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The government  today has said open air markets will be able to operate . This must be an open air market? Lets hope we can at least have an event this year and it is reconsidered to operate with  some sensible care.

Does anyone know if Dallas dig out is on for July

I have had a lot of military vehicles .The champ is easy to maintain and is a superior vehicle to the land-rover in comfort , cross country, and looks. If the axles are checked for oil then they give very little problems. I run one for logging pulling  1.5 tons twice a week and have had little  problems .I am at present restoring another one but this is a long job. Best get a good one,

Hi I have had a good look I found a connector .I sold the  large army toolbox with all my small parts inand put the pipesand  othe bits somewhere? . They will turn up when I am not looking for them. Will this connector be ok?

regards

Hi I believe I have pipes connectors and regulator in my spares shed . I will  have a look tonight .

regards

I have a few filters and dont know which vehicle they belong to. Iam wondering if anyone can help. rec ref   N5083A151195813197     ROC No N5040A1511950002     element  S /NO     

Description element DENON     Lenght  17cm width   11cm    centre hole 5cm   make VOKES c6358256

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The champ owners club will give you masses of information and  help get it road registered .:austinchampownersclub.com

They are a great club

I owned a Fox for many years  and not only was it fast but for an armoured  vehicle its acceleration  was fantastic. When I was young and daft  on rares occasion when various cars were impatient to pass at traffic lights  I would surprise the owners at the speed of the Fox. I only tried once its  speed  and thought 70 mph was fast enough and ran it at 40-50mph. They were the sports care of armour all my ferrets were slow in comparison . I had a lot of fun in it but it needed respect  on roundabouts and hidden ditches.The ferret looked so small in comparison  but the Fox was cramped in the turret .

great to see in service 

DO NOT USE VASELINE ONLY  PETROLEUM JELLY . Vaseline  will become stingy and will block oilways

Your main and big ends may be worn and the will result in low pressure

     Always  use Petroleum Jelly on gear pumps as using liquid grease restrict the oilways and creates long stringy grease. I made the mistake  of using grease many years ago on my  AC  Cobra during a full engine rebuild  The result  was no oil pressure and a knackered big end.   

 I am  refurbishing an Austin Champ and whilst stripping the engine and in the sump was a large heap of sludge, this was  probably caused  with detergent oil loosening all the old sludge in the engine. Detergent oil usually keep the dirt in suspension  but with an old engine  it loosens all the hidden  sludge in lumps.    If  the oil strainer is blocked with sludge then no oil will be delivered around any engine  with either on a full flow filter or a by pass filter.

Another trick we used to do on some engines with low oil pressure was to put washers under the oil pressure spring .

A point is low oil pressure is ok on some engines  its oil flow that matters.

Hi Alex

I will have a look in the morning  I may only have  a couple of heads left

Sensible for them to cancel . We need to be on our guard and sensible. 

I wonder is other events have been cancelled  ie Overlord as transport is to be organised 

regards

Laurence

I would have thought that the military vehicles would have components  designed to be fixed  easily in the field  instead of making them awkward it seem to make sense to me . Fix a problem quick get out of trouble. repair a vehicle and get it out into the field. I have heard that 1/4 of tanks broke down within 10 miles. Mechanics  dont need to be awkward  simple and easy works every time.

I just hate it when only a open ended spanner can be used without any space around it , 

 I am coming to the end of overhauling  a B 40  they are a robust engine .

I have done hundred s  of engines and taught the subject  and usally enjoy engines  {not this engine].  The  B series engines are the most awkward and pooly designed engine for the mechanic .

REMY fitters must be a very tolerent  lot  and a great set of mechanics  I take my hat off to them. 

Who on earth were the designers , to  create such an engine where the mechanic can only use an open . ended spanner in an inacessible space , the inlet manifold is a prime example ,To make the job that bit harder they put pipes  or ignition filters in the way . Then there is the cylinder head bolts near the spark plugs where only a ring spanner can be used.  Rolls royce seems to not know about TORQUE  WRENCHES at that time.  Socket s must never   come into the  equasion  . 

I have had 6 Ferrets , CVRW FOX  and 2  Champs most of these vehicle  I have removed the engines and am always amazed  at the poor design of our military vehicles for both the fitters and  the soldiers comfort / accesability.   Are the Modern  millitary vehicle any better  ????????     Does anybody have comment on the B series or do you  love them.

I like the Jackle what are they like to work on

I saw one  coming out of Boscombe down turning so slow it was amazing that it did not drop out of the sky

Wonder if I could tow it ?????? only kidding

My heart goes out to you . When your wife is so ill the only thing that keeps US going is to actually repair something. It take s a lot of stress away

Best regards hope all goes well

Wow what a  SOD. Pity cant take him to the cleaners

I   transport my 5- 7 ton vehicles with a hired tilt lorry  it is cheaper and less stressful than driving distances to shows . Warren does short and long hauls and is very reasonable pm me if you want detailes

Warren will do that no problem he has transported , Ferrets, snatch landy and a cvrw. I got  very good priceson all.

Depends on the size and weight .If  its around 7 ton then Warren csnrecover1@gmail.com  02392 812000   or 07803 705966

Very good with price and will do a good job. I have used him a few times short and very long hauls . Please if used,  say Laurence 

with Polecat near Salisbury recommended. It all helps to get a good price if recommended.

Regards

quite an in depth list and I think you are right 20x 128

Thanks

Registration now has become very hard with the DVLA  and they will have you running around the houses  for months .To avoid frustration join the Champ owners club and they will get another champ on the road without fuss  recommended.

 Sorting out my parts I found I have  over a hundred  shell cases  steel and 30+ titanium shell cases from my Fox CVRW

A single steel case will be  £4  and  a dense plastic head will  be £ 6

10 steel cases  go down to £3  ,50  and over steel cases at £2 each The steel cases clean up well with a angle grinder wire brush

Titanium cases are £6 each

 Post and Package is extra depending on weight