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I've always used a better spec oil than required by the manufacturer on my vehicles ie. a diesel spec oil on a petrol engine never did any harm. Lately with the high demand placed on oils by the common rail turbo diesels, I once again did a bit of research on what is the best oil available -...

Speedster, the source of the oil leak could be anywhere on the bike. You have two problems - a little bit of oil looks like a major leak and you will never know where it is blown from. On an older bike (and especially one that is not used often) changes are good that your seals and gaskets...

Here is the info on the dowty washer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonded_seal

In the hydraulic trade we use what we call a "Dowty washer". It is an alu washer with a rubber seal in the inside of the ring. It is used to seal fittings on valve blocks - high pressure and very durable is the key words. I've used it in the past on my vehicles with the added benefit of being...

Tom, you must be fed up hearing the same old story everyday but I must say it to you one more time - jou fotos van daai hoenders wat so vlieg is mooi. Your pictures improve by the day - must be a case of practice makes perfect. Keep up with the posts. Your post is the first thing I check in...

Thanks Tom, I have a new desktop picture, actually a few of them now. Stunning pics and keep going.

Mr Zog, I'm also one of your followers. Your writings has busted a few of my own myths about America too. Guess this little knowledge thing about the rest of the world is basically the same as who knows about the little cafe on the corner. Only the few customers who buy there and nobody else...

and I literally just sat dawn with them for a long while day dreaming about 'sitting with penguins' This surely rings a note with me and I had a good chuckle. On the other hand, it also speaks of equal opportunities and some came back with a hand full of memories and photos while others came...

Ek stem saam. Konsentreer nou, Tom,........... Al bly jy op Gough eiland, jy bly n Safrikaner. Daai is ook maar net n mossie wat Gough eiland toe getrek het.

This was posted on a local Namibian newspaper's  (Informante) Facebook page. Informanté 6 hrs · Minor hit over Wi-Fi Dirk Heinrich A South African visitor was eventually arrested at a road block at Aus last Saturday, after he used foul language, manhandled the minor son of the owner of the...

Thanks Tom. Never though it might be aluminium. Flippen expensive if you ask me. I've said good bye to dstv two year ago and I stream everything I want to watch from the internet. In the beginning it was a nightmare since we in the rural area are limited to 2 Mbps max and we had to download...

That was a nice post to show us around on the base. Jip, I can imagine a year is a long time to be caught up in such a confined space. You can only walk so many times around the place and then you've seen it all. I understand now why you go on your photo and fishing trips. What do you do in...

+1000 Al wat ek nog wil se is oor die foto's. WOW!!!!!

Tom, I must agree with Rodlau here. If you miss a day's posting, we see it as something close to treason. Your photography rock. Something you can keep in mind is a little "Photography for dummies" kind of guide where you can help people like me with the finer details of this art. You photos...

Tom, die manne mors jou maar onthou die ou manne kan dit mos vat. Ons het mos nie verniet kleintyd ons eie "pram" gestoot nie. Kom ek vertel n storie wat van kindsdag af by my gebly het. Ek is nog laerskool laaitie. Saam met pa wat n padmaker is. Kontrakteurs ry die gruis lorries wat die gruis...

Tom, thanks for the good summary of what it is like on a remote location like that. I agree with you and I know exactly how you feel. Maybe it is our (older) generation's problem because we were "forced" to experience teamwork firsthand and up to date the game is still bigger than the player for...

Tom, Geseende Kersfees vir jou daar. Jy moet daai braai geniet.  As ek jou vorige posts lees klink dit asof die teamleader nie veel doen om die span bymekaar te hou nie. Either way, jou eie geselskap is honderd maal beter as iemand met wie jy nie common ground het nie. Is die weer normaal vir...

Hi Tom, thanks a lot for the pics and the explanation. Those lava rock formations I've seen before. The funny thing is that in northern Namibia (Tsumeb area) you get similar rocks with that sharp edges but that area is limestone and not lava. I'm no expert but it fascinates me to see these rock...

Hi Tom, I love this thread and your photos do most of the talking for me. Your photos were good all the time but with the new equipment, you can see a remarkable improvement. Ok, couple of questions. There is quite a few youtube videos on the net. In one of them they sort of mentioned that...

Hi Tom, I see that mossie of yours is on the critically endangered list as from 2008 due to the mouse problem on the island. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gough_finch Did they manage to solve the problem? If I recall correctly they brought in cats and then the cats then became a problem...