I agree Tony but not everyone uses Viton seals. Also, as Ross reports, there's Viton and then there's Viton - some of the stuff sold on eBay...
Because the extra ethanol (now up to 10%) damages seals, apparently...
They sound like stickers to me. Perhaps they're a bit thinner than the conventional type...
Huh, I thought you'd taken up jogging and I was going to see a pic of your legs in running shorts. :cry: :doh: Still, a nice haul and even a...
It seems to be a misconception held by some members that Tilley made railway lamps. They didn't - they just made lamps. There was no restriction...
Just take the tank into your nearest motor factor and get them to mix up an aerosol rattle can of the exact colour. This was the one I used when I...
If one isn't already fitted, a frosted globe will make the light far more useful and much easier on the eyes. My cleaner would have a fit... ;) :lol:
:-k I'm now wondering what you mean by "malleable metal". Malleable, when applied to metal means it can be shaped by hammering - from the Latin...
Ah, yes, the Teletubbies - I'd forgotten about them! TELETUBBIES - Jumping Po Toy | Teletubbies Toys Names Teletubbies Babies | Toy Store - Toys...
Would that not be the PO? - but even that's not a standard abbreviation as podbros alludes. In the UK, a po is a baby name for an infant's potty...
:-s :? Who or what is a "Po"... :-k
Meaning..?
Looks to have several Vapalux / Bialaddin parts...
Haven't some folk used an epoxy adhesive such as Araldite instead of solder? This would remove any risk of unsoldering the pressure tit and having...
:doh: Damn - I missed it! I wonder how it got there... :-k
It would have been whatever refrigerant gases were in use during the period of production of these devices - '60s-ish, possibly going into the...
I've had my LD1 lit. It was a bit of an anti-climax looking just like any old Tilley burner lit without a mantle fitted. I didn't happen to have a...
I'd stake my life on them being transfers / waterslide transfers / decals - call 'em what you will. I'm pretty sure that lamps, lanterns and...
I don't set any store on those pressure tits - they're notoriously unreliable. I just pump up the lantern until it doesn't get any brighter and...
I remember Nick bringing something very similar to his first Newark Meet in, I think, 2006. A wickie hurricane lantern with some sort of gubbins...
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