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  1. Richard Farrant
    With the glimpse of the front wing and wheel, and rake of the windscreen I would say Dodge or Chev.
  2. Richard Farrant
    Hi Jeremy, REME Inspection Standards stated that, and I quote: 'shrinking allowance on new canvas is approx. 1.5" inches per yard along the warp of the material; whenever possible canvas should be shrunk before being made up.' Hope this is of use. regards, Richard
  3. Richard Farrant
    Malcolm, The brake fluid issue of not using the correct mineral based fluid is not just a mechanical damage one, but a safety issue primarily as it can effect main or steering brakes, so should be treated with utmost importance. I was involved in repairs to these vehicles for a good many years for the British Army, so well aware of the consequences. Also, never known of an issue with the throttle wing nut. If there had been any reported occurrences, an Instruction would have been issued.
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    You seem to be implying that the fans are driven off the J60 camshaft? Wrong! Fans are driven by toothed belt from the crankshaft. When the J60 was in service I have fitted ones built for CVR(T) in to the Fox when engines were unavailable and it was only a question of swapping some external components including crankshaft pulley. Richard
  5. Richard Farrant
    Danny, Just in case you are not sure, the screws listed in the Bedford parts list are No.10 UNC, as I see you are striving for authenticity. regards, Richard
  6. Richard Farrant
    Thanks Mick. I was watching a video of TT races last night and would love to be there this year, maybe one day! cheers Richard
  7. Richard Farrant
    Hi Mick, I have used Past Parts Ltd. for the last 20 years and amongst the work they have done have been many Dingo cylinders. Details for them is www.pastparts.co.uk and phone is 01284 750729 regards, Richard
  8. Richard Farrant
    Looks like the bus was a captured one as the entry platform is not on the left side. Something else, note the census number starts 784, same as unit number, probably made it up and not an official one. Is that in Germany post-1945? Another possibility is that the last digit of the number is not seen in the photo and it is a number issued in Late 1940’s., they consisted of 7 digits then.
  9. Richard Farrant
    An Austin (or Morris Commercial) LD van ...... the army did have some of these as ambulances back in 60's/70's.
  10. Richard Farrant
    In the Chilwell census list, L784529 is within a group of numbers listed as "Not taken up"
  11. Richard Farrant
    Hi Bernard, Our little group will be there, I have only missed one since the first show in 1982. cheers Richard
  12. Richard Farrant
    Rolls Royce manual states normal oil pressure when driving in top gear is 30 psi as I recall. Regarding oil pressure at idle, maybe you have it idling too slow? i think your starter is a coaxial type, I rebuilt a B61 last year and that was 12 volt, think that was a CAV starter. No visual solenoid on these. regards Richard
  13. Richard Farrant
    Could be a bit of dirt in the needle valve on that carb, or incorrectly set float height. The float chamber cannot 'over pressurise', but will flood if over full.
  14. Richard Farrant
    Andrew, PM sent to you. regards, Richard
  15. Richard Farrant
    I am wondering if your fuel pump is not putting enough through to keep the float chamber full, The pump diaphragm might be a bit stretched. Back to the carby, there are some very small passages in it and fuel nowadays seems to have a lot of fine deposits which tend to pass through the inline filters that a lot of us use now.
  16. Richard Farrant
    When the Fox was in service they were often in workshops waiting for parts for weeks/months, I know as I worked on them from their introduction into service until they were obsolete. There was never the big back up of spares stock as we saw with Ferret and Saracen. Gearboxes were common to have to replace due to a flat spot in carburation, so doubtful too many reconditioned boxes came out in the surplus disposals. regards, Richard
  17. Richard Farrant
    Hi Jerry, Just come across this and see Nick has put my name forward. You can get overhaul kits for these carbs and there is a lot of information on how they work with illustrations in the Dingo workshop manuals. Probably needs a complete clean in an ultrasonic cleaner or similar. Could be the diaphragms in the accelerator pump have failed or jets and /or drillings are obstructed. If you have had this vehicle for a while has it suddenly happened? regards, Richard
  18. Richard Farrant
    Thought you would like to see it. Sorry, I would not sell it. regards, Richard
  19. Richard Farrant
    If you do not anneal the pipe it is sure to fracture again. If you are concerned on the inner surface, then maybe you should make a new pipe up (and anneal it). regards, Richard
  20. Richard Farrant
    Steve, That is a wise decision. Having been rebuilding engines for 50 years, I was alarmed at the tightening up of the engine, and as you say, it could end up with a rod through the block and that would be unthinkable. Take your time in investigating and hope you can get the lorry out for other events during the year. You have all done fantastic work to a deadline, but you cannot afford to damage anything at this stage. Well done to all involved. regards, Richard
  21. Richard Farrant
    AAW's were civilian garages or vehicle maker's service depots. Many years ago I enquired at the REME Museum, but they had no record. Public Records Office (National Archives) probably best bet. Richard
  22. Richard Farrant
    Hi Ben, Can you make spacers up to fit between the mountings at bottom? regards, Richard
  23. Richard Farrant
    I made a 1/76 scale scratchbuilt model of a Big Ben cargo about 40 years ago, just found it, a little dusty. It bears the number and markings of one that came in the Workshops at that time, never saw another one in army service after that.
  24. Richard Farrant
    If I am not mistaken 'OPP' was one of Richard Beddall's QL collection years ago.
  25. Richard Farrant
    That NSN has a manufacturers part number of 7184890, which looks like it might be Bedford related, but without a photo it is not possible to confirm.
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