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  1. Richard Farrant
    Hi Lizzie, These workshop shelters were known as the 'Aldershot shelter', or to give it the official title, Mobile Workshop Shelter Type A, Aldershot Pattern. cheers Richard
  2. Richard Farrant
    Negative is reversed, see Saladin silencer and div signs
  3. Richard Farrant
    The cylinders lying on the rack are marked 'welding oxygen'. they are smaller diameter than the acetylene which are standing. I think it was acetylene that should not be laid down as it is liquid and a filling of kapok if I think back nearly 50 years when taught gas welding.
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    There were several makes of 10Kva on the 1 ton trailer, two were Petbow and Morrison, both with 3 cyl Perkins diesels, this in you photo is neither. Another one comes to mind that had a Rolls Royce B40 engine, think it could have been made by Air-Log
  5. Richard Farrant
    Sean, I was looking at the photo of the K9 on the vehicle park a few days ago, and think the last digit in the ARN is either 8 or 9, that would explain why it does not match with '06. cheers Richard
  6. Richard Farrant
    I know where that is. Glad I wasn't around when you were shooting, could have been dangerous. :-D
  7. Richard Farrant
    Hi Ian, I know the PU8 as we had them come through REME workshops for repairs. The cowling on one of the photos that Clive posted looked the same but I thought the spark plug was in a different position, maybe it was an earlier version. There are still a few turning up but as most that you see drove equipment via a flexy shaft they are of little use. Richard
  8. Richard Farrant
    Look like trees around outside and a round pit, the other odd shape like a 'blob', is what? I am going to say an amphitheatre
  9. Richard Farrant
    I read that there are only 5 episodes in this series. Bruce is currently in Australia, he was visiting the museum at Cairns a few days ago.
  10. Richard Farrant
    Then you also have the spring starter like the old Simms. Just found out the company who took over the rights for these is making them locally.
  11. Richard Farrant
    If the air starter was anything like the one on the Meadows 27.5 Kva gen set, it had to be up around 300psi if I recall, otherwise it would chew up the brass starter pinion. But they relied on the tank being charged before you stopped the engine. Later generators had a hydraulic starter which you could pump up by hand.
  12. Richard Farrant
    Barrie, I have a similar one ex-WD in plain brass, your looks like it is plated, could be the photo Going by the stock number on yours, it is from RAF as 1C/ indicates it to be in 'Tools, general' so unlikely to be a medical instrument. They are ideal for drawing of oil from cavities, taking oil samples, etc.
  13. Richard Farrant
    According to the scans from Clive, the Mk1A has JAP 55 engine, this is a twin cylinder and dates from 1940's, the Mk1B had a Petter PA2 which I am sure was introduced in early 1950's. This leaves the Mk1, which appears to be an air cooled flat twin, but not entirely sure what make. I am sure it is not a Petter PU8 as the spark plugs are in wrong position, this was a wartime engine (there may have been an earlier version?), other flat twins used my military, were Norman, Bradford, Douglas and Coventry Victor, but not sure if it is any of them. The owner of the restored one in blue paint might know.
  14. Richard Farrant
    Clive, I reckon a B61 in a Humber would give it a bit of punch !
  15. Richard Farrant
    Hi Jim, Used new original manufacture packings. They will be OK, but make sure there is no wear in valve guides. regards, Richard
  16. Richard Farrant
    No, a commercial version.
  17. Richard Farrant
    I second what Clive said. They have practically everything for the RR B range engines. I have recently rebuilt a B61 and got everything from them. Those seals are made up of what looks like asbestos string, but compressed, over time they tend to fall apart!
  18. Richard Farrant
    They have never let me down yet in supplying engine parts
  19. Richard Farrant
    Here is the patent on the device: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2545736.pdf
  20. Richard Farrant
    The Tilly has Essex trade plate on so I am guessing it belongs to a contractor and not military. In fact it looks a bit rough so I am guessing again that this is postwar.
  21. Richard Farrant
    The Perkins colour was quite bright, the paint on Belgian engines always seems darker, but might be oil and dirt in the paintwork.
  22. Richard Farrant
    Hi John, That makes more sense with parts coming from Jersey Aviation as they were main suppliers of Meteor and Merlin spares in later years. I now think about it, I saw a Meteor 4B engine crate recently with 27 DW stencilled on it.
  23. Richard Farrant
    Don't think it needs many guesses to know the location ....... don't worry Ian, I will not let on !
  24. Richard Farrant
    hi Sean, Thought I saw a showing of Sky Blue, as they were that colour from new it is quite possible. The Belgian rebuild colour is like Red Oxide, I remember stripping an engine from a Belgian pre-production Striker once.
  25. Richard Farrant
    As a unit, they may have had a vehicle with an engine problem and initial dismantling he observed that the engine was unrepairable. Maybe we might hear more!
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