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Rig Pig
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Think Detroit 71 running hard, a lovely sound until you spend a few hours in close proximity to it!
blackolive (Ste)
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Im in love 
Hopefuldave
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I wonder what it'd sound like with a set of three expansion pipes on the exhaust.... 
Dave H. (the other one)
Dave H. (the other one)
Barking Mat
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I mistakenly told my wife it would be quieter, than the six cylinder petrol. She still hasn't forgotten that one....
Second drive we did the top of the gear selector popped out the top of the gearbox, and she had to stand on it for the rest of the trip to the ferry terminal. Ho hum, good old days.
Having never seen apart from in photos, the double exhaust system. They tried triple exhausts in prototype testing, made no difference. I have a ford cargo exhaust, it is full of acorns and probably a dead squirrel. And has been disconnected for a while.
I love the way it almost barks on start-up. One of the first jobs to do is recon the injectors, as its not firing on all cylinders.
And the clutch slave cylinder. Which I must order tomorrow, probably best redo the seals in the clutch master cylinder at the same time. Etc.
Second drive we did the top of the gear selector popped out the top of the gearbox, and she had to stand on it for the rest of the trip to the ferry terminal. Ho hum, good old days.
Having never seen apart from in photos, the double exhaust system. They tried triple exhausts in prototype testing, made no difference. I have a ford cargo exhaust, it is full of acorns and probably a dead squirrel. And has been disconnected for a while.
I love the way it almost barks on start-up. One of the first jobs to do is recon the injectors, as its not firing on all cylinders.
And the clutch slave cylinder. Which I must order tomorrow, probably best redo the seals in the clutch master cylinder at the same time. Etc.
mylesdw
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In the early 80s they were practically free! The farm I worked on used to buy them and cut them up to make trailers and scrap the front half. I had a scavenge pump off one that I kept for years and then gave away; I think it ended up on a Rover V8.
Around that time I remember seeing a TS3 fitted to an American pick-up truck of some sort at a car show in Somerset.
The Leyland L60 tank engine was a 6 cylinder opposed piston two stroke. It had two crankshafts coupled by gears rather than the single crank and rocker system used by Commer.
Tinbasherdan
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oh you dirty, dirty boy. love a good 2 stroke diesel
Barking Mat
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@mylesdw , yes, loads of commers went your way. One of the only chaps providing new spares is on your island.
The Ts4 is an interesting sad story, scrapped by chrysler.
3 grand! Wouch.
Anyway...
The master and slave cylinder arrived today, and my boss sent me home as I've too many hours to recuperate, whoopee!
all initially looked same same, then i realised I'd cocked up and the clutch pipe threaded bit was way too small. However the pipe fitted into the bleed screw hole. Found a bigger 1\2" unf bleed screw, drilled it out, tapped it, the seating was wrong obviously. Ground off the end, plug welder the hole, loctite thread sealer it and then tried to bleed it up via the pipe.
After an hour wasn't winning, pulled off the master cylinder, it seemed to work, but no it wasn't doing nowt, plausible. Slung new m\cylinder on and it all started doing what it should. All bled up, all good.
Replaced the 'stop' bailer twine, I have a suitable Morse cable, one day...
Jumped her off the van, no long cranking like in that video above, 1 turn of the crank and she's off.
Happily surprised she did gears, and stopping, she got reversed into the barn.
Drink deserved beer! Good if frustrating afternoon, must measure before ordering.
The Ts4 is an interesting sad story, scrapped by chrysler.
3 grand! Wouch.
Anyway...
The master and slave cylinder arrived today, and my boss sent me home as I've too many hours to recuperate, whoopee!
all initially looked same same, then i realised I'd cocked up and the clutch pipe threaded bit was way too small. However the pipe fitted into the bleed screw hole. Found a bigger 1\2" unf bleed screw, drilled it out, tapped it, the seating was wrong obviously. Ground off the end, plug welder the hole, loctite thread sealer it and then tried to bleed it up via the pipe.
After an hour wasn't winning, pulled off the master cylinder, it seemed to work, but no it wasn't doing nowt, plausible. Slung new m\cylinder on and it all started doing what it should. All bled up, all good.
Replaced the 'stop' bailer twine, I have a suitable Morse cable, one day...
Jumped her off the van, no long cranking like in that video above, 1 turn of the crank and she's off.
Happily surprised she did gears, and stopping, she got reversed into the barn.
Drink deserved beer! Good if frustrating afternoon, must measure before ordering.
HughF
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Bit late the party, I have a ts3 in a stretched Leyland EA van. With Leyland fgk-60 running gear...I've got a spare engine too...
Anyone who ever went to the gdsf in the 90's, my father was the guy with the mobile drop-stamp press in the rural crafts area. He built the lorry and used it all over Europe in the late 80's and all through the 90's to haul the exhibition equipment.
Anyone who ever went to the gdsf in the 90's, my father was the guy with the mobile drop-stamp press in the rural crafts area. He built the lorry and used it all over Europe in the late 80's and all through the 90's to haul the exhibition equipment.
Tinbasherdan
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I have no need for a ts3 lump butbat the same time think I should own at least one
Barking Mat
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Nothing sounds like a TS3 a garage when I was a lad used to repair them and thrash them up the hill by our house
gordon stephenson
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Deffinely sound fantastic when pulling up a long slow gradient, Long time since I heard one, but once heard never forgotten.
Cobbler
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Growing up in the 50's I used to lie in bed & listen to them grinding their way up the A46, as Gordon says, can't mistake it. If I heard one today, I'd recognise it instantly.
Just found this thread,thanks @barking mat ,I do remember them as a kid and don’t think I’d forget that howl,SUPERB.why was it that they were so popular with livestock hauliers?
Think I know of a hedge under which ones “resting “ .
Think I know of a hedge under which ones “resting “ .
Barking Mat
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Ooh, ooh, photos please!
