Richard Farrant

It would not be unusual for a jeep head to be bowed and renewing the head gasket will not cure the problem, the head would need skimming. If you have to remove the head again, check the head face with a straight edge along its length.

Yeh, only a quick one tonight :beer:

I did a lot of repair work on these when they were in service with the Army. I thought the later Mark did not have the crab steer facility, but memory might be playing tricks. Just found some course notes on the Muir Hill, dating back to 1980 ... where has time gone? Steering irregularities caused by worn or faulty change over valve are :- 1. Rear wheels will not stay in the straight ahead position when two wheel steer is selected. 2. Rear wheels do not steer to full left or right lock when four wheel steer is selected. To me the changeover valve has to be at the root of the problem. Just looked at your post again, you mention 3 change over valves, I thought this was one unit. I can now recollect there were two types of valve set up dependant on the Mark. Ah, just thought of something else, if rams have been removed then perhaps wheel alignment has been upset (toe in).

This might explain who Rosie was, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_the_Riveter

Don't adjust toe in at this point, it is done as normal on the track rods. Not sure of the setting up of the rams at present time, but think you need to get that right and then move outside.

:embarrassed: TB ............. always guarantee you will lower the tone of a thread :n00b:

It is nice see you join our forum. Looks like you enjoyed yourselves at the weekend. All looking very smart too! regards, Richard

This is a British census number, X means trailer. The numbers ran from early Thirties through to late Forties as a block system, this contract, might have been followed by Bedford lorries as an example and would have following numbers, not armour though, they had a separate system.. They are not broken down in to codes as you describe. As a rough estimation the number in question is c.1940.

Are you sure about that? As far as I was aware, Santana licence built the SJ in Spain after they ended their agreement with Land Rover. Subsequent Santana's looked like Land Rovers but were not. I might be wrong on this point and will be interested to hear more.

RAF are included, look at Annotations at the start of the documnet.

Ian, I cannot read the part number on those photos, so not sure, are you saying it is a 40033 ? You would have to swap the gear off your old dizzy, if it is suitable. There is no vacuum advance with it, the letter after the part number denotes the exact one for your application. Check out this database for more info; http://www.starchak.ca/tech/pdfs/lucas.pdf

Hi Ray, I was only counting those in running and restored order, and do know of quite a few more Matildas around the country in various conditions. Also quite a few Stuarts as you say. Best of luck with the jeep.

I think you will find each trailer had a lead with a male plug at each end, the connectors, inter connect between trailers with only the last trailer showing light.

It is not a problem, but is due to the design. As I pointed out in my earlier post, no different to any of the wheeled armour, Ferret, Fox, Saracen, Saladin. It is a sliding gear change and he who hesitates, misses it. It has to be done smartly and it will go through easily, just make sure it is all free to move on the exterior linkage. If you do miss it, hold the knob and move it as you turn the ignition off and on again, you will find with practise this will work.

Jack, From my travels out there, I have seen two privately owned and restored Matilda II tanks, with others in museums, a number of M3 Stuarts, Grants..... It would be difficult to know, as with distance and cost getting to events, a lot of these do not travel far from home, but more than you might think, I would say. Away from WWII, there a good number of Centurions. If you want to count cut down Matildas, Grants and Stuarts, that had been converted to bush clearance and dozing, there are a fair few, but probably only of use for parts, as too much is missing or cut away. Over to Ray............ to see what he has found on his searches ..........

Only for UK military uniforms IIRC

Just had a thought. when changing forward to reverse or vice versa, you should move the selector smartly from on to another, if you hesitate in between, you will not engage, and will have to stop the engine. same on Ferret, Saracen, etc. make sure the linkage is free, and try doing it quickly in one movement.

It will if you apply the choke. Mixture, there are two screws that have to be adjusted together, near base of carb. Slow running screw is by the throttle arm on the carb.

You should set idle speed and mixture when the engine is hot, this will alleviate the problem.

Have worked on and with Land Rovers since 1974, and have a lot of faith in the older ones. In my mind, the best was the last of the 2A series, no frills like foam padding on the dash and plastic grille. I was involved in preparing and driving a 2A in a rally across Australia, much of it on bush and desert tracks, covered about 5,000 miles and only a leaking clutch slave on the last day. This vehicle was about 30 years old then. The worst one was the 1 tonne ( never known as a 101 in army circles, this was something that eminated from the LR magazines), access to work on the engine was not good, drivers position and access to and from it was awful for someone of normal height (ie. 6 foot). The Lightweight 1/2 ton was a favourite, and I was involved in restoring 5 for a special role at the Tower of London. Also .... the poster who said one of his family had bought a centre steer Land rover in 1948, seems a bit untrue, I was under the impression there was only one, a handmade prototype, built in late 1947. Rover were hardly likely to dispose of it before production was hardly underway, it appears that it was still with the company for some years.

Hi Alex, I arrived in the QL accompanied by a friend in the Aussie Chev, who is also a MLU forum member, "Motto". We had been on an organised run with the MVT, so a bit late if I recall. Hope to be there in 2014.

Hi Alex, Was that where some of us met up in the camping field at Longues Battery?

Obviously it was well camouflaged

Hi Mark, So it was you !! I posted on the Spotted Today thread on Saturday having met a Mk3 near Marchwood. Just left the Beaulieu Autojumble and saw you coming the other way.

That ground pressure is equivalent to 11 Pounds per Sq. Inch, which is the average ground pressure of a man, dependant a bit on whether standing or walking. From my early classroom days, 11psi always springs to mind as the ground pressure of a lot of tracked vehicles. It is likely that designers actually work out the pressure for vehicle, to be on a par with the average man.