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That Martian is probably the same one that I climbed all over while it was sunk in a hole as a training aid, it started me on the road to owning a Scammell, so has a lot to answer for..

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Been there Richard, when I first got Forceful the main tank was rusted through and sprung a leak on my first run out. It was repaired, hence I drain often, it only had a normal screw in drain plug, I fitted a spring type with a pull cord, a lot better! I wonder how often it would have been drained with that plug, and wether this contributed to the pipes being full of water.

I drain often so would most likely not much moisture in there now, but the first few times I went off road, on very steep drops rusty water would gush out of the steering breather, it was only when I took off the long pipes that drop down run along the chassis and up again that I got it all out, thinking about it I don't know why that had never frozen and split before.

Thanks Loggy and Richard, just as I thought then, I wondered if anyone had actually experienced problems, won't be doing that again then!..:shake: With all the mods to fit the new engine I thought I would leave fitting the air drier from the donor truck till later and of course never got round to fitting it, after all it never had one to start with.

I took my Explorer out the other day in freezing temperatures, I gave no thought to the fact that I have eliminated the methanol brake system antifreezer during the engine swap. Does anybody else ever put any methanol in theirs and how necessary is it, given that the power steering is air operated as well?

The Explorer brake assy bolts onto the transposing box, which a Pioneer doesn't have, but no doubt it could be adapted or have some common parts like the shoes.

Yep, I'd be up for that Andy...:thumbsup:

Good morning Andy, I heard from 6x6 that Lighting was now in your care, can't fault the choice of engine fitted, enjoy..:drive:

Hi and welcome, I heard you lot had to be careful shooting wabbits down there in case a pesky Hobbit pops his head up..

With a drip feed you would still need a breather to stop the seals blowing, over filling would probably mean most of it getting past the felt seal into the walking beams

Robert, My breather pipe is missing just noticed today, that inside of the pump chamber had a film like oil and very fine dust mixed, may have got in through the breather hole, so yes rust would be a possible cause!.....which gives me an idea, could you not fit a drip feed in the breather hole to lube the thrust and top up every trip? Take it easy and it should work for a stopgap.

The Pioneer being relatively low speed low power could get by without cooling. On an Explorer I reckon the spoon full of oil trapped around the thrust bearing would keep it lubed for a while, but the roller bearing next to it would quickly be running dry without a pump. But when working hard in hot climes it would need the cooled oil flowing through it and into the sump.

Nick, the pump squirts a lot of cooled/warmed oil on the worm in two places and a smaller amount to lube the pump gears and thrust bearing.

Mike has a point, Hamburger (no ham in it) and bap, hotdog (the only meat product not required to contain any meat!) and roll. But wasn't most bread even backed in a tin, round on top on those far off WW1 days?

My thoughts exactly Richard, I all this made me take the cover off and have a look at my pump today, happily all OK! I pulled off the gear so that I could turn and check the pump, it took half a dozen slow turns to prime (it was driven four days ago) and squirt oil out of the jet that lubes the thrust bearing, rear roller bearing and pump gears, Without this jet the pump gallery would soon drain dry through the bearings when going down hill, or parked on a slope. The front bearing seems to be lubed by oil thrown off the crownwheel, this cannot happen to the rear one. Pioneers must have a catcher for this, or summat. The worm and crownwheel could probably last a long time running light just on what is dragged round from the sump, but the rear bearings must surely wear or fail quite quickly, and these takes all the thrust. Running pumpless, especially if particles from damage have wrecked it, must be a bit chancy, it's there for a good reason after all! Nearly forgot, the pump definately does not work in reverse...

:rofl: Soo funny, at least your sense of humour's still working!

:shocked: Gosh, never seen that before, that man's using a rubber hammer, obviously someone who really loves his Scammell...

There are worse things to eat, but not many, like the sort of things celebrities eat in the jungle..

It's a rotor Chris, http://www.hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?t=11592&page=8

Bit of a bummer finding another broken one Robert, but what can you save from the two pumps? It may be easier to have some new bits made. It would be worth investigating what caused them to break, I would suspect metal fragments passing through or running dry, somewhere on here I read that metal particles can block the inlet pipe to the pump, this can't be seen until the pipe is removed. (I think I'll have a look at mine!!) Would it be worth researching (poking around scrapyards) or asking around to find a rotor type oil pump from an engine that you may be able to adapt? This would be able to prime from the sump and may be able to be fitted and driven like the original one given a bit of cunning. Like this: http://www.nbjincheng.cn/open_en.asp?id=1113&cataid=107 As to the steering pump idea, a couple of thoughts: Getting the gearing right, that prop spins very fast. Belt/chain throwing off if stones etc get in between. Most power steering pumps do not self prime and need a reservoir, so the pump would have to be fitted below the oil level, to keep it full when not working. You will have no return to top up a reservoir because the oil returns to the diff sump. The diff pump is rotor type pump and I think it works in reverse without valves as diferent ports are uncovered when rotation changes, don't quote me I may be wrong without looking at one! The original pump would not pump much at low speeds either, and as you would know about no pressure in reverse you would drive accordingly, there would still be oil there, just not so much, ok for a few feet.. If you ran an engine driven one I don't think an oversupply of oil would be a problem at low speeds, getting a flow started could be though. There is no problem that can't be fixed by the concentrated thought of many minds...

Seems I may be a bit behind the times on this and can't find any reference to floor area, new 2008 regs here.........http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/public/buildingwork/projects/workcommonoutbuildings/

Building Regulations do not apply to a carport provided the carport is open on at least two sides AND the floor area does not exceed 30 square metres. .I know this because I once built someone a garage with no door and no rear wall, neighbours objected but it was deemed to be a carport, doors wall added when neighbours had got used to it.

Blimey Mike, nothing random about that, my parallel time space continuum at 19.41 was just a millisecond ahead of yours...:coffee:

This lot are pretty random as well..........http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-2642,00.html