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I like the hatch rubber bump stops! they look like a pair of sink plungers put on upside down! :-D

Well, since you posted a really good article on condenser testing, and as i have a nice AVO 8 Mk3 meter and a Megger (Almost identical to the one in the article!) i have been testing my own!

640 Sigs Tp is an EW (Electronic Warfare) outfit, i would be very suprised if you can find a picture of a vehicle fitted out. The 501 satcom vehicle had a waveguide as per picture, but if it was used by 640 sigs, it would have had quite an array of equipment covering a large frequency spectrum, for either jamming or Sigint gathering.

Racal made a vehicle based satellite system called VSC501 or TSGT (Tactical Satellite Ground Terminal) which was installed in 110's, i worked with these for a number of years, and they had an array of connections on the outer skins of the vehicles etc. It may of been a development vehicle prior to the final released version. I did think it may be a Ptarmigan type system (30 Sigs) but i believe that was built by Marconi. Is there any marked panels with abbreviations etc left in the vehicle....

This all sounds like masonic ferritism, the best i got offered when i first got here was scrubbing the clubhouse bogs with a toothbrush!! I'll be around shortly to show you some serious skills! :naughty:

Going by the eared bolts and adjustable distance brackets on the right of the picture it looks like its for clamping to a bench, the top looks like a lamp bracket, although i cant work out what the hinged stay is supposed to be doing?

Hello Clive, nice to see another "Post War" vehicle nut, and one that owns Pigs as well...good man!! Ignore the WW II American owners remarks, they are too busy polishing their helmets.. :whistle:

If it is military spec Matt, defence equipment brushing, it should have a large amount of pigment settled in the bottom if it has not been stirred for a while. Manufacturers now have a duty to provide a "Data sheet" this is for COSHH (Care of Substances Hazardous to Health) quite often if you go to the website, there will be data sheets on the paint etc, these should give times it takes to dry to touch, temperatures, thinners etc, if not you can e-mail them, and they should send the info straight to you. The company that sold it should be able to provide the relevant spec sheet as well. :-)

Me, i'd be happy with a pic of any MK1 in service before 1967!

I was watching "633 Squadron" recently and there are some real howlers with regards to vehicles:- Series 1 Landrovers (RAF Staff car) Saracen (German's APC painted Grey with crosses!) and what looked like a ferret, with a large "armoured" open top painted grey with crosses. Has anybody else got Film howlers to report! This could bring about a special show class "Vehicles as portrayed incorrectly on Film", for those types who cant resist "fantasy embellishments" on vehicles!!!

Dick Strawbridge, Done an exercise with him out in Trinidad, he was a Major with the Royal Signals at the time, very nice bloke!!

I had a Landrover with the 2.6 engine, and the radiator looked very similiar to that, i suppose putting an existing bigger land rover radiator to handle the extra heat from the smaller engine would make sense.

I just pile the ramblers on the bonnet.........Anybody got a Banjo? :-D

Always willing to do our bit to keep open access to the countryside! Clearly the Scammell is the winner on that score! The Pigs for snatching the ramblers :-D

Now that ive had my MK1 Humber Pig for a little while, i can give the following verdict.. The B60 starts easy enough and is reasonably quiet, considering you are in a large metal box! the worry about been cold soon disappears, plenty of warm air finds it way into the cab. The 5 speed box starts off a bit stiff but soon gets easier once warm 2nd,3,4 and 5th gear used in the standard H pattern with 1st pushing the 4wd select lever when engaged for offroad/heavy driving. Performance is reasonable, given the extra armour put onto the original GS truck, (N.I. Mk2's have alot more armour!)and the ride is very comfortable, even on rough ground, body roll is noticeable if cornering at speed, but is not unnerving. Steering when stationary is heavy as you would expect, but lightens up when moving, not much return assistance so passing the wheel through your hands in learner driver/Bentley racer style helps. Visibility could be better, the side hatches been small and high up, although not a problem if you have a "Commander" sat next to you on the slightly higher canvas chair, opening all of the rear hatches gives you a bit more visibility and opening the roof hatches lets in plenty of light, and gives your "Commander" something to look out of at awkward junctions/pose etc. Although i presently have a brake problem, when working they certainly seem to do the job and the handbrake is cable operated to all four wheels. To work on, they are quite straight forward, plenty of engine access via the engine lid, with extra engine access gained by removing the plates on the side of the engine bay. Access from underneath is easy, due to the clearance height, and you have a bonus of the floor plates are easy to unbolt, giving access to gearbox, propshafts, rear axle and winch (If fitted). Size wise Pigs initially look pretty big, but they are not much bigger than a large 4x4, infact we measured the wheelbase and it is 108" similar to the products from Solihull!

We used to put the boil in the bag rations on top of the engine when we first moved into a position, by the time we had set up and had good comms, dinner was ready!

Just checked, and it appears that the Ferret vacuum servo is exactly the same as mine on the Pig, so i may be interested, so long as said pigeon hasn't decomposed over it!!

That is "Tap o Noth" there is a rough track up to the top, there used to be a Fire watch hut on the top, now mainly used by the paragliding types! We are quite fortunate to be blessed with some good tracks to be driven, the local farmers etc are quite happy about it, as it keeps them open!

Ha ha! i was wondering how long it would take someone to notice!! :roll: No it didnt come with the sump diff guard, and at some point in its past, the second tank was removed, the chequer plate on that side has been replaced, so no filler hole (Bad enough filling up one tank is suppose!) Surprised you didn't ring the rusty looking exhaust bracket as well, i haven't exactly sussed out what that should attach too. as far as i can see...nothing! With exception of the brakes though it is quite straight and tidy.

Hated every moment of it!!! :-D Was pleasantly surprised at what you could get a Humber Pig to drive over, i have had plenty of experience off road and i was expecting it to get more bogged than it did, and the ride, ground clearance and articulation is very good, not bad for a 5 Ton armoured box!

The pedal returns back up, apart from when its "Pressurised" when it is just solid. When we bled it, the pedal returned slowly, which i guess is the fluid been replaced in the master cylinder and the spring returning, pretty much the same whether engine running or not. I will go and check the play in the rod later!

You definitely dont keep quiet about a 680 under the bonnet, everyone in the neighbourhood knows it's running! It also starts better than a petrol, after been stood 12 years, steve's said Scammell started on the first revolution, with it's 12 year old diesel, not a fluke either, as it is still running a treat!!

I have had a vehicle where the pipe internally collapsed and acted like a valve, however the whole system is pressurised on, and it is a copper pipe from the master cylinder to the vacuum servo, so no luck there!!

If it is the servo, any ideas where you get them and roughly how much?

I am presently having problems stopping, and once stopped, pulling away! The brake system seems to be acting one way, it pressurises up when the pedal is pushed and stays that way, with the brakes on, the only way to get them to back off is to let fluid out via one of the many bleed nipples! We have bled the vacuum servo and wheel cylinders and still have the same problem, i think it may be the master cylinder, although can't work out why it would only work one way and not allow the system to back off. We have checked all of the vacuum connections for leaks etc. Anybody else had a similar problem, or can give me a pointer about the bleeding sequence etc?