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big chris

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  1. road tested over the weekend went very well lets hope good cooling continues

    as for my french my friend not that good i believe it was worked at a farm as a tractor but not sure

    location was south england although im trying to find out more history this is proving difficult

    but we can try

     

    the windscreen was frrrreeeeeeeeee the best price

    im lucky really im among the scammells up here locally there are 4 explorers (3 in my shed all on road i might add)

    2 pioneers and 1 constructor within a 20 mile radius

    all of us help each other as you have to

     

    there has been some discussion on oils in the forums anyone looking for a oil or specific grade of oil they req then drop me a post if i can help i will im a distributor for a good oil company that can supply most oils or equivalents available at the right money and carriage can be arranged easily

    also on my pictures you may notice new hoses i can supply these too with spring guard of different sizes just drop me a line im always happy to help

    thanks chris

  2. i think alot of people disconnect the cooler when swapping engines to diesels mine was and still is disconnected but ive tested it and it holds water sxk460 was also disconnected supose its just one more job to do

    when i went with my friend who bought sxk460 we noticed the cooler had been disconnected but thought it would be ok on a drive home

    it wasnt the oil pump didnt work pinon ran dry and bearing went

    after recovery home we realised that it wasnt the fact the cooler was diconnected there was a broken oil pump cover in the spares box a previous owner had broken the rear cover(and pump) replaced the cover but left the damaged pump in the axle causing failure in a big way

    not what you want on a drive home really!!

    :coffee:

  3. knackered today trailer blasted it takes alot longer than you think to remove rust/scale

    (thanks geez)

    1st coat of primer went on same day but was too dark to get a good photo

    when i look tomorrow i will have missed loads i bet

     

    better spend today as a wife day

    kids may want to see me some times

    when im not working on my ever growing fleet of ****

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  4. What specs on 690?its just a 680 power plus wid a turbo (i think)

    fan mod works a real treat fully on now and actually pulls the hair on yer head when your in front (good job i aint got a wig haha) draws as much air through as a meadows thats all that matters so lets hope thats an end to the cooling problems

    i have now got hold of a drawbar trailer for the scammell so even more work begins now an shows are upon us

    removed wooden floor today as its totally rotten on the trailer and im going to shot blast it tomorrow pics tomorrow will be added so stay tuned

    i thought hobbies were supposed to let you chill out when ?

    Thanks chris

  5. after a run out at the weekend she got a little hot so i have decided to do a mod to the fan which seems a long way from the radiator with the 690 engine in

     

    so i made a lightweight fan extension as i have no rad cowl

    pic to be added when i fit tomorrow

    hope you are all not to bored yet!!

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  6. i have now got hold of a second hand windscreen for the explorer this was local and i got it for free (even better) so i decided to pull out the old paneling and see if the old screen could be fitted back in

    i was surprised how bad the fit looked compared to what i had pulled out but after checking in the garage i looked at the other 2 explorers and they were a no better fit than mine so it was bolted in and sealed up

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