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  1. 26th March 2008, 08:48 AM #1
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    Made it to Cooma & back

    We were a bit worried about the lack of road testing before heading off because the old girl hadn't been used much over the last 12 years or so.
    She was running a bit rich (very worn Holden carby) but better than burning out exhaust valves.
    Settled on a cruising speed of 50mph on the flat, tended to slow quite a bit for hills. Uneventful journey to the NSW border where we bush camped on Thursday night, checked the oil and decided to top up at Cooma because the level wasn't down too much. Struggled a bit on the hills approaching Cooma, would settle down to 26mph in 3rd gear and hold at that speed. Then about 30km out it developed a misfire and finally gave up on a steep hill....
    Unpacked the camping gear to get to the toolbox and after some investigation found only 1.5V at the coil. Solved the problem by hot wiring the coil direct to the battery and she made it to the registration (thanks to those who stopped to offer assistance).
    The father-in-law & I had a great time at the event and met some fantastic people and saw some very interesting vehicles & camping setups. On parking at the showground on the Saturday someone ran up to us as we got out and asked " did you buy this from a guy in Devon Meadows ?", turned out he had looked at it about 6 years ago but turned it down because he was about to travel overseas.
    Lots of interest in the home made welder, extra gearlever and the original camping setup in the back. Also got some ideas for what some of the roofrack bracketry held originally and found out many other things that weren't original but had been made by the first owner.

    Left Polo Flats at 7am on Monday to make the run back to Melbourne and all went well until the Pakenham Bypass (a few Km's from home) when she developed a misfire. Nursed it for the lat few Km's and got home at 5.15pm.

    Fuel consumption worked out at approx 14.5 ltrs/100 (no worse than my Territory) and used about a pint and a half of oil (mainly lost from the rear main seal). Slight oil leak at the rear of the cylinder head and now a misfire to cure.

    A fantastic road trip (apologies to anyone we held up on the way there or back), a fantastic event and look forward to the 70th....

    Colin
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  2. 26th March 2008, 01:30 PM #2
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    G'day Gromit

    Good to hear that you made it up and back without to much hassle, can't remember if I spoke to you or not, love the truck, a true bit of Australiana

    cheers
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  3. 26th March 2008, 02:29 PM #3
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    G'day All, I saw your very distinctive vehicle in various locations either Polo Flats where you camped and in town but I didn't get to say G'day either anyway maybe somewhere else, cheers Dennis
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  4. 26th March 2008, 02:52 PM #4
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    I am please that the fellas who bought there old Series machines to Cooma made it safely and got home safely, good to see so many of the old dears on the roads , probably never see the likes again
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  5. 26th March 2008, 03:13 PM #5
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    try shouting it a condenser
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  6. 26th March 2008, 04:03 PM #6
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    Hehehe! Holden motors dont act up like this and if they do you can buy the part at the chemist shop
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    Quote Originally Posted by graceysdad View Post
    Hehehe! Holden motors dont act up like this and if they do you can buy the part at the chemist shop
    First time I struck an older Holden motor stopped out in the bush (they had been there for well over twelve hours) it was the timing gear - hardly a roadside repair, rather worse than a misfire. The last time I drove an older Holden in the bush it kept backfiring through the carbie, setting fire to the aircleaner, and finally gave up altogether, but not when I was driving it (I think it was a hole in a piston, but the engine was scrapped without opening it).

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  8. 26th March 2008, 07:39 PM #8
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    Well done Colin...true Land Rover Overlander spirit

    Must of been fun on the freeway with some angry semi drivers behind you

    Hope they showed you some respect by not sticking their finger out of the window at you !..I get that sometimes in my P38 cruising along the freeway at 90k's minding my own business , trying to get the fuel economy down to below 18l/100 ....they overtake and the single digit appears out of the window and horns blowing..no respect for us landie drivers out on a nice relaxing drive..

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  9. 26th March 2008, 07:46 PM #9
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    This is why I named mine the Blue Streak, coz she will Streak past the others, on the end of a tow truck!, that Holden motor you come across John must have been one flogged out motor, bet it was a Red, Grey motors behave better!
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  10. 26th March 2008, 08:47 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by graceysdad View Post
    I am please that the fellas who bought there old Series machines to Cooma made it safely and got home safely, good to see so many of the old dears on the roads , probably never see the likes again
    Are you talking about the vehicles or the drivers???
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