macd
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And not so ancient. BSP is pretty much the global standard outside North America.
the perils of white diesel and the bug
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And not so ancient. BSP is pretty much the global standard outside North America.
Baggywrinkle
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I thought the referals to BSP sizes in inches were just sizing numbers now, and were no longer related to the inner diameter of the pipe in inches as previously ... I thought it changed with the transition to the BSP modern standard metric version - so while it's all still refered to in inches I was under the assumption these are just sizing numbers - a bit like M6, M8, M10 etc.. ... perhaps someone has a definitive answer...
NormanS
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They may have changed the name, in some places, but the actual dimensions are still good old BSP.
[70521]
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I can't recall the last time I saw an oxIf I remember correctly, an acre -- 220 x 22 yards (the latter also a cricket pitch :ambivalence-- was the amount a man could realistically plough in a day, given good soil and a willing ox. Surely that helps anyone visualise it? Oh, maybe not.
macd
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As Norman wrote: they're BSP through and through. It really is the de facto international standard. Scary, huh?
(They don't relate to pipe ID, in UK or elsewhere, because pipe wall thicknesses are much reduced compared to the old days; otherwise, they're much as before.)
(They don't relate to pipe ID, in UK or elsewhere, because pipe wall thicknesses are much reduced compared to the old days; otherwise, they're much as before.)
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macd
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I can't recall the last time I saw an ox
Sorry, I was obviously talking bullocks.
mjcoon
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That's the derivation. I stopped doing physics some decades ago, so wiki-verified:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_(unit)
Mike.
CURIOUS2
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Anybody got anything to add regarding the original post before I move away from what was an informative thread.
RichardS
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That's the first time I've ever read anything like that on here. Mind you, I'm not sure what it means.
Richard
mjcoon
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That's the first time I've ever read anything like that on here. Mind you, I'm not sure what it means.
Richard
Well, I thought it was jolly funny. But then I don't need a emoticon to tell me when to laugh!
Mike.
Fox Morgan
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back on topic about diesel bug...
the story continues.
having had all of the diesel filtered and polished and so on. Biocide added.
It was all going so well.
Until reaching Alderney and having motored a fair bit, the engine started to sound a bit lumpy.
I removed a small amount of diesel from the water trap to sample it.
It was looking a bit iffy. Not sure if I'm just getting paranoid now, so I emptied the lazarette again, peered through the fuel tank inspection hatch, couldn't see naff all, so I put the old marigold on (a long one from previous holding tank shenanigans) and had a firkle about with a cloth.
Evidence of black specs on the cloth made me suck air though my teeth and go and talk to the local chaps at Mainbrayce about getting rid of the diesel completely and starting again with fresh. The job is jobbed (again)
There was quite a lot of black stuff in the bottom of the tank, which I can only assume is dead bug from the biocide. There was still 60 litres in the tank. It would have taken 30 hours of vigorous motoring to burn through that lot. It would have taken another year at my current rate of consumption.
SO, now the tank is full of clean diesel, with enzyme additive to avoid future dummy sucking induced by bobbly engine noises.
the engine still ran lumpy though.
changed the oil.
engine ran smoother.
left Alderney to get back to the "south coast hood" and sailed all the way until becalmed at the needles. Started engine, it was reluctant.
Gave it throttle. smoked like an utter utter bastid for 15 or 20 minutes of bum clenching through the tidal way. Then the smoke stopped. Engine sounds alright again. Apparently self healed.
I needed a lay down. I went for a drink at the pub.
So far haven't summoned the energy to look at it for a once over.
Anyway, so if anyone knows a good masseuse or chiropractor, please put me in touch.
the story continues.
having had all of the diesel filtered and polished and so on. Biocide added.
It was all going so well.
Until reaching Alderney and having motored a fair bit, the engine started to sound a bit lumpy.
I removed a small amount of diesel from the water trap to sample it.
It was looking a bit iffy. Not sure if I'm just getting paranoid now, so I emptied the lazarette again, peered through the fuel tank inspection hatch, couldn't see naff all, so I put the old marigold on (a long one from previous holding tank shenanigans) and had a firkle about with a cloth.
Evidence of black specs on the cloth made me suck air though my teeth and go and talk to the local chaps at Mainbrayce about getting rid of the diesel completely and starting again with fresh. The job is jobbed (again)
There was quite a lot of black stuff in the bottom of the tank, which I can only assume is dead bug from the biocide. There was still 60 litres in the tank. It would have taken 30 hours of vigorous motoring to burn through that lot. It would have taken another year at my current rate of consumption.
SO, now the tank is full of clean diesel, with enzyme additive to avoid future dummy sucking induced by bobbly engine noises.
the engine still ran lumpy though.
changed the oil.
engine ran smoother.
left Alderney to get back to the "south coast hood" and sailed all the way until becalmed at the needles. Started engine, it was reluctant.
Gave it throttle. smoked like an utter utter bastid for 15 or 20 minutes of bum clenching through the tidal way. Then the smoke stopped. Engine sounds alright again. Apparently self healed.
I needed a lay down. I went for a drink at the pub.
So far haven't summoned the energy to look at it for a once over.
Anyway, so if anyone knows a good masseuse or chiropractor, please put me in touch.
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Vega1447
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Mebbe injectors need a look?
Vanilla
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Sugar Kane....sorry what a bummer. If you're back at the marina "Malcolm with the hat" very oily hat mind, seems good at solving engine stuff. Best of luck. I'm going to revert back to red diesel having read this thread
