My last engine change....

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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Saracenman » Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:03 pm

i feel a ban coming on.......... =))
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Mackrick » Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:18 am

Sam you should like Tens as you say they are built like a boat and we know how you like boats ;)
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Saracenman » Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:20 pm

is it the boat itself he likes, or the 'lifestyle'? =))

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Re: My last engine change....

Postby IanM » Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:50 pm

Za150 wrote:Tomorrow i shall try and get some photos of them going in if nobody is bored of these ones!


In the best Haynes manual tradition, I imagine "refitting is the opposite of removal"...

meaning you just swear in a different order :D
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Mackrick » Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:33 pm

Hope you remembered your camera Olly ....
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Za150 » Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:20 pm

Mackrick wrote:Hope you remembered your camera Olly ....


I remembered my camara Rick, but sadly we didn't fit any engines today, all we did was remove the engine that the night shift fitted last night because of a problem we found this morning while re connecting the new one.

So we had to take the engine out to repair the problem, happy we were not!!!! Night shift will be fitting that again tonight!

Hopefully we will fit the other one tomorrow as we are waiting for the structures bay to carry out a repair on the No3 engine bay sidewall.

Bloodly jet is getting scrapped in April as well................
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby IanM » Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:44 pm

Za150 wrote:
Mackrick wrote:Hope you remembered your camera Olly ....


Bloodly jet is getting scrapped in April as well................


Is that one of the ones going to Brunty?
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Mackrick » Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:18 pm

Za150 wrote:
Mackrick wrote:Hope you remembered your camera Olly ....


I remembered my camara Rick, but sadly we didn't fit any engines today, all we did was remove the engine that the night shift fitted last night because of a problem we found this morning while re connecting the new one.

So we had to take the engine out to repair the problem, happy we were not!!!! Night shift will be fitting that again tonight!

Hopefully we will fit the other one tomorrow as we are waiting for the structures bay to carry out a repair on the No3 engine bay sidewall.

Bloodly jet is getting scrapped in April as well................


Whoever did the bay checks then needs a slapping ~x(
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Za150 » Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:00 pm

IanM wrote:
Za150 wrote:
Mackrick wrote:Hope you remembered your camera Olly ....


Bloodly jet is getting scrapped in April as well................


Is that one of the ones going to Brunty?


Yep, Its XR808 and the other one is XR807

XR 808 is the devils jet........ Its always bloodly broke and nothing ever goes right on it....... as we have proved today!

good ridence to it i say!!

And rick, the person doing the bay checks has had a clip round the ear!
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:02 pm

It's always the OTHER BLOODY SHIFT, same as in my day!
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Mayfly » Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:22 pm

Good job we were on the same side then XP :))
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:29 pm

Indeed Madam
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TSR-2 simply got the first 3 right. ”
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Sad Sam3 » Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:08 am

Bloodly jet is getting scrapped in April as well................


Is that one of the ones going to Brunty?


Yep, Its XR808 and the other one is XR807

XR 808 is the devils jet........ Its always bloodly broke and nothing ever goes right on it....... as we have proved today!

good ridence to it i say!!

And rick, the person doing the bay checks has had a clip round the ear!


Anyone still want to preserve one of these heaps?
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Saracenman » Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:17 am

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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:38 am

Is it a subject close to your heart oh short one!
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby 320psi » Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:56 am

Sad Sam3 wrote:To all the people who want to preserve a 10 I refer you to the above!

Not a very reliable beast are they!



Lovely set of pics thanks

Just to add, I know the '10' is much bigger, but our ladies were never and continue to be not in the slightest bit easy to keep alive.

Total and utter 'arses' if you asked me ;)

Im sure the question will be asked soon enough, but as for keeping one going at Brunty, ummmm, the man power up there is thinly spread anyways, if Dave were to agree to keeping one going, after others have been scrapped, it would need a team not unlike ours to love it and more importantly fund it

All the best for your future ;)
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:26 am

Be nice to see it kept indoors too! :-o =))
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Za150 » Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:15 am

Sad Sam3 wrote:Anyone still want to preserve one of these heaps?


There not heaps..... just 808 wouldn't be the one i picked to keep!!!!
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby 320psi » Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:52 am

Xplumberlives wrote:Be nice to see it kept indoors too! :-o =))


I sure lots of groups would love to see their 'charges' under cover ;)

Its only took us 15 years and £145,000 worth of fund raising ;)

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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:53 am

320psi wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:Be nice to see it kept indoors too! :-o =))


I sure lots of groups would love to see their 'charges' under cover ;)

Its only took us 15 years and £145,000 worth of fund raising ;)

:)



Andy, it was said with tongue firmly in cheek! =))
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Dan4th » Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:13 pm

320psi wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:Be nice to see it kept indoors too! :-o =))


I sure lots of groups would love to see their 'charges' under cover ;)

Its only took us 15 years and £145,000 worth of fund raising ;)

:)


Of course, technically your girls are only 90 Per Cent
"under cover" -- with the last 10% coming fast!

GO LPG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, VC-10 Support Crew, which Ten WOULD you save and WHY????????????

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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:17 pm

This could run and run!
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Dan4th » Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:19 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:This could run and run!


Hoping....

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Re: My last engine change....

Postby 320psi » Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:50 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:
320psi wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:Be nice to see it kept indoors too! :-o =))


I sure lots of groups would love to see their 'charges' under cover ;)

Its only took us 15 years and £145,000 worth of fund raising ;)

:)



Andy, it was said with tongue firmly in cheek! =))


I know ;) :D


Heres the the VC10 preservation group ;)
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Za150 » Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:03 pm

Dan4th wrote:

Okay, VC-10 Support Crew, which Ten WOULD you save and WHY????????????

Danf.


Well ZA150 of course!!!
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