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On 7/2/2023 at 10:46 PM, steviem said:

My jeep will be American,  in honor of the 82nd 508pir who were based around 8 miles from me at woolaton Hall,  regards the headlights was US not the done thing?

I don't think vehicle canvas was ever marked with 'U.S.' property stamps like that. On the US Militaria Forum there was a pic of a crate of original headlight covers being offered for sale in Normandy last month for €50/pair, none were marked in any way.

Matt white, or you could also go for the blue-grey factory hoodnumber... or both, with the white number over the blue-grey one.

Maybe see if those 'U.S.' markings will come off the headlight covers? 😇

7 hours ago, Rootes75 said:

I have installed an Adblocker and unfortunately it isn't working.

I view the site mainly on the go on my phone yet now 3/4 of my screen is taken up with ads so I can't view and as soon as I start to scroll more pop ups appear....

I've gone from checking out content a couple times an hour to now once or twice a day....not good.

I'm using this one for Firefox (my browser): https://adblockultimate.net/ and also AdBlock Plus. The only ad I see is for an insurancebroker for MV's, which I allowed so the forum can generate some income.

15 hours ago, utt61 said:

Adding Adblock Plus to my Chrome browser has abated the nuisance for browsing from my PC, however the site remains utterly intolerable when browsing from my Android phone using Chrome. There is - apparently - no adblocker available for android chrome.

 On my Android devices I have installed the free 'FAB Adblocker Browser: Adblock' by Rocketshield. I use it mainly for youtube and it kills all the ads there, so I imagine it should work fine when visiting the forum too. Available in the Play Store, with other adblock browsers like this one.

On 6/23/2023 at 12:48 PM, RAFMT said:

I'm genuinely shocked there are people out there now, browsing the web without an adblocker installed! I also don't understand why people have been given this simple solution but would still rather declare that they are never coming back?!

Same, but not everyone is computer-savvy... My dad managed the basic things just fine but anything more complicated or slightly out of order, TeamViewer to the rescue!

But no new posts for a few days now, are the ads gone?

I think I have a few of the Dinky Toys Commer recovery trucks and even the articulated lorry, obviously based on this design 😄

22 hours ago, Oh Five said:

I do not understand all this chat about Firefox and Edge and have no idea how to import passwords. Should I ask Regina Celi who now wants to talk to me as well as Veronica? 

 

Why is this happening? 

Firefox is a browser, which is what you use to go on the internet. If you have a Windows PC you probably use Internet Explorer or its new version, Edge. Chrome is another browser, made by Google.

If you want, you can download and install Firefox for free here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ . It does not remove or replace your current browser, just gives you another option. Once installed, you can add apps (like on your phone) and one of those is Adblock Plus. If you download that one it should take care of most ads/pop-ups. Let me know if you (or anyone else here) need some help with this.

Importing settings and passwords from another browser saves you the trouble of having to do that manually.

13 minutes ago, Mk3iain said:

I have been considering dumping Edge for Firefox and have installed it ready.  Just uneasy about making the move, don't know why....

If it helps to stop this carry-on then maybe this is the push I needed. Maybe.

Just import all your settings & passwords from Edge and give it a go

2 minutes ago, fv1609 said:

I've been using Firefox for as long as I have been on the internet & have avoided the Microsoft browsers. I have no problems & with AdBlock Plus was not aware there there was a problem until this thread started.

Same for me. Firefox is my standard browser, sometimes I use Chrome but I've never used Edge really so i don't know how that one is.

Depending on what browser you use, I have Adblock Plus and AdBlocker Ultimate (free versions) for Firefox and I have no issue with pop-up ads here whatsoever.

These extensions are probably available for Chrome and Edge too.

Is this required for all roads, or just the highways?

Mixing water (with food-dye) with petrol is actually a good way to separate the ethanol from it and syphon it off.

Even if it's a lot of old fuel, just remove from the tank and mix in with fresh fuel a little bit at a time. I had about 25 liters of old E5 once and just put about 5 liters in with a full tank of fresh petrol in my daily driver, without any issue.

I think any of the 3 styles of hood star will be correct, all up to your taste I'd say. Check late-war pics and see if any of the styles are prevalent.

If you want to go with the factory-applied hood number,  go with style 11 in matte blue-grey (I believe RAL 5014 is pretty close?). If you go for a filed-applied number I think any of style 1 to 5 are good. Compare them to original photo's.

Also check the coil and its connections. Maybe it overheats?

Hoi Martin ☺️

After the war many NATO countries produced their own 1/4 ton trailer and some are almost identical to the Willys/Bantam one so you'll need to do some studying if you only want to to settle for a WW2 example. These are a good place to start:

https://forums.g503.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=72809

http://jeepdraw.com/  (trailer section)

You could also try electrolysis, I've had very good results with that. Takes off both rust and any paint.

35 minutes ago, 67burwood said:

🤔 next project…..or…..Possible divorce 🤨……tempting!!

Mobile storage for the jeep, so it won't keep dripping oil on those lovely roses* (* or whatever is growing there) 😇

It's really sad how this went the last few years, I've attended many editions and I always loved coming there in the old days. I will miss it.

On the other hand, maybe this will give someone else the opportunity to build a show to match those golden days?

I like them too

Yes, Willys blocks used in generators usually have a low-pressure head (Marked 'INDUSTRIAL') which will need to be replaced, along with the manifolds and possibly the ignition (not sure).

18 hours ago, Jim Dungan said:

Did anybody spot the 1950s Berliet GBU 15 6x6 Wreaker in episode 3 at 47min 10sec?

I actually did

I think we got stuck with our MB jeep in that same pool, that same year. We got pulled out by a front-steer Landy

While I don't understand why they use the Reo while they clearly do have a pool of correct vehicles (anyone notice the Ford V3000 in Normandy pattern camo?☺️), I must say the show grew on me and I watched it with interest. I actually did like the modern soundtrack although it surprised me at first.
 

I would definitely watch a second season, if that's being made.