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Post by atlex on Dec 15, 2018 17:07:07 GMT
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Post by atlex on Dec 16, 2018 17:57:56 GMT
unboxing a NOS Lee Enfield No4 MK2 rifle - Britain's best infantry bolt-action.
they definitely stored them to last forever. wow.
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Post by Zed. on Dec 16, 2018 20:55:39 GMT
unboxing a NOS Lee Enfield No4 MK2 rifle - Britain's best infantry bolt-action. they definitely stored them to last forever. wow. lovely rifles, for a 100 year old design they are still capable and accurate at range  as to the storage & sealing in wax & cosmoline gack, that works wonders - I have a few distributors for the RollsRoyce B40/B80 engines (4 & 8 cylinder) that are wrapped similarly & whan I opened one a few years ago it was as new even at its similar advanced age  if anyone wonders as to why I have REME surplous, its a long story & I took them in part payment & am too lazy to sell  and I learnt to drive in a green thing called a Champ Rich. |
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Post by dadbif on Dec 18, 2018 6:01:58 GMT
I got my marksman badge using one of those in Malaya in 1964...Excellent weapon, Imbibing Tiger beer improves vision.
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Post by atlex on Dec 18, 2018 13:52:37 GMT
I got my marksman badge using one of those in Malaya in 1964...Excellent weapon, Imbibing Tiger beer improves vision. What were you doing out there ? I visited KL a few years ago, it was amazing to see how colonial it still felt in some parts. Love that country. |
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Post by dadbif on Dec 18, 2018 17:30:59 GMT
Defending our country (allegedly) at RAF Kuantan, a forward defensive airfield, living in tents, the runway was interlocking steel panels called PSP, the aircraft were Canberra’s, I was in communications....
Great adventure for an 18 year old. Glorious country..
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Post by atlex on Dec 18, 2018 19:14:31 GMT
Defending our country (allegedly) at RAF Kuantan, a forward defensive airfield, living in tents, the runway was interlocking steel panels called PSP, the aircraft were Canberra’s, I was in communications.... Great adventure for an 18 year old. Glorious country.. Google found a few interesting photos and a story or two :-) www.rafseletar.co.uk/raf-tengah-members-memories/kuantan-days/ |
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Post by dadbif on Dec 19, 2018 6:15:07 GMT
Thanks for that, just shared it with a mate of mine who was there with me, it was 1965, not ‘64.
I could waffle on about the place for hours, but this is a car forum...
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Post by atlex on Dec 21, 2018 19:39:03 GMT
Jesus and Buddha do Christmas.. a manga story:
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Post by atlex on Jan 2, 2019 18:06:28 GMT
Low level flying in northern england.. with fast jets :-)
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Post by atlex on Jan 3, 2019 11:41:51 GMT
Big trouble (for foreigners) in big china.
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Post by wannabe on Jan 10, 2019 18:11:10 GMT
Thanks for posting this, atlex I am confused.com, though - some of the Shell Ultra (Professional?) oils seem to perform well in the -30degrees tests, in that the balls drop nearly the fastest through the oil in the video, but then the googledocs spreadsheet gives them 'wear' in the upper end of the tested ranges?? I assume we should be buying oils that have the lowest wear recorded, which also are nice and thin at -30?? FWIW (not much, lol) Magnatec is at the top of the table as it stands, but I used whatever version of that was around at the time in a previous car and it sounded like a bag of spanners! |
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Post by atlex on Jan 10, 2019 18:13:42 GMT
wannabe - I guess a balance of low wear (at all temps) and good flow for cold weather performance ? ^
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Post by atlex on Jan 10, 2019 18:14:10 GMT
I was blown away by how Tailgate McNoIndicate are using water injection on their M4 faster models..
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Post by wannabe on Jan 10, 2019 18:57:20 GMT
wannabe - I guess a balance of low wear (at all temps) and good flow for cold weather performance ? ^ Gah, that spreadsheet is so massive it's a PITA to manipulate! If you remove the title rows and the blank rows, freeze the header/title rows, then sort by value, you can play around a bit. If you do a three-level sort, you can: - sort by the 'wear at 100degrees' column as the first sort, then 'wear at normal temperature' column, then 'wear at 200degrees', which I think is probably the correct sequence for someone that does 'normal' driving across the year in a range of temperatures, with minimal track use? ...or... - sort by the 'wear at 100degrees' column as the first sort, then 'wear at 200degrees', then 'wear at normal temperature' column, which I think is probably the correct sequence for someone that does 'normal' driving across the year + some 'fast road driving' + a few track days? That first sort gives the "Tailgate McNoIndicate TwinPower Turbo LongLife-04 5W30" as the top result (0.01 @ normal, 0.01 @ 100degrees, 0.06 @ 200degrees), which is interesting. I dread to think how much it costs if it's a Tailgate McNoIndicate oil! lol (But 5w30 might be a bit thin at hot/running temperature for NA/NB engines?) Some others that seem balanced across the range of temperatures seem to be: - "Mobil 1 New Life 0W40" - 0.02, 0.02, 0.03 - but is likely too thin at cold start-up on NA/NB? - "Total Quartz 7000 10W40" - 0.03, 0.02, 0.05 - looks suitable for 5s? - "Liqui Moly Synthoil Energy 0W40" - 0.04, 0.02, 0.04 - but again might be too thin at cold start-up. - "Red Line 5W50" - 0.03, 0.01, 0.02 - looks like it might be a good one for turbo engines, which IIRC often have thicker hot ratings recommended? I guess all of the oils must be pretty reasonable or they wouldn't be sold, lol, and I imagine the tests undertaken are harsher (in terms of perpendicular mass/weight load onto a piece of metal being tested) than you might get in an engine, in order to demonstrate wear rates within a short timeframe... |
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le sigh
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le sigh
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