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  1. radiomike7
    What do you intend running it from, a mains transformer capable of 55 Amps will be fairly large and probably need a cooling fan?
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    Rather like this Pete? Or perhaps a step backwards....
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    Austin armoured car?
  4. radiomike7
    I'll hazard a guess as Tank Bridge no2 as used with Churchill??
  5. radiomike7
    Well done with the test, when I last drove one of these at Bruntingthorpe many years ago I seem to remember the overdrive was epicyclic and quick to engage/disengage. I also remember it had a good turn of speed.
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    Same concept as the Indian EOI engine from the 30s.
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    Edit, you answered my question as I was typing!
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    You were lucky getting the U bolts out of the front axle in one piece, they are similar to Matador ones which can rust in the housing. The rears look a bit easier.
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    I don't know the full story but Avgas 100 low lead can contain a dye. It also has a lower volatility than normal petrol and can give starting and part throttle problems. I mentioned the cat/oxygen sensor problem as I witnessed 10 litres of leaded four star which were used to rescue an early Audi Quattro that had run out of fuel and resulted in a £1k repair bill.
  10. radiomike7
    If you mean Avgas it is 100 octane and low lead so unsuitable for any vehicle with a cat. It would be subject to duty if used as a road fuel.
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    I think it was central London where trams were not permitted a catenary system, they used a Scalextric type groove and a plough pick up.
  12. radiomike7
    Had they not heard of induction in those days?
  13. radiomike7
    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reform-of-red-diesel-entitlements/reform-of-red-diesel-and-other-rebated-fuels-entitlement
  14. radiomike7
    Exactly as Richard said with the addition of being capable of breaking down in to packaged loads for reassembly by four men in 10 minutes. Unladen weight with a flat bed is 1.3 tons and it appears in the 1971 Chertsey book as 'in service'.
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    That looks very much like a Jaguar XJ6/12 interior handle.
  16. radiomike7
    Given up on linking to the post so here are the genuine tools, note the stand which takes the place of the timber that Richard mentioned.
  17. radiomike7
    Originally posted by Andy, these are the genuine service tools. Trying to link to a previous post but having trouble......
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    At the time the company was actually 'G. Scammell and Nephew' but I am struggling to read the transfer even by enlarging it. They were based in Spitalfields, London.
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    2 3/4" BSF rings a bell from years ago, 99mm/3.9" AF
  20. radiomike7
    Was there a connection between Walter James Iden and Iden Grange, the home of Michael Banfield?
  21. radiomike7
    From Wiki: In 1913 they (David Brown) established a joint venture in America with Timken for Radicon worm drive units.
  22. radiomike7
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/26943652@N05/43794658582 It needs a high voltage from the Tesla transformer to get it going, take care if you try to get it to work. I also suspect it should be contained behind a screen in case it explodes. The rating on the box states 85 amps but at 2kW/24V I think that should be 8.5 amps.
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    For those not familiar with the auction it is worth a read. https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22201/#/aa1=1&MR1_length=96&w1=list&m1=1
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    For what it is worth an Ebay seller is claiming it is correct for the Meteor fitted to a Comet. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133787595461?hash=item1f265cb2c5:g:Na4AAOSwUdFgUN4z
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    Chris, have you seen this on YouTube?
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