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  1. Richard Farrant
    That is not a Griffon, it is a Rolls C series diesel
  2. Richard Farrant
    It was interim on the change over from Series 3 to the 90/110 and eventually the UNF threads were phased out as I recall.
  3. Richard Farrant
    Hi Andy, My apologies, I was really replying to the thread in general and not specifically to you. Well done for retaining originality. I strive to do this as much as possible in my restoration work. Sometimes compromises have to be made if all else fails.
  4. Richard Farrant
    The point I was making was that anyone working on a vehicle that was for example BSF / BSW threaded, then it makes it easier for others to maintain it if all original types of threads are employed. I remember when the Land Rover 90 and 110 came into military service and that had BSF, UNF and Metric threads on it. This is where problems happen.
  5. Richard Farrant
    Surely 10/16" is commonly known as 5/8" ? I still use Imperial measurements all day and have been in engineering for 53 years. When working on 80 year old British equipment I will not mix metric threads if at all possible (take that as never).
  6. Richard Farrant
    Possibly not Birmingham England but from a Ford plant in Birmingham USA. No known Ford factory in Birmingham, England unless it was a different company there who marinised the engine.
  7. Richard Farrant
    I have come across similar cans to this made for Shell and they are divided inside for petrol and oil for civilian use.
  8. Richard Farrant
    Is that what you call a shade tree workshop ?? 😉 Looking smart! I worked on these when they were in service and the ambulance version was a bugger to get at the gearbox and the engine had to come out over the passenger seat, I hope you don't have to do those tasks. Did you import it from the UK?
  9. Richard Farrant
    The registration number is mid 1940 so that fits.
  10. Richard Farrant
    Notice the letters "MB" are linked together, this indicates it was made by The Metal Box Company.
  11. Richard Farrant
    CAV refer to it as "leak back", I have always known it as "leak off", much the same meaning. The reference to "spill" often means when timing an inline pump, you used a swan neck pipe on the pump in place of an injector pipe, that is known as "spill timing". The hole in the banjo is 0.5mm
  12. Richard Farrant
    I am sure that it is actually a K4, all the large NFS Austins were that model.
  13. Richard Farrant
    Hi Rob, I was doing a lot of overhauls on Militants in the late 70's, in the REME Wksps and I remember the cloth filters, but there was a modification which I recollect doing, to replace the filter assembly with a more modern CAV type with a better filter element. Could have been due to depleted stocks of cloth filters in Ordnance stores no doubt. Tanker looking great! regards, Richard
  14. Richard Farrant
    To keep fuel in the pipe and not drain away when the engine stops, a restricter.
  15. Richard Farrant
    I would say that leak off pipe banjo bolt hole is correct as it is. Having been working on diesel engines for over 50 years, I see nothing unusual in this. I noticed a comment on the compression on a 2.5na not feeling much different to a 2.25 petrol engine, that may be so but the 2.25 diesel from memory was indirect injection and they run at a higher compression than the 2.5 direct injection, so harder to turn over by hand.
  16. Richard Farrant
    What is the chassis number? There is a book on Bedford military vehicles written by the late Bart Vanderveen and it is difficult to fault his information. It lists the groups of chassis numbers for each year. I find there are a lot of errors in the Bedford to Berlin book. If you don't want to put your chassis number on the forum, you can send me a PM and I will check it for you. Richard
  17. Richard Farrant
    The cartridge worked directly on the air motor.
  18. Richard Farrant
    After the premature posts earlier today, it has now been confirmed that Roger Jones, well known for his involvement with the REME Historic Vehicle Collection passed away this afternoon. I had known Roger for 35 years and we used to team up with him and his colleagues at many events as well as parties. My condolences to Roger's wife, family and friends, he will be greatly missed. Roger was REME through and through! Rest in Peace Roger Richard
  19. Richard Farrant
    You have just reminded me, there was a hand pump to pressurise the oil system in the engine and you did this first prior to starting, you could see the pressure rise on the gauge. The air starters suffered with damaged pinions when people tried to start them on air without enough pressure, they were bronze if I remember correctly. The air starter had four pistons in V formation as I recall. You could also start them with a cartridge, to turn the starter, but I never saw that done.
  20. Richard Farrant
    I used to repair these Meadows gen sets during the 70’s and 80’s until the ‘new generation’ were brought into service. They were on the whole very reliable. To hand crank them you would set the cold start on the pump, then set the de-compression lever, this allowed a set number of turns on the crank handle before it kicked in, giving you time to get the speed up. I remember a small apprentice doing this one day, he was not turning it fast enough and when the de-compressor kicked in it threw him off the trailer!
  21. Richard Farrant
    Gone are the days of the 'two bob' Airfix kits in Woolworths 😉
  22. Richard Farrant
    Hi Herman, Your set was made by the Douglas motorcycle company in Bristol. I believe Edgar Westbury was just the designer. My own one was made by Stuart Turner.
  23. Richard Farrant
    No problem Mick. Always make sure there is no mud blocking these holes, then any weeping from the hub seals will drain out and not contaminate the brakes. regards, Richard
  24. Richard Farrant
    There are holes in the brake backplate below the tracts housing. Any oil coming from there means a hub seal is leaking into the gutter rim inside. If the holes are blocked with dirt then the oil gets on drums and shoes.
  25. Richard Farrant
    Britool, good tools, had most of mine for over 50 years!
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