laurenceb Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Is not ethanol hygrososopic? 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 13, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2021 5 minutes ago, bbishop said: Final assessment completed. 100% first time in all three. Now for rugby! Bill Well done Bill, Let's hope it's a double celebration this afternoon. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 13, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, laurenceb said: Is not ethanol hygrososopic? Yes, although if petrol is kept in an open container then it will also evaporate 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Just thinking it would cause problems if left for long periods, I know that injectors dont like water in the fuel 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Water injection is widely used in competition engines for localised internal cooling and anti-detonation, often mixed with trace quantities of glycol or whatever the modern equivalent is. Benzole (a coal tar derivative including toluene), was once sold commercially as motor fuel, often mixed with low-quality petrol - Pre-War petrol could be as low as 50 Octane, and 70 Octane was common. This was the once-Common “50/50” National Benzole, sold in forecourts at one time. The methanol used in some competition engines, and also in some industrial engine units is hygroscopic - I’ve seen it precipitate ice crystals in cold weather - but this doesn’t seem to do any real harm, other than make it a bit hard to start. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted February 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 13, 2021 Phil. I think his point was the Tesla was in its first winter. The current available from their 120v supply limits charging, he went to an out-of-town 240v high current EV specific charge point to get a better charge (still 5 hours!) but the batteries would not accept more than 60%. His love affair with his Tesla ended at that point, he was complimentary up to that weather event but considered it unsuitable for winter use in his environment. Ethanol in fuel kills old vehicles, carburettor parts and fuel lines in particular. As it is added at the point of distribution when pumped in to the road tankers, we don't get any in our fuel here, thankfully for my old bikes, it isn't economical for them to do so. 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2021 Ethanol content is supposed to increase from 5% to 10% in the UK for standard petrol this year. The E10 grade has been available for years in the rest of Europe. If the year old petrol in my car affected performance I haven’t been anywhere to be able to notice. It had the old fuel in when it had its MoT test and service and all was well fortunately. It should be ok for a few more months with the new fuel. Both our car engines are rated/designed for use with higher proportions of bio fuel. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 13, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2021 I enjoyed a glass of the Teeling Whiskey. Wales seems to be getting into a rhythm with opposing forwards getting sent off for high/head tackles. Which England player is going to get sent off against Wales in a fortnight's time? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 6 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: Well done Bill, Let's hope it's a double celebration this afternoon. Yeah! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simontaylor484 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Happen the tesla could.do with a.webasto night heater 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 7 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said: Happen the tesla could.do with a.webasto night heater What it needs is a diesel generator in the boot Andy 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 13, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, SM42 said: What it needs is a diesel generator in the boot Andy It could self charge as it's going along! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 13 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: It could self charge as it's going along! A sort of diesel electric. Wonder why no-one has ever thought of that before. I must contact the Patent Office Got to dash Andy 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 13, 2021 Electric cars are OK for urban areas in developed countries but they still need a lot of development before they can be used away from any support structure or in conditions that affect reliability such as extreme cold. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted February 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2021 13 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: It does make you wonder at how this weather is affecting those who run a BEV. I suspect that the range is somewhat reduced over those advertised. Must admit that my hybrid has not been out of the garage since before Christmas. Fully charged its supposed to do about 37 miles on electric so it will be interesting to see what it registers when I next start it up. Up until then in view of lockdown and only venturing out for essential journeys the car was only used to do the weekly shop at the out of town Sainsburys. Since then I've worked out that I can split the weekly shop into two (or sometimes three) trips by foot taking just under 25 minutes walking each way. So armed with a backpack off I trot getting some necessary exercise as well. This day last year it was the Tonbridge MRC show. Last show I attended before lockdown and last time I was on a train to get me there and back. Keith 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Dave Hunt Posted February 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2021 Some bad news that I've recently put on other forums - my good friend and well-known modeller Bob Essery, who has done so much for this hobby of ours, is now in a nursing home suffering from advanced Alzheimer's disease. What a bl**dy awful thing to happen. Dave 1 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted February 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 13, 2021 The two volumes of Midland Wagons were almost the first "proper" railway books I bought as a teenager, very soon after they were published in 1980, and are the most-thumbed in my library after Midland Style, of which I have two copies both in a state of collapse. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 14, 2021 I also have a shelf of Midland reference booms above my modelling bench. Bob's name figures on many of them. There is also an almost complete set of Midland Record. Not good news at all. Jamie 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 14, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14, 2021 Whilst many in this country are running around panicking about Covid 19, other diseases such as Cancer and Alzheimer's continue to wreak their hell on a significant number of the population. From personal experience, Bob Essery is now in the best possible place, where he will be able to receive around the clock professional care. My sister runs such an establishment, (Still a 100% Covid Free location for both residents and staff,) and then has to go home to deal with her partner who is in the early stages of dementia. As you can imagine. she's rather frazzled, but is unable to get much in the way of family support because the lockdown rules prevent anyone travelling to visit. 1 2 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SM42 Posted February 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Happy Hippo said: Whilst many in this country are running around panicking about Covid 19, other diseases such as Cancer and Alzheimer's continue to wreak their hell on a significant number of the population. From personal experience, Bob Essery is now in the best possible place, where he will be able to receive around the clock professional care. Indeed. We lost mum a week ago to a combination of Alzheimers and a stroke she had before Christmas. It is a cruel disease that robs you of the person twice. The care that mum received in her final year was, from my limited view due to the restrictions, outstanding and they even managed to contain a Covid outbreak to 3 ground floor rooms. We were lucky that they could facilitate us being able to visit mum in her final days despite all the other challenges they had and it is a testament to their skill, care and expertise that they could For that we will be eternally grateful. Andy 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 14, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14, 2021 The weather appears a little warmer today. The bitter dry cold has been replaced with a damper cold. Not at all suitable for a wallow in the hollow. I required a hot bath this morning to get my joints in working order. All that exertion yesterday during the Wales match... My jaw is quite stiff after eating all that Pomegranate Turkish Delight. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) As Andy says above, there is multiple grieving with Alzheimer's . We watched several friends go through it. I used to say that they grieved 3 times. Firstly when their spouse/partner becomes a different person from the one they fell in love with. Secondly when that person has to go into a home. Thirdly, when they finally die. I'm just very pleased that this didn't happen to either mi e or Beth's parents. Jamie Edited February 14, 2021 by jamie92208 1 5 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florence Locomotive Works Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Very very cold here today, -14 in USA temp. On Friday the water main up the ‘ill from us burst, and sent hundreds of thousands of gallons on water spilling down the hill into our yard for 48 hours, this collected into a pond in places 2 1/2 feet deep, and promptly froze. It froze so much that it was possible to walk on it without danger of falling in! The first time I’ve ever walked on a frozen pond. Pictures below. Heres me standing on the pond bit, looking suitably thrilled. Really I was looking at a very bright wall behind the camera. You can see the muddy stream from the water main brake in the foreground. The pond goes back another 70 feet. An overall view, showing the 2 inch thick ice slicks going up the hill. Currently it’s snowing, and 5-8 inches should be on the ground come dusk. Frostbite is on discount today, exposed skin for longer than 30 minutes and there you go. Douglas 1 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 14, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14, 2021 Hunter wellies? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florence Locomotive Works Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 10 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: Hunter wellies? Well spotted sir. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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