08BB48 as bought by the previous owner Rob

 

 

   

Pictures courtesy of Rob

 

I have received the history for 08BB48 from the Tank Museum in the last week or so, my hunch about it being a MK2/4 was correct.  It was initially built as a MK2 and was then later up-armoured converting it to a MK2/4.  It would seem to have had an interesting service life in Northern Ireland!

 

 

As bought off E - Bay

 

 

           

   

 

Gearbox damage

The damage that you can see plus it is full of water - not a good sign

 

           

 

B60 seized but might be saveable wait and see... it is not, it is full of water in the wrong places and the blocks cracked!

 

           

   

 

When I removed the exhaust pipes and the exhaust manifold I found that a mouse had been using the engine as a storage larder see below

 

 

       

   

 

Cylinder Head off

 

 

Cylinders three / four and to a smaller extent five have some rust on the bores, cylinder three being the worst.

 

       

 

Bits found under the engine when it was removed Reme cap badge, spanner, cap of engine identity tube and the generator 'thingy-me-jigs' (forgotten what they are called)!  The spanner looks as good as the day it fell under the engine!

 

 

Nice big hole in the tyre I can get my whole foot in, notice how the tyre wall has not collapsed!

 

   

 

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