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Jon, back in the 1970s I did a lot of work on Jag XJ6s, mainly Series 1/2, they all had dry liners and many had cracked blocks. The simple repair was to fit a brand new engine from Jaguar which cost just £630 fully dressed except for alternator and starter. Were the slotted blocks ever introduced for car use or were they a military special?

For those who missed it the other day, the story of Ewan McGregor and his brother Colin flying in the BBMF Lanc. Some excellent commentary by Tony Iveson, well into his 90s but could pass for 65. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01byv2g/Bomber_Boys/

I seem to remember L W Vass offering a recovery based on the Martian cargo and fitted with a Holmes 750. I think there may have been a picture of one on a Vass advert sheet that was posted on here some time ago - the one with a special offer if you bought 3 Dyson 50t trailers if someone has the time to search it out, possibly posted by Antarmike.

We did warn you about those Delphi injectors.... Looking good Adrian, hope to see it one day. Mike

Is KVN ex Sunters, I remember 447 DPY but not that one??

As Bran said earlier the 9 speed Fuller can either be a direct top or overdrive top. The RTX 11609 for instance has a torque capacity of 1160 ft lbs, 9 speeds and with an overdrive top of 0.74:1.

Speak to 'Retriever' a member on this forum, he used to own one. Mike

Hi Ben, has it survived its return to work without any major issues? I remember the day that Debbie from DCs and myself picked it up from Market Rasen in about 1990, supposedly with a seized engine but it started up first go. I really must make the effort to come and inspect the fleet one day.

That's my old one Andy, see post 573 on page 58 of this board. It has been parked outside for about 11 years which has let it deteriorate rather badly and I suspect it has done a fair few miles as all the tyres were brand new when I sold it.

Is that supposedly a demonstration of self recovery? One would assume the vehicle is up to its axles in mud yet half the available pull is from a high level which would drag it downwards. Would it not be better to route the cable round a snatch block on the front towing eye and a low level return via a snatch block on the anchor if necessary? Also I can only see a single winch fitted to the boom, would a twin not make the recovery far more useful?

The problem with fitting a diesel is that the B81 revs to 3750 and even the smaller diesels are only fuel efficient up to about 1900rpm which rather limits your top speed. The B81 is very inefficient as it is a side exhaust/overhead inlet, about 6.5:1 compression which will give about 3.5mpg on a 14 ton cargo or gun tractor, less on a 23 ton recovery.

Peter, to answer your earlier question, there was no way of locking the axle diff on either the Scammell or Leyland rear bogie. Each gear case drove the wheels at the same speed so it was prudent to use tyres with similar diameters on each side i.e. if you were fitting 2 new tyres then fit them to the same gear case. The Martian front axle is also quite unique in that it is a portal design in which the centre of the diff is above the centre of the hubs with the drive being transferred via bevel gears in line with the king pins. Again as with the Scammell there is no lockable diff. Mike

Not forgetting Tilling Stevens who were producing petrol/electric vehicles over a century ago. Several modern cruise ships also use diesel/electric propulsion.

Did the MJ not have plastic pipes? If so they may be interchangeable and available from military surplus suppliers.

Non, c'est le camion de depannage Scammell!

A better view of the lockers http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?7308-Scammell-Constructor-Gallery.&p=164254#post164254

Thanks Rich, we are only just down the road at Newport Pagnell. I found this amusing quote on the Shackleton Association site: Cuba Crisis: Emergency wills, leaving all debts to relatives and friends. Nasty weapons; all came to a halt, without any further problems.

With respect Rich, Shackleton was not built as a bomber but as a maritime patrol aircraft, the Lincoln was the last bomber descendant of the Lanc. Having said that my next door neighbour was a Shackleton captain and recounts tales of carrying live nuclear depth charges which were actually known as Lulu depth bombs during the Cuban missile crisis. Good luck with whatever you decide to do with it.

The incident at Boroughbridge in 1945, new trailer, DT and roll housing in the river Ure with what looks like some sort of BARV helping with the recovery.

Seeing as they cannot even spell licence I doubt it.

According to my info the mk 3 recovery has 10" wide 3 piece rims, same size as mk 1 and 2 so no probs fitting the tyres apart from possible body/chassis clearance.

Click on 'Seguinte', no more truck pics though.

Andy, I thought that the main problems with sulphur were particulate formation and the creating of acid rain which was destroying the forests in Europe. The downside is that the increased processing at refineries to make almost sulpur-free fuels uses more energy and these increases in CO2 emissions may offset to some extent the gains made in newer vehicles.

In the case of the 18 wheeler might they have wound the spring brakes off and removed the prop while it was on its side, or lack of communication between the recovery crew. 'Wind the difficult to get at brakes off while I set up the recovery' 'Yes boss' 'Doh, what happened?' 'They were all difficult so I did the lot'

Absolutely correct, it was already called Lancaster but AVRO were instructed to refer to it as a Manchester III.