Coalhouse Fort Project

Guest · Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:21 pm Post subject:

Now that gives the game away

ArtistsRifles · Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 613 Location: Dagenham, Essex

Aha! - so I guessed right as to the name of the person behind the ID of Crusty in the appropriate post then Cool

No offence taken - a Stalwart might well be lighter than a Saracen and the gear ratio's could also be different. Also - if memory serves the Saracen has a fluid flywheel with a preselect box whereas the Stalwart has a purely mechanical clutch with conventional 5 speed box. Fluid flywheels and preselectors aren't very fuel efficient - kind of like comparing the fuel consumption figures between the manual and automatic versions of the same car.
I worked the fuel calc's from Autotoute using the advised rate of 2.5 MPG from the owners forum (and not the 4 MPG the book says) hence the figures quoted.

Tim put £160 in her this time last year and that took him to Belring and back, all the running around at the show and from then till I put the fuel in today.
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ArtistsRifles · Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 613 Location: Dagenham, Essex

Phase 2 of the move is now completed - Maud is sitting in a field beside the home of the owners of our caravan storage site.
We went down to the Fort and she fitted - JUST!! Had to remove the mirrors and the flashy beacon from the back but other than that it went in OK. Definitely a two - possibly three - man job getting her in though!!

Didn't have a very auspicious start as the right indicator and the brake lights decided to stop working. Got the indicator fixed somehow but the brake lights went from none to on full time and stayed there... I know what the problem is and, if there's time, will fix it down at Beltring. If not then as soon as we get back from holidays.

I would like to say a big Thank You to Stuart for his invaluable help in getting her home - literally couldn't have done it without him. I know he enjoyed he sights from the roof, esp at Bentley!! Cool

Also a big Thank You to young Vicky for lending him to me for the day!!

Next issue looks to be finding a#2 from Fords Dunton plant to the W&P show on Thursday as every one today has been telling not to make the run alone!!
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ArtistsRifles · Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 613 Location: Dagenham, Essex

Looks like the filling of the #2 seat to Beltring has been solved - one of the members of the Stalwart Owners Forum currently sans vehicle (but still married so there's a plus!!) has offered to meet me at Dartford, probably in the Thurrock services on Thursday afternoon.
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