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  1. Richard Farrant
    Hi Martin, Looking at the throttle spindle, I would say that is a carb from a Daimler Armoured Car ( it has a clamp to link to the other carb).
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    Hi Tim, Well done to you all, that will give you more confidence in the old girl. It looked great going through the town.. regards, Richard
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    Hi Gaz, It would not be at all advisable to tap the threads out to Metric, use the correct UNC bolts, these are lifting points and you will weaken the threads. Safety is the name of the game here!
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    Yes I am fully aware of that as I have been inside it, but it has not actually ‘fallen apart’.
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    There is a Mark IV tank standing in our town, it has been in the same place for 100 years, never seen any bits falling off in all the years I have known it. Must have been made better than a Challenger 🙄
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    These wheels were known as Easyclean (spelling may not be correct) and used by a number of car makers in late 1930's. I think that Hillman used a 3-stud wheel hub. The wheel shown has the lugs for a hub cap.
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    Hi Scoobie well done, glad that trick worked for you ! regards Richard
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    Hi Nick, Some of the stories these guys come out with do not make any sense, they may not have had much interest in them at the time either, just a tool of the trade.
  9. Richard Farrant
    I reckon the guy was thinking of a Humber Pig !!
  10. Richard Farrant
    No, the military did not have to put the towing vehicle’s number on the back of trailers.
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    There is a hook on the clutch pedal to keep the plates apart when not in use, they are very prone to sticking. Hook the pedal down and run the engine to get it hot, you may well find then that the plates will free.
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    Wrong time of year, I guess 😉
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    Hi Ben, Have you seen this webpage? http://www.austinmemories.com/styled-96/index.html regards, Richard
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    Hi Tomo, The bottom ring is an oil scraper, it has the 'step cut' ends to keep the oil from passing the ring gap and the reduced diameter and oil holes under the ring allow the oil to pass down inside the skirt.
  15. Richard Farrant
    I wondered if it was TonyB's Dodge, but it looks like it might be a 6x6
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    J. Brockhouse & Co. trailer manufacturers
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    Rupert i am not sure of the point you are trying to make here. Top photo is of the work done by Pearson’s of Liverpool. They assembled and prepared vehicles for the Allies that were shipped into the docks from US and Canada. the photo of the Bedford QLB gun tractor shows it with trade plates belonging to Vauxhall Motors, the makers. What makes you think this vehicle was never issued to the army?
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    The battery carrier on your bike is a Lucas item as fitted to the WM20, you might be able to trade it with someone to get the correct one.
  19. Richard Farrant
    Hi Philip, Item 49 is the seat for the Altitude Correction needle, am sure it is brass regards. Richard
  20. Richard Farrant
    Preparation of surface (ie, not clean, trace of oil), wrong type of paint for hot surfaces, primer incompatible ....... just three possibilities. I use what is known as a machinery type paint, in the old days it was known as coach paint. Never had any problems.
  21. Richard Farrant
    Hi, There is a brand new one, ex-MoD stock, in Scotland and they are asking £210 plus VAT. That is a sensible price. It looks like the starter was also used on the JCB 410 forklift (that replaced Eager Beaver) as I recall the JCB had a similar Perkins engine to the EB. https://www.thexmod.com/item_detail.asp?id=16895 regards, Richard
  22. Richard Farrant
    Hi Robert, Take a look at this page, there is a map with timings on it, basically they are flying out from Duxford, over Colchester, Southend, Maidstone and Eastbourne and on to Le Havre and the dropzone east of Caen https://www.daksovernormandy.com/news/daks-over-normandy-historic-route-revealed/ Several of the American Dakotas arrived at Duxford today, some still on their way.
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    I guess it was in case one system failed. I know the owner of a 1920's Bean car and I recollect it had a magneto and coil ignition, and of course two sets of plugs. The Rolls Royce B range engines on fire engines often had two coils and you could switch over to the other ...... in my experience the condensers failed more often than the coil!
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    We had some come through the workshops at the time, the soldiers were unaccustomed to the slow gear changes with gearboxes and clutches suffering. I recall they found a gearbox at a dealer in Scotland. There was even a brand new windscreen assembly in the stores. I remember doing some work on the brakes of one .......crikey that must have been around 40 years ago now....... I think the Triumph motorcycle was a TRW as there were still some in service at that time, they had tele forks but a rigid back end and sprung saddle.
  25. Richard Farrant
    If your RH front cylinder is working then it sounds like you need to to change the brake shoes as despite cleaning they are obviously contaminated. Slackening the LH brake to compensate will not work.
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