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Welcome Diego, from another GPW owner :-)

Welcome to the HMVF, any vehicles yet ? :-)

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Welcome to the HMVF Colin, what took you so long :-) Best Wishes, Dave n Helen (Mid Lincs MVT)

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Welcome to the HMVF James

I believe either Jeffrey Engineering or Rex Ward (both have websites) will be able to help you, both highly respected in the military vehicle scene. Good luck. :-)

Welcome to the HMVF :-)

Welcome to the HMVF :-)

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Welcome to the HMVF :-)

Welcome to the HMVF David :-)

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Welcome to the HMVF Phil :-)

A sad loss R.I.P Tony

We've all been there mate As I said earlier the beauty of a intelligent type charger is they never let you down and as long as you park your jeep near a power source you will always know you have a fully charged battery, I have used one on a condemned battery my friend gave me for my sheep electric fencer after it failed several times to hold a charge, after being on the Optimate it is now holding charge and I used it on my own car for a couple of weeks when mine failed ! They have the ability to reclaim batteries thought to be useless. Well worth the investment, like a jeep ! :-)

Welcome to the HMVF William from Dave and Helen, Mid Lincs too

I cannot comment on your current battery (pun intended) ! but I use an Optimate trickle charger on my Jeep's 6v battery and it has been great, battery has lasted five years and always fully charged when needed. I used one on my Honda Fireblade after having two batteries in two years once I fitted an Optimate I had the same battery on it and going strong 6 years later ! Even if you buy a new battery to be sure, I would recommend fitting an Optimate or similar to prolong it's life :-)

Just back from Rauceby 2013 another great show and definitely one for next years diary. Thanks to everyone who attended and to ALL the people involved in putting on a great weekends entertainment. If you've never been you don't know what you're missing :-) Roll on next years show they get better each time !

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Welcome to the HMVF Terry

As mentioned most people keep the 6v starter as they run fine on 12v, why not just get a multimeter and check the voltage at the battery even if you have run it down you will know whether it's a 12 or 6v job. Six volts fully charged usually around 7.5v max. Twelve volts fully charged 13.5 ish. If you find out what battery you have use the right coil and as suggested as a get you home trick wire a live wire direct from the battery to your coil. If you still can't get a spark then it is a question of starting at the beginning and working your way through ALL the ignition system mate. If I lived nearby I would love to give you a hand maybe if you contact your local MVT group someone there would be willing to help you ? It could be something simple like a broken wire it certainly sounds as if electrics were not the previous owners specialist subject ! Best Wishes and Good Luck, Dave