Richard Farrant

Same as a Bedford MK primary filter, Bedford part no. 2690400, try this, it was unsold; http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Bedford-MK-Primary-Fuel-Filter-/291081187440

Welcome to the forum from another Bedford owner in Kent.

Hi Wally, I know a collector in Australia with one of these, his is the bonneted version. Check out this web link which shows the US Navy had some. The make does not come up in Chilwell census list so this one in the auction could have been RN or RAF maybe? http://forums.aths.org/110849/US-Navy-Linn-C5-Catruk regards, Richard

The Sherman had twin GM 6-71 diesels and another not to forget was the Valentine tank. Then you had Foden lorries, Leyland Hippos, generator sets and so on, all diesel.

Rick, This is the thread; http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?43853-American-WW2-truck-projects-for-sale&p=406015#post406015 regards, Richard

Consider these vehicles are in the US and will command a higher price than UK as they are already in the country. As a comparison, a collector in New Zealand currently has two FV432 Mk2 for sale at the equivalent to 27,400 US Dollars each.

Not forgetting Matadors, Scammells, Diamond T tractors, etc.

Ah, the date, I missed that point Clive.

Tony, Check the plate, it has an Army VRN as do the do others I have seen locally.

Bob, The stock number starts CM, this denotes Arctic and Cold Climate Clothing, Misc. Adventure Training Clothing. Hope this narrows it down!

I know of another Fergie TED, ex-army. A bit earlier than this one. Still got the army Pyrene fire extinguisher bracket on the mudguard. They would have been used for tasks such as mowing and general land maintenance around barracks and bases.

Hi Mark, The second tank with Garfield Weston on it is a Matilda cheers Richard

Mr. Ashby, I heard that! I was following Keith O out of Arromanches with my QL, up the winding hill going eastwards. Keith had his Chev LAAT and was holding me back ...... !!

When the Internal Security version of Saxon came in to service, it had the Cummins diesel in it. I think this was after Bedford ceased building trucks, so probably the reason for the change.

Chris, When you work the gear change pedal, do you see an movement of the 4th gear toggle? I am wondering if it is an issue with the gear change linkage that the pedal is not pushing the bus bar down enough for 4th gear strut to release. When I worked on these for the army, we had levers to fit directly to the gearbox (removing the short lever) then we could work the box without the pedal linkage inhibiting movement. Once a box was set up correctly, the pedal linkage could be adjust accordingly. For you, you could find a good fitting length of pipe to slide over the short lever, then drill it to fit a bolt to secure it to the lever. Richard

Hi Mate, Take a look at this link and scroll down, there is a photo of that actual Gun Buggy with the modified front end.. http://remlr.com/forum/index.php?topic=9.0 You will see from going through that forum there are a number in preservation in Australia. I believe the Lancers Museum in Parramatta, NSW have one, I have seen it out on shows. regards, Richard

Hi Tony, I was made by Brockhouse (JB & Co).

As you have gone this far, you may as well continue stripping the epicyclic gears from the hub. By removing the annulus and retaining plate for planet gears, you should be able to get a small puller or pry bar behind the sun gear. Watch out for all the loose rollers and spacers in the planet gears. regards, Richard

Just get a bit of welding rod or similar and bend a right angle on the end to hook behind the gear and slide it out, watch out for the shims and spacer behind it.

Are you talking hub seal or tracta seal? The seal on the spherical housing, inboard of the steering swivel is the tracta seal. A new seal can be clean cut diagonally and fitted with cut at top, a recognised practise. The hub seal is in the hub to stop oil leaking in the brakes, these can only be fitted one way, a strip down, no short cuts.

Hi Dave, As the Salamander does not have long runs, the condensation in the top of the engine is quite normal. The engine does not get hot enough to evaporate it off, and while standing and cooling down it re-occurs. On some low use engines, a creamy sludge gathers in the rocker cover especially if the oil is not changed regularly, often refer to as "mayonnaise" as it looks similar. cheers Richard

The Dingo radiator louvres are there for the cooling air to be emitted as they draw air under the engine cover. No comparison with White cooling arrangement. They are fixed on the Dingo.

I think the Austins had twin drive shafts so maybe not that make of chassis.

Terry, The carby does have two mixture screws on it for each venturi. I have had a lot of experience with B range engines and would advise Dave to check both contact sets are clean and adjusted correctly and equally. Also change the condenser. Richard

Hi Matt, and that's only a small part of it as I can vouch . A fascinating collection! cheers Richard