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  1. Richard Farrant
    Hi Phil, XG-279 is a general purpose mineral grease that was used universally on military vehicles and equipment (unless otherwise specified) and was used in things like wheel bearings or slew rings on cranes and excavators, so a general purpose automotive grease would be fine, it is not as if the turret spins round at a high speed !! Richard
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    Dave, The army B40 gear ratios were just right for trials riding and the gear clusters were sought after for that purpose. I used the bike for road and green-lane riding in those days and the gearing was ideal.
  3. Richard Farrant
    Hi Dave, I owned two B40WD bikes in the early 1970's, loved them, one was ex-army the other ex-navy. I also owned a B25SS and a B50SS in same period, so was an avid BSA unit single enthusiast. I have ridden the army Can-Am and Armstrong bikes and they were not as pleasant to ride as a BSA B40.
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    Here is a photo of one of the RL gun tractors at Woolwich Academy, it has the London District sign on the cab.
  5. Richard Farrant
    Reynolds Boughton were making their 4x4 truck with a Ford A-series cab up until about 1984, when Ford discontinued the A-series. It was then that Renault and RB got together, so the poster must be referring to a pre-1984 RB 4x4. I think the Army Fire Service may have had some RB fire trucks with the Ford cab, I recollect seeing one.
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    I think there is possibly a difference between a Hillman gear box and a Humber one. My experience is of the Humber Snipe staff car and the speedo drive has a flange retained by two screws, withdraw this and the drive pinion and you might, hopefully have enough of the cable poking out of the pinion to withdraw it.
  7. Richard Farrant
    Depending on which London TA units your Land Rover was with, it is highly likely we had the vehicle in workshops at Ashford at some point.
  8. Richard Farrant
    Hi Clive, Thanks, I knew you would have the relevant EMER ! I recollect 36 Command Workshop at Colchester was also an ECO number.
  9. Richard Farrant
    That would be a Wiles mobile steam cooker I would think. An Australian built mobile field kitchen, maybe one was obtained for trials or brought on to strength by the British army in the Far East. I too would like to see that list. Richard
  10. Richard Farrant
    I think it was a stencil with letters about 1 inch high and would be 'PRESERVED ECO2 8/85'. I recollect that red was used and I think later on it was black, whether the colour of stencilling was laid down in EMER procedures, I do not know. I have the engine block of a WW2 Austin Tilly under my bench that has ECO2 painted on it, think that date was around 1952 .Think that is black lettering. By the way, the ECO relates to Eastern Command. Although that command area disappeared many years ago, the codes stuck.
  11. Richard Farrant
    I recently had a kit for this carb from Burlen Services (who are the SU carb people), they also do the diaphragms for the accelerator pump. I could never get the full kit from Carburettor Exchange. Richard
  12. Richard Farrant
    Hi Wally, It would be good if these two documents could be made available, especially the amendments for up to 1944. regards, Richard
  13. Richard Farrant
    The Edition number only relates to Rob van Meel's copy. I bought Edition No.1 when it first came out and it still ends at L6277385. The different edition is where he has updated errors or added more information on the entries. I also have the list in groups of manufacturers. There would have been a document with a continuing list right up to around 1949 when the census number system changed. Maybe Wally can help here? Richard
  14. Richard Farrant
    There are some numbers coming up for that NSN, it is a Prestolite alternator with two number coming up as well as NSN and FV number, they are VN62-5187 and V6500-84 Don't know if this will help. The fact it has an FV number would indicate it is a special military build.
  15. Richard Farrant
    Spot on !
  16. Richard Farrant
    Hi 1068, You came to the right person, it was rebuilt at 44 District Workshops REME, Ashford, Kent. Land Rover and Bedford engines of all variations were built on the engine line for very many years, as well as other makes and types of engines. I was on the line around 1974 to 75, when I first started work there.. regards, Richard
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    Hi Bryan, The engine looks like a Petter, used to have these on a lot of army equipment, think its the AA1 model. On the head you should find a plug attached to a chain, for a cold start, pull it out and squirt a bit of engine oil down the hole then replace the plug.. You will find it starts a bit easier, also there should be a de-compressor lever on the top of the head. Richard
  18. Richard Farrant
    No that small bore pipe is to provide vacuum for the distributor advance unit
  19. Richard Farrant
    Jim, if it is the carb I described then it does not have a mechanical accelerator pump, it is done by vacuum. The reason that you should not use the throttle is because you will not get the full benefit of the Zero Starter (choke or cold starter).
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    Jim, There is nothing special about the Bedford engine. If it has the military type Solex carb the choke (called a Zero Starter) has two positions, half out or full out. If really cold, set it at full out and when it fires move control to half out until it runs evenly, then push it off.. When hot you should not need the choke, one other thing, do not touch the throttle pedal while starting. Richard
  21. Richard Farrant
    I agree with Kevin. If you used a brace and bit, before drilling the hole, you could have rebated the head of the bolt so it was flush with the wood surface. That is how I have done this sort of thing in the past.
  22. Richard Farrant
    Jim, This is what you are looking for; https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Bedford-MW-OX-OY-Maintenance-and-Instruction-manual-/252371973258?hash=item3ac28ab48a
  23. Richard Farrant
    Looks like it could be a Dodge D60, there is another top left with no canopy.
  24. Richard Farrant
    It is actually an International, not a White, and I have a feeling this is a Royal Signals vehicle, seen photos on here before of similar ones.
  25. Richard Farrant
    Jim, looking at the nearside door it is quite close to the front so entirely possible it is to enter the generator compartment as there could have been switchgear in inside. I know very little about these bodies.
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