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  1. Richard Farrant
    Hi Iain, it is any years since I worked on AEC engines, but I do recollect one thing, there was an oil pressure feed from main gallery on block via a pipe tucked up between the pump and block, think it had a banjo connection as was awkward to get to. The pipe from the governor housing is the oil return to sump. regards, Richard
  2. Richard Farrant
    I think it is to differentiate with machines like crawler tractors with no suspension nor rubber road rollers/wheels.
  3. Richard Farrant
    Prefix for Census number would be Z. As for tracing the census number from a chassis number, it would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
  4. Richard Farrant
    A Carrier would comply with the above, it has spring suspension and road wheels have resilient bands on them which are between the rollers/wheels and road (no mention of tracks is there).
  5. Richard Farrant
    The alternator is NSN 6115-99-215-3648, looks a bit like a Bedford MJ, but do not have parts book to hand to check. The water pump could be Rolls Royce by the prefix of number on casting.
  6. Richard Farrant
    I think this could mean that FUF48 was not in the auction as a note in the catalogue mentions the photo not being the vehicle being sold.
  7. Richard Farrant
    Here is a link to a photo of FUF48 taken in recent years; http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p370818024/h1a3b92d9#h1a3b92d9
  8. Richard Farrant
    According to the K2 ambulance register, FUF48 belonged later to Rodney Rushton and now belongs to an owner from London area whom I know. This does not appear to be the one that Ian is enquiring about, unless there is an error in the register.
  9. Richard Farrant
    You can always tell a military RL from a Home Office one at a quick glance. The large removable panel above the rad grille is for access to the FV air filter on military versions, also this one appears to have the mid mounted winch as well, do not think HO ever specified that.
  10. Richard Farrant
    Hi Phil, I bought one of those over 10 years ago at Beltring, brand new ex-German army. Excellent tool never failed. Well worth the £70. regards, Richard
  11. Richard Farrant
    Terry, I am assuming you did not use the original spec. switch when replacing. If that is so, it may not have been able to cope with the high line pressure in this hydraulic system.
  12. Richard Farrant
    Whitworth has a different thread angle to UNC. As it is job enough to keep those downpipe nuts tight, it pays to use the correct nuts. They are long brass nuts, I expect Norman Aish has stock.
  13. Richard Farrant
    To elaborate on Danny's post, the threads are 3/8" UNC (being 16 TPI)
  14. Richard Farrant
    I remember when the 90/110 Land Rovers came in to army service and at REME workshops we had only limited equipment with metric threads until then and anything required was demanded on the job. So one of supervisors decided to order a selection of metric fasteners for the consumable bins in the workshop. When we came to use the M8 bolts, the nuts were a different pitch!
  15. Richard Farrant
    Neil, The five year lease ends with the 2017 event at the racecourse. This is mentioned in the article, so hopefully two events at Folkestone.
  16. Richard Farrant
    Hi Gaz, It could well be M8, as you originally thought, but a different thread pitch. This is the annoying thing with Metric, at least you know where you are with BSF/BSW or UNF/UNC. You will see the pitch marked on your thread tap. A thread gauge should tell you.
  17. Richard Farrant
    Terry, Better to use proper v-belts as the fan and dynamo take some driving. You take the coupling out from between w/pump and fan, get the first belt in first groove of crank pulley, once you have wound the belt in this groove, move it over to second groove, then fit second belt.
  18. Richard Farrant
    Richard, The electrician I use is not available for work now, but he found faults in these CAV control boxes. I have had a number rebuilt by him and if I recall he removed the old innards and replace with the workings of one of the common 60's period boxes, might be an RB108, would have to check at work. He always tested these with the dynamo on a test rig, to set them up. If you do clean the contacts, wipe some paper through afterwards else you may have a bit of muck holding the points apart.
  19. Richard Farrant
    I think there were a couple at Bordon, one was in the SEME Historic Collection and another was gate guardian by the entrance to SEME. There is the one other that has been mentioned, not sure if it is still around, but it was used as an aerodrome fire tender at Headcorn some years ago.
  20. Richard Farrant
    Hi Steve, Correct part number, they are very tight to fit and you need to ensure the generator is slackened off as far as possible. I wind them on by pulling the fan round. Have done many, with skinned knuckles to prove it! regards, Richard
  21. Richard Farrant
    Sounds like the Humber Pig this guy has spoke about.
  22. Richard Farrant
    or like the squaddies did with the Rolls engines, wedge a matchstick in the weight, then you can eliminate the cut out! Came across this a lot when working in REME workshops.
  23. Richard Farrant
    Clive, It is a "governed" rotor arm, with a centrifugal cut out set for the RPM stamped on it. They were fitted to all the military Lucas screened distributors, different part numbers for different engines due to rpm settings. You could use a conventional rotor arm as I am sure you will not be over-speeding the engine. I do not have a number for any other standard type rotor arms that would fit.
  24. Richard Farrant
    If this MW does have a dynamo and control box (and not an alternator), the fact that it charges intermittently points more to the CAV control box. This type do suffer with age and even n.o.s; ones can give problems. If the ammeter was showing a correct charge reading when it was working, then unlikely to be a polarising issue.
  25. Richard Farrant
    I hope you are aware that this tyre pump is not for a Bedford. It is a right hand mounting, could be for an Austin or other vehicles with a right hand PTO.
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