Boring I know, but.................

When nothing much happens, it can be a good thing. I am still driving on a fairly high proportion of chip oil and all is still well. The interesting thing for me is the amazing mpg I am getting. This engine is a very economical one and with the gearing and the fact that, despite it's age, it is barely run in yet, I have used just less than a quarter tank - about 17 - 18 litres in the past two weeks and that includes several long, by my standards, cross city trips. All of this, I was aware of before but now I also have the added bonus that I am only paying about 75p for my combined fuels. So the fact that nothing is happening is, for me, a good thing. One tip I was given, right or wrong, is to run through a tank of commercial bio diesel every so often as it will clean the system through.

Faster than a speeding bullet.................

Not how I want to drive when abroad, but I have always had a certain amount of difficulty with my speedo when trying to read the KPH settings due to a combination of eyesight and small numbers on the dial.   I saw the earlier model of this advertised a couple of years ago and decided to get one when I was in a position to make use of it. Well, that time has come. I have just taken delivery of the latest version and it's very nice too! It comes complete with a DC lead for a cigarette lighter socket and a special stick on panel to help you see the display in daylight. It fixes to the binnacle on your vehicle and reflects your speed in either KPH or MPH on the windscreen. It will also 'gong' you at a pre-set speed as a reminder and it has a Bluetooth output that you can use on a phone, PDA or laptop to give you a very accurate GPS fix.

The chip oil situation is still working very well, no blockages or other problems so far.

Steady as she goes.

So far so good with the chip oil, smelling very tasteful and driving well with a very good mileage per litre. I have begun my plans for the reversing camera and may even start work on it next week. I must also find the time to enlage the hole for the tap and get that job completed.

More chip oil vicar?

Yesterday I filled the tank with a heady mix of chip oil and diesel. About 22 litres of each, in fact. I had a moment of panic when I first moved off, as the engine was a bit dopey for a while but it soon picked up and I have had no worries since. Currently, we are running a 60% diesel to 40% oil mix and janis seems to like it. I shall probably take it down to 70 - 30 from now on just to be certain during the cold season but, equally, I will probably take it up to 50 - 50 or better in the summer. I have a long run to do just before Christmas, so I may up the oil whilst she is running hot and take a chance to save a few quid.

Moving right along.

We collected the new batch of wvo last evening and it looks like good stuff. Tony charges 50pence a litre and is reasonably close to where we live so it's a worthwhile journey every so often.

I smell like a chinese take-away

Well, more to the point, janis does. She is running very nicely on the veggie oil so I have invested another £40.00 in 100 litres from another supplier in order to keep the faith. I shall be doing a lot of running around for a couple of weeks, this should prove a useful investment.

Confession time.

I have neglected to take any photos of janis in order to show off her new furniture. This is very remiss of me. Particularly so in view of the small parts that we broke whilst away (door catch plates) and that which was not finished even when we came back (fitting the tap). Well, it all works. We just have to put the tube in the kettle. I am afraid that other things have taken over and seem to have more priority for now. Sorry Damo. I have plans that involve new metal catch plates and filing out the mounting hole for the tap and re-jigging the wiring so that it all works the way nature intended, At that point, I shall take the photos and publish. It will be worth the wait, I promise.