Tell us something really trivial about your life (Vol 29)
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glenrobbo said:
Bobberoo99 said:
Sssshhhhh! First rule of Brokeback mountain, you don't talk about Brokeback mountain!!!
Bobbers, I never mentioned the 
I take it we all know the myth/rumour/history of how we ended up with a 70mph speed limit involving the M1? It was supposedly due to Shelby Cobra's being tested on there to prove they would do 160mph and the Police got fed up with it! Or so the story goes!!
V6Pushfit said:
Today’s epiphany: I have three vehicles with low oil pressure when hot.
Coincidence ? I think not
Pushfit, Coincidence ? I think not
Have you tried decent oil? Or some/any oil?
Or as a last resort, snake oil?
I have found that older engines
Worth a try.
The modern synthetics are much too thin and the oil pressure does seem to be unhealthily low when hot, and the zinc & phosphorous content is absent to comply with modern emission requirements.
Operating oil pressure using Mobil 1 = 25 psi hot
Operating oil pressure using Valvoline = 50 psi hot
Edited because I felt it didn't quite scan correctly and I had a slight OCD moment.
Edited by glenrobbo on Monday 23 April 12:09
Bobberoo99 said:
No, true you didn't, but we all know you were thinking it!!!!
I take it we all know the myth/rumour/history of how we ended up with a 70mph speed limit involving the M1? It was supposedly due to Shelby Cobra's being tested on there to prove they would do 160mph and the Police got fed up with it! Or so the story goes!!
That was untrue. I take it we all know the myth/rumour/history of how we ended up with a 70mph speed limit involving the M1? It was supposedly due to Shelby Cobra's being tested on there to prove they would do 160mph and the Police got fed up with it! Or so the story goes!!
I remember it well
They were testing the fastback Shelby Daytona/ LM Cobras for Le Mans and were actually clocked at 180 mph in the wee small hours when the M1 was pretty deserted.
There followed a huge outcry in the Daily Express/ Herald/ Sketch/ Mirror/ Whatever about the dangers of proceeding along a dual carriageway without a man with a red flag walking in front of the car, and Barbara Castle, under enormous political pressure to protect the sensibilities of little old ladies and gentlemen in trilbies driving their A35s on their annual pilgrimage to S
horpe, decided that nobody should ever progress at speeds in excess of 70mph.I'm surprised they didn't also apply that same speed limit to aircraft. How many more innocent passengers must die due to travelling at over 70mph?
glenrobbo said:
I'm surprised they didn't also apply that same speed limit to aircraft. How many more innocent passengers must die due to travelling at over 70mph?
They're unable to breathe, do you see? In fact proposing any form of mechanised transport capable of travelling faster than a horse can gallop is utter madness. DickyC said:
glenrobbo said:
I'm surprised they didn't also apply that same speed limit to aircraft. How many more innocent passengers must die due to travelling at over 70mph?
They're unable to breathe, do you see? In fact proposing any form of mechanised transport capable of travelling faster than a horse can gallop is utter madness. 
For what it's worth, I've been fitting a few plane bits this morning. Just a few parts on a Piper Cub, not as exciting as a fully bombed up Tornado but there we go.
Mrs B's sister is staying with us at the mo, mad as a box of frogs she is. Hence my departure to the airfield. Think I might stop off at the B&L on my way home, see how Frank's doing.
Bobberoo99 said:
Talking of fish, tonight's gastronomic delight is salmon fillets on a bed of stir fried veg and noodles with a soy and ginger sauce, MON!!! (MON used due to Pericoloso's copyright of NOM) (Aaahhh bugger!!!!) 
Errr.I`ve Copyrighted Mon as I felt it was being abused, so its Double Bubble for you squire!!
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