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Old 20th January 2019, 05:20   #82
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Originally Posted by spyder View Post
In temperatures of 35-42 degrees in the African desert, it has it's advantages, the tar melts at times. We used to refill accumulators and could not use the last of the bottles, many garages in Africa (Tiger wheel and tyre Phil ?) do supply it free as well.
Tiger Wheel? Yes we have a branch in Somerset West in South Africa. I will bear that in mind Craig when we are next visiting. Thank you for the heads up. I was talking with Jessica about the extremes of heat in the bush not recorded by official weather stations. The hottest I have ever seen is 52C in Tsavo, thank goodness for the A/C. Here is a shot of our Mazda 4x4 on the family farm in ZA overlooking Erinvale and the Hottentots on the horizon .....

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