Tony B

Welcome Juddy, you have found a nice toy there. There are some pictures on the Fire truck thread. The FC series two is a rare beast. They did have a brief moment of glory as fire engines, then it was found the standard Land Rover could do the same job, cheaper. PS when you say Royal Ordnance Factory, any idea which one?

Yeah, lots of stuff found its way to Normandy barns.

Very nice find. There are some on the fire truck thread.

Be careful who you upset! :cool2: Animal Rights Activists protested Leather-Wearing at a BIKER rally… HERE'S HOW POLICE FOUND ONE OF THEM. Johnstown, PA (GlossyNews) - Local and state police scoured the hills outside rural Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after reports of three animal rights activists going missing after attempting to protest the wearing of leather at a large motorcycle gang rally this weekend. Two others, previously reported missing, were discovered by fast food workers "duct taped inside several fast food restaurant dumpsters," according to police officials. "Something just went wrong," said a still visibly shaken organizer of the protest. "Something just went horribly, horribly, wrong." The organizer said a group of concerned animal rights activist groups, "growing tired of throwing fake blood and shouting profanities at older women wearing leather or fur coats," decided to protest the annual motorcycle club event "in a hope to show them our outrage at their wanton use of leather in their clothing and motor bike seats." "In fact," said the organizer, "motorcycle gangs are one of the biggest abusers of wearing leather, and we decided it was high time that we let them know that we disagree with them using it.ergo, they should stop." According to witnesses, protesters arrived at the event in a vintage 1960's era Volkswagen van and began to pelt the gang members with balloons filled with red colored water, simulating blood, and shouting "you're murderers" to passers by. This, evidently, is when the brouhaha began. "They peed on me!!!" charged one activist. "They grabbed me, said I looked like I was French, started calling me 'La Trene', and duct taped me to a tree so they could pee on me all day!" Still others claimed they were forced to eat hamburgers and hot dogs under duress. Those who resisted were allegedly held down while several bikers "farted on their heads." Police officials declined comments on any leads or arrests due to the ongoing nature of the investigation; however, organizers for the motorcycle club rally expressed "surprise" at the allegations. "That's preposterous," said one high-ranking member of the biker organizing committee. "We were having a party, and these people showed up and were very rude to us. They threw things at us, called us names, and tried to ruin the entire event. So, what did we do? We invited them to the party! What could be more friendly than that? You know, just because we are all members of motorcycle clubs does not mean we do not care about inclusiveness. Personally, I think it shows a lack of character for them to be saying such nasty things about us after we bent over backwards to make them feel welcome." When confronted with the allegations of force-feeding the activists meat, using them as ad hoc latrines, leaving them incapacitated in fast food restaurant dumpsters, and 'farting on their heads,' the organizer declined to comment in detail. "That's just our secret handshake," assured the organizer.

A METEOR engine, to a Diamond T, quite reasonable. Fuel consumption, probably about 5 gallons to the mile. A MERLIN engine, I'd doubt it. It would appear this particular bit of folk *** is older than thought.

You wouldn't get under the belly! :nut:

Pastparts are a rebuilder. They will clean the cylinder, rebore and fit with stainless steel sleeves. Modern seals and away you go. http://www.pastparts.co.uk/ First question, why did it losse fluid in the first place? If you have steel pipes take a long hard look for any sign of weepeage . as my old Mentor Howard used to say' A bu**er if they don't go, a disater if they don't stop'.

Welcome, we'll need the pump, some people round here wil ned their egos cooling. :-D

Proably you thought he was a radio ariel. :-D

Jack, there is old saying from the services told to recruits on thier first day. 'Ladies, when you leave you will have nothing to prove to anyone. Trouble is while you are here you must prove yourselves to us'. Jack, you have nothing to prove to anyone.

Hey Dodge owners always welcome!!

Don't know if they still do, but everynight under Terminal One at Heathrow was a Black 3 litre Granda estate. That was Queens messenger's, the famous Greyhound Badge.

Honour paid off for once! That is one gem of a find! You lucky.......

Hope not, he might have tried explosive on the tree. A similar thing happned to me some many years ago. The owner of a brand new Land Rover safari didn't like a kid of about thirteen asking if he thought the rope was to short. A two hundred year old Oak tree does have some weight in it. :cool2:

Large hammer? :-D Must get electronic ignition for Katy then. The starter motor itself is a beefy bit of kit, should be rebuildable. Check the gaps on the top push switch, they wear and cause problems. Gordon M is the one to ask for advice. also 'Ask the experts' If you were to fit a 12 volt generator, would you neeed to change the regulator box, or could it be adjusted? And would a six volt starter stand twelve volt? I've jumped of twelve volt , when nothing else was available.

I saw one of those double bogie trailers near me the other day. It was being towed with a Transit. Intresting layout, BU**er to reverse I'll bet.

Sounds like a new master then! Have a look at pastparts and consider a rebuilt unit rather than NOS. Although the American bits seem to available as new. While A**ing about. Consider the brake lines. Are they steel pipe? Adding a new master does boost pressure, the pipes might not like it. I'd recommend replace the steel with Cupro nickel, garuntted for life of vehicle, and much more mallable to get round the bits.

More the quality and consitency of the spark that a Frank gadget gives. The other joy is 99% of conventional ignited engine problems are electrical. I was taliking to an old timer AA man the other week. He said since electronic ignition the main call outs are punctures and wrong fuel put in!

Welcome in, livley times at the moment!

Welcome in Ian.

OK Frank, for my two pence worth. I fitted one your gadgets to My Dodge about four or so years ago. You DIDN'T tell me it would take twice the time to fit if I dropped the *&&%^$%£ screw that holds the plate down! :banghead: So took twenty minutes.She started up immidatley afterwards, and she has done a lot of millage since with no problem. Must talk to you about a 6 volt WC54 one. The real beauty is you don't know it's there! No basty add on boxes in bright plastic. :shocked:

Well Jack, what nex? Stop the Bl**dy Forum crashing!! :computerrage: Might be easier to do after you rule the world! :-D

Yes mate! Matchbox and Airfix have a lot to answer for. :-D

great stuff guys! Sounds like you've made a lot of friends!

Apply Plan B, 14 pound hammer! The pice may be useless afterwards, but it makes you feel better! :-D If you have the old one off, try soacking in Coke for a few days, eats most things.