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Hi

Apart from painting the tank, Some work on the rear canvas supports....

Hand cut the "cow horns" and rolled the tapered in-between bits

All welded up and trial fitted

Side tail supports made

Back end clamp that fits onto the "cow horn"

Trial fit bottom canvas support

There are rope hooks and eyes and the additional three upright hoop supports to fitted (this weeks job)

Hi Pete

Very informative and good advice.

Also suggest that if you are going to refit them, then mark up which way round the the con rod and piston are orientated so you can put them back exactly the way they came out of the block and and off the crank shaft.

Interesting profile on the pistions that lets the oil though the "oil control scraper" ring at the bottom of the piston

Cheers

Richard

Hi

Sorry no photos, but there is a manual for "installation in Humber Utility Sallon Cars". There is a reference to this in Wireless for the Warrior Volume 3, unfortnately it does not give a manual reference number. Suggest that you contact the librarian at the Royal Signals Museum in Blanford as I believe that most of the information on the R103 was sourced there.

Cheers

Richard

2 minutes ago, Rootes75 said:

Are the RLC keycards only postwar?

Hi

Yes, they were produced post war when all army vehicles were re-numbered into the format nnaann  (nn two digit number 00 to 99, aa being two letters e.g. RA). The RLC holds most of the Army records, RAF Museum holds some RAF ones, the National Museum of the Royal Navy holds a few RN ones that were transferred from Beverley when that museum closed. I am not sure when this exercise was started and when it was completed.  To add to the confusion the RN (and I think the RAF) re-use their numbers.

Hope this helps

Cheers

Richard

Hi

Many of the RLC Key cards have now been digitised, suggest that you e-mail Tony Abrahams who looks after Key Card requests. His e-mail address is

abrahams49@btconnect.com

He may have a quick look for you and if the RLC have the key card, then you will have to pay to get it

Good luck

Richard

Hi

The window channel looks the same as that for a Bedford MW

The closest that you are likely to get is

https://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/products/709-brass-channel-bottom-channel

which I know has been used on various MWs, it may need a bit of machining to get a perfect match, they also do some other useful window frame sections

Cheers

Richard

3 hours ago, LarryH57 said:

I'm not sure if I topped up my 1980 Lwt with E10 it would like it as it has E5 in it at the moment. Might I ruin the new and old fuel?

Hi

Mixing E5 and E10 won't "ruin" your old/new fuel. Depending on how much you put in the percentage of ethanol will be be between 5 and 10%.

It is the ethanol in the fuel that causes problems with older vehicles, I doubt that topping up with E10 will cause any problems, but would suggest that you top up with E5 after you have driven about a 1/4 of a tanks worth. I am using E5 in my 1963 Landrover FFR and haven't noticed any performance or related issues so far (I have travelled about 200 miles in it since filling up with E5).

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Richard

Hi

Nicked from a Facebook Page

By the way not much fuel in the Portsmouth area at the moment

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Richard

Hi

Just seen this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284472487739?hash=item423be1af3b:g:rVEAAOSwDOlhKNgN currently at £205 (appears to be no reserve)

Was previously up for sale on eBay for £30K !

Not mine I hasten to add

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Richard

Hi

Just noticed your coil is mounted in a different place usual ? Is this a "spare" as it doesn't seem to be connected

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Richard

29 minutes ago, Richard Farrant said:

You have a Zenith, correct one is a Solex 35RZFAIPO

The inlet manifold is a civilian spec as well as the mounting for the carb flange is different.

The Solex one won't fit on your inlet manifold...

If the engine runs fine, I would suggest that you leave it as is.

Zenith carbs were fitted to post war Bedford 28HP engines, likwise the oil filter you have.  Your MW was probably re-engined at some point in its civillian life.

If you do decide to go back to the "war time spec", you will (at a minmum) need to get a new inlet manifold, new carb, new throttle linkage. I think that the exhaust manifold remained the same

Carb photos for reference...

Cheers

Richard

On 9/1/2021 at 8:21 PM, Minesweeper said:

Perhaps off topic for which I apologise! I did my Army Driving Test in an Bedford MW 15cwt in 1959 - 13RE80 and fond memories go with it. I often wonder what happened to it and I wonder if either - or both of you -Wally and Richard - have any record of it?

Hi

13RE80 , Chassis number 58996 built under contract S3512 (delivered appx Aug 1944, cost per vehicle was £273 and 13s shillings) .  Ended up at the intelligence centre prior to being sold at Ruddington on 12th June 1961. I don’t know if it still exists.

Don't suppose you have any photos of 13RE80 or any other MW's ?

and did you have to use a Static Trainer

or a makeshift rolling road

before the let you out on the road ?

Cheers

Richard

Hi

S/O = struck off

BER = Beyond Economcial Repair

MELF = Middle East Land Forces

WD = War Department

MOS = Ministry of Supply

can't remember what MOA is but someone here will know

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Richard

16 minutes ago, Neilmwd said:

 I feel it would be less drafty haha

Hi

Aeroscreens are often referred to as pneumonia trucks

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Richard

Hi

Bedford MWs changed from being aeroscreen from chassis number 26308.  Yours would have been built as an aeroscreen. Also the bonnet number Z1661333 means that it underwent a rebuild during or just after WW2. As to why it says "closed cab" at the top of the key cards this is because most of the MW's in the 22RA04 TO 38RA99 range are closed can ones or were converted to close cab ones before the change to the later post war registrations.

In addition quite a few MW's had different cabs fitted after disposal like...

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Richard

20 hours ago, Neilmwd said:

Thank you for the replys! I think this is what you need ... please let me know if you need a y other numbers

Hi - thanks for the photo, there should be another data plate that shows the contract number, this is either on he passenger side of the bulhead under the bonnet or on the instrument panel.  According to my records it is from contract V3904,   which was for 3000 MWD's, contract was placed on 19th April 1940 with first deliveries on 27th Feb 1941.  Contract V3904 is a messy contract, but a good estimate of date of delivery to the Army is 6th May 1941.

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Richard

Hi

The RLC museum does have the key card for 25RA37. If you let me have the chassis and contract number, I should be able to give you a very good estimate of the date of manufacture (to within a week or two). The key card will give you information as to the chassis number, contract number, original war time bonnet number (Zxxxxxxx) and date/place of sale. It won't give you any history of which units the vehicle served with, you may be luck if there is remnats of unit markings under the layers of paint.

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Richard

On 8/18/2021 at 11:30 PM, LarryH57 said:

What a shame you have no takers for the fuel bowser hose. These bowsers used to be very common on farms in my youth, and used to carry water to where it was needed.

I will hang on to it, someone will want it at some time in the future, far too nice to cut up just for the brass

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Richard

6 hours ago, radiomike7 said:

Do any of these still exist ?

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Richard

17 minutes ago, DINGODOUG said:

 I had no idea they were so radioactive !

 

Hi

At least you know now... Just don't sleep next to it

They are very effective ATU's. The one I have for my C13 is in my back room and I haven't grown two heads yet [my wife may think otherwise at times ]

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Richard

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Hi Danny

They are for attaching the front axle sling, this was introduced at chassis number 62898

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Richard

Hi

No idea what it is from, but it will make an interesting restoration project (assuming that you are going to get it running)

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Richard

Hi Danny

Glad you are still working on your truck, all looking good

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Richard

Hi

Could always do this instead....

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Richard

Hi

A major milestone today, first time out of the "shed" under her own steam

Did manage to get to 20mph round one of the tracks... well pleased... plenty still to do

Cheers

Richard