Brucie

When I was posted to MVEE in late seventies which I still refer as an Alladdins cave for REME mechanics, I worked in the B workshops and knew virtually nothing about nuts, screw or bolt sizes as it was unheard of at the time for any small units to hold any stock of them. The divvy foreman named Eddie would not let me have any at all unless I could tell him the correct size, length,type and pitch and you soon learned very quickly what you needed otherwise you went without and it could be a bit of a challenge considering .the type of vehicles we worked on at MVEE, I did invite Eddie and hi s fellow storeman to my farewell drinks for the knowledge they forced on me

In or around the cat are a couple of lambada sensors which is part of what i was referring to if memory serves me correctly here is a copy and paste of what it does [h=2]What does the Lambda sensor do?[/h] The most popular method used by vehicle manufacturers to reduce engine emissions is the three-way catalyst (catalytic converter). This device has the ability to take the three main toxic gases produced by an engine which are carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and hydrocarbons (HC) and convert them to considerably less harmful, non-poisonous gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), water (H2O) and nitrogen (N2). To carry out this conversion of gases efficiently the catalyst must operate within a specified temperature range but also be provided with exhaust gases that are within certain very tight tolerances dependant predominantly on air/fuel ratio. The precise control required to operate this system is provided by the use of an exhaust gas oxygen (Lambda) sensor installed upstream of the catalyst. A Lambda sensor has the ability to precisely measure the air/fuel ratio present in exhaust gases. By sending a signal to the control unit it can initiate a change to keep the fuelling system operating within the very tight tolerances required. This is known as a closed-loop control system. To further improve control of exhaust emissions most vehicles produced after 2000 have an additional Lambda sensor fitted down-stream of the catalyst that monitors the performance of the catalyst itself.

Chris I built a fence using the same idea as you but I made the fence from wooden pallets and soaked all the wood in hydraullic oil which i thought would penetrate the wood better and like your was still in use after a long period of time in fact the persun who bought the house also kept the same fence only to replace it with old raiway sleeper which no doubt will last another long period however environmentally incorrect.

I have run my cars in the past on contaminated fuel both petrol and diesel models by adding a gallon of the contaminated fuel when I used to fill the tank, being a Scotsman I hated waste especially at my expense. It may not be political correct to do it nowadays. Both vehicles clocked in excess of a 100k with no damage to either engines, but I would not do it with a modern car with all there electronic sensors, it could make a right mess of your modern engine.

Most local garages can now dispose of waste/contaminated fuel but you would have to check out the cost for that services as some charge some don't. I know when I was in the trade we had a 45 gallon drum which we used for contaminated fuel and a recycling contractor emptied on a regular basis, you'd be surprised how many people put petrol in there diesel cars and vice versa.

In my service time 70s - 80s as a VMB* what we coveted most was the armourers green canvas bag that they used for small arms repairs on the ranges, took me 9 years to legally get one from the SSGT Armourer, they made an ideal quick breakdown bag, still using mine today.

I remember them well (KFS) I used to get a new set before every exercise along with half the regiment until the cookhouse cottoned on and a few weeks before excecises the plastic cutlery came out and they still disappeared from thhe cookhouse, nothing was safe in them days.

With regards to regulators I was caught out on this when I was a workshop manager and had an audit, BOC regulators are time dated stamped and BOC reccomend replacement/overhaul every 5 years the ones I had were 10 years old and still working fine. see attached link page 21 gives the info under Regulator maintenance. https://www.boconline.co.uk/internet.lg.lg.gbr/en/images/BOC-operating-safety-instructions410_39396.pdf

A friend of mine had a problem many years ago (1978) with a misfire on a V8 on a landrover 1tonne, it was bad starting and misfiring, he eventually diagnosed that it was only firing on one bank of 4 cylinders. The fault was traced to a faulty sensor/switch but cannot remember what one although the oil sensor springs to mind it was such a long time ago time has faded the full incident. Regards

Martyn In the book I read about the Korean war it says the 39 men of D Coy the sole survivors of the battalion who had taken part in the battle were carried to safety on the tanks, these were American tanks. This was the "Battle of the Imijin River 23rd April 1951"

The Korean War Commonwealth Forces [TABLE] [TR] [TD=width: 50%, align: center] Formation / Unit [/TD] [TD=align: center] Country [/TD] [TD=align: center] Month of... Arrival [/TD] [TD=align: center] Month of... Departure N [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=bgcolor: #FFF0F0, colspan: 4, align: center]HEADQUARTERS[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 50%, align: center] H.Q., 27th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade. (Up to 30th September, 1950, the designation of the Brigade was "27th Infantry Brigade") [/TD] [TD=align: center]Integrated (after 30th September, 1950)[/TD] [TD=align: center]August, 1950[/TD] [TD=align: center]April, 1951[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 50%, align: center] H.Q., 29th British Infantry Brigade [/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom[/TD] [TD=align: center]November, 1950[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 50%, align: center] H.Q., 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade. (Relieved H.Q., 27th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade at mid night 25th/26th April, 1951) [/TD] [TD=align: center]Integrated[/TD] [TD=align: center]April, 1951[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 50%, align: center]H.Q., 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade[/TD] [TD=align: center]Canada[/TD] [TD=align: center]May, 1951[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 50%, align: center]H.Q., 1st Commonwealth Division[/TD] [TD=align: center]Integrated[/TD] [TD=align: center]Assembled in June,1951, and assumed command on 28th July, 1951[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=colspan: 4, align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=bgcolor: #FFF0F0, colspan: 4, align: center]ARMOUR[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 50%, align: center]8th King's Royal Irish Hussars[/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom[/TD] [TD=align: center]November,1950[/TD] [TD=align: center]December, 1951[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 50%, align: center]"C" Squadron, 7th Royal Tank Regiment[/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom[/TD] [TD=align: center]November, 1950[/TD] [TD=align: center]October, 1951[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 50%, align: center]"C" Squadron, Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (2nd Armoured Regiment)[/TD] [TD=align: center]Canada[/TD] [TD=align: center]May, 1951[/TD] [TD=align: center]June, 1952[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 50%, align: center]5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards [/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom[/TD] [TD=align: center]December, 1951 [/TD] [TD=align: center]December, 1952[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 50%, align: center]"B" Squadron, Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (2nd Armoured Regiment)[/TD] [TD=align: center]Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center]June, 1952[/TD] [TD=align: center]May, 1953[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Royal Tank Regiment [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center]December, 1952 [/TD] [TD=align: center]December, 1953[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] "A" Squadron, Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (2nd Armoured Regiment) [/TD] [TD=align: center] Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center] May, 1953 [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 5th Royal Tank Regiment [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center] December, 1953 [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=colspan: 4, align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=bgcolor: #FFF0F0, colspan: 4, align: center] ARTILLERY [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 45th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center]November, 1950 [/TD] [TD=align: center]November, 1951[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 11th (Sphinx) Independent Light A.A. Battery (converted to 4.2" Mortars in June, 1951) [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center]November, 1950 [/TD] [TD=align: center]November, 1951[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 170th Independent Mortar Battery, Royal Artillery [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center]November, 1950 [/TD] [TD=align: center]October, 1951[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 15th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery [/TD] [TD=align: center] New Zealand [/TD] [TD=align: center] December, 1950 [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 2nd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery [/TD] [TD=align: center] Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center] May, 1951 [/TD] [TD=align: center] May, 1952 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 14th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center]November, 1951 [/TD] [TD=align: center] December,1952[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 120th Light A.A. Battery, Royal Artillery [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center] October, 1951 [/TD] [TD=align: center] Joined 61st Light Regiment, R.A., in December, 1952 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 42nd Light A.A. Battery, Royal Artillery, ( Redesignated 42nd Light Battery, Royal Artillery, in January, 1952) [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center]November, 1951 [/TD] [TD=align: center] Joined 61st Light Regiment, R.A., in February, 1952 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 61st Light Regiment, Royal Artillery [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center] January, 1952 [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery [/TD] [TD=align: center] Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center] May, 1952 [/TD] [TD=align: center] April, 1953 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 20th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center] December, 1952 [/TD] [TD=align: center] December, 1953 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 81st Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. (Redesignated 4th Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in October, 1953) [/TD] [TD=align: center] Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center] April, 1953 [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 42nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center]December,1953[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=colspan: 4, align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=bgcolor: #FFF0F0, colspan: 4, align: center] INFANTRY [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]1st Bn. The Middlesex Regiment (27th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom[/TD] [TD=align: center]August, 1950[/TD] [TD=align: center]May, 1951[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Bn. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (27th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center] August, 1950 [/TD] [TD=align: center] April, 1951 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 3rd Bn. Royal Australian Regiment (27th and 28th Brigades) [/TD] [TD=align: center] Australia [/TD] [TD=align: center]September,1950[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Bn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (29th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center] November, 1950 [/TD] [TD=align: center] October, 1951 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Bn. The Gloucestershire Regiment (29th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center] November, 1950[/TD] [TD=align: center]November, 1951[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Bn. The Royal Ulster Rifles (29th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center] November, 1950 [/TD] [TD=align: center]October, 1951[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]2nd Bn. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (27th, 28th and 25th Brigades)[/TD] [TD=align: center]Canada[/TD] [TD=align: center]December, 1950 [/TD] [TD=align: center] November, 1951 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers (27th and 28th Brigades) [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center] April, 1951 [/TD] [TD=align: center] August, 1952 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]2nd Bn. The Royal Canadian Regiment (25th Brigade)[/TD] [TD=align: center] Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center] May, 1951 [/TD] [TD=align: center]April, 1952 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]2nd Bn. Royal 22e Régiment (25th Brigade)[/TD] [TD=align: center]Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center]May, 1951 [/TD] [TD=align: center]April, 1952[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]1st Bn. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry (28th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center]May, 1951[/TD] [TD=align: center]September, 1952[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]1st Bn. The Royal Norfolk Regiment (29th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom[/TD] [TD=align: center]October, 1951 [/TD] [TD=align: center]September, 1952[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regiment (29th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center]October, 1951[/TD] [TD=align: center] June, 1952[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Bn. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (25th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center] Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center]October, 1951[/TD] [TD=align: center] November, 1952[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]1st Bn. The Welch Regiment (29th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center]November, 1951[/TD] [TD=align: center]November, 1952[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Bn. Royal Australian Regiment (28th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center] Australia [/TD] [TD=align: center]March, 1952[/TD] [TD=align: center] March, 1953 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Bn. The Royal Canadian Regiment (25th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center] Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center] April, 1952 [/TD] [TD=align: center] March, 1953 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]1st Bn. Royal 22e Régiment (25th Brigade)[/TD] [TD=align: center]Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center]April, 1952[/TD] [TD=align: center]April, 1953[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]1st Bn. The Black Watch (29th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom[/TD] [TD=align: center] June, 1952 [/TD] [TD=align: center]July, 1953[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]1st Bn. The Royal Fusiliers (28th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom[/TD] [TD=align: center]August,1952 [/TD] [TD=align: center] August,1953[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]1st Bn. The Durham Light Infantry (28th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom[/TD] [TD=align: center] September, 1952[/TD] [TD=align: center]September,1953[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Bn. The King's Regiment (29th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom[/TD] [TD=align: center]September,1952[/TD] [TD=align: center]October,1953[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 3rd Bn. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (25th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center] Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center]October, 1952[/TD] [TD=align: center] October, 1953[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Bn. The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (29th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center]October, 1952[/TD] [TD=align: center]November, 1953[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 3rd Bn. The Royal Canadian Regiment (25th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center] Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center] March, 1953 [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 2nd Bn. Royal Australian Regiment (28th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center]Australia [/TD] [TD=align: center]March, 1953 [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 3rd Bn. Royal 22e Régiment (25th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center]Canada[/TD] [TD=align: center]April, 1953[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]1st Bn. The Royal Scots (29th Brigade)[/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center] July, 1953 [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Bn. The Essex Regiment (28th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center] August, 1953 [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Bn. The Royal Warwickshire Regiment (28th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center]September,1953[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Bn. The King's Own Royal Regiment (29th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom[/TD] [TD=align: center] October,1953[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 2nd Bn. The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada (25th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center] Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center]October, 1953[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 1st Bn. The North Staffordshire Regiment (29th Brigade) [/TD] [TD=align: center] United Kingdom [/TD] [TD=align: center]November,1953[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=colspan: 4, align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=bgcolor: #FFF0F0, colspan: 4, align: center] ENGINEERS [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 55th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers [/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom[/TD] [TD=align: center]November,1950[/TD] [TD=align: center] Joined 28th Field Engineer Regiment, July, 1951 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center] 57th Canadian Independent Field Squadron, Royal Canadian Engineers [/TD] [TD=align: center] Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center] May, 1951 [/TD] [TD=align: center] Joined 28th Field Engineer Regiment, July, 1951 (Field Park element joined 64th Fd. Park Sqn. at same time) [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]28th Field Engineer Regiment [/TD] [TD=align: center]Integrated[/TD] [TD=align: center]July, 1951[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]64th Field Park Squadron[/TD] [TD=align: center] Integrated[/TD] [TD=align: center]July, 1951[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=colspan: 4, align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=bgcolor: #FFF0F0, colspan: 4, align: center] SIGNALS [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]1st Commonwealth Division, Signals Regiment[/TD] [TD=align: center]Integrated[/TD] [TD=align: center] July, 1951[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=colspan: 4, align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=bgcolor: #FFF0F0, colspan: 4, align: center] MEDICAL [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]60th (Para) Indian Field Ambulance[/TD] [TD=align: center] India [/TD] [TD=align: center]November, 1950[/TD] [TD=align: center]Joined Indian Custodian Force in August, 1953[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]26th Field Ambulance [/TD] [TD=align: center]United Kingdom[/TD] [TD=align: center] December, 1950[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]No. 25 Field Ambulance [/TD] [TD=align: center]Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center]May, 1951[/TD] [TD=align: center]April, 1952[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]No. 25 Canadian Field Dressing Station[/TD] [TD=align: center]Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center]July, 1951[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]No. 37 Field Ambulance[/TD] [TD=align: center]Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center]April, 1952[/TD] [TD=align: center]May, 1953[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]No. 38 Field Ambulance. (Redesignated No. 4 Field Ambulance, December, 1953)[/TD] [TD=align: center]Canada [/TD] [TD=align: center]May, 1953[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Sorry Martyn Link did not work

Martyn This link may help you http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/korean_war_commonwealth_u... but as previosly stated the best place is probably the Gloucesters Musuem or if they have a website

Hi Boots It is as the name a foresight protector to help keep your weapon zeroed, as the front sites were more fragile than the rear sites easily damaged or bent, you used to put on your foresight protector to prevent it getting damaged when not actually firing the weapon or patrolling with the weapon. I cannot remember it being used when carrying out drill either as I seem to remember my clothing getting ripped on occassions

Hi Brian You werent by any chance ex 2 RTR, supported that football team named Watford? and got replaced by a chap called Steve?

If you look closely at the picture I use in my title you will see a small chieftain(Possibly yours in working condition?) following a real chieftain, the picture was taken at MVEE whereabouts I cannot say for sure as trials were carried out all over the UK. The picture was taken sometime between 1977 to 1980 as I know the trooper in the chiftain who was stationed there the same time as me. Whether the model was built by apprentices or as part of a project I cannot remember now, but I do know that apprentices at MVEE did build some items during their apprenticeship.

Bill If you are getting sufficent fluid out of the master cylinder to the front brakes when you press the pedal then just follow the pipes on the front system to the next connection(possibbly a splitter junction where one pipe goes in and then two pipes go out to the wheel cylinders) and loosen that connection and see if any fluid comes out if not possibly a blocked or collapsed pipe or blocked splitter junction, if fluid comes out move on to the next connection and follow the same process loosen of union and see if fluid comes out and repaeat the process down to the wheel cylinders. I have come accross blocked flexi hoses in my time where the internal walls have collapsed due to age. Regards

Bill You should not need to start the engine to bleed the brakes, but it doesent hurt to try it as sometimes vehicles can be funny beasts. Also have you assembled the secondary Piston correctly that pressurises the front brakes. You need to slide the piston along until the reduced diameter of the skirt comes opposite the stop pin hole, then screw home the stop pin making sure that the copper washer is in place under it. I am not trying to teach you how to suck eggs but just offering up some alternatives? We used to get problems with the old landrover ambulances, we could not bleed the rear brakes and used to raise them on a trolley jack and leave them overnight with both bleed nipples partially open and hoped gravity would do its job, sometimes it worked sometimes it didnt.

Taken from the 1956 Chertsey Book. Worked on them when in N.I. Always getting called out to start them as they were not used on a regular basis but only for backup purposes so consequently the air tanks would drain and also the fuel would need to be primed again, we would then hand crank them to start it, thank goodness for the decompression lever.

Whilst I myself run AVG on my Laptop and am fairly happy with it, I was suprised to read in my latest copy of Which magazine the results of the latest Security Software Test, here is the top 5 from a list of 18 tested. 1. Norton 360. 2. Norton Internet security. 3. F-Secure Internet security 2014. 4. Microsoft MS Security Essentials 5. Bitdefender Internet Security. I personally would never use Norton again due to bad experiences in the past but then what do I know? Brucie

Hope this uploads alright and you can read it as having trouble with scanner at moment. This may help you the scale is 4mm to 1ft. Regards

This is how a basic simple hydraulic system works, but May not necessary be the same as yours, the system must be completely filled with hydraulic fluid. It is essential that all air is excluded from the cylinders and pipes; once this has been done the following state will exist. · Each wheel cylinder centre compartment and pipes leading back to the master cylinder will be full of fluid. · The compartments in front of and behind the head of the piston will be full of fluid. · The reservoir or the canister will be filled up to about two thirds of its total capacity. Brakes Applied. When the pedal is depressed, the piston moves forward, compressing its spring and covering the small port in the cylinder. The pressure of the fluid opens the delivery valve, and fluid is forced into the pipe lines and wheel cylinders, thus moving the plungers away from each other and applying the brakes. During the movement of the piston the compartment behind the head remains full of fluid because it is in permanent communication with the reservoir and a cup washer at the rear prevents fluid escaping to the atmosphere. It looks like your push rod in your diagram is the adjustable type? Brakes Released. When the pedal is released the piston in the master cylinder is forced back by its spring and this movement is quicker than the return of fluid from the wheel cylinders to the master cylinder (this is due to the piston spring holding the return valve closed until it is overcome by the brake shoe return springs. The resulting suction in the front of the piston will draw the edges of the cup washer away from the piston and fluid will flow from behind the piston through the small holes and over the cup washer to the front compartment. The powerful action of the brake shoe springs will draw the shoes away from the drum, thus forcing the fluid from the wheel cylinders back through the pipes to the master cylinder which now has an access of fluid owing to the recuperating action. The excess is returned to the reservoir via the small return port in the cylinder. This also prevents pressure building up in the system as a result of the expansion of the fluid when heated. The piston spring is set to maintain a static pressure in the system at pre- determined pounds per square inch. If the fluid expands it forces the return valve of its seating and pressure is released through the return port.

When I was stationed in Munster/Germany 1976/77 we went to Switzerland on adventure training and we had to paint the Bedford MK and 2 land rovers Royal Blue otherwise we would not have been allowed entry to Switzerland with the vehicles, with it being a neutral country and we were not allowed to take any military uniform items. It was a lovely month and we stayed in a Swiss Army Maintenance chalet just outside St Moritz. That’s where I was introduced to Hellbrau, left the whole body aching next day if you drank too much.

I think the ammeter being shown is for registering the amount of current being taken from, or put into the battery. When current is being supplied to any of the electrical components by the battery, the ammeter needle moves from zero in the centre along the scale on the side marked discharge. When the Dynamo is revolving fast enough to close the cut out points, the needle will move back towards zero and then along the scale on the side marked charge, since the current from thr dynamo goes through the ammeter in the opposite direction to the current from the battery. With no electrical components switched on, except the ignition, the max charge will be about 8 - 10 amps.

It could be for stowage of aerials especially if it is a tels body or a CP Body, as beside the stowage bins to the right are some large mounting brackets and I have seen aerials mounted in that position when I was serving?

Maybe a picture of the said strg wheel might help people as maybe not everyone has not seen a 101FC strg wheel?