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Well I don't like to 'nope' you as you are the only one brave enough to have a go. It isn't a towing mechanism & it is more modern. Only other clue is that it is British.

But the mystery is what was so wrong with the OEP220 that came out of the sealed drum? Does it go off with time, was it somehow contaminated or does the stuff from Comma have some extra ingredient? I now wonder would it be 'nicer' for the TF/box if it had some Molyslip given that less friction means less heat & I still wonder if it is hotter than Mr Rootes intended?

PROBLEM SOLVED! :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D I was going to follow Richard's suggestion of Molyslip (& may still do) but I thought I should remove from the equation, the doubt about the OEP220. Although this was the proper stuff & came from a sealed drum, I thought I should try something else. The very first leakage did occur with EP90 & I have seen many Humbers filled with EP90 not OEP220 that leak through the breather, but I thought lets try with brand new stuff. All I could get from the local garage was Comma gear oil EP80W-90. "EP Gear oil suitable for 80, 85 & 90 applications that require a GL-4 spec." So I put this in, after 5 miles the TF/box has only just hotter than the diff. Where as before it was similar temp after half the distance, but at 5 miles much hotter. After 10 miles there was some leakage but not from the breather. This seemed to be from the drain plug. The aluminium washer has been squashed up quite a few times now & now it was hot I was able to tweak the plug fractionally tighter. After 14 miles no leakage at all. Not scientific I know, but I could put the palm of my hand on the TF/box for a second or two pretty hot but after 12 miles previously it was untouchable. So I don't know whether this particular oil is thinner than OEP220 or the EP90 I had used or whether it has some additional anti frothing properties. Although interesting to know the reason, I shall just use this stuff in the TF/boxes of Humbers in future. So a big thank you for everyone's input. I posted it here rather than the British section as it was interesting to hear if other types of vehicles suffered from this. The downside of these experiments are the hazards of lying on the ground at laybyes where the tarmac has received special treatment from lorry drivers ;-)

What does this do & when was it made?

Yes well done Simon I thought we were getting close when it got the the bucket, folding, canvas. It is a Small Coolie Pack Filter. The filter resevoir is the canvas backpack which is used to convey the filter pack when not in use. The canvas reservoir is suspended above a silex filter. The reservoir is filled with water then aluminium sulphate & bleaching powder added. The mixture is stirred & after, ideally 20 minutes, the tap is turned on to provide water fit for drinking. The location of water & its extraction a RE task. Water purification was a RAMC responsibility. The Provost role was to guard the water supply against contamination by men or animals.

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I've just seen this, getting warm!

The apparatus is in two parts. The bit you can't see is carried in the bit that you can. But the bit you can see also becomes an integral part of the apparatus. The man/mule is merely a means of transportation for the apparatus when it is packed. Once the apparatus is functioning, it is stationary. The man/mule become superfluous. It is not for bathing or dispensing blood, plasma, tea, disinfectants etc

"Hair in eyes"? Well I've got hair in ears now , I didn't know about the eyes.

Yes thinking about it near match does give more options. My name often gets spelt Eliott, Elliot, Eliot. I especially resent the first one as it is an anagram of Toilet It is sometimes said if you are looking to bid on a 'toaster' on ebay also search for a taoster, tooster or a taster as some sellers are dyslexic or in a hurry or wasn't educate proper. My wife bought an unusual 'torsion' saddle quite cheaply with little opposition as it was listed as 'troision' saddle.

OK Rick. I have just texted my sister to confirm initials. But he was Cockroft as opposed to Cockcroft which this chap seems to be.

OK Rick. I have got fixed in my mind it was WJ, although his father was JW who came from Yorkshire when the cotton industry declined. Willie is on the left of the group here http://www.hmvf.co.uk/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=38&topic=5089.45 I'm not into uniforms but it doesn't look as if there is much to identify his unit.

Andy that would be very kind of you. What I was hoping to find was some similar product I could buy off the shelf in a small quantity that might be used in souped up racers, tractors or something. The last show for the pig is next weekend (Purbeck) so would be nice to get something locally before then so it would be a nice test run. Richard yes you are completely right. That is what comes of rummaging in the house with a torch (we have had no electricity for 3 months) looking in boxes for books. Then finding no proper paper & a biro with no ink in it, engraving this on the piece of cardboard. Coming back into the shed with PC in, no lights in there either, using same torch trying to read the engravings on the card with the now weaker torch, add dyslexia, not being able to find my glasses, stupidity with age, 3 glasses of wine & you have a recipe for bollox :oops: But how do these other vehicles get away with straight engine oils in their TF/box? Any ideas for an off the shelf additive?

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Yes it was my grandfather, who was a bandsman then stretcher bearer, his photo is at the end of the previous mystery object. His name was Willie Cockroft initials I think were WJ from Shrewsbury, Shropshire. I am not sure if he was born there but his father came from Yorkshire. It would be a nice surprise for my mother to produce some records. He wasn't killed in the war but died a few years later. So thanks if you can have look.

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Not really but possibly vaguely. Neil, what had you in mind?

If you look in Windscreen No.96 Autumn 2002 there is a 12-page article on Army vehicles used by the RUC. It includes several of the early vehicles. There is also a picture of a restored Lancia. Although I obtained permission for it to be printed that probably wouldn't extend to putting online. I had some pictures which I couldn't use but you will find them in the book no doubt. Lancias, some built in 1916, continued into the 1960s! I believe some of their armour was recycled to provide hidden armour to protect the backs of those sat in back of LWB Series 1 Land Rovers. Some of this armour incidentally ended up being thrown in the back of the first prototype Shorland. But eventually that all ended up with the scrap man.

I started to sign up to the free trial. Then I chickened out when I got to the bit where you have to give your credit card details. If you don't cancel before the end of the free trial they deduct £79.95. :-( The hope, I assume, is that you forget to cancel. I've been caught out before, yes I know it would be my fault but these days forgetting comes very easily

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