Richard Farrant

Shortage of tyres over here at the time perhaps. Were Avon supplying the tyres for early Land Rovers? If so, around that time Avon were unable to export to N.America and Canada, so tyres would be supplied at destination.

Might have been ........:confused:

the two small holes........are they for a locking wire to pass through?

Rob, Best bet is to remove it and measure, photo will help, to ensure it is the correct pattern. That was the number listed for that model of Meadows engine. Nothing is that simple!

Clive, I thought that drawing was vaguely familiar from school lessons all those years ago. Originally thought it to be some kind of munition :???

Rob, Am I right in thinking your engine is a 6DC630 ? Looking at the 1970 AC Filters list and oil filter is AC81, same type used also in AEC inc. AV505, Austin petrol lorry, Leyland, International BTD8 crawler, etc. Dimension Outside diameter ; 3.81" Length : 6.99" Internal diam. ; 1.95" I would double check these dimensions with your filter just in case it is not standard.

Must be from a manual for cooks on producing food. Daily puddings................just wondering if you mean porridge or even bread? Are we looking a a grain of wheat or oats, explaining how it is made up? Could be wrong though :confused:

I think there are armoured cabs available for the new MAN trucks (inc wrecker) that we now have in service. The Canadians seem to have gone for Mercs in their fleet.

It looks like the Mercedes Benz AHSVS wrecker

Mark, Is that the stuff that is like a sausage, cut a slice off and kneed it together ( two components inside to mix up ) ? Well Belzona is much better than that.

Mark, It is a range of "repair solutions" for building up worn surfaces, repairing cracks, etc in metal and rubber. You are unlikey to come across it in shops, etc. it is usually supplied to the trade. Their representatives are good at demonstrating the products and finding one to suit your needs. One problem............Expensive. www.belzona.com

That would be Wetter, on the bank of the Ruhr.

Looks like Ned Kelly sandblasting in the lower pic :rofl: The upper one at a guess is FVRDE Chertsey, an Austin Ant about 1965

Les, It looks like an Opel Kapitan staff car

Chris, I understand your concern, with very old engines that have an unknown history and the possibility of having been run on non-detergent oil, it is better to err on the safe side and only use a Straight non-detergent oil, until the time comes for an engine overhaul, when it will be internally cleaned. As you said it was a Leyland 690 ( I know the AEC 690, assume it is the same?), that dates from the 1960's so would assume it to have been run on modern detergent diesel oil.......but who knows? A good way of telling, would be to drop the sump and if thick with sludge in the bottom, that would indicate having had a straight oil in it. In fact I would drop the sump if only to look for any signs of bearing metal and to check the bearings ( remove caps for a visual ).......at least it will give you peace of mind.

Similar to Plastic Padding..........in its application, but far more stronger and versatile. Its use in heavy industry shows it has a good reputation. I have used it many times and preparation is the important thing.

Survival information when in far off lands? What part of a fruit or veggie that can be eat and so on........

CW, 23 Base Workshop REME was at Wetter in Germany.

An interesting subject............I am of the opinion that no engine was designed to burn or consume oil, this was actually a result of greater tolerances than the more modern engines, which now benefit from better materials with compatable expansion rates.

All good advice from NOS and CW.............just to add, there are some large diesels that the makers specified the use of a monograde diesel oil.....maybe not so much now, but one that sprung to mind was Detroit Diesel.

Chris, Without a doubt, all oils used in diesels will be detergent oils, even SAE 30 oil for diesels will be ( the term "straight", usually impies that it is without detergency additives ). As you should have full flow oil filters on the engine, detergent oil is what is intended for it. It is your decision on whether you use a monograde diesel oil ( ie SAE30 ) or a multigrade diesel oil.

Clive, That would be the Meteor Mk4B engine

Have we deviated from the subject here ? :nono: Ashford may be near to Hastings, but there are no lead mines nor submarine battery factories around there. I think you are getting confused with Ashford in Derbyshire :-D

I reckon the officer is thinking that he has seen bigger chains on a water closet. It looks like a CAT D6C

Rick, I have seen Jaguar 4.2 engines with cams broken into several parts. That is the trouble with overhead cams, the old pushrod engines used to end up with bent pushrods,, much simpler and cheaper to rectify. Still the makers don't want you to repair their products anymore, just sell you another :-(