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  1. gritineye
    Well I have to admit to loosing the webbing strap that was in plain view where I had hung it on spare wheel carrier............you were both impressed, I could tell by your expressions. :n00b: By the way, are there any the pix of the Explorer tows Abbot master-class display on Sunday lurking about??......................................:coffee:
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    Correct, but when the higher temp thermostat eventually opens and in the unlikely event the water in the rad gets near boiling (hot day big hill, no fan remember) how would you know the experiment has failed?
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    And then you could try just taking the fan off, it's free, I've run vehicles for years without a fan, you need a temp gauge though, just to check.
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    Jules, PM sent
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    Shouldn't think exhaust brakes help long life much come to think about it!
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    Well I think I'll have a look inside mine soon, just to be on the safe side...:sweat:
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    Is it because he likes to bite tourist that get too close with those great steel jaws of his? :-D
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    Lucky you caught that in time Jules, what do you reckon was the cause of the pumps demise, and what were the symptoms?
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    Great fun Robert, thanks for posting that.
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    He may have lost the lust for rust......
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    Hi and welcome, good luck with DVLA, all very interesting stuff.
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    Graham Germany travelling from Miltary Mahem show to Dorset, he left around 3pm
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    And the bottle openers are brilliant!!!
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    Just got in, had a really nice weekend, and enjoyed the run there and back, great stuff.
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    Hi Alan, Andy's right we can't get enough details of how Explorers were in service, especially those little mods that are often removed by restorers as they are not see as "original". Welcome to the forum.
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    No but I did spot the shiney door handles, same as the Islay one, did you notice how the Explorer appeared to be winching on shore at the same time as the Foden was reversing past it on the LST?? And what was the Trewela winch doing?
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    Thanks npt, must have been an in service update on the REME one.
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    :tup:: What a good find, very interesting film, thanks for posting.
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    Hi Ryan, pioneers have quite a following on here, you're in good company, welcome to probably the best Scammell forum on the web.
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    David, what that rather embarrassing film doesn't show is that the next day, straight after the gearbox was fixed, the petrol engine self destructed and after being towed home Forceful was left to rot in a field for two years!
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    It was just so Cool Paul.........:-D
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    Lovely, :thumbsup: interesting to see those kit boxes on the back of a "Mk 1" did they come with it? Are those Jerry cans underneath them?
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    I have loads of pix, video of Steve Guest's unrestored one, we tried to get the engine turning over by towing etc. can post if anyone interested. Also some detail pix of the runner, want one so bad..........
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    That's nice.
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    Well worth a visit, I was impressed when I went a couple of years ago, nice setting, river downs, sea etc, and the famous Recardo's nearby
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