ShootingEgg Posted September 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 (edited) Radiator has come out, been flushed and ive cleaned it up and put some engine lacquer over it, looks a bit smarter now. Edited September 26, 2018 by ShootingEgg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 27, 2018 Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 very nice....coming along nicely.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted September 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 Had a few more hours on the oldun today. Got the fan off the water pump and pipes off and the thermostat house off. Pump in great condition so will clean get a gasket and back on, thermo house is rusted and broken away inside so shiney new for that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 looking at the original colour on the engine..................i think it might be an ex military landy........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted September 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 31 minutes ago, ditchman said: looking at the original colour on the engine..................i think it might be an ex military landy........... Unsure if its the engine it came with so could be ex military engine only.. But who knows, looking at how solid it still is would suggest its been looked after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 9 minutes ago, ShootingEgg said: Unsure if its the engine it came with so could be ex military engine only.. But who knows, looking at how solid it still is would suggest its been looked after. ex military spray their engines that colour after rebuilding..................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 Looks like a Donnington one to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted September 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 19 minutes ago, ditchman said: ex military spray their engines that colour after rebuilding..................... Ah right. Makes more sense.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted September 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 On 29/09/2018 at 19:44, TIGHTCHOKE said: Looks like a Donnington one to me. Excuse my lack of knowledge, what is a Donnington one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted October 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 Set up an electrolysis bath this evening and can see it working already only a few minutes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted October 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 Four hours on and off for the noght, dont really want it running when i cabt check it every so often. Looked like.. Now looking like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 On 30/09/2018 at 22:37, ShootingEgg said: Excuse my lack of knowledge, what is a Donnington one? Donnington was the army workshop where military engines were refurbished and occasionally you got one that was done on a Friday afternoon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted October 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Donnington was the army workshop where military engines were refurbished and occasionally you got one that was done on a Friday afternoon! Ahhh the good old friday afternoon job ahhaa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 send it to me ...ole ditchy will fettle it up boi........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 On 29/09/2018 at 18:53, ditchman said: looking at the original colour on the engine..................i think it might be an ex military landy........... Wasnt it called Duck Egg Blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted October 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 39 minutes ago, la bala said: Wasnt it called Duck Egg Blue. Yes it was 1 hour ago, ditchman said: send it to me ...ole ditchy will fettle it up boi........... Not sure i want you fettling with my bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 5 hours ago, ShootingEgg said: Yes it was Not sure i want you fettling with my bits Be careful he may try to groom you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 Used to be royal mail landrovers in the highlands, that might be where the red comes from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted October 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 1 hour ago, islandgun said: Used to be royal mail landrovers in the highlands, that might be where the red comes from From looking at it and the possible extras it had, im thinking ex army fire dept. Today I finished off the electrolysis, dropped the radiator back in just to see how it looked, tested the thermostat and found all the hoses I had delivered where the wrong sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted October 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 (edited) Thermostat back in and new gasket fitted with wellseal. But the new hose is definitely not the right one Edited October 7, 2018 by ShootingEgg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 just put a bit of gaffer tape around it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted October 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 22:57, ditchman said: just put a bit of gaffer tape around it Haha love it... Might jist do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted October 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 Another Saturday another day on the truck. The thermo top housing all back in, got the water pump fitted, all with new hoses, and have filled water up inc anti freeze.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 neat and tidy.........fer christ sake give the engine a clean............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted October 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 6 minutes ago, ditchman said: neat and tidy.........fer christ sake give the engine a clean............... 😂, what its authentic lol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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