Rick W

Is it some sort of submarine airlock?

Looks like the box off the Hellraiser films.

I would be interested in that too, especially with the sprogs in tow. Would like to see pics of any installed.

According to the paper the drummer from New Order, Stephen Morris has a large collection of MV's. Does anyone know anything about them?

I do find this bloke videos on You Tube entertaining.

You live near me, just North of MK. Welcome.

Thats all right then! You can go in that case.

Please tell me its not some sort of business coaching course....

Thanks for that Matt. Archaeology is all too developer led these days without much attention being "paid" to the actual archaeology. Trouble is that most of the developer ( note most) funded archaeology is only concerned with having a quick look over a site, a quick report before building goes ahead. Its not in the developers interest to find anything significant and Im sure that filters down the line, if you get my meaning. Not all consultancys are in the pocket of the developers and hopefully we begin to see a shift to more community led archaeology. http://www.claspweb.org.uk/ (Something I am involved in)

Never seen them repro'd, superb job.

On a serious note why dont you ask the MVT.

I think PaulOB has most of them. Ask him!

Better than watching TV!

Yes, pics please. Where is Mains located?

Yes there is a minesweeper for sale on ebay...any takers? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/wooden-hulled-minesweeper-/130529577454?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e642b49ee#ht_500wt_1080

We used to have A10's flying over us all the time years ago, sadly no more.

Information on an international conference - Defence Sites: Heritage and Future 2012 (to be held at Portsmouth UK) - has now been posted. Details are as follows: The following link will take you directly to the conference website; http://www.wessex.ac.uk/12-conferences/defence-sites-heritage-and-future-201 2.html This link will take you directly to a pdf version of the Call for Papers hosted on-line; http://www.wessex.ac.uk/images/stories/pdf_cfps/2012/defencesites2012cfp.pdf

Thanks Nick, thought I would try that first and guess what, you were right! Advanced the timing on the dizzy by a good inch or so and it runs like a good 'un.

No Tony, sorted out the clip for the riser, still same problem. Will take off exhaust tomorrow to check nothing has blocked it, but I dont see how it could. It was fairly straightforward job.

Photobucket has changed! You need to go onto the share tab and uncheck all apart from the IMG code box, that brings you back to where it used to be.

Not sure if this has been posted before, so here goes... WW II Russian tank with German markings uncovered after 62 years. WW II Buffs will find this interesting. Even after 62 years (and a little tinkering), they were able to fire up the diesel engine! A Komatsu D375A-2 bulldozer pulled the abandoned tank from its tomb under the boggy bank of a lake near Johvi , Estonia . The Soviet-built T34/76A tank had been resting at the bottom of the lake for 56 years. According to its specifications, it's a 27-ton machine with a top speed of 53km/hr. From February to September 1944, heavy battles were fought in the narrow, 50 km-wide, Narva front in the northeastern part of Estonia . Over 100,000 men were killed and 300,000 men were wounded there. During battles in the summer of 1944, the tank was captured from the Soviet army and used by the German army. (This is the reason that there are German markings painted on the tank's exterior.) On 19th September, 1944, German troops began an organized retreat along the Narva front. It is suspected that the tank was then purposefully driven into the lake to conceal it when its captors left the area. At that time, a local boy walking by the lake, Kurtna Matasjarv, noticed tank tracks leading into the lake but not coming out anywhere. For two months he saw air bubbles emerging from the lake. This gave him reason to believe that there must be an armored vehicle at the lake's bottom. A few years ago, he told the story to the leader of the local war history club 'Otsing'. Together with other club members, Mr. Igor Shedunov initiated diving expeditions to the bottom of the lake about a year ago. At the depth of 7 metres they discovered the tank resting under a 3 metre layer of peat. Enthusiasts from the club, under Mr Shedunov's leadership, decided to pull the tank out. In September of 2000 they turned to Mr. Aleksander Borovkovthe, manager of the Narva open pit company AS Eesti Polevkivi, to rent the company's Komatsu D375A-2 bulldozer. (Currently used at the pit, the Komatsu dozer was manufactured in 1995, and has recorded 19,000 operating hours without major repairs.) The pulling operation began at 09:00 and was concluded at 15:00, with several technical breaks. The weight of the tank, combined with the travel incline, made for a pulling operation that required significant muscle. The D375A-2 handled the operation with power and style. The weight of the fully-armed tank was around 30 tons, so the active force required to retrieve it was similar. A main requirement for the 68-ton dozer was to have enough weight to prevent slippage while moving up the hill. After the tank surfaced, it turned out to be a 'trophy tank' that had been captured by the German army in the course of the battle at Sinimaed (Blue Hills) about six weeks before it was sunk in the lake. Altogether, 116 shells were found on board. Remarkably, the tank was in good condition, with NO RUST, and alll systems (except the engine) in working condition. This is a very rare machine, especially considering that it fought both on the Russian and the German sides. Plans are underway to fully restore the tank. It will be displayed at a war history museum in the Gorodenko village on the left bank of the River Narv.

Doh! Forgot to put the spring stop in for the riser. The lever for the riser needs to be in the up position when installed? As the spring stop isnt in the lever goes down, hence the symptoms for lack of power, blocked exhaust type of thing.

Not as far as I can see, but I may have done, which is part of the reason Im asking really. From what I understand it can be fairly easy to knock the oil pressure pipe, but thats ok and its not oil related.

Riser meaning heat control valve?

The manifold riser doesnt seem to do a lot, if anything. The front pipe to the manifold glows first then the exhaust manifold is starting to turn red.