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  1. Richard Farrant
    Notice the letters "MB" are linked together, this indicates it was made by The Metal Box Company.
  2. 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
  3. Richard Farrant
    I am sure that it is actually a K4, all the large NFS Austins were that model.
  4. 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
  5. Richard Farrant
    To keep fuel in the pipe and not drain away when the engine stops, a restricter.
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. Richard Farrant
    The cartridge worked directly on the air motor.
  9. 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
  10. 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.
  11. 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!
  12. Richard Farrant
    Gone are the days of the 'two bob' Airfix kits in Woolworths 😉
  13. 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.
  14. 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
  15. 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.
  16. Richard Farrant
    Britool, good tools, had most of mine for over 50 years!
  17. Richard Farrant
    Hi Will, That picture brings back memories. When I started work at a REME Workshop in 1974 I was issued with one of those boxes with the socket tray in the top. It was the standard army issue. We had a long London screwdriver and hammer and neither would fit in the box. I suspect the box may well have had some special tools for the RR Meteor engine in it at one time, but contents now look like a basic tool kit. regards, Richard
  18. Richard Farrant
    Hi, The Triumph TRW motorcycle was built to a military spec in the 1950's, twin cylinder side valve, used by British and Canadian forces.
  19. Richard Farrant
    I believe the Solex carb is for a Triumph TRW motorcycle.
  20. Richard Farrant
    I visited the Australian Army main workshops early this year and there were a stack SRV (SF) Land Rovers on the park. We were told they had been withdrawn from sales. Think it might have been something to do with problems of the replacement vehicles (not Land Rover!)
  21. Richard Farrant
    Correct, it is for working the bus bar shaft while setting up gearbox bands. Used one of these many times, fits Fox as well. regards, Richard
  22. Richard Farrant
    Mick, With the long thread in the block, the stud will be shorter from the block face to tip, also the thread protruding inside the block is likely to rust and if you ever needed to change the stud it may well cause you pain. Other issue is as the stud is not protruding so far you may not get enough thread for the nut, the nuts are special being longer but I recall not threaded all the way through.
  23. Richard Farrant
    The long thread goes outwards (taper end) and short thread goes into the block, this is normal practice. regards, Richard
  24. Richard Farrant
    Armour for a large tortoise?
  25. Richard Farrant
    Hi Steve, I have attached a photo of a pristine parts catalogue folder in pristine condition, ie no grubby paw prints on it! You should be able to see the shade of blue.
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