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Yes hope that helps I couldn't find reference to it in an EMER. That was taken from the Rolls Royce Workshop Manual TSD702.

Oh what a giveaway! Just seemed more natural to write that! I better go and correct that.

There seem to be a range of vehicles classed as "Saracen Ambulance" A compilation of FVRDE codes up to 1971 lists two ambulance versions: FV605 FV611A (overseas customers) Somewhere I have seen something based on a FV610 in ambulance role, which I suspect is the FV611A. FV605 falls off the radar & may have been an allocation but not proceeded with. All EMERs from 1955 - 1973 lists all the variants but no mention of "ambulance". This first appears in 1974 as "Ambulance Mk 5". In Pat Ware's lists he refers to FV611A as Ambulance Mk 5. The EMER conversion Saracen Mk 2 to ambulance role appears in 1975. The EMER Data Summary 1975 describes only one ambulance, the APC with "Conversions to role". Further on there is the comment it may be with or without turret. There was a bit of discussion here: http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?17005-Armoured-Ambulances&highlight=saracen+ambulance

Just a thought Steve there may be some dates & info of interest in EMER AERIAL DELIVERY EQUIPMENT R 010 - R 319. That is quite a big section covering the various elements of MSP. I'm afraid I don't have any of it, I do have EMER ADE A 001 which is the detailed index, unfortunately it is dated 2003 & Section R became obsolete.

Date of sale 18 March 1971 Looks like Vass took all the Bedfords without any competition

Ruddington 112 Day 2 29 July 1971

Just saw in KiT! that came today, that on safety grounds the spare wheel is moving to the rear. There are different wheel carriers & fixing kits depending on hard top or soft top. I can't see that it swings on a carrier, but that strange gusset & strapping arrangement continues.

In relation to 1964, vehicles in storage, dependant on their type of storage, anti-freeze was changed only 3 or 4 yearly. At the time it was AL3 (Ethylene glycol) this later changed to AL39 which was the same but included inhibitors, sodium sebacate & benzotriazole. Perhaps I should substantiate this with references. WO Code No.14022 Regulations for Army Ordnance Services, Volume I, Pamphlet 6 - Supplement, Maintenance in RAOC Vehicle Depots etc 1963. In Amendment 1 Jan 1964 Section 44 it quotes markings (a) to (n) that are likely to be obliterated during painting & need to be re-instated. (i) refers to DRAIN TAP. In Amendment 2 Aug 1964 it covers markings (a) to (m) the reference DRAIN TAP is now removed, everything subsequent to that moves up one.

Steve anti-freeze was common place. In the 1960s it was to be used in all theatres where anti-frost precautions were ordered. Other theatres just water. The drainage was mainly for certain classes of long term storage. Where a "RADIATOR EMPTY" sign was to be displayed. Cooling systems just temporarily filled with water were marked with a red "W" 2-in high superimposed on a white background

Officially drain taps should be marked with an arrow DRAIN TAP in 1-in stencil in yellow. In practice this was not always possible & DT was used or even the picture of a stop-cock. This was on a Pig I had, there was a yellow stop-cock at the top the radiator with a series of arrows leading unsurprisingly to the bottom of the radiator.

Vocabulary of Army Ordnance Stores Section LV6/MT1 covers Miscellaneous Stores. I have Vols 1 for 1952 & 1960 plus bits of Vol 2 1956, but can't find your item. All I can say is that in Sections LV6/MT1 -LV6/MT15 that "NT" is the abbreviation for Newton & Bennet Ltd. No doubt "837-NB" is the manufacturer's own part number. In fact that rings a bell! The Humber 1 Ton parts book has quite a few 4-digit parts suffixed "NB". So I think your items are related to shock absorbers & that sort of thing.

August 1964

Screw jack http://www.hmvf.co.uk/pdf/AC33506.pdf

To matt things down I have used calcium carbonate powder, sprinkled in as you mix it to avoid the lumpy gravy effect.

Andy the worse offenders for chewing bits that stick out whatever the colour, are geese. They love to rattle things in their serrated beaks. Here, with some difficulty, I managed to arrest an offender biting tyre valves some 35 years ago.

Matt you wouldn't need to change the distributor capacitor.

Bernard the other problem is always sorting the sheep from the goats! As you can see Mr Goat has an eye for Mrs & Miss Sheep rather than Mrs Goat. He also had a soft spot for one of the whippets. Although the younger Ms Whippet was a great joiner-in, she was always able to out run Mr Goat if it looked as if her dignity was going to be compromised.

Bernard I think you are confusing the goat with the farmer's wife, this always leads to complications :shake:

Derek I was going to see how long the nostril hair would run, by then the goat would be released from prison, currently charged with political agitation & non-payment of a parking fine.

If that hadn't worked I was going to tell him that the nostril hair covered her entire body :shake:

Found them in one of the piles on the floor. I'll post them to you Neil, then you can scan & distribute to DAC enthusiasts as required. Don't get too excited these are only a few mods from EMER WHEELED VEHICLES H 257 Mod Instr No. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7. Covers fitting smoke dischargers, fitting oversize bush to fluid flywheel, new Tracta joints, sealing gland Tracta forks, fitting WS C12 in place of 19 set.