Modern Commer Replacement

[Andy Zarse]

I think we have a serious medical disagreement on our hands, so to speak. With due respect Steve, I think your prescription is the complete opposite of what is required here. It's a well known medical fact, or at least Chris Z tells me it is, that the glycol content of anti-freeze is an irritant to the small intestine. So Slick 50 by definition will cause the movements to be not so much stools, but more like door mats.

No, I have a better prescription altogether, namely Holt's Radweld. Taken anally, it'll tighten things up a treat and provide comfort and safety to the patient for the whole week. That or poison him to death, one or the other.



Oh, and for some post palliative care, I'd recommend a course of Radflush when you get home.

[Andy Zarse]

PS Chris Z asked me to get him some of this whilst I'm in Halfords.

[Steve Pyro]

Stools??  If you use Radweld surely you'll end up with a whole dining table!

This should be better.

The label says it stops frequent venting and prevents cold spots.

[Canada Phil]

This thread is the pinnacle of CA folly
I love it.
Canada Phil

[Andy Zarse]

Hi Phil, just to get things back on track and away from the folly, have a look at these Commers in Canada. And Holland. And Africa....

http://www.commer.org.nz/AWHiggins/AWHColl.html

[Canada Phil]

Hi Andy,
            Interesting link. The Toronto one is interesting to me ofcourse. Lots of new trucks still have the HIAB crane fitted. Is it unique to Canada ? The address for Pilkington Glass is now in the Club District.
Canada Phil

[gibberish]

Well I'll fit a new water pump and remove the thermostat if it helps you any.

That sounds just fine Andy, but without the thermostat wouldn't the water preassure be alittle high?  To which part of the cooling system do you recomment attaching the rectum?  It could be a bit tricky on top of the radiator 

[Andy Zarse]

Gib, I had of course intended to plug you into the heater matrix. Things could quickly become very like The Matrix film, you'll be sitting there plumbed in and sweating like Morpheus whilst Steve Brown and Fran are bouncing off the walls dodging bullets.

[Andy Zarse]

Hi Andy,
            Interesting link. The Toronto one is interesting to me ofcourse. Lots of new trucks still have the HIAB crane fitted. Is it unique to Canada ? The address for Pilkington Glass is now in the Club District.
Canada Phil

Phil,

HIABs are in the UK too, though I think it's also a generic term for any crane fitted to a lorry chassis. A bit like hoover is a generic term for a vacuum cleaner.

[Andy Zarse]

If anyone is interested to know more about the brilliant TS3 enginge, this is a great article. And also a link to hear what a proper Commer sounds like at on starting up and at full chat. I think it's very similar to a 70's Ferrari V12.

http://www.commer.org.nz/TS3motor.html

[Lorry]

I heard one of these on a test bed years ago, and we couldn't believe it was a 2 stroke truck diesel, it sounds far more exotic.  Will it fit the campervan?

[Steve Pyro]

If anyone is interested to know more about the brilliant TS3 enginge, this is a great article. And also a link to hear what a proper Commer sounds like at on starting up and at full chat. I think it's very similar to a 70's Ferrari V12.

http://www.commer.org.nz/TS3motor.html

The info about the TS4 is even more fascinating.  Only 14 built and, when Chrysler bought out Rootes, they ordered all engines to be destroyed as it was at odds (but far better) than other engines they had developed in joint ventures!

[gibberish]

Gib, I had of course intended to plug you into the heater matrix. Things could quickly become very like The Matrix film, you'll be sitting there plumbed in and sweating like Morpheus whilst Steve Brown and Fran are bouncing off the walls dodging bullets.

Andy, I think I'd rather be warm, than trying to catch bullets.  But does this mean we would be under attach throughout the entire irrigation process.  Not very comfortable with that idea.

[Snoring Rhino]

The TS3 design is similar to the Leyland L60 engine used in the Chieftain tank on a bigger scale - Luckily they weren’t used in anger much - they had a life expectancy of 700 to 1,000 miles (great excuse to develop its own ARV (Armoured recovery Vehicle)) and a quick change system which meant they could change an engine in the field in about and hour - either a very quick hour with a shell up your bum or a very long one - depends on the enemy I guess.
Then there was the smoke issue, being 2 stroke,  when they first started up they emitted more smoke that Battersea power station - you can imagine - lets hide our tanks in this clump of woods, enemy waits for them to start up and the smoke plumes on the horizon, a fairly easy target spotter! Wasn’t very powerful either (cant remember the stats) we mated the new CV12 RR engine onto the standard TN42 gearbox in the last of the chieftains  - a cheap Challenger - and the increase in power just ate the boxes as soon as they steered them.
I still have an L60 piston, its iron, is about 4.5 inch in Dia and 9inch long weighs about 10lb! I tie it to the wife’s jaw when she needs some ballast.

[Fran]

I dont mind dodging bullets, but I flatly refuse to have anything plugged into my rectum....