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Dave, if it is a UK registered vehicle and you arrange insurance beforehand, you can travel from the dock to an MOT station and then back home without tax, we did this when returning from a six month trip. In the unlikely event that it fails, you can then drive it to a pre arranged place where repairs are to be carried out, or have it broken up..:shake: Can get all a bit frantic though. If you sensibly use a low loader, without the Bedford being legal you must have off road parking pre-arranged. You could of course just drive it home with your stinger ready to chuck out the back to deter following plod from getting too close....:cool2: Best of luck anyway.

Youv'e gone and done it now, we all want all of them now........:-D Always wanted a BAT M though

Good fun program, there ya go.........http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nnm3d/James_Mays_Toy_Stories_Airfix/

You may well be right there Gary.........:-D :-D My suggestion of fitting a water pressure gauge was to enable you to see if the pressure stays constant once warmed up and how long it takes to drop after stopping the engine. This should eliminate a lot of guess work regards cracked manifolds, leaky rad cap, vacuum relief valve etc.. In order to be easily read, the gauge only needs to read 50 psi or so and should be fitted in the cab. It is also possible that the water pump vanes have become eroded away reducing the volume of flow. A long shot but worth checking by feel that the oil cooler is working properly.

Human invisibility cloaking machine on half power setting?

That looks like a great event and worth a visit next time, great pix, especially that gorgeous Matador (clever use of modern mirrors) thanks for posting.

Hi Butch, some of this may seem a bit basic....just a check list of my experiences really.. The only time I had a overheating problem with my Meadows that was not caused by a defect, was when I held on too long to a gear on long climbs, a bit of steam would escape, changing down increased the fan speed and very quickly stopped it. I found it best not to drive it like a Diesel, I know it hurts but keep the revs up a bit..... I agree with Richard's point about the thermostats, they do more than shutting off the rad. I had new thermostats fitted and the later water system parts, I think they're even more necessary with modern fuel. Have you rebuilt the radiator cap? The spring can rust badly and so lower the pressure, worth a look if you haven't, it should click quite positively when you turn it close it Check that the belts are exactly matched as any difference will not be too obvious but could cause slippage, as could a misaligned compressor. If you haven't already done it increase your anti freeze to 50% to lower the boiling point. An internally cracked or rusted exhaust manifold can cause symptoms similar to boiling water, so will pin hole corrosion in the passages between the exhaust valve and the inlet manifold hot spots......... trust me I know, been there done both of them! Check that you have the ignition timed on the correct flywheel mark, there are two, different for mag or coil. You could also try screwing a permanent pressure gauge into a spare connection to check the water pressure. Keep up the good work mate, Scammell fans need you...:thumbsup:

Flook and friends...............

Now you're just being silly......:-D

He may have foolishly taken out a huge loan.

Many of those early ideas were so ingenious but flawed in so many ways, I love to see 'em.

:idea: Solved on the submarine version......

And for extra stealth, submerge!

As a mere layman I can see absolutely nothing wrong with this idea, where any built, and if not why not?

I nearly did but the CB thing gave it away, wood and string technology is more my thing really......

It's like one of those aerial base coil thingys a

Part of a light house arc lamp mechanism

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

you didn't ask for a date, just when. When it was raining, will that do?

You're excused Clive, we know your mind is full of Pig building pix right now :-\

I'd never seen that before, although no trouble for WLFs, it was simply very impressive, more cars needed for next year....:-D

Sentry box!

Interesting stuff and nice work Mark, nice to see a bit of what is under the skin of one of those.

Yep, that all seems about right.......... I was only 9.

Thanks for that, bonkers isn't it? Miss spell Selmeston and there it is! :-D We pronounced it Salmston...:cool: