How to start a Land Cruiser

[dmdigital]

I witnessed this down town last week. Two guys in a Troopie that wouldn't even turn over. Driver tries the ignition, nothing. So he pops the bonnet, fiddles a bit and stands back scratching his head.

Meanwhile, passenger opens door and returns to front of car with about a 3' length of 4"x2" with a 6" nail through one end... and proceeds to scream and beat the living daylights out of the top region of the non-functional motor:eek2:

Whilst this is happening the driver is actually pointing at parts of the engine to "nail":eek:

When this yields no results he then proceeds to the front left guard and gives it a few belts for good measure:eek2:

Anyway when I came back to the Rover about 45 minutes later the Troopie was gone:confused: So I can only conclude that this is a viable technique for starting a Troopie:lol2:





It did make me think of Basil Fawlty and the Mini.

[Sleepy]

Maybe it was "automotive accupuncture"?

[p38arover]

:D:D

[Disco Steve]

Isn't this how we all fix our landy's???? or is that what ive been doing wrong?

[Michael2]

As I read it, I knew you were up north. Then I checked your location and that confirmed it.

[Reads90]

reminds me of a girl i once knew who had a Fiat 127 and when it did not start would get a bit of 4x2 from the back seat and smack the crap out of the engine and then it would start
Now we knew what the problem was and it was the starter motor sticking and we thought that her dad had told her where to hit the starter motor to get it going again. but she had forgotten and used to just hit the engine and get a lucky shot , Which would make the car start

I take it they were hitting the starter motor in the troopie too

[Bundalene]

Bush Mechanics;)

[dmdigital]

I take it they were hitting the starter motor in the troopie too
Not unless it was on top of the rocker cover, battery, radiator etc. They were definitely not strategically placed hits, more of a "start you useless piece of ..." type of hit aimed at what was visible through the open bonnet.

[miky]

:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:

Priceless. Thanks for the great start to the day... brought tears of laughter.




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[djam1]

I recall a few years back my Wife and I were travelling just out of Alice Springs and found some Indigenous Brothers on the side of the road with a new troppie that was out of diesel anyway we put some diesel in it and they asked for a push.
Anyway 6 old women and half a dozen kids jump in the back leaving my wife and I to close the doors and push. We proceeded to push and the old fella said to us no just push him with your car I explained to him that pushing it would smash the backdoor in and break the window something that he acknowledged but didnt care about (this car was only new).
We then put the old Nissan I had at the time up against the back of it and they asked us to wait he then went around the front lifted the bonnet took the aircleaner off emptied half a tin of Aerostart down the intake jumped back in and told us to go, well the Aerostart almost lifted the head off the thing once the dropped the clutch. They then dissapeared over the horizon with much laughter.

[The ho har's]

I witnessed this down town last week. Two guys in a Troopie that wouldn't even turn over. Driver tries the ignition, nothing. So he pops the bonnet, fiddles a bit and stands back scratching his head.

Meanwhile, passenger opens door and returns to front of car with about a 3' length of 4"x2" with a 6" nail through one end... and proceeds to scream and beat the living daylights out of the top region of the non-functional motor:eek2:

Whilst this is happening the driver is actually pointing at parts of the engine to "nail":eek:

When this yields no results he then proceeds to the front left guard and gives it a few belts for good measure:eek2:

Anyway when I came back to the Rover about 45 minutes later the Troopie was gone:confused: So I can only conclude that this is a viable technique for starting a Troopie:lol2:





It did make me think of Basil Fawlty and the Mini.

:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling::TakeABow:


I recall a few years back my Wife and I were travelling just out of Alice Springs and found some Indigenous Brothers on the side of the road with a new troppie that was out of diesel anyway we put some diesel in it and they asked for a push.
Anyway 6 old women and half a dozen kids jump in the back leaving my wife and I to close the doors and push. We proceeded to push and the old fella said to us no just push him with your car I explained to him that pushing it would smash the backdoor in and break the window something that he acknowledged but didnt care about (this car was only new).
We then put the old Nissan I had at the time up against the back of it and they asked us to wait he then went around the front lifted the bonnet took the aircleaner off emptied half a tin of Aerostart down the intake jumped back in and told us to go, well the Aerostart almost lifted the head off the thing once the dropped the clutch. They then dissapeared over the horizon with much laughter.

X2:TakeABow::TakeABow:


must be somthing to do with the N.T.:D:p



Mrs ho har:angel:

[Bushie]

1/2 a cup of kero and a match should start a troopie. :D:D:D



Martyn

[dullbird]

1/2 a cup of kero and a match should start a troopie. :D:D:D



Martyn
:lol2: