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Assuming you have the original springs & tyres, this is from 2320-D-128-101. It makes no distinction between a soft or hard top.

Yes I think that is probably the case. That EMER I mentioned was Issue 2 June 1978, it included a new modification kit and superseded Issue 1 October 1977. So I suspect that box you have is from the Issue 1 mod kit. It was not very sensible to have to produce a screwdriver in the field to undo two screws to open the lid, the later single latch was much more sensible. With such a short period between the upgrades it would explain why your box is fairly uncommon. Incidentally the stowage for the Larkspur leads with coax plugs (Type 4?) was a blank socket on a small aluminium sheet pedestal mounted on the inside of each wing within the engine compartment.

I don't think so Ian. I think the Serial No. is a convenient way of expressing the Contract No.& Item(s) No.(s) in a more manageable form. Earlier versions list Serial No. together with another column for Contract & Item No(s) Serial No. seems to be a military expression as the Land Rover parts list tabulates variants only by Contract No. & Item No(s) Item No. being an additional or alternative variation from the main contract.

The correct box for stowage of the antenna cables is Container cable stowage FV 816660 It has no NSN but comprises part of Clansman aerial kit Mk 1 7RU/2590-99-828-8409 Described in EMER WHEELED VEHICLES Q 027 Mod Instr No.62

Also used in Thornycroft WF8/NR6 5482-199 is the part number just for the base Complete switch is CAV Type 47A-43 RAF Ref. No.17677 AP No.2515E Section 16E indicates that the complete switch was only supplied to repair depots. Unit repair was by component replacement which explains the base markings.

My first show at Capel took 8 hours to get there mind you, but worth it. Bigger range of displays than I had expected. Although disappointed that there was only one Humber 1 Ton, lots of Land Rovers though. So probably will go again unless my Land Rover fuel gets too expensive.

Trailer Light Weight, too fast and it may turn over.

Gordon I tend to monitor 144.050 and 10 GHz. When you come in on the right down the field there is a Scamell display, I am opposite this in Wolf 110 with two masts, one with 2m 4-el the other has dish for 10GHz. These are functional radio masts not flagpoles, so no flags : )

I will be at Capel & I have found a fuse of the correct dimensions. But it is rated at 500ma & it is not ceramic but glass. Each end cap is soldered to secure the fuse wire. It should possible to de-solder each then thread a 1A fuse wire then resolder.

Although it is obviously significant 059-0138 is termed the "non-significant number" which is part of the NSN If you search for the complete NSN 5920-99-059-0138 you will get lots of results.

In order to identify a pattern for SEME document codes I have updated the list in my collection. But it seems rather erratic in structure with the earliest documents attributed to the Army School of Transport, MT Wing, Bordon and School of Electronic Engineering REME. SEE REME Precis No.596 Saladin, Saracen & Ferret Electrical Systems. Feb.1965 Precis No.128 MT Wing, RCT Division, General Mechanical Principles 1965-1971 Precis No.30-50 MT Wing General Electrical & Mechanical Principles July 1970 SEME CVR(T) Chapter 3. The Generating System. SEME EI Note No.91/BG Electrical Instruments SEME GEW/EL/7 FV Pattern Electrical Equipment. Apr.1978 SEME G3/017 Batteries & Charging. Oct. 1981 SEME G3/032 FV432 Mk 1 Electrical Systems. Mar. 1981 SEME G3/032 FV432 Mk 1 Electrical Systems. Jan. 1988 SEME G3/033 FV Pattern Electrical Equipment (Whld ‘A’) Sep.1979 SEME G3/034 CVR(T) Scorpion Electrical Systems. Mar.1984 SEME ??????? CVR(T) & CVR(W) Electrical Systems SEME G3/052 AC Vehicle Charging Systems Oct.1982 SEME G3/051 'B' Vehicle Electrical Systems. Oct. 1980 SEME Lecture Precis Elect/11 Ignition Sep.1962 SEME Lecture Precis Elect/18 Cross – Field Generators Sep.1962 SEME PM 1849 Handout on the Coil Ignition System. Undated SEME PR 265 Ver.2 Land Rover Oct.2004 SEME Precis CVR(T) Automotive SEME SARACEN Undated SEME Solex 40 NNIP Carburettor fitted to Rolls Royce 'B' Series Engines. undated SEME VEW/BW/ENG TECH Engine Technology SEME V1/03 Petrol Engine Technology for Vehicle Mechanic Initial Students. Jul.1982 SEME V1/14 Transmission, Suspension, Steering, Brakes (Basic) SEME Dec. 1985 SEME V1/14-TA Transmission, Suspension, Steering, Brakes (Basic) SEME Dec. 1985 SEME V1/14 Ver.3 Transmissions Technology - Basic - Part 1. Apr.1998 SEME V1/14 PR 38 Ver.3 Transmissions Technology - Basic - Part 2. Apr.1998 SEME V1/39 Electronic Ignition. Feb.1991 SEME V2/08 Ferret Scout Car Mk 1 & 2. Mar.1986

Andy it was Roger Jones who sadly died recently. Hence my "Thanks to Roger" reference earlier on in this thread about having the originals from which copies were printed.

Chertsey exhibition opened 29th September 1966. Dial up? No sometimes I wish I had it as my connection is sometimes slower. There is no broadband, the phone line is not great we are literally the last phone at the end of the line & there is no mobile phone coverage. Vodaphone shows my location has limited 2G outdoor coverage & that's it. However I have an EE antenna on the roof that is aimed at a hill behind which is another hill behind which is an EE mast to fill the coverage of a dead spot. Unfortunately my dead spot has only 3 dwellings in the postcode, so we are not a priority. I dread to think what will happen when BT/Openreach start their programme of dismantling telephone cables. Causing lots of problems in other parts of Wales. I am communicating now (I hope) through an EE roof antenna but this is dependant on RF propagation with the weather & how many other users are watching HD TV, playing games & sending chat/pics on their social media. So I dread someone sending me a large attachment because it can block all other emails until it has eventually downloaded. There is no gas & no main drainage but it is a beautiful view across the valley where I can only see one house, the farm the other side of the valley. But that is the price I am happy to pay for peace & quiet : )

Mark it is too big a file for me to download as I have no broadband. But are you sure it is from 1968? I am not aware that there was an exhibition in 1968, from the points you mention they seem to tie in with the 1966 exhibition.

Robin many of these are endorsed to the effect that the précis may be retained by the student. I have many with a student's name on them, so one would think there would a lot of these out there. However many are endorsed that when leaving the Army they should be handed into their unit for destruction. I think there were two reasons for this. Document security & the emphasis that the documents are for training & not to be used in the field where the relevant EMER/AESP carries the authority & will be up to date. So these days very few of these turn up. Sellers of military books in general do not see any value or prestige in selling them I'm afraid. I will be doing a sweep of the military sections of all the booksellers in Hay on Wye in a few days. But I doubt that I will find anything useful, it is hard enough finding official Army/WO coded publications. Certain sellers ask what is my period of interest? Napoleonic? WW1? WW2? They are rather taken back when I explain any period is of interest on any subject other than guns, medals & uniforms! Thereafter I am not regarded as a serious collector of military books, how dare they! I just seek official publications not memoirs & people's opinions as to how they would have better orchestrated a military campaign from their armchair some years later.

Yes they are very good at distilling what is covered in EMERs but also including common sense explanations of topics that fall through the gaps of EMERs but are crucial to an understanding of a system. I haven't updated my list for a few years but this is what I have catalogued & there is no clear cataloguing structure. I also have some originals with very clear diagrams & text which were the original documents with cut & paste sections from which the print run was printed. (Thanks to Roger) SEME FERRET SCOUT CAR MK 1 & 2. Mar.1986 SEME GEW/EL/7 FV Pattern Electrical Equipment. Undated SEME G3/017 Batteries & Charging. Oct. 1981 SEME G3/032 FV432 Mk 1 Electrical Systems. Mar. 1981 SEME G3/051 'B' Vehicle Electrical Systems. Oct. 1980 SEME Handout on the Coil Ignition System. Undated SEME Lecture Precis Elect/11 Ignition Sep.1962 SEME Lecture Precis Elect/18 Cross – Field Generators Sep.1962 SEME V1/03 Petrol Engine Technology for Vehicle Mechanic Initial Students. Jul.1982 SEME V1/14 Transmission, Suspension, Steering, Brakes (Basic) SEME Dec. 1985 SEME V1/14-TA Transmission, Suspension, Steering, Brakes (Basic) SEME Dec. 1985 SEME V1/14 Transmissions Technology - Basic - Part 1. Apr.1998 SEME V1/14 Transmissions Technology - Basic - Part 2. Apr.1998 SEME SARACEN Undated SEME CVR(T) Chapter 3. The Generating System. SEME Solex 40 NNIP Carburettor fitted to Rolls Royce 'B' Series Engines. undated

Brian yes sorry, I see what I had done when I cropped the quote, that Andy was in reference to your comments to him. Yes you need EMER COMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATIONS D 320-329 I have a fair number in the EMER CI series but none that relate to tracked vehicles I'm afraid. I think your best bet would by the REME Museum or RS Museum or possibly Bovington or Badley Library, Royal School of Artillery, Larkhill. Although don't assume that all people working in museums will have a grasp of the structure & designation of EMERs. One museum inherited a large EMER library where a nit-wit had taken all the A sections from every EMER title & put them all on the same shelf and continued through the whole alphabet! The REME Museum in particular have inherited large collections of EMER libraries when workshops have closed. Bear in mind that EMERs relating specifically to your vehicle will only be in a particular EMER library if that workshop was responsible for a vehicle of that type. If you can go there & search for yourself that would be the best option. Throughout the internet there are examples of EMER misunderstandings that are passed on from site to site, there are vehicle experts and authors who appear not to have grasped the EMER structure. I don't know whether this is through ignorance or sloppiness assuming that say a vehicle will just have a set of "EMERs" that covers it? But taking the Abbot the associated EMER titles might include: TRACKED VEHICLES POWER (eg engine & charging) COMMUNICATION INSTALLATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INSTRUMENTS (eg periscopes & sights) ENGINEERING & MISCELLANEOUS (eg boiling vessel, cooling systems) ARMAMENT SMALL ARMS & MACHINE GUNS TEST & MEASUREMENT WORKSHOPS (eg welding, preservation, painting) MANAGEMENT (eg repair procedures, H&S) RADAR & FIRE CONTROL EQUIPMENT GENERAL (eg waterproofing, H&S) So EMER title is everything as I'm sure you understand, but you need to be prepared that some people working in a museum may not fully understand what you are asking for. If they say they have nothing, ask whether they have a microfiche collection as quite a lot of EMERs were also published in fiche.

Andy the EMER for the vehicle itself is in the series EMER TRACKED VEHICLES (or EMER TV) E 100 series. What I was referring to, by way of CI, was EMER COMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATIONS D 320 series. This is purely about the installation in a particular vehicle, not to be confused with EMER TELS or EMER TELECOMMUNICATIONS F 580 series that covers the 351/352 equipment itself. (Incidentally I am not shouting, but for easy recognition EMER titles are invariably written in upper case. An EMER followed by just a Section & a Category is meaningless without the EMER title being defined. This would be akin asking a librarian for a Charles Dickens book by chapter & page but without giving the title of the book)

Maybe the answer would be found in EMER CI D 320-329 ?

24 BK 74 was cast on 26/9/93 which is odd as I have a photo of it at the MVCG Southsea Show that year ,which I always thought was in June coinciding with the prelude to D-Day.

Just got back today. A good show & the weather held up. Thanks to all the organisers for making it happen.

Yes agreed Richard 100%. He even published one of my articles after it had been rejected by MVCG !

Wally I have an incomplete but well thumbed collection of W&T and was wondering on their value. Generally when I see copies they only sell for 50p - £1 which I think is a severe undervaluing of the contents. But my collection is akin to a Dinky which is chipped & has a wheel missing, your collection is like the Dinky toy that has never been played with & has the original box. I hate to say this but nowadays magazines seem to target readers who really only want to look at colour pictures & not be bothered with too much text : (

Lot No. 1185 Sale No.110 Third day of sale on Thurs 18th March 1971 "AEC "MATADOR" D/SIDE, TRUCK (DIESEL), 10 tons 4x4" £250 Seemed to be the going rate, 71 AV 88 (1151) & 71 AV 95 (1152) both were D/SIDES & reached the same price.

You could always resort to this, which was proven as an effective method of last resort. FVRDE Report No. TR112. Removal of tyres from wheel assemblies by the use of explosives. June 1968