Gordon Munk

A Canal & River Trust spokesperson said: The submerged metalwork in the River Severn at Diglis is outside of the navigable channel."

try it with an old fashioned light bulb on at the same time

it will drain down of its own accord, it's not a sealed system and being raw water will start its own refilling once the engine is started again. ie no action is required.

This is good advice. it introduces two unnecessary joints that will have to be addressed next BSC but by that time you'll know a bit. If he made just one cut then it's only one joint and an easy DIY, but, if he was competent he will have blanked both ends and you'll have to let a piece in but still not difficult, around 10 minutes work and easily achieved on your trip. if you post itinerary here I am sure someone will help.

Nice.

Exactly so. It seems a lot of the arguments on this thread are either 1, If CRT does it must be right - the 'no smoke without fire; argument, 2, If Tony Dunkley supports it, it must be wrong and 3. if the owner did bad then he deserves whatever CRT do, illegal or not. In response to 3, it seems to me that no matter what the wrongs of the individual, there is an onus of CRT to act with absolute probity.

Presumably, if CRT are in any doubt about Tony's authority from the owner, they only have to ask for credentials.

You may have missed this bit;

MSW and you're not about to get it for £64

How about..... instead of starting an enjoyable but pointless fight with Tony Dunkley you put your not inconsiderable learning and intelligence into an examination of the extremely valid points that Nigel Moore has made? Or do you simply believe the maxim that if CRT did it, it must be right?

The first would involve a whole load more faff. The 2nd is great, I have one, it doesn't charge my iPad or iPhone 5 but I have heard they work for others.

Thanks Martyn, that's very useful and I look forward to your findings. As you say, there are many such engines on the continent. What I have found less of is people that care what oil they put in their engines. incidentally it's not Ferrari versus Lada, and I understand the comparison (maybe BMW vs Skoda?) it's the size of the bloody thing and the absence of knowledgeable vintage engineers. There will be another thread soon about vibration....

That widens the discussion in an interesting fashion. My back end line is around 15 feet long (not sure exactly as I can't see it at the moment) and I find it long enough to do all the things I need to, including strapping the boat to a halt. I wouldn't really want a longer rope there. What's the 'traditional' length for this line - if in fact there was any standard? though, on reflection, I remember it being long enough to reach the prop but not long enough to firmly fix itself ! (if I add on a river 100m upstream of a weir, you'll get a picture of one of my less competent boating moments and the relief that going into neutral and pulling hard released the rope)

What exactly is the penalty for being on the Bridgewater in breach of this 'regulation'? I.e. what's the penalty for telling this little man to 'do one' and carrying on anyway. It seems that if Peel Holdings are so slack responding to their customers communication then there is no particular imperative to respond to them.

I am seriously tempted to lift out the 4LW and sell it in the UK and replace with a nice compact modern engine. But importing oil? it's a lot of hassle if it's available here. It's difficult to tell whether the members Jenevers ( I now know where she can get oil from ) or Martyn 1 ( if CA/CB is acceptable) are still active. EDIT: Sorry, le politique.

I am guessing the OP may be in France because it seems that in oils available for 'véhicules anciennes' are either CF or CA/CB and no sign of CC or CD. Would CA/CB be suitable for a late '50s early '60s Gardner 4LW?

A thread corpse-reviving I know, but did you ever resolve this? ( which country?) Alternatively a source of API CC / CD in France

Scarey? Or scaremongering? Toxic ash? I must make a note to stop eating it. Small amounts of treated wood as kindling are absolutely no problem.

That will be a 'no' then.

I've got one, it's great in that the compressor can be mounted remotely and it's small. I have to say for £500 worth of kit the build quality is pretty crap but all the ones I looked at were similar. I replaced the fan with a super-quiet computer fan and it is very quiet now.

Taylor's diesel or paraffin. Mutt's danglies, very easy to install and run, self contained. I prefer the diesel as the paraffin is pressurised. Totally suitable for GRP.

Then there's something a little odd, my Brunton gear wheel is less than a full turn forward to reverse with the original GU crown gear and not at all heavy. Although it takes a bit of a kick to engage fully, there is no straining.

not one of them, the slightly puzzling thing about the stamps is that both have 906 and neither have any differentiation ( note, length). they are a much later era, chrome, much thinner waist and one piece including the front of the sound chamber

I have one like that as part of a plastic horn I bought and it is pretty loud, I'm tempted to try it out if I can dismantle it without breaking it. There's no makers name, just E2 in a circle and 906 stamped into the (integral) bracket. and on closer examination each has a small ( abandoned) wasps nest in the bell.

I'm tempted to put one on my motorbike ;--) do you have some figures? like volume and pressure? They are air, they have the input spigot, though I have no idea whether they work, one spigot is currently blocked.