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At this time of year, when the sun at mid day is only a few degrees above the horizon, it has to penetrate a lot of atmosphere horizontally. Here on the South coast it maxes at about 16 degrees above the horizon. So at best falls sideways on. Fortunately we generally have clear skies, untroubled...

Yes timeanddate.com is what I use But also get it on my wrist from my Casio Protrek PRG 240 module watch when I have entered my lat. and long. to within a degree. Living at 51 degrees, my other Northumberland home is at 55 degrees. Which makes a significant difference (and is further North than...

Haven't looked at that vid, (not enough hours in the day ...) But this year today, 21 Dec. is indeed the Winter Solstice in the Northern hemisphere. Irrespective of latitude. The exact date varies according to the Gregorian calendar, 365 days/year, but 366 every fourth (leap) year. Rather than...

Rejoice, the days are getting longer again from tomorrow .Only 8 hours of sunlight total today on the South Coast, maybe five usable ,in my hilly area. You won't see it though, actually occurs at 21:48 at my location long after sunset.

Yes there is. 50gr minimum for any species (England/Wales) UK CALIBRE LAW England & Wales For muntjac and Chinese water deer only, a rifle with a minimum calibre of not less than .220" and muzzle energy of not less than 1,000 ft/lb and a bullet weight of not less than 50gr may be used. For...

Not quite convinced about that theory. But yes an engine that has become addicted to easy-start may have more fundamental problems such as low compression, worn rings, bores, burned valves etc. If it regularly needs easy-start there is probably something badly wrong with it, but hey-ho, for some...

Further to how a starter motor works. Two types, very old fashioned nowadays are inertia Bendix things that fling out the pinion into the flywheel teeth purely by inertia and probably have a separate simple solenoid switch to supply the power. These can sometimes respond to tw@tting them if...

My guess is that your "stuck" starter motor might simply be you have frazzled the solenoid that pulls in the pinion then contacts to connect power to the windings. typically you might hear it try to click in but nothing more. Contacts frazzled due to sparking with poor contact/low...

An interesting pseudo-scientific analysis. Some takes from it: Two factory loads did not make the minimum muzzle energy in a 22" 243. None of them met manufacturers data (maybe because this is usually quoted for 24" barrels). Specifically the Sako powerhead 2 was pitifully weak (1482 FPE), And...

Ether/Easy Start is ruination for diesels. As said it detonates inside them before they have gone over top dead centre. Don't go there. works well for lower compression spark ignition things such as petrol engines, or in my case garden tools, strimmer, chainsaw, outboard motors and a generator...

FFS. Get a new battery, charge it up fully (they won't necessarily be topped off from wherever you get it from, even if you can find one ATM) Or try to jump it from something strong (not a petrol car, their batteries aren't sized to crank a 2l plus high compression diesel), but ordinary cheopo...

That wont fix anything, and more likely ruin some very expensive things, mass airflow sensor being just one. Can also blow the airbox to bits.All that a diesel needs to function is good compression, good fuel injection, and functioning glow plugs to get it going when cold. Even then they don't...

Chances off al four glow plugs having gone simultaneously are zero. You can lose one and engine will still start, rattle a bit until failed cylinder gets going. Even lose two and in summer will maybe still start, lump badly (depending which cylinders are affected.) until it gets going properly...

They are talking about £60,000 for the base model. £75,000 for the better ones. Munro Vehicles | Home Runtime means nothing. I very much doubt this is aimed at ordinary private usage more on road than off. Base spec: CONSUMPTION: 27.6kWh/100km | 2.25mi/kWh. CAPACITY: (gross/usable)...

No of course not. DSC2 requires you to cull a deer, stalked on foot not from a high seat, then demonstrate to the AW a full gralloch and carcase examination, all the lymph nodes examined, and other aspects, yourself, without prompting. It is a practical demonstration of your actual prowess. And...