Richard Farrant

just realised who you are !!! Think I was judging British Armour that year.............a white one was'nt it?

That would be 227 Explorers in that particular contract according to the numbers. There were also Explorers in the BC registration range, no details of those, sorry.

hi Simon, There is a pipe down below the tank that is prone to chaffing, usually because it has not been clipped correctly. I would be more inclined to look for the leak before removing the tank because you need to pinpoint it first. On the front of the hull below the rad louvres, there is a plate the width of the hull and about 8 inches deep. If you take that off you can look at the pipe work around the pump area, not easily accessible, but at least you might see something. Remember to bleed the pump before starting, if it has run out of oil. Richard

Andy, If you have not seen it, this list of BD numbers might be of interest; http://fleetdata.co.uk/files/BritishMilitarySerialsBDseries.pdf

Andy, The BD series would start 00BD01 to 99BD99. Not all letter series went to the full number limit. So to answer you question about significance of 02 or 01, look at it as 0210, that is how the system worked. AA, and all letter series begining with A were allocated to the Air Ministry / RAF.

Just had a look in "Police Law" by C. Moriarty, dated 1945, ( my mother was a WPC just after the war) and it seems that the 1936 date meant that if a brake light was fitted, then it had to comply to a Road Traffic Act dated in Aug. 1936, and be in working order. So, as to when it was compulsary, I am not sure, but would have thought it would have been late 40's.

The green on your engine is very much like the same shade as the WOT6 engine in my attached photo. This engine was overhauled by REME at their workshops in Wesser, 1952. You can see the difference between the engine green and the Deep Bronze Green of the cab.

hi Dianne and Jackie, I am sending you a PM

There is a problem using the seal illustrated, in that it has a dirt excluder lip. The correct seal, was made by GACO (George Angus), and although of a standard ID, OD and width it was slightly different shape on the outer side of the lip area. This was because a spacer washer was inserted against the seal and retained by a circlip. The washer was in three differing thicknesses to ensure a good "nip" when the clip was fitted, it also is shaped to stop the lip blowing out with any pressure building up in the flywheel. I know some people have dispensed with the washer, others have turned it around so that it is no longer protecting the lip from deformation. I also note the diagram shows the seal as metal cased type, I would be happier to use the rubber moulded type to ensure a good seal on the outer rim. Not trying to be critical, but having done this job on many vehicles over the years, from Dingo to Ferret, Saracen, Saladin, and Fox, I am speaking from experience. regards, Richard

well done, it looks like its working then :thanx:

Tomas, That is a good photo. The number puts it as an impressed vehicle / ambulance. It is a prewar WL or WT, that is probably impressed and a Mann Egerton body hurriedly put on the chassis. The front door is in the body as it is intended for an integral cab, like K2 and ML. There is a similar one in Bart Vanderveen's Bedford book.

John, I have posted questions up about this ambulance in the past. A Bedford ML front wing was further forward and did not encroach on the bulkhead as a K2 one does, but the ambulance shown here appears to be an Austin but with an OY or MW bonnet, see the side covers, very odd.

1955.........I was just playing with my military Dinky Toys then . But have to say, that the field workshop at the end had a lot of vehicles in it, that have come though my own workshop, nice bit of film. Now what about this one

Here is a poor picture of the vehicle in question. It was a DERA concept (later QinetiQ), known as the 6x6 Combat Support Vehicle. It had hybrid electric transmission, with six independant electric motors driving the wheels.

Yes ! It works well on paint that is old, looks a bit shiny until the WD40 has dried, then protects it, good for getting into seams and holding back any corrosion too.

Thanks Maverick, I saw it at Hellingly rally a couple of years ago, I seem to think.

:embarrassed: :embarrassed: Re. my post above, I am now thinking that the Office trucks found in the census list were in fact CDF types as one contract was also for GS trucks as well, and as far as I am aware, there were not any GS trucks looking like CDSW's. More confused now, perhaps it is not an office, there are a strange row of holes below the roof line at the front as well.

and to add more, going by the front sidelights and headlights, it must be early war period. Just a thought about the louves, I wonder if it has a PTO driven generator and the bonnet has extra venting for static running?

www.shop.milweb.net/proddetail.php?prod=mlrs_1102 Bedford QL Maint. manual reprint, all you need to know, and the correct way to do it !

Happy New Year, Ray. Looking foward to more of your stories, during 2011. :-)

So.......you are not working on it then?

Hi Wayne, Just to confirm what Clive is telling you, XG-250 is a silicone compound. It is a thick, sticky consistency, so no run off, so long as it fills the groove around the O-ring it will keep the moisture out. Regarding tightening the cover, it is not like a head gasket where you are compressing the gasket. With this cover it is pinching the ring into its groove and the cover tightens up against the box, ie metal to metal, so just use your discretion tightening. As the say, "tight is tight and too tight is broke". :-)

Tony, You have obviously not read the manual :readbook: If you have not got the box out, then why is the pressure plate loose? I am sure you asked this recently, the tyre pump has to be removed first, then with selector top removed as well, the box is turned to 90 degrees so that it can be withdrawn over the cross member. Then, you can remove the clutch. I have no doubt your old mentor, Howard told you to plan a job before you started

Here is a photo of a Perentie SAS version on the Land Rover stand at BAEE show in Aldershot, many years ago. There was also the GS truck version on show there. The latter one was sold off in this country and last seen in East Sussex. In 1992, I had the good fortune to go to Australia in a rally team representing our REME workshop, and we had use of a Perentie truck for rally support. I thought it was a great vehicle, with the wider cab and higher driving position. The mobile workshop version is a real dream, having seen one in use on one of my later "expeditions" over there.

Something to do with stealth or deception I think, but cannot recollect the actual meaning of SID.