Richard Farrant

1 hour ago, LarryH57 said:

It seems there are even newer rules for number plates, but are those that require UK instead of GB and the plate makers details added just for NEW vehicles or NEW plates or all existing vehicles?.

 

If going overseas the vehicle number plate should have UK on it and not GB. I have recently changed all the number plates on a fleet of commercial trucks due to this.

I think they may be Bedford SL, the 4x2 chassis, (RL is 4x4, but has same cab). A lot of these vehicles were used after demob for refueling plant on construction and motorway sites.

It is extremely unlikely that your Commer would have been supplied without an air cleaner of some sort.

Hi Mike,

On the petrol tank, is the suction pipe on the top? It should be a short hose with wire braid covering. If it is, My bet is that the hose is cracked and drawing air so you are not getting enough petrol to fill the carb. I have seen this many times. Replace with a length of new fuel hose. You can test this first by putting the new hose in to a can of petrol and seeing if the engine will run longer.

I would be wary at fitting an electric pump as it may produce too much pressure and cause flooding. Pumps can be High or Low pressure depending on where they are in the system.

regards, Richard

I recall working on one of these that had been in storage at Ashchurch. They were OL models of around 1950/51 and had the civilian bonnet and grill, so this one is a bit odd. In the auction blurb it says it was registered with a 5 litre engine, it should be a 3.5 litre. Most of these were very low mileage.

The registration letters NAC show it as registered in Warwickshire (ie Coventry) in early 1953 so likely works demonstrator to show to the army for a contract. I recall The Motor Cycle did a test on the BSA B40WD in a similar fashion before they entered army service.

35 minutes ago, ianevans said:

are they the same as a stalwart

No, not the same

Regarding a good view of the bucket, I always thought the Allis Chalmers 645 had a good driving position, but not so good on its successor, the Terex 72-51.

OK thanks, will pass the info on.

Thanks, 👍

I have just been contacted by a friend in Australia who is looking for a part for an ex-Australian Army Scammell Contractor tank transporter. The part is the fusible plug for the Vulcan Sinclair fluid coupling. Does anyone know where one can be obtained, or what metal was used, white metal, lead, etc?

On 1/29/2022 at 12:20 PM, radiomike7 said:

The infamous 'Landcrab', also available as a 2200.

I always remember a Morris 1800 staff car came into the REME workshops one winter and we all laughed as someone had fitted Town & Country tyres to the rear wheels 😀

Hi Wally

My apologies but it seems I no longer have the planet gears, only the challis, tracts shafts and joints remain.

regards Richard 

I owned to WD B40's in the early 70's, both sold out of Ruddington to Dawson Motorcycles in Nottingham. One was army and the other was Royal Navy. I think it was supplied in 1969 and must have had a short service life, it was serial no. B40GN 110 from memory. Shortly after I worked in army workshops and had to repair some B40's. A common repair was changing front forks (bent!). They were a great machine and only wish I still had one.

Richard

Behind the front grille on the nearside is a small air reservoir that we referred to as the 'wet tank', this has an automatic drain valve at the bottom and it can leak, due to a oil and condensation, with the pressure up as high as it will go, try feeling under the valve to see if it is leaking air.

Well done Steve, I was sure that was the way to go 👍

You have now learnt another skill too!

regards, Richard

Hi Wally,

I have a feeling that I may have some of these planet gears, from a wheel station I changed, they will be in good condition. Will be able to check on Monday and let you know.

regards, Richard

Looking at the emblem on the nose, it looks like SP, so I am suggesting Stothert & Pitt who made rollers amongst other machinery.

Oh! I was assuming he had problems with his engine and wanted to swap it over, seems like he does not have an engine for his Ferret. If it is a wet sump engine, then the flywheel and possibly housing would need to be swapped, and possibly the front mounting plate, depends what the 'wet sump' engine came out of, fire engine, Humber, or what ever. Probably best to find the correct engine.

It can be done, but it will need the oil pump from the Ferret engine swapped over as the Ferret being dry sump there is a pressure pump and a scavenge pump which returns the oil to the tank. The wet sump engine has only a pressure pump.

Benny,

Another quick thought. If it shuts down immediately after starting, it might be a faulty engine monitoring sensor such as oil pressure or coolant temperature.

regards, Richard

Hi Benny,

I had dealings with these in REME workshops back in the 80's. We had one that shut down as you describe and the electricians found that it was a faulty battery. I cannot tell you any more as my dealings with them were mainly in the engine and trailer only.

regards, Richard

1 hour ago, Old Bill said:I shall see if I can borrow the big puller again and have a final go. If that fails, I shall have to gas the end off the axle and scrap it. This job is getting very painful.

Steve     🙁

Hi Steve,

Before you do anything drastic, see if you can find an experienced gas welder who can use a cutting torch down the side of the bearing. It should be possible to cut down the side of the inner race without harming the shaft, it will then lose its grip on the shaft.

regards Richard

The caption to the last photo may be referring to to the Morris 1800 staff car in the background!

There would be certain people who were entitled to essential transport I guess. Another thought, I think this Fanny B was a two-stroke and it may be that the government did not want these for military and government use. Just my thoughts. It may not have been made in 1941, of course. You may be able to see records of original registration and owner, if you identify which county or council are it was registered in. There are archives around with these details.