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what part of the counry are you at owen?

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Thanks Nigel, not quite up to show horse standard but smart enough for a work horse.

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Trial fit of Cooper Stewart drive on the ATCO this morning, dodging the rain showers !!

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its looking good owen 😀

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yes I thought the same,but there might be some sinking sand around. That stuff is fatal if your on your lonesome.did subs have bronze props ? if they did I betya they have gone.

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cheers paul,have been in and out of the shed so much lately with this grass box that between the path and the shed there is a sheep track developing !! Must have a word with the farmer

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Its getting there John, top job mate as usual !

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Now this coat of paint is dry have had another look in daylight and there was a couple ,quite noticeable when the sun shone so back into the shed for some more plastic padding. I have come to the conclusion that it will never be the new box it once was but I think after the third remake I will have to accept it for what it is. Now must have a word with Titch about decals but will wait until after New Year.

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Thanks John. I got a few bit to finish off that will wait until summer as well.

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Must be spending more time in the sheds, keeping out the way. Wish all members the Best.

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Frankie sounds fine good job you saved it owen,will serve you well. I need my engine fine tuning but it can wait until next summer now.

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Is the idle set screw to lean, gently seat it up till it stops and back out 1 and 1/2 turns. If it has adjustable main you could try opening it slightly to see if it has any effect. You could also check tappets especially inlet valve.

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Hello. I would have thought it’s a clutch stuck open, check to see if its’ operating correctly. If that’s not the reason, Member SIG will sort you out.

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You can walk out to it at low tide – with care!
The wreck in question is a WW1 vessel but a good idea of just how bad the conditions were in such vessels can be gained by watching the classic WW2 film of the book Das Boot. It does go on a bit but I remember shots in the engine room showing diesels that seemed to stretch into the distance with exposed valve rockers etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Boot

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ATCO = Atlas Chain Company.
Re the Concorde, that was exactly the point I was making. Made in their thousands and thrown away in their thousands! Don’t confuse rare, ie not many around, with quality or of value. Machines from the 1900s have survived because they were made from durable materials such as cast iron at a time when such things were valued and even if discarded in the back of the coal shed survived to be restored and cherished.
The Concorde was a “cheap and nasty” mass produced machine built more to domestic appliance than horticultural standards and as such was readily discarded or reverted to iron oxide!. It wouldn’t surprise me if far more Ransomes Ajaxes have survived than Concordes. However, it is representative of an era in UK manufacturing and gardening and as such a decent one is worth preserving.

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