Engine Shot...

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Originally Posted by slug_burner

Not Irish but it is amazing what these on line translators can do.

Go dté sibh slán = May you go safely

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Yeah, it translates better as "safe journey", but it's not really an expression that's in common use in Irish.

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Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

welcome to landrover ownership, keep it as a story to be treasured down onto your younger siblings and their jap driving mates, tell it in the similar vein of the back in my day that the war vets tell....

pass it forwards when you can.

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Yes pass it on, then tell em you stuck a jap donk in it:D

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Originally Posted by B92 8NW

So Damien is there a transplant day? I can bring beer...

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me too

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Originally Posted by mike_ie

................. tentatively, that I'm on the road again :)

Plan is to stay here the night, have a well deserved shower and bask in the aircon with a beer, clean up and fuel up in the morning, and hit the road. And we'll see how she goes from there.

Its worth saying that I'm indebted to all of you here who have helped out, in particular Blknight.aus for getting the parts to me, and calling me every few days to make sure that everything was going okay, and strangy, who gave me free rein in his workshop, had the sense of humour to laugh WITH me when things were going good, and the discretion to not laugh AT me when the **** was hitting the fan :D

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Mike it has been a great to meet you and Erica, the family and I wish you safe and trouble free travels. Despite the circumstances you have managed to keep smiling(even with mine and families taunts). Leaving Alice without even being robbed, stabbed or conned :eek: The town is slipping! I may have to talk to the Town Council.
I hope the weather is kinder by the time you get to Melbourne.
You haven't worn out your welcome and do drop in if you ever pass through again.
I'll see if I can maintain the little patch on the front verge for you:D
Maybe next time we could go somewhere interesting.
Again all the best

Dave my thanks to you also for your efforts.
I still have some (different)discussions pending with Aust. Post:twisted:

Cheers

I better go clean the shed now:D

just got a message from Mike, made it 12k out of Alice and engine died, thats all i know at the moment:(. Poor bugger

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Originally Posted by Vern

just got a message from Mike, made it 12k out of Alice and engine died, thats all i know at the moment:(. Poor bugger

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That sucks :(
Hopefully something simple.....

Steve

Ok bad news.

Engine knocking then stopped, barely 12km from Alice.
I am at work till 6pm so can't even give him a tow back into town.:(

Time to revive the request for transport options again....i.e if anyone has or knows of a truck / tow to Adelaide then Melbourne.......?

Cheers

just said, engine packed it in. Will call him a bit later, let him calm down and assess what went wrong

seized?