thedawnpatrol

upon further cleaning I did find the 'A' prefix, so according to the info above is ' Standard'

Thank you Wally, that's reassuring...............

Jules

Starting to strip my PU engine, on removing the water jacket cover, I saw this........

is this right ? these 'plates' seem to be blocking the water flow ? I have not seen this before on any of the 4 cylinder engines I have stripped.

should the rear one be bent like that ? your thoughts please.

thanks

Jules

Windscreen of the Jeep, that is.............

and the good old Wellingtons !

note the Stork squadron badge on the windscreen.

copied a couple of interesting photos last night, from an Officers photo album, he flew Wellingtons with 38 squadron.

I think it was the 11 set.............now very rare ?

some interesting posts here, though I'm aware that we have slightly hi jacked the original thread ?

anyway, it's good to talk wireless PU's.................

Ivor, thanks for that confirmation re the pulley.................so now I need to find the generator and mount !

well done guys, keep it coming !

cheers

Jules

So, Ron, I looks like in the drawing the pulley wheel is wrong ?

it looks like the dynamo couples straight to the unit ? I cant see a belt ?

Jules

yes, as it was a wireless truck, would be interesting to see diagrams of the rest of the set up, where the belt went too ?

Here's the remains of some original colour on my PU gear Box

plenty of Brunswick green on ebay !

Great, thanks for that Ron.

Jules

Ah yes, of course Ron.

Nice to see you found a nice 'Morris green' for your engine, I'm just about to source something, do you know if there is a commercial colour on the market ? something in a can say from Halfords ?

Jules

Ron

I know I should know this.............but is that the 6 cylinder engine in the 4x4 ?

Jules

Hello Ben

Yes, as you now know I bought Rory Ballard's 'project' last year, and have just started the rebuild.

however, I think between Rory and I we will have a lot left over, including a spare chassis and other structure, also a lot of patterns. if your interested in a real jigsaw let me know.

all the best

Jules

Spent Saturday removing the head, quite a challenge !

anyway, though I'm very pleased with the general condition, there are a couple of odd questions....................

it appears to have had a re bore ? see the stampings, but is it unusual that the two center cylinders are larger ? what difference would this make, and is it a problem ?

also note that all the valves are marked, I thought only exhaust valves were marked ?

all opinions / advice welcome

Jules

Any progress chaps ?

Jules

Thanks for the offer and advice Clive.

Your right, i'll just cut the wires............

Having said that, I don't think I'll be wiring it before next summer, so might find myself in your part of the world I'm sure...

Cheers

Jules

Well done Stu

Shame there is no MCC parts.

Good luck with it all mate

Jules

I think it is very good, nice to see some attention to detail.

Jules

Don't know how I can test them on the bench?

Any help please"...........

Jules

Hi NZ2

I can tell you all about that!

Airmen or other ranks wore a similar stile tunic to Officers, known as the Maturnity tunic, but this was made of the rough other ranks material, same as army tunics.

These were issued as you would expect and we're usually a poor fit!

Badges of rank were worn on the sleeve as was the Royal Flying Corps shoulder title, this title was not worn by officers.

In addition to the above, OR's were also issued with the standard 1902 pattern infantry tunic, these we're working dress and very rarely badged up. Mechanics were also issued with blue collarless coveralls.

All worn with the RFC badged side cap.

Trousers or breeches were worn with putties and standard black boots.

There's loads more I could bore you with !

Jules

some photos