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| Eduardo Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Región Metropolitana Posts: 2108   
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Fantastic trip. One of the part of the world that I like to visit with my wife. Thanks for sharing regards from Chile Eduardo MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64' MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo"  Click image to enlarge |
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24th Dec 2019 12:41pm |
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out diesel from the join between the body and the output pipes.....
| R1200GS Member Since: 12 Jul 2015 Location: Hampshire Posts: 265  
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Decision is taken to replace the pump with a recon unit, just have a kill a few days waiting the the new one to be sourced and fitted. Get to visit the attractions around Alice Springs and some of the history within it.
Can recommend the Ghan museum and the Transport Hall of Fame : Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Then, after a day at the very helpful Landy dealer in Alice, Suttons, we are ready to rock and roll again: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge We decide to ignore the leak from the power steering box and just buy a couple of litre's to keep it topped up.....  |
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24th Dec 2019 4:52pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10464 
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Loving the updates, thanks for them and the cool DC landy
  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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24th Dec 2019 8:45pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1168  
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Tremendous adventure
Thanks for the pictures, something I would love to undertake myself one day  My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years. |
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24th Dec 2019 10:08pm |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4789 
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Great thread with some fantastic pictures
2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90 2000 XS TD5 90 |
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25th Dec 2019 1:31am |
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| eddy Member Since: 05 Aug 2012 Location: Mandurah WA Posts: 12 
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We did the trip leaving Perth across to Alice then Simpson Desert to Cape York across the Gulf to Darwin/Kakadu then back to Perth via the Kimberley.Made it as far as Galvins Gorge[great swimming] then disaster.Vehicle on a road train for the rest of the trip.Lucky a mate gave us a lift in his Hi Lux!
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25th Dec 2019 6:34am |
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| R1200GS Member Since: 12 Jul 2015 Location: Hampshire Posts: 265
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Sorry to see your poorly Landy, was it the stub axle ?
This is the worst we had, axle wise. The heavy duty drive member screw on cap dissapeared some where after Alice but luckily I had brought a few odd's n sod's spare parts out from the UK with me and scored with a plastic axle cap which fitted 
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25th Dec 2019 1:21pm |
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| williamthedog Member Since: 29 Dec 2012 Location: south wales Posts: 3441 
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Was it the dreaded corrigations that caused it? While I was in South Australia we travelled around the Flinders they were bad enough there and that was in a land cruiser. |
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25th Dec 2019 1:53pm |
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| eddy Member Since: 05 Aug 2012 Location: Mandurah WA Posts: 12
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Axle tube broken off at the diff end.No warning like leaking oil,was travelling at 75kmh,tyre pressures 28psi,not overloaded.Must have just had enough of corrugations,admittedly I do not know of its life before I acquired the vehicle.....pretty hard considering the loose rivets by the back doors?
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26th Dec 2019 2:19am |
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| R1200GS Member Since: 12 Jul 2015 Location: Hampshire Posts: 265
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Unlucky for you Eddy. I must say that the 130 handled corrugations really well and seemed quite happy at 75-90 kph on halfway decent dirt roads. For the really bad stuff it was slow and steady but there was not much of that really. Certainly Australian roads were light years better than some African roads I have driven over the years.
We left Alice Springs for the big tourist spots and its tarmac for a few hundred km's. Good news was the power steering leak never got any worse and if anything dried up a bit. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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28th Dec 2019 11:24am |
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| R1200GS Member Since: 12 Jul 2015 Location: Hampshire Posts: 265
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When traveling in WA its best to remember that mining rules and the bigger you are the more others have to move out of your way
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28th Dec 2019 11:34am |
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| Mini Landie Member Since: 23 Sep 2015 Location: Basingstoke Massiff Posts: 153 
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Trip of a lifetime... looks like a lot of fun was had!
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28th Dec 2019 11:38am |
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| R1200GS Member Since: 12 Jul 2015 Location: Hampshire Posts: 265
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For the next couple of days it was dirt roads and quiet bush camps under the stars. Landy ran fine with no problems. It has a large fuel tank and we think that 1100km would be possible on a tank but didn't want to push it too close as you are never too sure of how much sediment could be in the bottom. Did do over 700km between stops a few times.
Once you get into WA its quite noticeable that the weather changes. It gets hotter and even in the middle of an Aussie winter we were seeing 30C plus temps during mid day. Flies put an appearance in as well..... A few more pics: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Seeing bush fires was not uncommon. It seems that they are allowed to just burn until they go out. Mind you there is not much apart from scrub tree's and bush to incinerate. Very few towns around this bit. We also managed to loose one of the rear quarter windows to a stone that must have hit the loadbed frame and bounced forward into it. Plus the windscreen had a six inch crack appear behind the rear view mirror ! |
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30th Dec 2019 4:17pm |
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| williamthedog Member Since: 29 Dec 2012 Location: south wales Posts: 3441
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Those pictures bring back memories, driving down the red dust roads for mile upon mile, then a camel or roo jumps out at you. Wakes you up
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30th Dec 2019 4:32pm |
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