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Assuming it is empty just fill it up. If you are really worried about it run a jerrycan of white through it first. I know a tanker driver who has said that when they are delivering different fuels (white, red or heating oil) they don't use dedicated compartments or bother flushing them out. I am unconvinced about staining, I have never seen any evidence of it. I suppose you might get it in plastic pipe or components.

Hi Kevin, Ted says if you want to give it a test you could drag that spare Explorer to his house, before Gary scraps it for you.

I bought one with 1300 miles on it at the auction. It cost me more than I had intended spending but the opertunity to get one in that condition was not going to be repeated. I have since done about 25000 miles with it, on and off road. LameRovers never managed to match the ride quality or performance of a Gipsy without extensive modifications. The only real problem is that Gipsy bodywork rusts almost as fast as a LameRover chassis. It is a great shame that when BMC bought Rover they didn't use the best features of the Gipsy and Series 2 LR to produce a replacement, rather than the piece of $#!* that was the Series 3. As it was, the Series 3 was a British Leyland cost cutting special and the Gipsy was replaced with the RangeRover. Not much can do better off road than the original Jeep, thats what LameRover started with and spent the years since spoiling it.

Withams only got six of the Home Office Gipsys. The sale in '97 was through British Car Auctions at Measham. I have one from the sale in my 'collection'

In the members list there is a new "reputation column". All very new...

It demonstrates why attaching the return from the snatch block to the winch tractor is not much help. The only benefit is slowing down the pull, you can't pull more than your anchor will hold.

As well as the "Rep Power" rating and the "Distinguished Road" blob there is a star thing at bottom left of posts to add reputation.

Welcome to the forum, have you worked out the show scene up here then?

Nothing worth mentioning here yet.

That's good news.

When they were first talking about banning 4 star I did a comparison running a gipsy on unleaded for a couple of months. Performance was not as good, the tail pipe became very sooty and economy was down. I went back on to 4 star as long as I could get it, performance returned, emmisions cleaned up and although it cost more to fill up the improved economy made it cheaper to run. I am thinking about trying this http://tetraboost.com/

Maybe this is a better link http://www.childcarseats.org.uk/law/ Or this one http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/Road_Traffic_Law/Seat_Belts another http://www.motorlawyers.co.uk/offences/seat_belts.htm The law is designed for the vast majority of road users, those of us with vintage vehicles are a small minority. To me it is quite clear and consistant. under threes must be in a proper child seat. over threes (under 135cm/12years) in front seats must use a proper child restraint. over threes may travel unrestrained in back seats if belts not fitted. Having looked again at the regulations I was wrong about being allowed to travel loose in the cab, but why would you? I would still rather fix a childseat in the front than let them loose in the back.

There is pleanty on the subject on the web, such as http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/child_safety/seatbelts.html My understanding of it is that children under 3 must be in the correct child seat, but over 3 they don't need any restraint in a vehicle not fitted with belts. If belts are fitted the correct seat/booster must be used until age 12 or 135cm. To use my Scammell as an example; as a locomotive it is exempted from seatbelt requirements, my son is nearly 2. If I wanted to take him on the road in it he would need to be in a childseat until his 3rd birthday, after that he could be "loose". In a pre-'67 Gipsy (no rear seats) without belts a childseat is needed until 3. (I can see no reason that this should not be fitted using a ratchet strap, as long as it is secure) Over 3 no restraint is required, but he will be getting one anyway. (required in front seats until 135cm/12years) So far, when we have been to shows he has gone in the car with his mum. When it comes to it I might well rachet strap a car seat in for him. There is no way I am going to have a three year old loose in the cab, whatever the law lets me do.

As we are talking about use of vehicles in preservation, rather than in service, there is no regulation you have to follow. It really doesn't matter a damn what signals are used but it is essential that both driver and guide are using the same system.

If you really want to work it out for yourself, go into the member list and sort by posts.

I have started a thread about it. http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?28138-New-event-in-North-East-Scotland

Just found some pictures on Flickr of the two military shows at Grampian Transport Museum in Alford. Link to the SMVG site 2007 gallery, GTM event second from bottom. http://www.scottishmvg.org/9.html

It depends a bit on the vehicle type, eg. goods vehicles under 3500kg gross only need them after 1/4/67. I am not sure if you could argue a MUTT as goods though.

What year is the MUTT?

Hi Kevin, we have talked about doing a military thing at BA for the past few years and there is quite a bit of interest, but unless we pick a date and do something it will never happen. You are right about the size of the site, I wouldn't expect to fill it but there is lots of scope to start in the wooded area and expand. As well as the usual crowd that go to BA Stores there is at least one Green Goddess owner interested and I have been talking to someone with a Cat D2 and some military generators he could display.

I was going to update this ages ago but forgot about it. The bulb pump I used wasn't a success. I fitted it inline, near the fuel tank, and it worked to prime the system. The truck would tickover quite happily but once there was a bit of load on it the bulb collapsed under suction from the mechanical pump and blocked the flow. In the end I fitted an SU pump inline, with a switch in the cab. It now works perfectly, prime system with SU, start and run on mechanical pump.

I have checked with Allan Brownie at BA Stores, 4th and 5th August is OK with him.

It depends how and what you use it for. I have alot of friends from freestyle skiing spread round the globe so it is a good way to keep in touch. The local steam engine club have a page for news and rally information. After the Great Dorset Steam Fair last year we set up a Diesel Heavy Haulage group, as a private group for those in the section to keep in touch the rest of the year. Phoning people is fine, but you can only speak to one person at a time. I agree, there is alot of drivel, but you don't have to read it.

I use Facebook, I did venture onto bebo and myspace but I suspect the virtual cobwebs will have taken over by now.

The "Thank" button seems a better idea than a "Like" see http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/index.php