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Do you know what make they are, and is it possible that the design started life on a car? trevor

That is a nice looking bandsaw you have there! trevor

This looks like it is progressing well! trevor

The official answer is B, the real answer is G Trevor

Is the RSPCA and Cat Protection League aware of this? :-D trevor

Hi Richard, so were they known to crack even when new? I assume from what you say that the inlet and exhaust are on the same side, so what would be the right and wrong way to mount them? The closest I ever got to working on a Bedford was servicing a TK coal lorry (Corrals?) many years ago... trevor

It could be that as the manifolds are slowly corroding away that they are no longer strong enough to contain the stresses? trevor

Depends on the colour and who is buying... :-D trevor

Results are a proven waste of time if they don't match what you set out to achieve trevor

I like the way that what on first sight appears to be an old truck, actually breaks up into a wealth of detail when you start examining it - so many questions that may or may not be answerable... trevor

Nice! Did you have to file the sides of the spigots off again? trevor

Ah, So the CA could have been part of the Nore Command or used specifically for the training ship? trevor

Did you happen to check the casting numbers on the headlamp brackets of the museum Thorney? I was wondering how they compared with your 'new' ones. trevor

So what is the black and white floaty thing in the background? Training ship?

Nice one, Terry! I would say that this is a 'hind' ammunition wagon, as opposed to a limber - judging by the 4 tier rack and central storage box. This thread has taught me something trevor

That wheel with all the balance weights - I have often found that it is just the tyre that is out of balance rather than anything to do with the wheel. For a wheel i always checked that it wasn't bent as some wheels and tyres come onto the market after the vehicle has been written off in an accident... trevor

Well, that is just great news! If that is a screw in the body of the carb, then the idle fuel circuit might be blocked - the hole where the fuel comes out is near the throttle butterfly when the throttle is nearly closed and easily fills with corrosion or other gunk that falls into the carb. If the screw is on the operating mechanism, something else is probably stopping the throttle from shutting fully. trevor

As an aside, my wife threw all her father's medals away - and he never wore them anyway because they were all soviet medals given out so that the organisers could have a nice ceremony - with little thought for why or who the medals were for. The worst one was the one given out so that, basically, the recipient could have a larger pension. My grandfather's Desert Star, on the other hand, is kept safely in a box so that I can get it out and remember what he did. trevor

I have not seen one of those, what are they like? Do they just go between the lead and the plug? Wifey tends to steer me away from the tool sections when we go shopping... trevor

I agree as well, no amount of overfuelling or ignition is going to get the engine to 4000 rpm - either the throttle butterflies are too far open or there is a large hole in the intake manifold (like if you had removed a blanking plug or something). It could be a cold start device holding the throttle open, sticky throttle or broken/weak/missing/etc. throttle return spring, or sticky throttle cable. Is it possible to safely look down at the carbs while someone starts the engine for you? trevor

Does anyone know what happened to the archives of the Ministry of Supply? Presumably the relevant lists would be there, if they still exist? trevor

If we are talking simple, then you could try a syringe and timing light. Fill the syringe with a little fuel and, with the air filter off and the engine in splutter mode, spray a bit of fuel down the carb to see if it continues to splutter or picks up. That should tell you if it is fuel starvation. No peeping down the carb to watch where the fuel goes, mind, you don't want to lose your eyebrows... Second, when you use a timing light it doesn't just show the timing, it shows whether the ignition is still firing. When you rev the engine you should see the timing change in a smooth manner. If the flash disappears then the problem is in the distributor/coil/leads area, if the timing changes unexpectedly then the problem might be the mechanical or vacuum timing mechanisms. I always remember that the problem is probably not what we think it is, because if it were then we would have fixed it already. :-D trevor

If you hear a knocking sound from the engine... ... don't worry, it will be just the hammer you left on top :-D It is really beginning to look nice in there! trevor

I would imagine it has something to do with when you will be wearing a beret; if you don't wear it in the field then it just becomes a bit of a soldierly fashion choice? Interestingly enough, many elderly men used to wear a blue beret rather like the British one, here in Poland some 20 years ago. trevor

You see, all you had to do was make a suitable sacrifice to the gods of Landrovers - once done you became eligible for divine inspiration. Obviously. trevor