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SKEW gears are a bad way to do things There's one in a Merlin that causes engine double Mag outs and is the reason most Countries won't have Merlin engines on the civil register. The Howard Vee Motor is as rough as guts. The 600 cc Jap Motor is a Much better proposition. and they also made a Vertical twin.. I sold MY very nice Howard 2 years ago. Never left out in the Open, but still couldn't get Much for it. . Some KR racing Harley 750's have coned cams as the valves are inclined to make the Combustion chamber more compact and achieve a Higher compression ratio and better gas flow. It Puts a lot of end thrust on the camshafts. From a machining Point of view it's not difficult on a Cincinnati tool and cutter grinder. The cam profile itself is harder to do. You need a Master cam Nev

American life expectancy is not that high and is getting worse. Nev

I don't think Arnotts are Australian owned any more. Its US owned, isn't it? Does anyone know WHEN?. I'd look itup but would run out of time to edit. Nev

India obviously hasn't done it's homework, in this instance. Why NOT? Nev

From where I sit the Smart meters were rolling out years ago. We have Coal power stations in poor condition still in service. Failure Means big gaps to fill quickly. . Nev

He's been kicked out of every job he's had for Improper behaviour. No good will come out of this venture. Nev

Even the OIL companies KNOW it's happening.. Plenty of deniers do so because it's in the Financial interests BHP lost a lot of face Recently and were caught out breaking a promise.. Trump and Hanson are Notable deniers but Hanson is a Trump Worshipper (and Farage and Victor Auban) Trump has also Handicapped the EPA. Nev

I watched a documentary about the Webb telescope last Night . It enables us to look way back in time, All that Info was made available to the entire world. One of the Most important Scientific achievements EVER. Nev

Let's jump to today and see How it runs. The Lord works in Mysterious ways, they say. Nev

So PMC, everything is OK. Just keep on adding CO2? Nev

Think I'd like to be More capable than a jellyfish. thanks. Lots of them are a sign there's something wrong with the ecosystem. Nev

That car issue qualifies as a Legitimate GRIPE. . Nev

Probably Not. Local slang can be deliberate as an identifier and confusing to the Uninitiated.. Without looking at People it's harder to get the Meaning/intention as accurate. Communication is an ART. Nev

It's Lorem ipsum (lat) a non sensical fill in word. We generally just use a swear word to fill in till our Brain thinks of something. People who swear a lot don't have to think as fast . Nev

Plenty of Latin derived talk talk around. Churches use it and doctors used to write Prescriptions in it. Pidgin is used in PNG as a bastardised language.. ( I may have the spelling wrong) it uses words Like Buggarup for Broken. A Binatang (mosquito) IS a small Plane A Balus is a large one.. and so on. Nev

Marty-d. Hypothetical situation. They don't talk. They communicate on their I Phone. OME You are requiring they Comply with our ways, or else. . Is that fair? Sentences are structured as we are used to. Nev

Most governments will rely on that excise for revenue. This assistance can't go on forever. We still have our triple "A" rating, That has a direct effect on what government borrowing costs. it's normal to borrow for Infrastructure same as it's normal to borrow for business or sell shares to fund it's initial and expansion costs. Nev.

It's logical for them to assign another word/name for any NEW Object or Phenomenon they observe as all peoples have done. Nev.

Who said about night, but batteries would take care of that storage is the big Game changer. Quick response. Nev

As far as I know the aboriginal languages have NEVER been in written form, and "their" FLAG is a recent thing. An indigenous guide I had at Uluru one time was from Katherine and couldn't understand one word of the Local Lingo all of whom lived well out of town which is Ultra Modern, Costly and thoroughly out of character.. IMHO. Nev

There's Hundreds of different aboriginal Languages and No one could know all of them. Nev

Of Course. Farmers don't pay it either on farm use vehicles. Nev

There's probably 100's of Aboriginal place names already.. Nev

Excise is to Make and repair roads. If you don't go on roads, why should you pay the excise? . Nev

You tend to get killed in war zones. You can easily get killed riding a Pushbike in traffic. Young people tend to take more risks. . Only young pilots were good in fighters. Nev