big chris

After the first show the work began

new engine leland 690 and mounts were sorted

then i was lucky to find a jib, all be it from a pioneer

this was grafted on also the belly winch was seized so was stripped and all cleaned up so it now actually does something

Hi just thought i would start my own thread with pictures and mods that i have done

i think owning a scammell means the work never stops

SCAMMELL AS IT STARTED OUT WITH ME

i think it could be lack of draft as fan is blowing not sucking and with no cowl and fan miles away from rad

doing some mods to fan /waterpump to sort

Thought about that bernard but i also got leaks from the rad under pressure so started thinking about mods to the fan to stop the leaks they actually stopped when it cooled slightly there was a little mist coming from the rad filler cap and header seemed very hot

i have just bought a trailer to tow as well so i want rid of any cooling problems now

cheers chris

hi been out in the explorer today seemed to get a bit warm after a while does anyone have any pictures or advice on the fans they have used with the leyland engines my fan is a good bit away from rad and i have no cowl for the fan but im thinkin of modifying the fan closer to the rad and ading a cowl but the leyland engine fan seems a lot lower than the meadows which is sitting just above the front cross member so a big fan wont work

???

thanks chris

The reason i asked this was due to the fact that when my scammell arrived at my home it ran perrrrfect after i kind of got it fit for a test run on the main roads i never even made it out of my town before the i lost all power and the engine seized solid and i do mean solid it had enough oil and water when i set off and when it died when i lifted out the engine and looked inside it looked like i could have eaten my mash from the inside of the engine there was not any signs of black diesel oil anywhere you literally could have eaten your dinner off any part of the inside anyway

i also heard of a bloke that ran his matador on a modern engine oil and it basically cleaned the engine so much in 12 months the bottom end blew out of it

the advice he was given was that these engines kind of liked to be gummed up inside and could not stand having all the carbon build up removed now my new engines in i want avoid the same

engine has good oil pressure throughout temp but i found it hard to get a replacement engine (lake district to bournemouth in a night was a good drive) which is why i asked

cheers chris

SOME OF MY OLD PICS WHEN SCAMMELL ARRIVED BACK HOME ON LOW LOADER :coffee:

ACTUALLY THE OIL IN THE AIR BOX CAME OUT DUE TO THE LOADING ANGLE

IS THAT A GOOD FIT OR WHAT

Can anyone tell me the colour of this explorer (i know its green) shade and finish is what im after

thanks chris

Thanks for that are there any benefits from using the sae30 or should i just stick to the 15/40 fleet oil

Hi can anyone tell me the best oil to put into a leyland 690 turbo engine

as ive been told to use straight 30 oil but i have also been told to use a modern turbo diesel oil and i dont want to just use a fleet 15/40 diesel oil as i believe this has detergent in it which will wash the engine internally thank chris

Hi anyone know of a dyson trailer for sale to go behind a scammell explorer thanks chris (knock out back axle)

im now loving the scammell with leyland 690 turbo whistling away

sweet!!

anyone wanting mounts give us a e-mail it may not be the answer to all your vibration problems but it was to mine

thanks chris

hi all not been on for a while got the new engine mounts fitted and guess what all vibration gone greased propshafts as well after fitting new mounts

in top gear its a dream now i would never have believed it i thought so much about replacing the metalastic coupling to remove the vibration and make my scammell drivable to shows and 2 mounts have made that possible i will post more pictures of the work so far soon

thanks chris

hi a couple of years back i went to the isle of man to work for a few nights but couldnt find anything hidden away when driving around in the daytime

welcome ivor

Hi i have afriend of mine looking for a timber jib off a matador as he is restoring one at the moment and is looking for a full jib if possible tidy ish please let me know

cheers chris

There back strange colour though but if it reduces vibration who cares

origonal mount durometer tested in the centre of good origional mount and was mathched to this compount

fitting them this afternoon

:cool2: :rofl:oh and found more pics

i phoned robush today guess what they can be manufactured but at a cost of ? set up charges and min quantity were talked about so couldnt get an accurate price and i sent my pics of a (non standard mount to them ) so lets hope mine return

chris

Bob hope & no hope of that i think

not sure how many to get made will see how i go im getting a mould done for each rubber mount manufactured

thanks chris

it needed to be heavy, as it was heated and distroyed 2 pullers already i went for the tough option

:argh:

as you can see 1 mount very good 1 very bad

mounts are getting sorted today will post pic of them as soon as they return gearbox rubber mounts to be made next and then maybe mass production as im sure every explorer needs new ones :nono:

thanks chris

Fitted the jib finally

removed the top winch drive with home made puller

removed the engine rear mounts to have new ones manufactured

pic to show progress

i know its a pioneer jib so no daft comments beggars cant be choosers

thanks chris

oops mike i meant transfer box not gear box

chris

bernard does grahams explorer vibrate in 6th gear?

my matador has a solid propshaft from engine to gearbox and this takes lots of stick and still doesnt vibrate only advantage with the mat prop is its longer

do you know who supplied the propshaft to graham?

thanks chris

thanks for that as i said wishfull thinkin about the bearing if only it was that easy!!

managed to get the jib cut back to place on today and lifted into position looks great sat on the top of what was a big space

i was told that as an emergancy (in the event of rear propshaft failure) it was possible to remove the rear propshaft and run just on the front axle obviously not good practice however if i could get it into 6th gear and if i still had vibration it would eliminate the rear prophaft altogether proving that it may not just be a case of (they all do it)

well thats a job in the future

if anyone knows of a good explorer gearbox for sale plz let me know

p.s

looks like that pioneer from the north east has been sold bet ar kid really bummed he quite fancied a look at that