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    Diesel bug

    This interests me more than it should The bugs form a biofilm, which for all intents and purposes will then be there forever (issue with surgical implants, as even autoclaving isnt guaranteed to kill it all, i.e why house hold sprays say kills 99.9% of bacteria) The layers of bacteria, yeasts, algae etc generally work together. aerobic will be on top, anerobes will be deeper in the layer. Now heres the neeto part - throw some poison on them, it may get some of the first layer, but as they die they will send out signals which tell the surrounding layers to shut up shop/start producing compounds to break down the toxins, or to form spores (the0.01% you will have a near impossible job of killing) As a biotechnologist my advice is; remove one of these carbon for food (cant do it, your fuel is hydrocarbons) oxygen and sulphur for respiration (not practical) trace elements for growth and propagation (perhaps, the main one would be iron, which unless you have plastic tanks you are shit outta luck) dissolved water for germination - this, watertraps and perhaps a cup of meths in the tank to bind up any free water
  2. i think i used to own this/identical one they are 2 or 3 speeds no
  3. looks sweet tell me more of this chain brake setup
  4. Re: lock up i have the morrie + parts + tools in a 4x3m lock up $170 a month, cameras etc everywehre, can go sit in it and make truck noises just a bout whenever
  5. used to be they were all cast iron. Heat transfer isnt too much of an issue, just put an insulating spacer between the carb and manifold
  6. good news everyone wound out some copper tubing (shame most of its hidden, i even made spirals for vibrations) plumbed it into the vac advance line no vacuum.... I figured as much (distributor is a bodge from a landrover i believe, its spins the opposite way than usual) brass T adapter into manifold drain, plugged carb take off, and re routed vac advance. Success, and i can use this point for vac tuning the engine. Its fair close at the moment, and actually having some advance should improve my running untold amounts
  7. rather than risk scratching everything lifting my engine back in, does anyone in hamilton have a crane i can borrow for about half a day. Would just hire one, but they all seem to be the towable ones, which i wont be able to get into the back of the shed to the front of the morrie
  8. 30wt mineral oil is the go for morrie arms
  9. got a big roll of this stuff for $1 a while ago did the roof and behind the seat (about half way down the cab, theres no floor behind the seats, so il sort that before putting the rest in) looks a bit saggy il admit, but you wont see that once i make a roofliner panel up If anything this stuff is too thick, getting the rear window trim and interior back in was a bit tight. Should make things nicer inside however
  10. Further truck updates Had this in the morrie yonks ago, now has a new home in the truck (it matches the black faces better) Not really an ideal spot to mount it. I did have my eye on the panel above the drivers seat, however the only place to put it without cutting into the metal panel, would foul on the windscreen hinges when opening. So for now its where the passenger/left hand drive wiper motor would be. Still fairly visible when in the driving position. Some room may free up around the steering column when i switch a few switches around (headlight dip can go back to the horn button, or floor mounted). Secondly Vibrations had caused the steel around the rear facing spotlamp to fail. Annoying because it makes a hell of a noise graunching around, and when it rains it drips directly ontop of my head So i patched the torn section up, then reenforced the area with a mudguard washer, im hoping it will be large enough to prevent the same happening and to prove i didnt wreck anything
  11. burt munro spec this thing's coming along awesome. choice. place the blocks on their sides so you use less blocks seems legit
  12. tbh, i think i could house my vechicles and live in there more than comfortably
  13. Seat looks lush as far as vw trikes go, this is at the better end of the spectrum
  14. perhaps a simple heat shield for the carb would help in that case?
  15. you are under the impression that i could cover the distance between hamilton and whangamata in a weekend ha if my days off fall on the event, i would probably make an effort to haul over
  16. hadnt really planned on it, it i happen to have days off/time to drive (driving takes along time in this as you can imagine!) i would pop over and check it out Hay bales would be key for seating, id also sleep in the back legalities of setting my truck up as a troop carrier and hauling people?
  17. i would suggest it the entire window frame was removed to get into my shed
  18. So many updates going on right now, Or there must be as i am seeing alot more classics on the road this month Anyway Got a tow bar built and fitted by Designer bars out Te Rapa approx 4 hours from dropping it in to driving away, and under the quote so im pleased
  19. you must be pretty slow in that case, ha
  20. im hoping for some kind of garage journal spec interior and storage
  21. We have always had homekill (anything that could be caught/grown and eaten) i enjoy nothing more than a steak the size of a toilet seat haha. Trucks perfect for hauling sheeps now
  22. Christ im goodlooking, so i had to increase the carrying capacity of my truck Also, note the chuckle worthy graffiti on the midboards "lion on the road" and "COMMER POWER!!!"
  23. new loom a steal at $25 including postage nice to have a spare
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