hoppy

Hoppy, looking at your photos you posted it looks like you have a Solex carb fitted? are you sure it's jetted correctly for your engine ?

 

Pete

Pete

You are correct Solex carb is fitted. Being a novice and most of my work is done via mauals and the like how do I check that it is jetted correctly?

Many thanks

Your plug looks to be "sooted up" from running rich for short intervals. The choke is intended to make the mixture ritch thus the soot.

 

You are doing your engine a severe disservice by running it for short intervals in the winter. Look at the exhaust pipe of a cold engine running & you will often see water running out the pipe. If you must start the engine it is wise to run it up to full temperature to evaporate as much of the water created by condensation on the cold internal parts. Otherwise the water just stays in the combustion chambers & can cause great corrosive damage. ( It is illegal to start a piston engined aircraft in storage without running it up to full operating temperature. Failure to do so can result in a major engine overhaul demanded by the MOT. )

 

Much more advantage in preserving an engine in storage can be accomplished by disconnecting the coil wire & turning the engine with the starter once in a while. This will distribute oil where it is needed but will not cause the condensation previously described.

 

In the spring remember to re-connect the coil wire --- I will not publicly admit to why I suggest that!

Many thanks

Just an update the plugs were cleaned, vehicle taken out for about a 5 mile run but the plugs were once again quite balck, I ve added a few photos of the carb, the garage stank of petrol once back in so I think the issue is there somwhere; thoughts about a rebuild of the carb. Is it a straight forward job. Does it just need a good tune up and a bit of TLC instead.

Cheers

May be a stupid question however over the winter period I have been turning my jeep engine over for about 10-15 minutes twice/three times a month; I just push it out of the garage and let it run.

Today I was able to take it out for run and it was coughing and backfiring like a good un. Came back and had a look at various things and found the plugs were heavily blackened.

After cleaning the plugs and cleaning bits up a second road run was perfect, SO is it a simple fact that the jeep was just run statically or is there some underlying issue?

Lost oil pressure on my mb engine but didn`t notice and think I may have knackered it. Anyone had any good experiences with specialist engine builders. I live in Birmingham but will travel if needed as I want it done right. What sort of price should I be expecting for a complete rebuild?

Any help appreciated.

Phil

I had some work done at the beginning of last year by Contact Engine Services Ltd Brierley Hill, recommended by a large jeep supply establishment in the Midlands and found them excellent to deal with and knew the engine inside and out. If needs be pm for contact details.

Hoppy

Thanks for the link.

 

Am not a member on there but will try to find the topic.

I only took a quick look, their thread mentioned Air Ministry smocks with reference to Naval issue.

www.wehrmacht-awards.com

Try this link if it works, I have no knowledge at all, just googled it and this forum seems quite good and the information about smocks may help.

Hoppy

I know the name of the site may not inspire I googled Admiralty Vocabulary Smock and went straight to the topic

Paul

Entry form arrived this morning, first question is arrival allowed Friday afternoon/evening and secondly for anyone else going from North Shropshire or Staffs area do you fancy making a bit of a convoy if we can organise something around timings etc for us all.

Many thanks.

Paul

Hi to All HMVF Members & Seasons Greetings

 

I am Al from Staffordshire, I have owned a Landrover defender 90 for several years and have enjoyed off roading and greenlaning. Last year my partner and i fancied a change so we purchased a Wolf 90 and this year we are looking forward to going to military shows and events.

 

Happy and prosperous New Year to All :-\

Hi and welcome, just down the road in Mkt Drayton

FH70 entered service a few years before Clansman. AWDATS connected to FACE, but thinking about it, towed guns only used line with it. However, the BATES GDU for towed guns included both radio and line. Definitely not 349 because all BATES comms were encrypted and 351 was the smallest that could handle the SANIE. Of course its possible that BATES never reached FH70 btys.

Watcher has just jogged my memory, during my time on FH 70 in both regiments AWDATS was the only system that we used and line was the primary mode of communications; 349's were used on the gun position to pass data from survey to gun when coming into action and as a back up for line; they were also used for guns sentires.

I never worked on a towed gun with BATES so can not quote what equipment was used, all I can say is that we never used anyhting other than the 349 on the gun positions, some Gun Line Section Commanders may have had a 351 in manpack role but as they were on foot working between the gun postions the 349 was used in preference.

hi mate if this is the one i am sure we have loads at our place

Top picture is the one that we were issued with.

Have done a bit of work on Google; the radios in use on the gun line were PRC 349's. Each number 1 (Sgt/Bombadier) was issued one as first line comms. Second line was the good old tannoy system basic speaker and telephone line. One of the first jobs to do was run out the line from the gun position to the command post.

Christmas tree is blocking the cupboard where all the old photos are kept so I will have to wait to get at them and see what there is.

Hi Guys

Question

Can any one tell me what make/Type/modal radios where used on the FH70 Howitzers in the field of combat.

I have looked at a load of photos but am still no further forward on this ..........OR.....OR........Has any one got a set that would fit on the Gun ???

boomboom

Having worked on FH70 for 4-5 years prior to re role with AS90 we only used small chest mounted radios, I forget what model but we never had anything bigger, certainly not 351. The gun tractors and limbers (Foden 6x6) were never fitted out either.

BATES was coming into service and was initially used on it's issued frame, however like most things we came up with our own ideas and REME began to knock frames up that were attached to the trail arms; one practice was that we would 'liberate' large RAF cargo nets and when travelling coming out of action all the crew kit webbing prisim ammo shelter etc was carefully placed in the net which was slung between the trail arms. We also used to hang large boxes (Haycon) on the trails where we kept all the cooking kit rations etc. We also made use of the space around the trunnions to secure the cam net with kit being stored down around the saddle as well.

These practices/kit were quite common within FH 70 Regiments, I served on FH 70 both in 47 Field and 3 RHA.

On the introduction of AS 90 all our vehicle fleet, guns etc either were sent to reserve stock or to TA Regiments who may have had their own modifications/equipment.

I may have some photos somewhere.............................

Roger

Welcome to the forum, always nice to have an ex Gunner joining the chat.

Hoppy

Hi Steve

Welcome to the forum, just up the road in sunny Market Drayton.

rub the bumper paint down with care mate , you might find its 101st airborne markings:nut:

Need to wash all the sand and mud off first as it was the first vehicle off the landing craft when it hit the beach on D -Day;)

Could anyone please help? How do I start researching the military records and history of a Hotchkiss jeep?

Many thanks.

Just read this thread.......................

Re: Battlegroup North ( formerly Wheels & Wings ) at Elvington May 25~27th

On series link jealous of all that kit and a jeep that was rebuilt within a week.........

Also looked at their website and they also have an eBay site

'Bomb Hunters' by Sean Rayment following Britains bomb disposal in Afganistan.

Have posted some pictures (hopefully) of a little item I picked up a while ago, nice undamaged compass. Is this a make that would have been used on military vehicles and the like? Also it does work but it appears that it is only half full of liquid. Is this an issue; if it is is there an easy repair?

Many thanks

The kid's Christmas lists; now they are written like War and Peace...................

The Abbot driving down a road with others is (or was) 07 EB 10, anyone know what happend to this one ?

My Abbot...............I mean the goverments, was 08 EB 10 last heard of being restored and sold on.........? I have got a picture somewhere?

Time is now upon me to start on one or two little niggles on the jeep.

Ever since I have had the jeep the wiper arms are loose, flap in the wind and don't seem to sit up out of the way like others that I have seen. I resorted to a bit of string and tying the handle up out of the way.

I have taken the unit off and would like to know if there should be an insert or something that keeps the wiper arms tight to the screen or not?

Bit of an update, spent this afternoon tinkering ran the jeep up initially bit of smoke coming out of the exhaust with a bit of moisture present; after 10-15 mins it all seemed to clear, tweeked the head nuts again and then..........nothing.

Did a road run not a plume of smoke at all

HOWEVER

The moisture that I noticed at the start was petrol and whilst stationary there was a subtle smell of petrol from the exhaust and a couple of times the jeep just cut out; is it time for a good tune up?

[ATTACH=CONFIG]68153[/ATTACH] Using the same sequence, torque the head down again when you have reached working temperature. Good luck, and I hope that it cures your problem. ( Just allow it to tick over to reach working temperature)

Right

Today refitted new filter/oil and coolant with a tub of K-seal mixed in with the coolant; run engine up on tick over with no issues for about 5 minutes and the torqued up as per manual, just as it appeared that my luck was in fumes appeared again.

There were no bubbles in the coolant and overall after cooling down the coolant level has not dropped; also no coolant in the breather pipe/overflow. Oil level fine not a trace of anything else.

Not a great deal of moisture present from the exhaust, I held a bit of clean dry card up against it. Last time I ran the engine up there was more water present than in your average British summer.

Engine in itself is still running fine, no misfires/stuttering etc, run for about 10 minutes today.

Pictures of what is happening attached; I hope.