I have just visited the storage compound to pay the annual bill and exercise the 109 to splash the oil about and keep everything moving.
July 2018, Old LRe Magazine Articles
It has been a while since I have had anything substantive to add. I have a work trip to Stansted tomorrow, so I’ll be going to check on the 109 and giving it a short drive around the storage facility; I hope it fires up as easiy on previous visits, but it has now been […]
March 2017 Update
I have just been back to check on the 109 and give it a quick drive around the compound. Â It is a bit manic doing an eight hour overnight flight (over 11 hours on duty, including the pre and post flight tasks), getting to Birmingham, collecting the hire car, rushing to the crew hotel for […]
The Borg Warner Unit and Tdi-ZF4HP22 Plate
Just a quick couple of photos to show the Borg Warner transfer box and the torque converter housing (to take the  place of the existing flywheel housing) to mate the ZF auto box to the 200Tdi. The Borg Warner unit has the same low ratio as any LT230, but has the 1.22 hi range ratio […]
July 2016
I am back in the UK with the family for a not so summery holiday. Â It’s easy to forget how changeable the weather is here! I have been to check on the 109 and to give it a quick drive around the compound in all gear combinations to splash the oil about and prevent seizures. […]
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