Richard Farrant

China 1900-1902, I once knew a veteran of that Campaign, he had been in the Boer War before that.

I wonder if it refers back to the Boxer Rebellion as the Royal Engineers were present?

Hi Andrew that sounds like the outer output seal on the gearbox. Oddly enough I have just sold the special tool to remove the output coupling. Not a difficult job to do. regards Richard

Land Rover ........ but just checked the parts list for Rover 10 and 11 which is military designation for later 2A models and it is not the same number, am guessing this might be for a Series 1.

When there was a special Marshall theme at the Great Dorset Steam Fair a few years ago, I was hoping a Gainsborough might appear, I think there may have been one photo in the display marquee. I do not suppose that many were made as it was a special build for the military as far as I am aware.

Well done Richard When I first worked for REME, I was in the RE plant section which was great as the variety of equipment and type of work was just up my street. I remember one of the last Gainsboroughs in service came in for repairs. A fascinating machine with its Wilson pre-selector transmission. I found out much later that the tractor was actually designed by Daimler. The old boy I worked with said you needed a 40 acre field to turn it around. Compared to the Allis Chalmers 645 he was not far out! Your example looks well preserved. regards Richard

Wading, probably in the wading tank at Chertsey

Martin, The switch was made by AC-Delco and their part number was 1504644 First place to try is Norman at Bygone Bedfords. You need one with the correct thread, it is not BSP on Bedford engines.

Just an update on Graham who was driving the Stalwart. He has currently had 7 operations so far and was having a skin graft operation today. Still a long way to go and we wish him well. He has confirmed he was thrown out of the cab as the Stalwart rolled over several times.. regards, Richard

Probably false. Just look at their website, a new manufacturing plant just opened and a lot of new jobs advertised on their website check out www.iwt.co.uk

Hi Rob, Glad to hear it is nothing too serious and no major dismantling needed. regards, Richard

Hi Paul, You have no other option than to remove the clutch and get the cover set up and adjust on a jig. The adjustment nuts are special and staked so as not to move once set. You will not be able to do this through the inspection hole. Full details are in the Dodge manual, TM10-1531 As regards the idea of fitting washers between cover and flywheel, not a good idea, better to do the job properly to ensure a good life of the clutch. regards, Richard

Paul, You say that the pressure plate was skimmed, for this to be done on a Borg & Beck clutch cover, it has to be dismantled and therefore the clutch lever adjustments will have to be reset when the cover is reassembled. Another possibility is having a driven plate with a slightly different hub centre with it fouling the levers on their depression. regards, Richard

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The FV number of that brow pad does not appear in the Illustrated Spare Parts List for the Ferret. I am wondering if it might be from a Centurion?

Hi Diana, From my memories of around 25-30 years ago, the outer seals were renewable by workshops, but inner seals were part of base repair. However, I found a way of doing them and the vehicle examiners allowed me to do it. There are some special tools required to do the outer seals. I recollect having to stand the transmission on end to do the inners to keep things in place. If you have a sectioned drawing of the box then it will give you an idea of what is what. I do not have one to hand here and a lot of vehicles have passed through my hand since that time, so memory is a little vague at present. regards, Richard

Hi Adrien, Your English is fine, no problem at all. We look forward hearing more from you. Welcome to the forum. regards, Richard

Hi Graeme, It is a water pump for an Austin K9. 'BLR' stands for Beyond Local Repair and 'RV' is usually Receipt Voucher. By the look of it it does not appear to have been fitted so BLR on the label does not make sense, unless someone noticed a problem with it.

Make sure all the earth connections from battery to chassis, chassis to engine are good. Has ignition timing been done on the compression stroke? Not unusual to find it has been set incorrectly. regards, Richard

The Stalwart would have been coming to the Corowa Swim-In this week, it has attended several times during the last few years and we were saddened by the news. Our thoughts are with the driver and his family. regards Richard

As Iain says, this is a Perentie that belongs to friends in Australia. Shipping a vehicle into Australia is fraught with problems, not just cleanliness but all items of asbestos have to be removed and certified otherwise you are in for big problems and costs.

I thought the rack system on the 8x4 Foden was called Ampliroll or similar, and made by Boughtons.

A photo from Corowa today (Tuesday), a LARC V, GPA and Weasel waiting the signal to launch in the water. This is the Murray river. There are more amphibs arriving this week.

Hi Iain, I thought you would appreciate the photo. I am at the event this week and a lot of Perenties, 4x4 and 6x6 of all variations here. regards, Richard

Due to no internet connection this photo was not today, but last Friday. Spotted on Holbrook to Culcairn road ........... actually I was driving it and stopped for a brief rest on way to the Corowa Swim-In & Military Vehicle Gathering...... a Perentie FFR