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Doesn't the valve just un-bolt from the outlet of the tank?  It looks like a Saunders ball valve. Not sure of the size of the valve in your case, but here's a link to an 1.1/2" one on-line and a table of sizes.

Saunders Ball Valve 1 1/2″ - WG Tanker

Hi Steve, I think the Tanfield Railway was built around 1725, not 1925 🙂. 

Love your updates on here, always interesting 👍

Jon

42 minutes ago, Jessie The Jeep said:

Fishburn Airfield "Wings & Wheels" - September 17th

Two weeks after Beamish, on September 17th, I took "Jessie" to the Fishburn airfield "Wings, Wheels & Living History" event. Bit of a breezy day, but plenty of displays to see, not just from World War 2.

Tanfield Railway 1940s Weekend - September 24th & 25th

One more week later, "Jessie" and "Faith" were out together again for the Tanfield Railway 1940s weekend. The last time we were there was 2019, but it has taken the railway some time to recover from the covid shutdown.

Tanfield is the world's oldest railway, beginning life as a wooden wagonway in 1925. They are planning some special events for their 300th anniversary. Once each day, we took a convoy of vehicles down the main road to visit the station at the far end of the line for a coffee and cake stop.

53 minutes ago, Jessie The Jeep said:

Fishburn Airfield "Wings & Wheels" - September 17th

Two weeks after Beamish, on September 17th, I took "Jessie" to the Fishburn airfield "Wings, Wheels & Living History" event. Bit of a breezy day, but plenty of displays to see, not just from World War 2.

Tanfield Railway 1940s Weekend - September 24th & 25th

One more week later, "Jessie" and "Faith" were out together again for the Tanfield Railway 1940s weekend. The last time we were there was 2019, but it has taken the railway some time to recover from the covid shutdown.

Tanfield is the world's oldest railway, beginning life as a wooden wagonway in 1925. They are planning some special events for their 300th anniversary. Once each day, we took a convoy of vehicles down the main road to visit the station at the far end of the line for a coffee and cake stop.

A couple of them look a little like industrial 110v plugs and sockets.  We use them in work on extension leads etc, I think the manufacturer was Hubble.

Elsewhere in the original thread, Robert discusses other possibilities.  I think one involves a remote pump as gritineye recalls.

Thanks for taking the time to change all the links to your pictures.  Without them it's just not the same. 

Hopefully the previous is the post you were after. Page 22 of Scammell workarounds and fixes.  Always found Robert Crowther's posts to be entertaining and interesting. A pity he's not been on the forum since 2017.

On 11/6/2011 at 8:08 PM, rbrtcrowther said:

just thought i would pop this Rear axle modification on here. Basically a 1/2 bsp pipe fashioned into a scoop fitted into the worm housing part of the axle case with a pipe to take the oil under gravity to the rear bearing to provide extra lube.

 

Only do this if you have run out of oil pump options and its all smashed to bits. I will let you know how it fairs after many miles.... Never know it might keep another knackerd old scammell on the road...

 

 

 

 

On ‎3‎/‎28‎/‎2020 at 10:01 PM, Zero-Five-Two said:

Strip down and clean up and find out how it works, or rather why is doesn't work.  Problem is the thick rubber diaphragm that does the actual sealing.  It has perished and swollen up so much that it doesn't matter how far you open the tap it wont let any fuel through.

Anyway thorough clean off of the many layers of paint revealed the makers name. Saunders England cast in big letters across the top.  Quick check on the internet to find out they are still in business, and it is actually Saunders of Cwmbran in Wales just to be picky.  

More interesting bit is, this is what they call their A type valve. They have been making it since the 1920's and haven't yet felt the need to change or redesign it.  Replacement diaphragms are available off the shelf.  £25 a go mind, plus VAT and carriage and I need 5 of them.  Might have to hang on a couple of weeks before ordering them

I work in the steel industry and we used hundreds of these valves in different sizes on an electroplating line I was involved in maintaining.  There were two main designs, the "A" type (also known as the weir type) as here, and the "KB" type which was a "straight through" design.

The diaphragms come in different compounds depending on the application and what substance the valve would be in contact with (water, acids, alkali, oils etc) and the grade was identified by a letter on the small tab sticking out of the side of the diaphragm. 

It might be worth checking prices for alternative grades of diaphragm (there are tables available online from various industrial pipe & valve suppliers).  There may be a cheaper spare available; if I remember correctly a "Q" grade was suitable for water only but was much cheaper than the chemical resistant grades we had to use, since I doubt you will ever be filling the compartments with fuel again (although since the price of fuel has dropped in the current crisis, it might be worth stockpiling some).

Thanks for posting the restoration of your Militant's on here.  I've followed them with great interest.

Jon