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Thanks SirHC, much appreciated.

Can anyone please identify the highlighted box on the right? Any cluse on how I could source one? Thanks in advance David

Hi, Anyone with photos/history of 08FD45 ? thanks in advance David

Hey Plushy, We have a Scimitar and are not far from you near Kilmore. If you want to come and have a look, let me know on danstee@gmail.com Here is a snap of ours:

Fantastic effort, congratulations. We're now proud owners of a Scimitar, trying to find some bits for it. Do you have photos of interior? We are looking for radios, intercom etc. Thanks in advance.

Oh, and if anyone knows where I might source a gunner's sight for this, please let me know.

This doesn't seem to have an external Bendix, it seems there is a "low power" circuit which throws the dog out onto the ring gear, which completes a circuit enabling full power to the starter motor. It isn't hard to manually push the starter cog out (albeit a bit fiddly) so I"m not sure its lubrication, although I will try that. I'm thinking of applying 24v direct to one of the circuits to see if that throws the cog out as part of a fault isloation exercise. Thanks all who have helped so fat with suggestions and diagrams.

Hi all, new to this so please be gentle. We have a Scimitar with the Cummins diesel conversion in pretty good condition, but the starter motor won't push its cog out onto the gear ring. When we toggle the starter, there is a healthy thunk indicating the relay is switching, but nothing else. When you manually lever the cog out onto the ring gear, the starter motor spins and the engine starts nicely. There is a "low power" circuit in the starter motor which is supposed to throw the cog out to engage, then this closes a circuit which provides full power to the starter motor to start the engine. There are 3 inputs, one large which I assume is the main +ve for powering the starter motor, and 2 others which I don't understand. Suggestions/help gratefully received.

Thanks, will ask them if it covers the start motor. This comes close, but refers off to another document: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/615369/2017-00418.pdf Workshop manual.pdf

Hi, Does anyone have a Scimitar/Scorpion workshop manual for the diesel conversion? Having trouble with the starter motor not engaging (but will start after levering the starter cog out onto the ring gear). Any help gratefully received. David

I have Scimitar 08FD45 - can anyone tell me about its service history? Thanks in advance David