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The BBC has put together a number of off-beat films and created the LongShots film festival - some interesting and unusual stuff here: LongShots

Not using my diesel heater due to covid, are people draining all fuel out of the system or putting in a fuel additive to stop growth in the fuel and save bleeding the system,

I have a background in Amateur (HAM) Radio and have been thinking about this topic for some time. More recently I found myself standing in the toy aisle of my local Cheap Shop - the one like Ali Baba's Cave full of imports - staring at frisbees wondering. Two frisbees ($4) glued together would make an exc...

Today I spoke with an engineer who was busy straightening,and strengthening,a severely bent chassis on a BT50.Seems the owner,in his wisdom, chose to fit airbags to a leaf-sprung vehicle.Because of where the load is applied to the chassis,this is a no-no,although some will disagree. Whatever. A...

Just went to fit a new Swap&go 9KG gas bottle and found it was different to what I've seen before. The thread is pretty much the same as normal POL thread but not quite the same as the regulator needs more force to screw in plus it only goes about 3 turns before it gets really stiff. There is also a type...

We recently had a fabulous trip touring around parts of SA, WA , the NT and outback QLD. While heading towards Coffin Bay in WA the scangauge in our Mazda 3.2L auto BT50, which was towing an 18ft caravan, registered high and escalating transmission temperatures which sent the vehicle into limp mode...

A boy overturned his fathers tractor. The farmer who lived next door saw what happened so he went over to the boy and said: Hey son, dont worry about that. Come over and have dinner with us and Ill help you get the tractor up later.That's really nice of you, the boy replied. But I dont think my dad would like...

The Teac tv drops the battery voltage from 13.3 to 12.4 when switched on at the set, should it drop nearly 1 volt? It has always been connected via 12v socket. Only the tv, vast box etc do not drop the voltage at all when turned on individually. Thanks for all and any help Bas

Talk about unlucky.

You'd have to be Einstein ........lol Cheers Bob

Morning. Is there anyone with a motorhome, that have fitted either drop down, or any other form of stabilizers ?? TIA. -- Edited by Subscol on Monday 23rd of August 2021 11:02:35 AM

Hi all, is anybody using a Kogan smart 12 v tv in there van And if so is it possible to get 7 plus 9 now on demand ect as I havent been able it down load the apps.

Would really appreciate some advice on what/how others are proposing to undertake this trip, particularly from Cunnamulla to Cobram or Echuca

She hurried to the pharmacy to get medication, got back to her car and found that she had locked her keys inside.The woman found an old rusty coat hanger left on the ground.She looked at it and said, "I don't know how to use this."She bowed her head and asked God to send her some Help.Within 5 minutes a beat...