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Old 29-03-13, 01:26
Bruce Parker (RIP) Bruce Parker (RIP) is offline
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Originally Posted by Ben View Post
Why does a 3" mortar carrier have an expansion tank and a standard carrier doesn't?

Ben
A standard (Mk.1*) Carrier had a different method of collecting overflowing rad fluid. An elbow on the rad cap attached to a hose and another elbow on the underside of the engine cover on the right side. From there a copper pipe carried it to the rear to be collected in a 2 gal. water can. By 1942, Mk.II Mortar and Mk.II* Carriers used the now standard Ford expansion can.
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