Tony B

there must be some! :n00b:

PM sent, a long shot but they may just have something.

Worth having a look in places like Farmer's Weekly, that and PSP does turn up.

Wartime British Kniker elastic was known to have a weakness. One Yank and it was off. (As related by my dearly beloved late Mother:-D )

Whatever the history that is nice. Have you aquired it?

Not a lot changes Ray. My son has just joined the TA. They are already drumming into him, the biggest cause of death and injuries to squadies? Motor vehicle Incidents, often 70% proof.

It is said by them who care, that it would take sixty five years to read through all phone offers. My current tale of whoo. I have been with my network since they started I wanted a Sonim phone, the Land Rover one without the Landy logo. So I can get one on the same price tariff as I have now, but to get I have had to renew my contract through an agent. So now to keep my old number I have had to A) Change old number to a pay and go sim, which I'm still waiting for, then B) actbvate P&G sim C) Then request transfer of old number from P&G to new phone number contract. Life is toooooshort! And this is with the same network!

Ah yes, but, if the engine is properly maintained and the oil changed regularly. When does the muck get a chance to build up? :cool2:

Ah well, if you have an original part it becomes a 'rebuild' not a 'replica'. :-D

Whatever she is beautiful! Style and workability,

Camelback can double empty as float in case of sudden change. :-D

There are plenty of 24 volt inverters about. My first port of call for such things is Maplin's.

Followed a 1897 Oldsmobile on the first Genivie run. Down a one in four hill. That had wooden blocks, charcoal by the botom! Kevlar? Sounds like a good idea.

To many damn grids!

Thanks Richard, I'm in the fortunate position of having a very low milage engine, it was changed in Norway, acording to the plate 1963. To my knowledge it has run on 20/50 since restoratin. I agree muck is the enemy. Katy the WC54, I'll probably run her on 30 grade, trouble is she has been sitting for nearly two years, I'd welcome to any advice on how to treat her engine. It runs OK, but sitting can't help. I'd like to flush everything through. Whatever oil it is the engine management system, Brain and right foot. I treat an engine like a horse, always take things nice slow and steady for the first mile, to warm up. And the same for the last mile to cool down! I ran her from Auchonvilliers one year up to the ferry, 30C + air temprature. Took about three hours. Oil pressure and temp were fine when running but as soon as I reached the port and idlied, down oil- up temprature! I just left her idle for about five minutes till everything read normal before shutting down.

BA apprentice workshop at Cranebank had a cabinet of horrors. One was a drill stuck in a piece of work, with about two feet of hair attached. That's got to have made the eyes water. One Number One Son learnt at about six years old. Don't take plugs out of the wall with a screwdriver, scared the **** out of his mother, and the arc went half way through the shaft of Stanley posidrive screwdriver!

Welcome Gav, come on in and enjoy.

Now that I could use!! Carting hay out on cold wet muddy mornings.:-D

Going back to Utt61, don't weld circular saw baldes. A lecturer at college who'd been an acident inspector had photos of such event. One pice was found two hundred yards away, fortunatley it had ben stopped, just, by a large oak tree.

30 Grade has it's properties, 20/50 has diffrent. Otherwise there wouldn't be two types. 'multigrade' oils were introduced to cover a greater range of use peramiters than a straight grade. So why not use it? Oil has a lot more work to do than just lubricate, as you will be well aware. For what I use my Dodge for, and that I change oil twice a year regardless of work done, just an old habit, I find 20/50 easily available, relativly cheap and performs well. All old oil goes down to the local recycle bin. Duckhams, oh yes, Duckhams Q20/50 for some reason I thought it might be Esso, probably because of the 'put a tiger in your tank ' TV ads, theres a tale there as well.

Welcome Dave, bring a works vehicle along to the clubhouse. The empties can finally be moved.

Thanks Steve, wasn't a cold steel solution proposed for Titanic at one stage? I was wondering , given the other thread on Dennis Springs whether it was part of grease springs argument.

One question, does the metal on the chassis and frames become brittle over time? Something I heard and wonderd about. As for chassis to trailers. There was an old farmer near me had chopped an old truck, welded a tow bar on the front. And left the gear box and back diff in. He then fitted a PTO shaft to the input of the gearbox and attached it to the PTO of the tractor. Made an intresting drive.

Already found it usefull. Trying to track down the Heavy AA batery that was on the top of Paul's Wood Hill. I can now see how the housing has expanded.

Yes boys, but if as you say it dosen't seem to matter which oil is used. Why not use modern oils such as 20/50? One thing I did take away from college, Good oil and grease are cheaper than repairs. Lubricants have come a long way. I can even vaguley remember the first TV adverts lauding the qualties of Q20/50 motor oil, which ever make it was.