Richard Farrant

So is that blue pipe something to do with it? Did it freeze and blow out perhaps?

S is short wheelbase chassis and L is long w.b.

Hanno, Rick's photo looks like a F60S and the one in Brussells is a F60L by looks of it.

Not sure that NASA would be of assistance here :confused: Is that where the drive shaft goes through to the blunt end ?

Simon, This sign is a waterslide transfer, some could have been signwritten, or later ones might have been vinyl stickers. That sign would be on nearside of vehicle (ie LH side looking forward), front and rear. The diagonal blue/yellow sign of RASC or RCT would have been on offside front and rear. I could not find your "before restoration" photos, but wonder if the small sign on the radiator was an indicator to show that it had antifreeze in it, a blue and white symbol was used for this purpose.

Simon, The red and blue sign would have been like the attached pic., denoting a War Office Controlled Unit. The other sign would probably have been Royal Army Service Corps ( or Royal Corps of Transport latterly) School of Transport, which was a square divided diagonally blue and yellow.

Hi Richard, No problem mate, sorry I cannot help with windscreen frames, but the rubber might not be such a problem.

This would be a chain cramp, for pulling the ends of a roller drive chain together in order to fit the connecting link. Must be a big one as the box says from 1.75" pitch.

At the Workshops, being Govt, they were hot on all this and we had to see films, lectures, etc. I had to do risk assesments in my section, all a loss of productivity. Someone would walk around and see something being done and find fault with it, usually this someone had no idea, which sums it all up. The best one was our 60 ton hydraulic press, it was decided by "someone" that flying objects could be ejected while using it, so plastic semi-clear curtains were hung directly around it, so that they got in the way of you using the tool and also you could not see what was happening. Was there common sense in that? No, because the velocity of something flying out would go straight through the curtain, so it was a calculated risk. If we did not take calcualted risks, we would not get out of bed in the morning. :-D

Too much infomation, thanks. Perhaps you should see a doctor? :-D

Jack, It is difficult to advise, not seeing your truck, but I think you said once that it had been modified to an alternator. Now an alternator needs to turn faster than a dynamo, hence why they tend to have smaller pulleys, compare to those on dynamos. As the GMC has a wide section belt, wider than modern engines usually, I am wondering if you have a suitably sized, ie. diameter, pulley, perhaps the unit is not running at sufficient speed. This is all guesswork, because none of us have deduced the actual problem with the batteries yet. Have you returned your first battery to the supplier for a warranty claim? There are normally 2-3 years guarantee on them these days.

Hi Relichunter, "EG" was issued by the Soke of Peterborough Vehicle Registration Authority, the series ran from 1931 to 1949, EG1 to EG9999 Go to the County Record Office at Huntingdon and ask for Record Ref. No. VL2/1/9, which should give you original registration details of the EG series of numbers. Hope this is of help. regards, Richard

Graham, You have a PM

Graham, I have just fitted a new windscreen rubber to a '44 Humber staff car, would guess it is probably the same section and size as your K6, as it also fits my QL screens, so could have been a standard size at the time. You will have to bond it together at the join though.

That would be like a poacher turned to gamekeeper

Yes, I see what you are thinking.........flywheel magneto........but points were done away with on some of these types of engines and a small module used in place. I am only going on dim memory of one of these particular gennys giving trouble, but check what Adam says first. I was not sure there was an actual EMER for the Villiers F15 engine, I recollect our technical library had the makers handbook, hence why I thought it was under an AESP.

That MW in your photo, in service with the Danish forces, looks to be a RAF body, there is one in preservation in the UK. It may well be on a MWR chassis, which would have been equipped suppression, screened ignition, etc., neccessary for a communications vehicle.

Think it was an AESP Generating Set, Gasoline, 1.0Kva, Erskine X7/6115-99-209-4550

Regarding the MWR rear bodies, I think you will find them no different to the MWD GS body, the extra plank is secured to the canopy frame to stop things dissappearing off the desk and over the side ( at least that is one obvious reason ). Take a look at the following links of MWR's in service with the TA, one is rather unusual in that the canopy frame has been raised, could be a tall wireless operator? The extra boards can clearly be seen, especially on the B&W photo www.flickr.com/photos/dhwright/3054583300/in/photostream www.flickr.com/photos/dhwright/3061307301/ there are other interesting photos of Daimler scout and armoured cars in TA service postwar in the photostream on these links.

Nick, I thought that tractor looked familiar, it is based on the Allis Chalmers M7 snow tractor built for US Army. The idea was to change the ground pressure applied to aid traction, the rear wheels gear so that when one axles wheels were vertical the others were horizontal. Just found a link; http://www.geocities.com/grnegnham2001/M7_VARIANTS.html

Hi Grumpygit, I remember those gennys, when I worked for the army, our electrician called them Forskine. Now the engine is a Villiers, being made around 1970's I think, they were marked as a Norton Villiers and am pretty sure they were electronic ignition, so there will not be points inside the flywheel. I could be wrong and stand to be corrected, but that is what my memory is telling me.

Hi Relichunter, If the plate is a civilian registration plate, then EG denotes that it was issued from Peterborough council licensing office. As vehicles did not move so far from their local area in those days ( the number would be prewar ), is the area you found it in, near Peterborough?

Hmmmm..........think you made that up to embelish the story a bit, like the wonky bed as well :???

Back in '92, I was part of a team that took an ex-army Land Rover 2a to Australia for a motor rally. We completely rebuilt it and carried a comprehensive spares pack with us, all wheel cylinders, hoses and master cylinder, etc. The event started in Sydney and we travelled over 2550 miles through the Outback to the finish at Ayers Rock...........no problems whatsoever. Come the return journey back to Sydney, we have to travel 1800 miles in 3 days.........on the second day, the clutch hydraulics fail, not too much hassle as the road is flat and straight, untill we get down to the Flinders Ranges and it is hilly, eventually we get to Mildura and spend the night, in the morning I remove the master cylinder, we do not have a spare, the only damned cylinder we don't have, but there is a new seal kit, second problem, there is a deep score in the bore, so polish it as best, refit and bleed, OK for 10 miles then same again. We covered 1,300 miles in 2 days like that. Got back safely though.

Neil, That might have been about 10 years ago, when the two were there. I think it might have been when Chris Freeman was still alive, his son runs the aerodrome now.