Was that Northampton Electrical and Diesel GB
Indeed, a great place. run by people who had forgotten more than the competition would ever learn.
My Rolonoff bodied skip wagon of the time was gutless, International engine in it that was usually fitted to crawlers driving through hydraulics, we took on a contract r****** shifting job down in Bucks that involved around 4 trips a day to two of the roughest tips imagineable.
Slurry and mud axle deep, the gearbox hadn't got a low enough first gear and even hitting the rough patches flat out in first the revs dropped below turbo spool and it died.
Local Diesel shop spent a day on it, never made a sc*** of difference, i asked my boss if i could drop into Northanpton Diesels, while i waited they opened the top of the pump in situ and wound the fuel up a tad...result it went like hell with far more torque from several hundred RPM less, no more tip issues and used less fuel overall because it could be run at lower revs all the time.
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