Thread: On the side of the road again, any help would be wonderful!!

They are back on the road today, but hanging in Adelaide to get the starter motor right- still not completely fixed. Local auto electrician is pulling his hair out because of intermittent fault which he has finally tracked down. He is being very fair given his quote is now way under the cost of fixing it. Can I mention his name?

Yes, Blknight, I'll tell them about Queensland....

See the photo's below of the blown head gasket -sorry they're so small (mobile phone camera).

Regards

Coop
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Originally Posted by C00P

They are back on the road today, but hanging in Adelaide to get the starter motor right- still not completely fixed. Local auto electrician is pulling his hair out because of intermittent fault which he has finally tracked down. He is being very fair given his quote is now way under the cost of fixing it. Can I mention his name?
Yes, Blknight, I'll tell them about Queensland....

See the photo's below of the blown head gasket -sorry they're so small (mobile phone camera).

Regards

Coop
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Cannot name and shame" - its poor form and may get all our arses sued...

BUT

I BELIEVE WE CAN "NAME FOR FAME"

I think a discreet "plug" wouldn't be a bad thing,
and we all want to know who it is!


Thanks again

How did I miss this thread!?!?!?!?!




I'm so ashamed.

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

How did I miss this thread!?!?!?!?!




I'm so ashamed.

Yeah, we've all been talking about how terrible you really are...


To make up for it the whole forum have decided you need to find and deliver a gunbuggy to my place.... I tried to talk them out of it... honest!

Hey, if anyone should be in sackcloth and ashes its me. Actually drove past them on the Saturday night- didn't see them except at the very last second out of the corner of my eye and didn't believe it was a Landy. Until I saw their post the following morning....
The good news is they are mobile again- starter all fixed, an excellent job by Belair Auto Electrical on Belair Rd. A very honest dealer who deserves our patronage. He also supplied me with a simple change-over Lucas alternator for my 28-amp 15 ACR. Removed that and bolted on one that gives out 70 amps- no messing about with brackets or spacers or anything. I only have to do a slight mod to the wiring as the connectors are slightly different.

They are heading west next so anyone over that way look out for a bright yellow Series III 4-door LWB with a Canadian flag on the back window, and give them a wave.

Cheers,

Coop

The travelling Canadians have had a bit of a look around South Oz from the air today and are flying to Pt Lincoln to sample the shark diving (or for the sharks to sample them...) then back to Adelaide before taking the train later this week for Perth (yes, they are putting the SIII on the train). Then it's probably going to be Margaret River and head up the West Coast towards the Kimberley Ranges. They've learned about redbacks, Cooper's beer, and Haigh's chocolate, and they might try a pie floater tomorrow.
Given the problems they've had with their Landy, they are a little reluctant at this stage to trust it in the more remote areas, but perhaps that'll wear off in time...

Coop

Hey Coop, are they contactable? If they're in/around Perth I have space and a donor S2a and service abilities here if they want to drop in, depending when they're over this way. We're heading to their end of the world (Canada) in July to visit some friends/family in Saskatchewan (via Vancouver/Calgary/Edmonton) but hiring a car there ... not that I wouldn't trust DeeDee the S2a of course.

COOP if they are coming up through the Pilbara I am in Karratha and can assist them if required