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Nice truck Marvin, how long has it taken to restore and what engine has it got now?

Agree with CW on this, a friend of mine got off using tactics that plod tell their own men to use if caught by cameras. Can't remember details now but all found on the web, worth a go Jack.

For a while now Forceful has been loosing a small amount of water over time, to help isolate the leak I fitted taps to the axle heat exchanger connections. This showed that no water was lost with the taps closed. While I had room with the prop off to replace the worm shaft seal, I thought it was a good time to fix the leak. Found a hairline crack in one of the previous in service repairs, dug it out and re-soldered it using self cleaning flux and capillary solder. Hard to work out why this has been a problem more than once, maybe poor preparation of the area when it was made, there was no self cleaning flux then even a finger mark could have done it.

Nice one Andy, this site has been improved a lot since I last visited it much easier to use now. My favourite not military, can't believe the commentator's voice http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=6625 CW will love it British made and jolly proud of of it too! Lorry's a Scammell by the way

A long shot but if all else fails check for a cracked pickup pipe in the tank, often overlooked when trouble shooting fuel problems.

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Yes, you're right of course, a brilliant product. But although I have used it with great success in the past, the components do have to held very precisely in a seep proof jig as it has a very searching nature and will all run out of a tiny pinprick hole, I know this because the first time I used it, I had a frantic time catching it with a spoon and putting back in the top until it started to set..:sweat: Each end would have to be jigged and cast separately and alignment could be tricky, this would mean mixing two batches out of one tin (if one tin is enough for both), the measuring has to be very precise as small differences in the amount of catalyst produces very different strength/hardness qualities of rubber. There is also a metal to rubber primer/adhesive to be bought. I don't mean to sound defeatist here, and not suggesting a second rate fix, just passing on experience, I have no doubt it could be done, but it is show season now and I feel that if this job was left until winter it would be better.

Nice vid Andy, he really should have gone over the humps cross ways though! :cool2:

Nick, if you can't get a replacement coupling one proven way to remake the drive would be to put it back but use a hose large enough to slip over the whole thing with double hose clips to clamp it onto the end parts. The longer the distance to bridge the thicker the hose needs to be to prevent buckling and collapse, hydraulic hose would be best or use two rad type hoses one over the other. I just hope the dipstick tube ain't in the way! This Gardner uses the same method as standard, both ends, simples.

There were 6 Explorers in FVRDE contract 9870, chassis no 8641-6. NGY 584 is chassis no 8642 (was then snow plow for RAE) so it looks likely that NGY 583 would be chassis 8641. I have never seen this one, is it still about? NGY 587 still exists, same contract, I do not know chassis no. It was also later a snow plow. Another one from this contract I last heard of still working on the Channel Tunnel build Another single Explorer was delivered to FVRDE under contract no 3953, it may possibly have been an NGY reg too. Just so we don't stray too far off topic, here is a pic of the paint layers on a part that was IRR green on release and was over sprayed in the same by me, the top two green layers are very hard to separate in this pic. Could that be pinkie/red?

Dunno, I thought it was Sombrero to keep the sun off, it must have been about midday as there are no shadows.

Phew :sweat:...........that's a relief Jack! I'm often amazed what you can find by looking on Google maps street view.......:whistle:

If you look closely the top wizard is off on the bus.....:-D

Very nice job Jeff, you didn't go on too much we like details, thanks for posting.

I'll go along with that, just think they look even better without the weights and rack....... Good pix Andy thanks.

Jack can't wait till Monday, he's off..........:drive:

Ted. here are a couple of documents re my Explorer for your records.

A very interesting couple of posts Ted thanks for those, I am very grateful for this info as my Explorer's last keeper was RAE from May '76. Under a few layers of paint on the n/s wing was a trace of what I now know as the FVRDE marking, it was one of 6 Explorers supplied to them. I do remember being surprised that the IRR green seemed to rub down to pinkie/redish colour, and in some areas though a blue grey and then a pinkie/redish colour. I took this to be red oxide primer under a grey undercoat, then IRR green. Some hidden parts were DBG. As this was some 13 odd years ago the memory may be faulty, I will see if I have any parts that I took off with the paint intact to check, I don't hold out much hope of a definitate outcome though. How good would it be to have a pinkie/red Explorer with evidence to prove provenance!

Good man, you're getting the hang of it now!

You know where we'll be if you can't find anywhere more civilized Nick, that'll be a lottery winning trip I bet :thumbsup:

Looks like you have time to plant another poplar and wait for it to grow into matchsticks Jack, strangely I ain't got a clue either.

Confirmation from Clive here: http://www.hmvf.co.uk/pdf/PAINTINGpart3.pdf Airfield construction vehicles A, B, and C vehicles, and engineer construction plant when working on airfields should have flat top surfaces, such as cab roofs, painted YELLOW.

Brian Carter owns this smart Pioneer, ex Royal Aircraft Establishment I believe, this may be the look you're after. the yellow is to be seen on airfields as you say. Nice to see your Explorer's still PETROL................:yay:

That new silencer will need more than that bent bit of old red wire holding it on with that lot blowing through it!

Nice link, a lot of unusual stuff, to me anyway, thanks. 1928 Mack Trucks Inc. Dump Truck for $2,250 would do me just fine.