andym

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

The civilian versions of that engine had temperature gauges so it shouldn't be too difficult other than the 12V/24V issue?

Andy

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

Excellent!

Andy

No, I work in Portsmouth.  I'm also one of the moderators of the FV430 Forum referred to above.

Andy

On 6/15/2016 at 11:13 AM, Reggie081 said:

I am also a member of Solent Overlord Executive and the only FV 432 owner currently there ...

Oh no you're not!  🙂

Andy

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

Do you mean the saddlebags?

Andy

Agreed - the ammunition in the turret makes a lot of difference!

Andy

On 6/30/2019 at 9:54 AM, robin33ba07 said:

another one 

http://milweb.net/webvert/a4070/96508 

I have been told the Stolly is complete with swim gear and is running 

No swim board, though!

Andy

38 minutes ago, Scoobie4942 said:

Thanks Andy, 

How's the Abbot coming along Andy?

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

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

8 hours ago, Highland_laddie said:

Today the A34 heading towards Oxford bout 1 o'clock.  What looked like a camel trophy towing a desert coloured WMIK.

Anyone on here?

Spotted a tidy series 3 and series 2 SWB slightly later, couldn't tell if they were military or not (passed to quickly)

Julian

 

Plenty of traffic heading down to Overlord this weekend!

Andy

It wouldn't be the first time an ISPL has been out of sync with the vehicles!

Andy

21 hours ago, lowfat said:

Try looking under seats / floors that are removable for service or inspections my stalwart reg was scratched into panels

 

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

On 5/14/2019 at 2:15 PM, Caddy said:

Hope this helps!

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

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

Note however that this only applies to vehicles under 3.5 tonnes.

Andy

It's also covered in Chapter 4 of Infantry Pamphlet No. 41 Part 4 if you can find a copy.

That's (hopefully) good news!

Andy

My Stolly has Britax inertia reel seatbelts, which I've replaced with new, but how common are they?  I've seen plenty without.

Andy

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

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

5 hours ago, MatchFuzee said:

If you put it to a readers' vote, mine would be "leave the patina". 

For me it would depend on what you want to do with it.  An exhibition piece might look better replated.

Andy

This thing is truly a work of art.  It deserves to be sat in a museum somewhere with perspex replacements for the end covers, being slowly turned so that people can observe the genius behind the design!

Andy