Tech

Those who travel overland outside the ‘western world’ have to deal with poor quality diesel fuel. Although the 70 / 80’s diesel engine in most overland trucks can easily cope with low quality diesel,  modern diesel parking heaters do not. A bit about diesel fuel quality.
 

Our Mercedes Benz 1719AK came with a mysterious device mounted in the diesel fuel line. Its called the Fuel Finisher, sold somewhere in the 90’s to improve fuel economy and cleaner combustion. Here’s a bit about the fuel finisher and fuel catalysts.


 

Dust covers on truck and car steering ball joints wear over time and require replacement to pass yearly MOT / TuV / APK / ITV technical inspection. It’s a simple procedure given the conical rod of the steering ball joint comes loose. It can be a desperate fight without the right tools, have a look.

It’s not very surprising to find a leaking radiator in old ’70 / ‘80’s trucks. Older radiators have soldered joints making them vulnerable to small coolant leaks over time. As it’s the case for our 1719AK truck from ’74. Here’s the story to get a leaking radiator fixed.

Impression of the battery charger in our 1719 Mercedes truck. It can deal with a fair amount of electrical abuse and messy AC mains grids – far away from stable electricity grids in the western world. 



 

The bigger cities in Greece often offer Free internet through a number of WIFI hotspots located throughout the municipality area. Anyone can connect for free to the internet when near a WIFI hotspot. An impression of two community WIFI hotspots in Greece and WIFI equipment to connect over a larger distance.

Location

Greece and Italy have slightly different gas bottle system compared to the typical “german” propane gas bottle fitting.

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