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  1. Richard Farrant
    Unable to check the part number, but to answer your question on what vehicles the Army used with Leyland 600, I seem to recollect the Marshall Gainsborough loading shovel was powered by one.
  2. Richard Farrant
    The chassis number on the plate shows no resemblance to a Bedford chassis number.
  3. Richard Farrant
    The letters OEP on the rear diff stand for Oil Extreme Pressure and probably would have had the number 220 below. This is basically an ordinary 90EP gear oil. The WNR number is I believe a reference number to a rebuild and would be dated from 1950's I think, the letters VM could well stand for Vauxhall Motors. You can be pretty sure this is an OY, by the army references afore mentioned. The chassis number is stamped on side of chassis, below passenger side of cab and will be prefixed OYD if it is a cargo, or OYC if it had another type of body such as tanker.
  4. Richard Farrant
    There is a link there, it would cost a lot of LSD to fit LSD's to WW2 vehicles !!! 😎
  5. Richard Farrant
    I believe Porsche was developing LSD in Germany in the 1930's for racing, probably got patents on it. British vehicles went on extensive off road trials before being given contracts to supply and costs would have been a factor as the country was still getting over WW1. Even the Yanks did not have it, .... or did they ?
  6. Richard Farrant
    Could be, as the lights look German style and British did use German made vehicles in Berlin, such as Munga. There are some features that remind me of the Lightweight No2 trailer however.
  7. Richard Farrant
    It could be a 1/2ton Lightweight No.2 trailer going by the body. It has mudguards and rear lights as later additions if it is a No.2
  8. Richard Farrant
    Hi Bryan, Thanks for putting this link up, an excellent video, with some wonderful old machinery and a fantastic venue. 👍 regards, Richard
  9. Richard Farrant
    King Dick adjustable, useful tool, still have my father's one in my toolbox, think it was in his 1950's Austin lorry tool kit (civilian) and a smaller one in the Austin Seven tool roll.
  10. Richard Farrant
    Hi Ian, My error, should have been 2,000 trailers. That group of numbers was allocated to that contract. There was a plate on my brother's trailer, but barely readable although the serial number and census number were clearly stamped. I think that someone may have replicated these plates some years back.
  11. Richard Farrant
    It is a 10cwt Trailer, Lightweight, No.2. made under a contract by Motor Panels Ltd, and only a 1,000 supplied. I forget the year of manufacture, but think it was 1943. My brother bought one many years ago and it had been in service with the Norwegian army before disposal.
  12. Richard Farrant
    All good advice, but I would add that while you have the valves out, get them faced, ensuring the edges of the valves are not too thin (the edge of the valve can burn away if they are) and get the seats cut. Then lap the valves in to the seats. It is likely if the valves have been sticking the faces and seats could be burnt if the valves were not right down on their seats when closed.
  13. Richard Farrant
    Thanks Adrian I actually looked briefly at this generator yesterday and did not think it looked like B&S and the engine data plate was not easy to read, so my mistake. Thanks 😊
  14. Richard Farrant
    Engine is made by Pioneer. Martin, the manual is dated 1943, so it is very likely a WW2 era set.
  15. Richard Farrant
    Pearson’s of Liverpool crated a lot of motorcycles for the War Office, photos were in the book about their operations. Littlewoods could have been doing likewise. They also made barrage balloons.
  16. Richard Farrant
    They could have been dispatched to Littlewoods to be knocked down and packed for shipping. It is amazing to find firms who you do not associate with engineering were doing war work I believe Cadburys were making jerricans.
  17. Richard Farrant
    If this is the programme that depicted the time of the Dunkirk evacuation, then the QL was not built in 1940, so another error.
  18. Richard Farrant
    No problem, glad to help! regards, Richard
  19. Richard Farrant
    Hi Mark, If the registration is French civilian, then the 14 means it was registered in the Calvados region, Caen, Normandy
  20. Richard Farrant
    Easy way to check the camshaft is to take the valve chest cover off and see if all the cam followers are moving when the engine is spun over.
  21. Richard Farrant
    Phil, First thing I would check is the linkage from the gear slector to the selector lever on the side of the box,. As 3rd gear position on the quadrant is at the end of the gate, it may be there is a bit of wear or slack and the lever on the box is not quite in the correct position. Also you say that when 3rd does engage it comes up with a bang, is it then hard to push the pedal down again? Just trying to ascertain the problem. regards, Richard
  22. Richard Farrant
    It looks like a tank transporter tractor by its wheelbase and extended cab.
  23. Richard Farrant
    Ian, Just noticed the writing on the flange "23/25 crane". This could relate to the Coles 23/25 Hydra Husky crane. The army had Hydra Husky cranes at on time, but I don't think they were 23/25 models and they were fitted with an AEC 505 engine. Richard
  24. Richard Farrant
    I think the Perkins in the AEC/Coles Mk4 bridging cranes was a P4, that starter looks familiar. Not sure what an SL5 engine was ........
  25. Richard Farrant
    Could be for the Perkins engine fitted to the post war AEC/Coles cranes
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