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Nearly 'lost' the back of the garage a few days ago.....



We have a number of spruce (I think) trees along the back of the property. I was working outside and heard a crack, sounded like someone was firing into the tree, then another crack and so on. Over an hour I kept hearing cracks, one dislodged a few cones so I thought it must be about to drop, the worry was if it twisted it was going to crush the back of the garage. Three of us were outside and actually watched it drop.

Had to call a company in to deal with it. Made a good job but......asked the wife if anyone wanted the timber. Problem is spruce burns fast and is resinous so OK for a rental property or a camp fire so I was lumbered (!) with moving a shed load of timber off the garden.



Anyone near Narre warren want some rubbish firewood ??




Next job is to fix next door's fence before I can get back to working on Land Rovers.

Colin

Looks like Macrocarpa to me, far from rubbish firewood...great firewood.

I was about to take Wallit for a run the other night and thought I'd make a few checks.
Noticed oil on the inside of the tyre from the drivers side swivel hub. Only a couple of drips but something to keep an eye on then thought I'd check the clutch fluid level.

Never seen anything like it.......Level was down but there was a substance almost like grease in the reservoir ??!! Whether it's condensation (Wallit isn't kept under cover) reacting with the brake fluid or what I don't know.
Clutch worked OK but whether it was running on the 'grease' rather than fluid who knows.

Cleaned the reservoir out (didn't take any pictures unfortunately) topped up & bled the system a few times and only fluid came through. Something else to keep an eye on....

Noticed the Tawny Frogmouths have nested again. Earlier in the year in the high winds a nest was blown out of the tree and I found one of the young on the ground, took it to a local wildlife place but it didn't make it. Seems that they have had another brood. Much higher up in the tree this year but I'll have to try & get some photos.


Colin

Colin have you considered using DOT 5 Silicone brake fluid, it does not have a predisposition to attracting moisture, so excellent for vehicles that are used infrequently.
The Tawny's here have reared two young this year.
There was another pair nesting a few hundred metres away, but I am not sure of the outcome there.


Cheers, Mick.

Originally Posted by mick88

Colin have you considered using DOT 5 Silicone brake fluid, it does not have a predisposition to attracting moisture, so excellent for vehicles that are used infrequently.


Cheers, Mick.

Re: DOT 5....yes I have considered it but you need a completely new system i.e. no old brake fluid present.
As parts of Wallit's brake system are original there is the chance of contaminating the DOT5 and losing the benefits.

I purchased some back in the UK mid 90's but never used it and have always stuck with DOT 3/4/4plus but changed it every 3 years. Never had an issue like this before.

Interesting that RDA suggest it may be more compressible. RDA Brakes, The Big Brakes Company. | Brake Fluid Information


I did get a problem with a previous Territory. Brake fluid had a strange deposit and floaty bits in it. This was with the OEM fluid after 3years and replacement DOT4 Plus ended up the same after a couple of years.




All sorts of doom & gloom in replies on the Ford forum (how often do you get that on forums.....) but never had an issue with the brakes just changed the fluid more frequently.


Colin

I just flush the system/s with metho then fill with DOT 5 and have not had any issues. I have found the easiest place to get it is at Harley shops. Cheers, Mick.

Mick,
Metho is Ethanol which absorbs water (in fact on the bottle it states minimum 95% Ethanol because up to 5% can be water).
I guess as long as it's all flushed out with the DOT5 it should be OK.

My local oil blender used to carry it but it's not listed on their website. I'll have a look when I next visit.


Colin

Managed to get a picture of the Tawny Frogmouths today.

Mum & Dad were nearby.





Colin