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Car TalkRe: New Rolls-royce Dawn Cabrio Caught In The Open. (pics) by Denn(m): 4:59pm On Jun 21, 2015
Looks like a fat Rover 620. Rear looks Bentley-ish
Car TalkRe: Why My Car Fuel Always Dropped From Fuel Guage by Denn(m): 6:46am On Jun 21, 2015
makavele:
lol at the bolded. . matter can never exist in two forms at the same time . . e.g. water is both liquid and solid .. . afterall water changes to ice when freezed . . . matter can only exist in one form, and can change to another form (change of state)
so naturally petrol is liquid . . and when subjected to normal atmospheric conditions, vaporises over time and becomes gas

water is naturally liquid . . when freezed becomes ice . . and when boiled becomes water vapour (gas)

so what are even saying sef ?
Naturally liquid? wrong. water is liquid only at certain temperatures. Any variance and it either turns to ice or vapour.

why are you trying to cause pandemonium with your garrium chemistry? Na we you submit project to? I cant believe our Primary school science is causing sweat for the learned 'chemist'. Read the excerpts below.

The kinetic theory of matter states:

*All matter is made up of tiny, microscopic moving particles. And each matter has a different type of particles with different size and mass.
*Particles are in continuous movement. All particles are moving all the time in random directions (Brownian motion).
*The speed of movement depends on the mass of the particle, temperature and several other factors

Physical changes are changes in which no new substance is formed. For example melting and ice cube or dissolving salt in water. Physical changes are reversible. For instance if you heat and melt and ice cube to water, you can put it in a freezer and have it changed back to ice.

Changing the state of a matter is a physical change. And it is done by either heating or cooling.


temperature causes a physical change in matter like water. There is no permanent state for for water. it is either a solid, liquid or gas depending on temperature and pressure

I will always give my source since i am not a custodian of all knowledge
http://www.xtremepapers.com/revision/gcse/chemistry/the_nature_of_matter.php
AgricultureRe: Modern Cucumber Farming. My 1 Million Naira Experience *with Pictures* by Denn(m): 11:07am On Jun 20, 2015
Neduzze5:
Lolz.... Bro, I so much love your aptness after going thru some of your posts. The way you outline your words without mincing letters keeps me absolutely dumbfounded.

It would really be a pleasure learning "English Language" all afresh from you.

Kudos sire!
Bros...this your 'toasting' na wa.

Thanks
Car TalkRe: Why My Car Fuel Always Dropped From Fuel Guage by Denn(m): 6:31am On Jun 20, 2015
makavele:
You just copied n pasted stuffs you understand not . . . Without mincing words. .
define liquid . . . a liquid is a form of matter that flows, are not held tightly by their respective bonds and can take the shape of any container . .
define gas . . a form of matter that are not held at all by their respective bonds, cannot be seen, some can be smelt, others cannot be smelt, and exert pressure on the walls of their container

define solid . . a form of matter held tightly by the individual bonds, takes its own predefined shape?

can you drink gasoline? yes, then its liquid . .
can you pour it out? yes, then it is liquid
does it flow? yes , then it is liquid. .

gas does not flow like water, gas cannot be drunk . . gas does not take the shape of its holding container . .

if we wanna go into advanced / molecular chemistry, then we can divide into components . . e.g water

water is liquid by default , it occurs naturally as liquid . . in its frozen state, it's a solid, but its still water . .
in its vaporised states, it's a gas, but it is still the same water . .
a molecule of water can be broken down into 2 atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen in two distinctive places. . . gives us 2H20
hydrogen is gas .. oxygen is gas . . . but just because they are gas and make up water, doesnt mean water is a gas . . it's liquid still

You didnt bother to read and understand your own quote . . where it say . . it slowly changes into vapor or gas at normal temperatures, if left in an open vessel. . . OMG, that is change of state . .we even have solids that change to liquids on exposure to air . . .

if you did chemistry, do yu remember . . efflorescence, deliquescence and hygroscopy ?

P.S.: I don't need google to prove facts . . you're talking to a Biochemist
Dear chemist

Does petrol evaporate or not if left in the open?

If you pour one litre of petrol in a tray and one litre of water in another tray and put both outside at noon, which one will first 'disappear'?

If you park a car in the sun with all the evap lines rusted off, fuel pump gaskets not properly sealed and other possible 'hole' scenarios, will the fuel evaporate?

That has been the simple point.

I quote sources. It's a good idea when you debate. Only beer parlour debaters quote statisitics or points from the moon.

You are a biochemist yet the only chemicals you have ever mixed is gari and sugar. Don't derail with your unfounded analysis.

Below is a link to a proper research on evaporative losses of petrol in fueling stations in Canada.

https://www.nairaland.com/2376771/practical-broiler-production-step-step

Petrol evaporates...simple

Which kind of chemist does not know matter can change state?

When you boil water, it changes state from liquid to gas. When you freeze water, it changes to solid. Basic integrated science. I did not need to become a gari biochemist to even remember that.

You change the state of a liquid to gas, mostly by heating whilst you change a gas to liquid by condensation.

Increased temperature applied to petrol (our tropical heat) can make petrol evaporate.

Another experiment.

Put a keg half filled with petrol in a sunny place. Ensure the keg is tightly sealed. After one hour, try to open the keg. You will hear a slight hiss of the 'gassed' petrol escaping.

Biochemist...revert with further ' off point' analysis
Car TalkRe: Top Gear Gets A New Host by Denn(m): 6:30am On Jun 19, 2015
Let's forget sentiments and focus on the facts. Clarkson actually misbehaved. If Hammond and the other guy decides to leave, its their cup of tea.

Their shows have been getting boring lately. Crashing cars and taking long drivrs... Yada yada

Let new ideas come in
Car TalkRe: Factory. Tints For Cars. by Denn(m): 8:57am On Jun 18, 2015
billy187:
That's a fine mercedes there! Yours?
wink
Car TalkRe: The Ancient Cars Of The Ancient City Of Ibadan. by Denn(m): 8:51am On Jun 18, 2015
colossus2:
Omo your problem long oh shocked
Apologise give who undecided



Now, I snapped them in Brazil so kill yourself.
Keyword kor, padlock word ni
Ignored. Not worth further comments.
Car TalkRe: Chasing Classic Cars In Nigeria by Denn(op): 8:47am On Jun 18, 2015
Exponental:
I have an '84 model Nissan Laurel to sell though. Engine drives fine. Drove from Lagos to Abeokuta at 175 KM/HR max. 6plugs carburetor engine. Balanced on speed. I love d ride. Old soldier!
Factory top speed for this vehicle is 170km/HR.

That is before half of the horses died due to old age.

Are there some other mods involved?

Thanks

http://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1984/2123150/nissan_laurel_4door_sedan_2000_gx_5-speed.html
AgricultureRe: Cucumber 2.0- My Farm Birth Experience by Denn(op): 5:21am On Jun 18, 2015
Bonj:
Hey, did you grow out your seeds in a nursery? Is it really necessary?
open field. 80% germination rate for mine approximately. seed must not be too deep in the ground
AgricultureRe: Cucumber 2.0- My Farm Birth Experience by Denn(op): 5:19am On Jun 18, 2015
Bonj:
Great job man!
You've already broken through; ignore destructive criticism. Focus!
Pls, i'll need your hook-up for the seeds.
And you also mentioned something about Green-houses, are they to be fabricated locally or the popular Dizengoff issue?
for seeds, lets hook up on whatsapp.

for Greenhouse, i am not going dizengoff...too small, expensive, not long term.

I have a template i am working on. will share once i complete the construction.

work ongoing at the moment
Car TalkRe: The Ancient Cars Of The Ancient City Of Ibadan. by Denn(m): 5:15am On Jun 18, 2015
colossus2:
I wonder why you fail to comprehend undecided
Keyword here is IBADAN.... pictures should be of ancient cars IN IBADAN. do you now comprehend?

In fact, you should apologise for trying to pass on some pictures taken in edo state as if they were from Ibadan.
Car TalkRe: Factory. Tints For Cars. by Denn(m): 5:11am On Jun 18, 2015
pankere:
I'm thinking the OP means to ask where he can buy factory tinted glass for his car, he doesn't want to do the local nylon film they glue to the car to make it " tinted". By the way Denn, our local policemen sure know how to tell the difference between a "factory tinted" window glass and the one with the nylon film. And the tinted permit only covers for the factory tint that comes with the car
the law is shown below. can you identify where a factory was made as the only condition for making it a legal tint?

the only caveat is that the tint must be authorised by the police IGP.

Note::::: section 3 has been amended as follows:It shall be the duty of the buyer,donee or importer of'a motor vehicle with tinted, shaded, coloured, darkened or treated glass to make representation to the Inspector General of Police or the relevant Police Commissioner in any State of the Federation for the purposes of registration of such tint etc within a period of ninety days(90) of the importation of such vehicle


The Federal Military Government hereby decrees as follows:


1. (1) Except with the permission of the appropriate authority designated for the purposes of this Decree and for such good cause as may be determined from time to time by the appropriate authority, no person shall cause any glass fitted on a motor vehicle to be-

(a) tinted ; or

(b) shaded ; or

(c) coloured lightly or thickly

(d) darkened ; or

(e) treated in any other way,

so that the persons or objects in the motor vehicle are rendered obscure or invisible.

(2) In this section, "good cause" means health or security reasons.

2. (l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any law, rule of law, enactment or the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979, as amended, any person who without the permission of the appropriate authority-

(a) causes any glass fitted on a motor vehicle to be treated in any manner specified in section 1(1) of this Decree

(b) does or omits to do any act for the purpose of enabling or aiding another person to tint, shade, colour, darken, or treat in any other way any glass fitted on a motor vehicle in any manner specified in section 1(1) of this Decree

(c) aids another person in tinting, shading, colouring, darkening or treating in any other way any glass fitted on a motor vehicle in any manner specified in section 1(1) of this Decree ; or

(d) counsels or procures any other person to tint, shade, colour, darken or treat in any other way, any glass fitted on a motor vehicle, commits an offence under this Decree and shall be punished in the manner set out in this Decree.

(2) Any person who commits an offence under paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this section may himself be charged with tinting, shading, colouring, darkening or treating in any other way the glass fitted on the motor vehicle or with counselling or procuring the tinting, shading, colouring, darkening or treating in any other way the glass fitted on the motor vehicle.

(3) In this Decree -

(a) reference to the "appropriate authority" means reference to the Inspector-General of Police or any person or authority authorised by him to give such permission as is contemplated in subsection (1) of section 1 of this Decree

(b) reference to "permission" includes registration.

3. It shall be the duty of the buyer, donee or importer of a motor vehicle with tinted, shaded, coloured, darkened or treated glass to change all the glass within a period of 14 days from the date of arrival in Nigeria or date of purchase (which ever is applicable in each circumstance).

4. (1) Any person who commits an offence under this Decree shall on conviction be liable to a fine of N2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Where an offence under this Decree has been committed by a body corporate, every person who at the time of the commission of the offence was a proprietor, director, general manager, secretary or other similar officer servant or agent of the body corporate (or a person purporting to act in any such capacity) as well as the body Corporate shall be guilty of the offence and may be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

5. The Federal High Court shall have jurisdiction to try offenders under this Decree.

6. This Decree may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Decree 1991.


Made at Lagos this 8th day of February 1991.


General I. B. Babangida,
President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Car TalkRe: Why My Car Fuel Always Dropped From Fuel Guage by Denn(m): 4:55am On Jun 18, 2015
makavele:
Point of correction: It's called gas; short for GASOLINE !
This doesn't mean your regular air , liquid and gas ! Nope. petrol is not a gas , it is liquid . .
most forms of liquids vaporise when exposed to air . . only that some do it very slowly e.g water
and some do it very quickly e.g alcohol
Gas of a kind suitable to be burnt for illuminating or heating purposes; originally = coal-gas n., but now including (a) various artificial mixtures consisting chiefly of carburetted hydrogen, and distinguished by defining words indicating the source from which they are obtained, as water-gas, oil-gas, etc.; and (b) = natural gas n.).
Then, the ol suffix indicated that they were using an oil-based form:

Forming the names of oils and oil-derived compounds (in systematic use in Chem. now replaced by -ole suffix2), as benzol, furfurol, indol (now usually indole), myrrol, pyrrol (now usually pyrrole).
Then the chemical suffix ene or ine was added. So gasoline, when broken down into its parts, perfectly describes what petroleum is: an oil form of a natural gas. The Oxford English Dictionary writes that the first usage of gasolene was in 1865, and was already being used to refer to what the UK call petrol.

"Gasoline--sometimes, but incorrectly, called naphtha--is one of the lighter products obtained during the distillation of crude petroleum. The nature of the substance is such that it slowly changes to a vapor, or gas , at ordinary temperatures, and if left in an open vessel soon entirely disappears by evaporation."

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/39778/why-does-gasoline-have-the-word-gas-in-it-if-its-never-gaseous

emphasis mine.

petrol or gasoline is in liquid form but slowly changes to gas at room temp. A car left in the sun has an ambient temp higher than room temp.

in simple terms, petrol evaporates in hot temps....and leaks out from leaky tanks
Car TalkRe: Chasing Classic Cars In Nigeria by Denn(op): 4:44am On Jun 18, 2015
Bonj:
Best used cars in the USA are bought off farmers......they haven't anywhere to go but their farms.
I gave out my 123 benz just like in the pic above; still smarting from it.
Oga Denn, do well to respond to my talk on your "Farm birth experience" before mine turns into a still birth o.
my oga...will respond asap
Car TalkRe: Chasing Classic Cars In Nigeria by Denn(op): 4:43am On Jun 18, 2015
ivoryhouse:
Wow! This is the cleanest flat boot Benz I have seen in a looooong while! Kudos
thanks boss
Car TalkRe: Chasing Classic Cars In Nigeria by Denn(op): 4:43am On Jun 18, 2015
Bossforeva:
Denn, have you replaced ur zellow sport trac with the truck beside the benz?
How far bout ur VW too?
VW is upcoming.

work will be completed soon and then, it ,might be offered for sale...who knows
Car TalkRe: Chasing Classic Cars In Nigeria by Denn(op): 4:39am On Jun 18, 2015
dumo1:
@Denn how I wish i fit buy this Benz from your hand. kudos to the former owner for keeping this vehicle in top shape & that major repairs did you do after you bought the car? It's nice to know that you still left the trafficator lights in their orange original colour.
I am sure when cruising this vehicle you feel like a member of the Russian mob.
vehicle was bought on NL.

work done: Oil change, conversion of fuel pump from mechanical to electrical, wheels upgrade, wheel balancing & alignment.

work to be done: looking into changing transmission from 4 speed to 5 (if possible and cheap), mudguards, dashboard lights, speedo and clock

Vehicle is relatively cheap....a dash i must say.
Car TalkRe: Chasing Classic Cars In Nigeria by Denn(op): 8:25am On Jun 17, 2015
Mercedes Benz 200; W123 Platform. 1977 model.

Classical.

Car TalkRe: Factory. Tints For Cars. by Denn(m): 8:21am On Jun 17, 2015
Factory tint? A tint made in a factory? Simple.

Get any tint guy and drive him to any abandoned factory complex. Any tint done there is a factory tint.

But seriously, our legal system that advocates for a factory tint does not have any facility to confirm if it was done as a 'follow come' or not.

Get the tint done and apply for the permit.

This is a 'factory tinted' benz

Car TalkRe: The Ancient Cars Of The Ancient City Of Ibadan. by Denn(m): 8:15am On Jun 17, 2015
benzmatic:
take time to read patiently.
I made the first post. Clearly from the white commercial cabs and buses, you can tell it is Ibadan, or Oyo state at least.
The poster of the other pictures is not the op. He posted pictures from Edo state.
The orange Lada in the picture is not rickety. It's only an ancient car, the owner can actually be commended for keeping a relic on the road.
kapish?
Both Edo cars posted look properly maintained.

I wonder why the other poster decided to use Edo pictures on an Ibadan thread. Time travel?
Car TalkRe: Why My Car Fuel Always Dropped From Fuel Guage by Denn(m): 8:12am On Jun 17, 2015
Check for vapour leaks around the tank area....broken or rusty evap lines.

Check for poor fuel pump gasket seals.

A tank not sealed properly will allow for evaporation.

Remember, petrol is called gas in some countries....it has a reason
Car TalkRe: Mercedes Benz Thread by Denn(m): 5:53pm On Jun 15, 2015
chukel:
Denn, I love what u did to that benz. I have a 1983 230E sitting and wasting at home. Intend rebuilding it. Please change the trafficator lights to white. That will give it a better look. Will upload pics later.
Front and rear.

Will look into it
Car TalkRe: Mercedes Benz Thread by Denn(m): 5:48pm On Jun 15, 2015
themodernman:
Like I care undecided
Choice...
Car TalkRe: Mercedes Benz Thread by Denn(m): 5:47pm On Jun 15, 2015
inze:

Uhmmm,

Did anyone else notice the oil spill at the first and last pictures of the classic benz or is it just me?
Nice observation

Spill was during oil and filter change.
Car TalkRe: Mercedes Benz Thread by Denn(m): 4:53pm On Jun 15, 2015
themodernman:
Why waste so much money on old school?

I'm yet to figure out the rationale behind it.
Sorry, you can't.
Car TalkChasing Classic Cars In Nigeria by Denn(op):
In our country, people seem not to appreciate vehicles older than a decade.

The rave is for newer cars.

People who own old cars are automatically rated as 'struggling' on the economic ladder.

Is it possible to create a desire amongst our present generation for these vehicles? A desire to maintain them and keep them in top notch condition for the coming generation?

We all have nostalgic feelings when we remember how some vehicles dominated our roads in the 70s and 80s.

I remember my school's principal. He owned a Datsun 120Y. My Dad owned a Datsun Stanza, a couple of Peugeots, our neighbours owned a beetle 1500 and a Bluebird etc.

These vehicles are no longer common in Nigeria.

You however travel and still see some of these cars in top shape.

Can we start the revival?
Car TalkRe: The Car Of The Old. by Denn(m): 8:33am On Jun 15, 2015
Stancity:
Mere looking at this car, one will agree with me tht men of old really suffered... Everything about this car is weird... You can imagine if a situation whereby a friend brought this car for a weeding trip and you step in with your well ironed and starched white brocade, only God knows what the colour will look like when you must have reached your destination..


Thank God for new generation cars o...
That is a first generation Ford transit van.

For the fact that the one in your picture was not properly maintained does not make 'old generation' cars rubbish.

Car TalkRe: Mercedes Benz Thread by Denn(m): 8:02am On Jun 15, 2015
New look

Car TalkRe: Mercedes Benz Thread by Denn(m): 6:25am On Jun 14, 2015
dumo1:
@ Denn did u get the ride naija used or it was flown in.
nigeria

bought on NL.
Car TalkRe: Mercedes Benz Thread by Denn(m): 6:25am On Jun 14, 2015
dumo1:
@ Denn congrats on purchasing that classic Benz. she's a real black beauty to behold.
thanks...

she is looking different now though...
Car TalkRe: Mercedes Benz Thread by Denn(m): 12:05pm On Jun 13, 2015
newest addition...

W123 200 Merc.

Manufactured in 1977.

Car TalkRe: 2017 Honda Ridgeline: A Second Crack At The Pickup Market by Denn(m): 11:57pm On Jun 11, 2015
a pick up without a ladder chassis is just a modified van

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