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Holy hell, I've put my foot in it again, haven't I Clive? Rule No.1 of British Engineering: Find the most technically correct and long-winded way to achieve the solution given the best possible operating conditions and the minimum of deviation!!! And if that fails, half fill a biscuit tin with sand, a cup of petrol, use a match and make a brew of tea instead!! I am contemplating making a smallish field oven that sits above a double propane burner, to use while out and about with the Ambulance. :-D Anyone have pictures of the underneath/inside of these buggers? Alec.

Field Ovens, Are they more than just a box within a box with a heat source underneath? Do the flames lick the bottom of the internal box or is there an extra baffle plate that it heats underneath? Indirect heating to heat the airspace rather than direct heat on the inside compartment as it were? I have seen pictures of one model with adjustable louvers on the top, I take it these, along with varying the heat source, varies the internal temperature?? I have plans afoot............ :cool2: Alec.

Thanks for the responses, food for thought indeed. I have looked at two other ambulances and they have a red light in the saloon area as well. I imagine its just for loading/unloading to preserve night-vision. My circuit is wired as a feed from the dash to the rear red lamp, actuated by a limit switch on the right-rear first-opening door. The saloon lights are switched independantly though, I thought they may have been actuated by the back door as well, in a changeover configuration. This may be a problem if the r/h rear door swung closed when the other is open though, the rear area being in full view bathed in light then!! Any medics on the forum to answer the question? Medic, we need a medic over here! :cool2:

Is it four-wheel-steer as well? Or is it just my eyes/optical illusion with the picture!! :-D Alec.

Hello all, I have one of these inside the rear of my Marshall Ambulance, and i've seen them fitted in Northern Ireland VPK/HVVPK Landies too....... What is the function of the Red internal blackout lamps? My idea: Is it for low-light to make it more difficult for the enemy to see people access/egress the vehicle at night? Alec.

As a bit of a radio geek (used to be into 2m, but still fanatical over 11m FM )......... I was wondering what the frequency range and general spec (frequency, power output, AM/FM power requirements, etc), is of a clansman radio? As fitted to Landie FFR's....... Mainly through curiosity, but I do know of someone who has a set up for grabs :cool2:

And the Seriers 2 Rover P6B 3500S Police Car beside it! (as far as I can diagnose from the wheelarch and the bonnet anyway....) Yum!

Huh? All I can see is the top of some fool's head!!

Sit very still sir, the generator surges!

Can't believe I spent 5 days touring the west and north of Scotland in the Ambulance and no-one spotted me, hee hee! :cool2: And its un-camoflaged................. :-D

What a transmission system!!!! Alec.

Hi, I was looking for a picture of an axe mount/head pocket to get an idea for a mounting setup for the truck. What is used on various vehicles? ps This is for: Axe (chopping, wood and legs, for the use of) Not: Axe (pick, waterpipes, for the finding of) Alec.

Before undoing, I usually give it a few gentle clouts with a copper mallet and then heat the nipple with the oxy-acetylene to crack the rust. Its especially good for alloy calipers, if you cycle the heat and quenching a couple of times it thermal-shocks the corrosion and it un-does no bother. Snapped, again, out with the gas or the arc and weld an m6 bolt onto the stub, again the thermal shock usually works to slacken the nipple. Havent had much success with extractors......... Have fun!! :banghead:

Ive always wanted a 4wd 452......... So cheap yet so far away :-(

Agree with engineering plastics, there are some with cracking insulating properties too. Please be careful with machining Tufnol, especially the old yellow stuff, the dust/powder is nasty stuff for the lungs, keep it well damped down. Alec.

Thats it! Thats the bugger! Never thought of it as an enots type, makes sense. I think this one actually has a longer spindle on it to other ones i've seen. Incorporates a cam for selecting the fuel tank sender. Other ones i've seen poke through a bulkhead with just the brass lever, mind you, thats usually marine use.......... Cheers folks, I'll try blanchards a look as well, see what their price is. Snag is, every time I go near them I end up spending silly money on things I dont really need! Maybe blue lights for the ambulance........ maybe a spare roof vent..... tap seal...... oooh, the goodies to buy!!! Thanks, Alec.

Anyone know of a source of seals for these buggers? I believe its a cork disk with stamped holes for the fuel passages, unless anyone can correct me...........? My source of lean running has been traced to the tap. LH tank position not so bad, RH tank it passes more air and occasionally leads to the odd splutter. Fuel lines and tank pickups confirmed good, lift pump has been rebuilt with new valves and a diaphragm and pumps like a good 'un!! Anyone got experience of these? Would it benefit from a stripdown and a rubbing of vaseline to rejuvinate the seal or is that flogging a dying nag? Anyone know the nominal thickness of the stuff so I could order in some gasket? Alec.

Love the K5's I ran a 7.4 V8 petrol injection Suburban for a few years and would regularly get 21mpg on super-plus. Considering my 2.25 Petrol 88 Landie got 14mpg, it was bloody ridiculous!!! ENJOY!!!!! Alec.

I have the luxury of a car ramp! The last relay I removed was done by sliding a short scaffold tube over the bottom splines and then heating/welly-ing the living sh*t out of it with a forehammer! Out it came, with the inner sleeve rusted onto it still!! Handy piece of gaspipe and two new tabs for the top later she was good to go!!! Good luck...........

Hi, so as you push down on the pedal, a fountain of fluid appears? That sounds like the rear seal on the master cylinder piston has gone/is going. Typical system: a sprung-loaded plunger with a seal, running on/in the main piston (or a floating-sprung seal arrangement clipped onto the rear of the main piston plunger), that seals on the rear face of the M/C as the pedal is pressesed, locks a volume of fluid in the m/c chamber. This fluid is then pressed down the brake lines to actuate the brakes. When the brake pedal is released, there is no force on the small rear seal, this allows the fluid to return to the reservoir of its own accord and under the small force of the brake pull-off springs at the wheel cylinders. With fresh fluid in, gently/slowly pump the brake pedal. Have a look at the fluid, if there is black fluid appearing or a black swirl/trace of fluid from the intake hole in the bottom, the seal is disintegrating. Worth a check, but thats what it sounds like to me. Alec.

Direct release, very nice! Remarkably straight and very clean! Each owner to their own of course............... :-(

Ha haa, which engine would you like it to fit?? I have a C-series 4-cylinder, can go out and look at the numbers if required for elimination purposes.......... The C-series vehicle and industrial versions are the same injectors, its the governors that are different. Alec.

Prontopaints stuff is excellent! White spirit based polyurethane, dosen't react with anything else, good depth of colour, good coverage etc, couldnt recommend them highly enough. Oh, and really quick on the postage, even to the north of scotland! Alec.

The Rails look Bedford, as do the axles The wheels look 1960s Dodge/Commer The Drawbar looks like one of the universal variations-on-a-theme, type fitted to many commercial plant trailors/generators/compressors of the time. The supports are Acro-Jacks sliced and grafted on. Looks very much like a home-made boat trailor to me!

Right, think I'll go for Body-Type as Ambulance. As long as the taxation class is historic/plg, there shouldn't be any issues I wouldn't think. Alec.