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    Valentine wreck? Durham http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/military-sites/30456-derelict-tank.html
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    107 1580.00 108 1475.00 109 1555.00 110 1325.00 111 1700.00 112 1260.00 113 1260.00 114 150.00 115 525.00 116 1025.00 117 2050.00 118 150.00 119 425.00 120 1050.00 121 150.00 122 650.00 123 750.00 124 150.00 125 357.00 126 657.00 127 1150.00 128 657.00 129 175.00 130 975.00 131 1150.00 132 850.00 133 650.00 134 550.00 135 180.00 136 575.00
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    Yes had the site 3 years,sold it this month,the radio mast was a re-sited chain home radar mast,the farm next door has a Centurion MBT (minus engine).my vehicles are stored at my workshop in Norfolk 75 miles away.Sabre is not restored yet, but I have just completed a full rebuild on a CVRT Samson.
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    I live in Royston . Just sold the former RAF Barkway radio mast site to the local Farmer, was going to use the site as a museum but was not big enough and they would not give me planning persmission for a big shed.
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    Torsion bar tunnel damage is caused by water entering this compartment and freezing in the winter. I have had several CVRT with this similar damage caused by water and frost.Very powerfull thing trapped water and sub zero temperatures.
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    I had a similar problem with my Samson, the bottom of the fuel tank was full of water, like 25 litres. Due to the construction of the fuel tank, water is trapped between the torsion bar tunnels. So draining the tank and re-filling does not solve the problem. You will need to drain tank and remove access hatches and remove all traces of water contamination. Dont use a shop vac for this.(I did and it exploded.luckily it was outside) If fuel is your problem , just re-check for water in fuel filter.
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    Are they gas cylinders I can see in the skip??as in high pressure pure air ones.
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    Hi, I need the door , the door in the side and it's hinge. Any going spare??
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    Ok thanks for the advice Chris, I will make up some improvised puller and see what happens, otherwise I will borrow a hollow Enerpac cylinder from someone. I will scrap the idea about knocking out with a alumilium bar. Regards Peter
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    Dear All, I have a set of Messier dampers I need to fit to the Samson, I have the late type bolt through trailing arm type to fit, supplied with new tapered insert and washer.(as fitted to all LEP CVRT) I need to remove the old steel pin in the trailing arm to fit the new insert. Does anyone out there know the best way to remove the old steel pin from the trailing arm??, or has anyone done this modification. So can it be done fitted to the vehicle or does it have to be removed and extracted with a bearing press?
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    I have 00GM57 Ex Gulf war 1, used as a spares doner vehicle to rebuild 00GM30 (currently under full restoration), got the winch working today after replacing the clutch.
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    Centrifugal clutch cuts in at 800 rpm, you need to idle engine at 750 rpm to get in F or R,
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    Hi, I have this problem with my TN15 gearbox also, did you manage to find a source of new seals. The Part numbers are NSN 5330-99-363-9724 or FV792970 PM me if you have some spare. Regards Peter
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    Thanks to the wiring diagram from Chris traced the fault to a Posotive Ingition Feed cable in the back of the instrument panel had worked loose.
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    Ok thanks Chris. Had a look inside the main distribution box and at some point in its life the negative bus-bar-braid had all the insulation burnt off?? but it still looks servicable, and when tested with a multimeter looks ok??
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    Today after 300 + Hours rebuilding one of the project CVRT Samsons I saved from the scrapyard, it was finally switch on and play day. Using the slave cable to power the vehicle and turning the master switch on , I get internal light to come on and everything else is completley dead???check all connections, checked all earths, and still completley dead. Any one got a copy of the electrical fault finding procedures or any advice would be very helpfull.
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    OK thanks Chris.
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    OK will give this a go as it is readily available, unlike ISO 10 as virtually no one has this on the shelf.
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    I need to renew the oil in the Samson braking and steering system after a complete overhaul. The manual specifies OM-11 Oil, What would be the best replacement, Google comes up with AeroShell Turbine Oil 3. What do most CVRT owners use for this application?
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    And dont forget to sort the gearbox out :-)
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    I worked out the water entered the CVRT Samson gearbox torsion bar tunnel via the bolts fixing the steering brake tubing to the torsion bar tunnel, bolts were loose or missing, hull full of 12 inches water, water enters torsion bar tunnel via missing bolts,serious frost , then damage. Easy to fix problem, providing vehicle is not to be used for comabt.
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    Hi James, Yes this is the same spot on my CVRT Samson that I am restoring, the gearbox bay tunnel. So next job is to drain the water out of all of the torsion bar tunnels. About 20 years ago I was looking after a closed down Mill, there was a very hard frost for about a week, and the factory pipework , boilers, valves, heat exchangers, etc up to 1/2 inch thick steel was completley destroyed.They demolished the factory in the end. Regards Peter
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    A couple of the CVRT I am re-building have suffered frost damage, The torsion bar tunnels have filled with water, then got frozen at -40 and the casings blown and cracked, the tunnels go from a flat top to a dome shape, and crack at the ends.Have you ever seen this before??
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    If the power is increased significantly on the origional 6BT engine with a TN15D gearbox, you will need to fit a TN15E Gearbox , or a Suffield TN15E+ Gearbox, otherwise it might increase MTBF.
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    About 30 years ago I worked in the Rapier FRTV facility in Stevenage, on the DITMCO test line. Im sure all the Rapier kit runs on 400 Hz 3 Phase (so not the 50 Hz we normally use) So you will need a aircraft solid state static inverter(they do come up for sale from time to time) or a Rapier SCREAMER genny.
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