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Originally Posted by juddy

Re radios, Clansman was used but only the last few years of the Stolls being used.

Radio Installation in B Vehicles - is for the VRC-353 set in a Mk 2 Stalwart

Abd this may be helpful to you too.....

stalwart entered service in the late 60's early 70's and was released post 90...it had both radio sets...

driving the stalwart on the road..., never drive more than 20-30 miles in one go...always stop check and have a look, then proceed if you have to......always wear ear defenders or have the intercom headphones on, you will be deaf within a 100 miles.

Fit a rear view camera and screen. Dont have it in your normal line of vision, too easy to keep looking at it...

Tyre pressures are most important, wheel circumference pointless...unless you have very unevenly worn tyres its a pointless exercise..

You can go many many miles in them but after 500 miles she will need a good check over, 1000 miles and you need to be thinking about oil changes, 3000 miles and you are into a full service...so be aware that they are a lot of work...better to haul them to where you want to play then haul them home...

always check oils prior to run, no matter how many times you have done it before, and essential at every 20-30 mile stop....

Always make sure she is coming up to air BEFORE driving off...if the brakes go hard stop as soon as you can, like immediately...usually more effort to go than stop in a stolly.

Mirrors are a good point, get the best you can and keep them clean.

If you intend to run her on the road a lot then fit a yellow beacon front and rear. fit extra side lights and rear lights...even if they are temporary ones...fit a mechanical brake light switch.

Making sure you always have spare belts is a good idea,

always take a spare wheel and tyre with you unless you have breakdown cover, they do not run on a flat tyre.

Get breakdown cover...

If I was running on the road a lot I would fit new driving lamps and a better interior light. No matter what people say do go off road regularly during a drive as it will unwind the shafts if only for a short time...

wind the torsion bars down so that she sits lower on her suspension units, this levels out the tracta joints and reduces wear and the risk of failure...

make sure your governor works and that you never drive her above 40 mph,

Always carry a fire extinguisher and some water to put out fires...coke a cola will do the job if its only a small fire...

Get two very large tool boxes, fill it with all manner of odd shaped spanners and tools, carry a plentiful supply of rags and make sure you fill the area where you are working with rags before you start to work or you will lose all your nuts washers and springs under the bed of the engine never to be seen again...remember to take them out before starting the engine again.

Final word of warning, jerk loads are the biggest stress on a stalwarts drive system, be very very careful about towing, or pulling with a stalwart, never jerk the transmission, always use smooth steady pulls.

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Ron, Ron, Ron oh Ron - what have you done :eek:

and dont ever get it wet or feed it after midnight:eek::angel:

Ron

I may be willing to part with a C42 Larkspur which was one of the VHF predecessors to the 353 Clansman, if you do want a radio set.

Diana

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Originally Posted by garrycol

Ron, Ron, Ron oh Ron - what have you done :eek:

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Indeed:(
Another thing to be very concerned about is that Alvis and the Rover co got married in the 1960's, so LandRover engineers and accountants were probably involved in any design downgrades:mad:
I've seen video footage of Stollies in British heavy offroad vehicle trials, and whilst they glide over rough terrain and sound gorgeous,it would appear that their tractive effort and climbing ability is nothing to write home about.
I suppose weighing as much as they do, with a relatively small engine,5spd
gearbox,no low range and geared to do 40mph, road verses crosscountry performance ends up being a bit of a compromise.
Wagoo.

one other thing ive just remembered.the cooling air flow goes in through the grills on the top rear of the cab, through the hull and after passing through the rediators at the rear comes out through the compartment at the rear of the cargo bay next to the exhaust. do not carry anything in this compartment especially anything flammable !!!

Thanks fellas.
I was not blind and know what I was getting in to.
I know a little about the Saracens with some ex army ones are still around and driven.
I am a experienced motor mech and was Ares in RAEME for seven years.
I do have a extensive range of whitworth spanners and years of playing with pommie bikes etc.
I have driven my old studebaker at 40mph over long distances as the old hercules donks never liked revs and know the old first parade, holt parade and last parade routine and pratice it on old army trucks to day.
I will not be rushing into a radio just yet as my aims will be getting to know the vehicle and fixing any problems found.
I purchased the vehicle because I always wanted some thing than can swim and some thing rare in this country should hold its value while I have some fun with it.
In fact I laught at the earier posts about driving it from Victoria.
I will see how things go and if it doesnt work out ,just sell it.
I will be dropping the front hub reduction gears , for longer trips and it should solve much of wind up problems.
I am waiting for my new internet service to be up and running in the new year before I join the Stalwart club on line.
I am told that high speed gears are advailible for the machine.
The former Saladen owner told me he would just let the vehicle go to the edge of the road every now and then to ease any transmission problems.
He told me he would easily get over 60 kph and it would go to just over 70 kph, but i dont know if the gearing between the two vehicles is the same.
The 4 cylinder and 6 cylinder B series Rolls Royce motors ( champ and Humber) I have had something to do with had a centrifical over rev govenor on the rotor button as a engine over rev back up.( similar to 24 volt 101 Landrovers)
The vehicle has done 2600 miles.
The things I am worried about is any big costs in repairs as I am short on time and now money to fix them.
Unless I can find super cheap transport to and from Albury Corowa will be out.
Vehicle pacific servicing , driving and breakdown prevention information is what I need to seek.
I suspect I will repair and break in another vehicle over time.......I have done it before, just not with a complex vehicle.
Just for the record too I was at the very first Corowa swim in many years ago as a teenager and been in and seen enough amphibious vehicles to know that swimming them before and after is a lot of work and is something which most people dont realise who only just take pics of them or ride them.
My father owned a WW11 Dukw and that vehicle was complex too with a maze of tail shafts running the lenght of the vehicle and its hull was thin and rust prone.
The stolly will never see salt water in my ownership and I hope I will get my kicks enough just using it locally.
I am just the owner untill the next person can play with it.
Ron

I bet you have as much fun working on it as driving it morton NP hasnt seen any armour since the 80s there should still be a few tracks you can use in on:p

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Originally Posted by 101 Ron

Thanks fellas.
I was not blind and know what I was getting in to.
I know a little about the Saracens with some ex army ones are still around and driven.
I am a experienced motor mech and was Ares in RAEME for seven years.
I do have a extensive range of whitworth spanners and years of playing with pommie bikes etc.
I have driven my old studebaker at 40mph over long distances as the old hercules donks never liked revs and know the old first parade, holt parade and last parade routine and pratice it on old army trucks to day.
I will not be rushing into a radio just yet as my aims will be getting to know the vehicle and fixing any problems found.
I purchased the vehicle because I always wanted some thing than can swim and some thing rare in this country should hold its value while I have some fun with it.
In fact I laught at the earier posts about driving it from Victoria.
I will see how things go and if it doesnt work out ,just sell it.
I will be dropping the front hub reduction gears , for longer trips and it should solve much of wind up problems.
I am waiting for my new internet service to be up and running in the new year before I join the Stalwart club on line.
I am told that high speed gears are advailible for the machine.
The former Saladen owner told me he would just let the vehicle go to the edge of the road every now and then to ease any transmission problems.
He told me he would easily get over 60 kph and it would go to just over 70 kph, but i dont know if the gearing between the two vehicles is the same.
The 4 cylinder and 6 cylinder B series Rolls Royce motors ( champ and Humber) I have had something to do with had a centrifical over rev govenor on the rotor button as a engine over rev back up.( similar to 24 volt 101 Landrovers)
The vehicle has done 2600 miles.
The things I am worried about is any big costs in repairs as I am short on time and now money to fix them.
Unless I can find super cheap transport to and from Albury Corowa will be out.
Vehicle pacific servicing , driving and breakdown prevention information is what I need to seek.
I suspect I will repair and break in another vehicle over time.......I have done it before, just not with a complex vehicle.
Just for the record too I was at the very first Corowa swim in many years ago as a teenager and been in and seen enough amphibious vehicles to know that swimming them before and after is a lot of work and is something which most people dont realise who only just take pics of them or ride them.
My father owned a WW11 Dukw and that vehicle was complex too with a maze of tail shafts running the lenght of the vehicle and its hull was thin and rust prone.
The stolly will never see salt water in my ownership and I hope I will get my kicks enough just using it locally.
I am just the owner untill the next person can play with it.
Ron

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I wish you all the best with your new project, iam sure you will have good and bad dasy with it but at the end of the day, you are very lucky to have one of these, and at least it will not be sat in someone barn collection for the next 100 years........ and you seem to know what you are doing, get a repair manual, 20 squids and start reading up on it....

Don't the Saladins have smaller 12.00x20 vs Stollies14.00x20 tyres ?
Pre select trans with fluid flywheel vs Stollies manual 5 spd ?
Wagoo.

ron, you are right about the rotor button having a governor on it but the engine also has a mechanical governor which comes in before the rotor button does.