapon. When being transported to a from a place or use or storage. The Trigger must be covered. Best shove it in the box till you get to the show.
  9. Iwant to see the jump that got him up there.
  10. fine rick, no problem. Enjoy!! I'm off to Ieper with Dodge for a week tomorrow.
  11. Rick have you thought of fitting an alternator? It would make your life a whole lot easier. No regulator or polarising.
  12. No thats 'Construction and Use'. Diesel mixed with washing up liquid works extremely well.
  13. Theres a story doing the rounds of a foreign truck in Kent following Sat Nav and ending up stuck down a lane for 6 hours. There is a truckers Atlas for Europe as well. Do you know the Height ,weight, width and length of your vehicle? All PSV and commercials have to have the details, except weight at a place the driver can see them. Weight is always external. Worth knowing if only to book ferries.
  14. Down South virtually nothing. Rain but touch wood no floods. Listening to the Radio one farmer has lost over 200 sheep. I can't believe the cost of Porta loos. Trouble is in this country as soon as you volunteer some H&S idiot or bureaucrat starts sucking teeth and goes on about insurance and risk assessments. Surely insurance covers social domestic and pleasure. Whats more SOCIAL, than helping to rescue peoples lives and property? Hell that's DUTY to any honourable person. :argh:
  15. Holland, Belgium and France can be very very touchy, especially Holland. My advice contact the local embassy or HM customs.
  16. I remember as a kid 'Summer ' used to have a large bright hot blob in sky. Maybe my memorys going.
  17. The springy thingies actually vibrate. When current is going through them they close to charge the battery, when current drops they open to prevent discharge. they are the hells own job to repair or calibrate. You should have at least three terminals Battery, generator (Dynamo) and feild. Go through the drills and see if you get the voltages at the battery you should. Honestly do not try and use the regulator to polarise the Dynamo or have it connected when you do. A simple explanation is doing so could turn out to be **&&$$ expensive.
  18. The other tank the Wermacht used a lot of was the French Renault. 16 went to the channel islands, the only Panzer regiment never to see active service. They also used a lot of 4.7 cm chezc Pak guns over there in bunkers. A lot of the coastal guns were French some dated to great War. The biggest guns were the three 30.5 cm guns at the Mirus battery Jersey ex Russian Battleship St Petersburg. these were cut up after the war. BOC had to come up with a special mix the steel was so hard.
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    Flooding

    Thats why they put the H on them. gives us Crapauds something to aim at.
  20. The problem is a lot of 'Firearms Law' are 'Guidelines' You also have this nasty little word 'Imitation'. the proverbial Banana in the pocket. If you go out with the intention of making someone belive it is a firearm, expect to get shot. Some painted wood carved to the right shape is probably the best bet. just don't go threatning the Traffic Wardens or clampers with it. Humm. I don't know though... :evil: There was a bloke with a pink Abbot, and four plastic pigs with coppers helmets stuck on it. A few years ago he drove down Whitehall to mas cheers and applause from us at MOD the Coppers outside Number 10 and genral laughter. At the traffic lights he pulled up behind a little booted Vauxhall Nova. the lady occupant was admiring herself in the mirror. the look on her face when she saw it come up and stop about 6 inches from the back of her car. I nearly wet myself.
  21. Umm :redfaced: It may take a while, me and the redoutable Canadian Scotissh beer drinking team are off this weekend to Ieper. At this rate the ferry will be door to door. One little snippet Norfolk line have got very definite on no fuel in Jerrycans, owing to an incident earlier in the week. Camera is charged and ready plenty of memory and a lap top to take up the slack. I will get something to you the week after next when we get back. if its anything like last year you will be shouting shut up , ban him and no more pictures! May the Pink be with you. :whistle:
  22. What a great idea Neil. Takes a while but life gets better.
  23. Also been suggested that a lot of UFO hunters lurking round the outside reporting strange and weird lights was great dis-information tool to cover the actual work going on there. Works very well actually, throw a lot of consipary theory into a project and you can get away with anything. I'm not MAD, my voices tell me I'm perfectly sane.
  24. A Dynamo uses a regulator box to control volatge and current going to battery. Alternator don't need them as it is built in. If you have converted to electronic ignition, good choice by the way, then as long as you have followed the destructions that should work fine. The Regulator consists of three coils with spring contacts. As long as it is working correctly leave very well alone. 1. Fit dynamo to cradle. DO NOT at this stage wire it up. Fit battery. 2. Take a jump lead from the power feed side of the battery. If you are on Positive earth this will be the - Negative side of battery. Touch the jump lead once to the Feild F contact on the Dynamo. This will polarise the Dynamo. 3. at this point wire up the Dynamo to the regulator box. Check, Double check, fit and CHECK again. Get this wrong and it will really hit the fan. 4. Check battery voltage it should be around 12 volt. 5. Start engine. 6. check voltage on idle. it should be around 13.6 7. Rev engine it should go no more than 14 v. 8. Assuming you have all the following go on your way rejoicing. If the voltage goes up to 14.6 or above there is a problem with the regulator. not wanting to teach you to suck eggs but to much info rather than to little. At this stage check amp meter. The meter should read about 25 amp then drop. If the Amp meter goes into discharge. 1. Check you have it wired correctly. 2. If there is still a discharge, then the dynamo or regulator may be at fault. at this point yell for futher help.
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