Tor Crowden Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Our two pigs have been immobilized by the military, can anyone help im trying to get power to the control panel with no luck all the switch gear has been sodomised. is their anyone who knows what they use to do to kill them, email is torcrowden@windoslive.com cheers tor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I've never heard of anything being imobilised by the military! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tor Crowden Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 They've done something to them. The owners before us had someone from the military immobilize them, am trying to get ahold of them to find out what. i'll keep at it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Is there any power to anything? I'd start tracing the cabling back and find out where it's disconnected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoolsHumor Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 If pigs have a similiar Distribution Box to a Saladin (photo attached) it may be the same problem I had. The box disconnects the batteries forcibly by direct mechanical means, but relies on spring pressure to re-engage the switch. The grease had gotten very hard in the shaft and bushing and the spring would not reliably push it back to contact. A dissassembly and cleaning solved the issue. May be worth opening the panel to see where the power is and is not. Good Luck Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Bob its not the same, although that was used in Humber Hornet FV1620. Tor bear in mind there are two thermal circuit breakers that fail if water leaks into the jump start socket by the passenger,s door hinge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Tor as well as the ISPL CD I mentioned on your other thread, this is essential reading. Although the spiel underneath the advert has some inaccuracies the book itself is most useful. http://www.shop.milweb.net/proddetail.php?prod=mlrs_1128&cat=34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tor Crowden Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Hi, thanks for the dizzy info, i've had it all apart, as Clive said it is different but your right about them getting gummed up with old grease. Clive could i have your phone number, you sound like the type of bloke i need to talk to if your free. today i managed to get some power to the control panel. but still not to starter, have had starter off she's all beautiful and free. control panel was a right mess inside, have cleaned up best as i can in the field. My contact details are; torcrowden@windowlive.com on site mobile 07587306877 Im staying in Wingrave where the Pigs are stored land line number is 0129661244 would be grate to speak to someone in the know. cheers tor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 The best thing to do is connect the batteries and start chasing the power from the battery leads through each circuit and see where the break is. I was taught this by a bloke who get Bosch and BMW out of trouble and it hasn't failed me yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tor Crowden Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 its all right! after many hours buggering around really today, the Rolls Royce B60 fired into life on P1 , after 20 years sitting in the yard. idles nicely i think only child birth could excite me more than that! (maybe) took a long time to get going (had 9 ,batteries on and off charge the whole day , two chargers running constantly some of them were abit **** to be honest) , fuel tanks were shot so had a gravity feed from the roof, got a video off it all. didn't really hold out much hope for the dizzy due to the cracks in the top of the cap but amazingly came through, even ran on six from go! unfortunately after getting the rusted bonnet (locks on n all) off P2 she looks proper seized, mondays missions will be a slow one, heres hoping i can do it with out removing the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Been following this interesting read and challenge! Good news at last and please load the video! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 (edited) Tor, you need to post some photos, honestly your avatar one really does not give us much of a clue what you up against. I really want to see what kinds of sheds you are working on R Edited September 29, 2012 by robin craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Tor, you need to post some photos, honestly your avatar one really does not give us much of a clue what you up against. I really want to see what kinds of sheds you are working on R If they are the Pigs in the avatar are they these Pigs?? http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?7850-The-KLF-MV http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?1262-Humber-Pigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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