So Sunday dawned with minimal hangover.
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Sunday night I stayed just outside of Ninove. Good job I wasn't driving far thanks to the snow, massive hailstorms and torrential rain.
And then drove an hour SW to Brouwerij de Sint-Sixtusabdij van Westvleteren on Monday morning.
The beer from here is extremely hard to get hold of, and according to the Monks contract shouldn't be sold on. The one bottle I had in a bar in Gent cost €16.80.
You are supposed to ring and make an appointment to collect your one crate of beer, but I turned up on the off-chance without appointment as the phone wasn't answered.
After talking to one of the girls in the Abbey cafe opposite, I managed to get 6 bottles for €18. Result.
Then the long trek home via the Eurotunnel.
Home at last, 755 miles and 112 litres of unleaded later, about 30mpg. Think I'll take the roof rack off before the next road trip.
And then drove an hour SW to Brouwerij de Sint-Sixtusabdij van Westvleteren on Monday morning.
The beer from here is extremely hard to get hold of, and according to the Monks contract shouldn't be sold on. The one bottle I had in a bar in Gent cost €16.80.
You are supposed to ring and make an appointment to collect your one crate of beer, but I turned up on the off-chance without appointment as the phone wasn't answered.
After talking to one of the girls in the Abbey cafe opposite, I managed to get 6 bottles for €18. Result.
Then the long trek home via the Eurotunnel.
Home at last, 755 miles and 112 litres of unleaded later, about 30mpg. Think I'll take the roof rack off before the next road trip.
Great pics! Ghent does look well worth a visit. Your bus and wheels combo looking good 8)
You must be pleased with 30mpg
You must be pleased with 30mpg
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Awesome pic's as usual thank you.
How were the new lights on the return trip? Better than a lighter shade of candle. :lol:
J & P
How were the new lights on the return trip? Better than a lighter shade of candle. :lol:
J & P
gas1man said:Awesome pic's as usual thank you.
How were the new lights on the return trip? Better than a lighter shade of candle. :lol:
J & P
They were that good I had to fit beam deflectors in France on the Thursday evening, J. :lol:
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Cool Pics Si. 8)
Gent looks very nice indeed.... especially that bar! 8)
Gent looks very nice indeed.... especially that bar! 8)
Myvanway said:Cool Pics Si. 8)
Gent looks very nice indeed.... especially that bar! 8)
It's very nice Paul, my first time in Gent, and it won't be the last.
That bar was ace, you had to leave a shoe as deposit for a long beer, they put them in a basket and then raised it to the ceiling.
See you at the campout?
Washed the bus, must be Easter.
Checked the build date on the T6 earlier, almost exactly 50 years between them. Both February build dates, 1969-2019.
Checked the build date on the T6 earlier, almost exactly 50 years between them. Both February build dates, 1969-2019.
Away for a few days with a couple of friends.
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No, because I'd already changed the headlight bowls for later ones with 3 tabs when I did the front panel work.
Not done much to the bus recently. What with the ongoing oil pressure issue with the engine, and after realising how much work needs to be done to it again, I've lost interest in it.
Anyway, I was one of the very few that actually went to Bristol Volksfest.
Anyway, I was one of the very few that actually went to Bristol Volksfest.
As we're off for a week in Cornwall I thought I'd fit Butty's industrial engine tinware (for engines running J tubes), just to see if it does run slightly cooler.
https://www.buttysbits.com/product/bb-167-industrial-tinware-for-upright-fan-housing-engines-running-j-tubes/
And time for another fan belt as well, much better than the skinny 11.3 x 912 Optibelts sold by the usual suppliers that only last a couple of 100 miles.
https://www.buttysbits.com/product/bb-167-industrial-tinware-for-upright-fan-housing-engines-running-j-tubes/
And time for another fan belt as well, much better than the skinny 11.3 x 912 Optibelts sold by the usual suppliers that only last a couple of 100 miles.
I must admit I felt a pang of guilt, so washed the bus as well. :lol:
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Great pics [emoji106] Like the look of the that tinware too.
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Splendid [emoji106] did you notice any benefit with the tinware installation?
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With the earz and butty's tin fitted the oil temp was a consistent 100 degrees at 65ish down the M5/Haldon Hill/A38.
Around Cornish roads and town it did climb to 105 degrees occasionally.
So yes, they definitely helped, bearing in mind most of the driving was done with air temps around the mid 20's.
Around Cornish roads and town it did climb to 105 degrees occasionally.
So yes, they definitely helped, bearing in mind most of the driving was done with air temps around the mid 20's.
