andym
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Will you post to Nigeria? Andy
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When in build in Rosyth she had what must be the world's largest nut and bolt store occupying most of the hangar deck. Every size and type of metric nut, bolt and washer you've ever seen. And all the Health and Safety signs were dual language - English and Polish! Andy
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The civilian versions of that engine had temperature gauges so it shouldn't be too difficult other than the 12V/24V issue? Andy
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An FFR or TCB RB44 does indeed have two alternators, one 12V for the vehicle and another, 24V for the radio batteries. The two systems are completely separate. Andy
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Excellent! Andy
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No, I work in Portsmouth. I'm also one of the moderators of the FV430 Forum referred to above. Andy
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Oh no you're not! 🙂 Andy
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No real complaints from me although I agree about the lack of stands with anything other than Jeep and LR spares. I discovered an FV430 variant I hadn't seen before (Cervantes) and met up with several friends. (Clive - my apologies for not returning to you but I got sidetracked replacing a friend's fuel pump, you know how it is!) Andy
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Do you mean the saddlebags? Andy
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Weight, Scorpion, Scimitar, Abbot
andym replied to Spartan Tracks's question in I may be stupid, but......
Agreed - the ammunition in the turret makes a lot of difference! Andy -
No swim board, though! Andy
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It, the Stolly and the 432 have just moved to their new barn so hopefully I'll be back to working on them again. Andy
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My clutch plates were fine despite the vehicle being left outside under a tarpaulin for over a year, but I've been told that a suitable lever through the bellhousing inspection access works wonders if needed. Andy
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Plenty of traffic heading down to Overlord this weekend! Andy
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It wouldn't be the first time an ISPL has been out of sync with the vehicles! Andy
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That would be my suggestion too, my Abbot had the VRM written under one of the seat pads in the turret. Otherwise, unlike the 432, there is no chassis or hull number on the vehicle itself. Andy
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That's what I found in the ISPL, but the filter doesn't look like that. There's a completely different drawing in the repairs manual. Andy
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Can anyone tell me what washer is fitted to the oil scavenge filter covers on a Meteor 4B in a Centurion? One engine we looked at had flat copper washers, another had paper. The drawing in the manual looks like some sort of spiral affair but annoyingly it doesn't seem to appear in the parts list. Andy
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Note however that this only applies to vehicles under 3.5 tonnes. Andy
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It's also covered in Chapter 4 of Infantry Pamphlet No. 41 Part 4 if you can find a copy.
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That's (hopefully) good news! Andy
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My Stolly has Britax inertia reel seatbelts, which I've replaced with new, but how common are they? I've seen plenty without. Andy
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As I understand it, a major issue is exposure to sunlight, which bakes the plasticiser out of the tyres and causes them to become less flexible. Andy
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It will be interesting to see if this will apply to all HGVs, including historic vehicles? https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-consult-on-ban-on-10-year-old-tyres-to-boost-road-safety Andy
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For me it would depend on what you want to do with it. An exhibition piece might look better replated. Andy
