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Old 10-07-12, 09:53
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hi andrew
not sure of the origins of this particular t16 but i'm fairly sure it passed thru shaun's hands at some point (not unusual for a uk carrier)
i'm not doing too bad on the spares aquisition as i've managed to find pretty much everything other than the 24 stud engine so if you could have a word with your freind for me i'd be grateful.

cheers

rick
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Old 10-07-12, 19:15
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Uni coming along nicely, i have been turning out tank strap turnbuckles which i promised folk.. the carrier is onto the nicer stage of putting restored bits back in which i nice.
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Old 11-07-12, 00:12
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Rick

Good to see you have finished the T16 !! think you missed a bit.



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Old 11-07-12, 00:24
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finished to my usual high standards
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Old 18-07-12, 21:45
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Well I made it. 22 miles all under her own steam she is now parked up at War and Peace getting rained on. I cannot help but think after what was a mammoth effort to get the T16 there, that I should have left it at home. Basically she ran and drives really well, except when its been running for about 10 minutes it gets fuel starvation and stops. Usually on a corner as this is where I ask for power to turn around and therefore we stop and block the road on a bend. Great! I have a new electruc fuel pump and all new filter and lines, but the original tanks. Both have been throroughly cleaned but still have some dirt getting into the filters. I reckon my problem is that the electric fuel pump maybe too high up to manage to pull the fuel fom the bottom of the tank right the way to the filter next to the driver and then back to the pump and filter king and onto the carb. Of course it could have vaporization issues but I would have thought the electric pump would have overcome this?? All ideas much appreciated, but I will definitely be trailering it home. 22 miles on the road in a Carrier is far enough for me! I felt sure the tracks were visibly wearing down as well.

photo on route with father in the background

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Old 18-07-12, 23:53
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Well done !!

Go around the stalls and buy a Bren Carrier Drivers badge to put on your jacket.
You have earned it.

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Old 19-07-12, 00:33
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Andrew Great work.
A simple test to see if the pump is underpreforming is to hang a bottle of fuel about 3 ft. above the carby and take a run, if preformance improves it's the pump if not you have to look further. A drench backpack makes the ideal container. Hope this is of help.
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