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Old 27-11-2010, 10:02 PM
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Default after a busy day in the garage -were seeing 3 BAR !!!!!

thats right folks , been a long day at it but chuffed to bits


had to stop this afternoon as we got low on fuel and was dropping to 1 bar,

but with plenty of fuel finally got the old girl running 3 bar !!!














































toasty warm working enviroment

may even have to bust the shorts out again


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That's scary. I've got one exactly the same as that in my garage and that got turned on today as well .

Only got mine to 2 bar though, 3 bar was pushing the boundaries a little bit
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Originally Posted by -beefy-
thats right folks , been a long day at it but chuffed to bits


had to stop this afternoon as we got low on fuel and was dropping to 1 bar,

but with plenty of fuel finally got the old girl running 3 bar !!!














































toasty warm working enviroment

may even have to bust the shorts out again


beef
be careful beefy the cylinder pressure will be massive
Old 27-11-2010, 10:10 PM
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Old 27-11-2010, 10:13 PM
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3 bar

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What's wrong with the space heater behind the nanna/granda fire?
Old 27-11-2010, 10:14 PM
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What fuel u using,propane or butane?if you put a bigger injector in the fire,do you think it would improve performance?what gas mileage are you getting out of it?is there a build thread for this anywhere?
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oh dear
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lol so how many of ya thought i was talking turbo


lol its running on butane at the mo , the injector is a custom unit shipped in from india ,


had to tweak the regulator today as we saw a little boost creep


karl reckons if we redesign the grill slightly it should do away with surge issues lol



ben , its not a space heater, its a fan for painting mate
Old 27-11-2010, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by -beefy-
lol so how many of ya thought i was talking turbo
i knew before i clicked on the thread, i know your sense of humour mush
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Originally Posted by iansoutham
That's scary. I've got one exactly the same as that in my garage and that got turned on today as well .

Only got mine to 2 bar though, 3 bar was pushing the boundaries a little bit


karls had it id say 8 year , never missed a beat , first time the bottles been changed in two year


genrally its on 3 for twenty min to knock off the chill and then put down to 1 lol ,
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how long will a bottle last if it is left on with 3 bars running and how much does a refill cost?

i need one for my shed
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Originally Posted by mrviper
how long will a bottle last if it is left on with 3 bars running and how much does a refill cost?

i need one for my shed

they knock out some heat mate , wont be on three bar for long ,

bottle cost me 18 inc vat to fill ,


this one wont last two year thats fo sho
Old 27-11-2010, 10:33 PM
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Ooooh Dear, but very good

Oh and Beef, your little request PM earlier, its done buddy
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You fucking knob!!!!lol
Nice one beef..


cheers danny
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Got me Beefy! lol
Old 27-11-2010, 10:50 PM
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Bloody hell, forgot those things existed. Remember huddling round those back in the 80's!
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Jesus lol you must be bored
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Originally Posted by Kelv
Ooooh Dear, but very good

Oh and Beef, your little request PM earlier, its done buddy
diamond !! thanks mate ,


Originally Posted by Danny @ Enhanced Performance
You fucking knob!!!!lol
Nice one beef..


cheers danny
lol knew you would be looking in with 3 bar in the title

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Got me Beefy! lol
roll on tomorrow when its busy lol


Originally Posted by bigryrs
Jesus lol you must be bored

if you aint laughing mate whats the point in life ,

gave us a chuckle lol

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Nice one beefy well funny. You have to have a laugh in life. I love a good laugh.
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aye glenn u know me
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not in this garage mate


fully insulated walls and celing
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Originally Posted by -beefy-
thats right folks , been a long day at it but chuffed to bits


had to stop this afternoon as we got low on fuel and was dropping to 1 bar,

but with plenty of fuel finally got the old girl running 3 bar !!!














































toasty warm working enviroment

may even have to bust the shorts out again


beef
Are you middlesborough's versian of Mikey from OCC lol. My post man still wears shorts all year round, mad watching him in the snow wearing shorts
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Managed to get mine to 3-bar, lasted about 5 minutes before it ran out of power



Mind you, yours has more room round it...

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haha quality that mate
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3 bar is where its at..
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