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#1 Posted : Friday, 19 June 2009 5:00:49 AM(UTC)
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well men.
finally have come to the moment of truth,
i am about to take the bcb camperervan of the century for it trip to queensland.
so i am taking bets on the following>>
how far will the machine get before breaking down?
how many times i will get pulled over by the plod.?
how many times i will get pulled over by the plod for nothing???
what will go wrong??
will write a note each day on the daily doings, and the hopefully cruizy journey?
thanks to all your support over the time, it would not have been possible without all your support.
cheers
bcb

it was but yesterday, i thought myself a fragment, quivering without rythum in the sphere of life.
now i know i am the sphere, and all of life quivers in rythmic fragments, within me!
kg.
more than basketcase than a bear!
DOH!!!
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#2 Posted : Friday, 19 June 2009 8:17:19 PM(UTC)
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Cant wait! a Grey Nomad story...lol :)

"We are but a grain of sand on the beach of life"
"We are but a grain of sand on the beach of life"
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#3 Posted : Saturday, 20 June 2009 12:24:35 AM(UTC)
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Bring it on fella, should be good reading, lol.

Best of luck :-)

"Junk is something you throw out three weeks before you need it"
Fossil fuels are YUMMY !
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#4 Posted : Saturday, 20 June 2009 12:27:37 AM(UTC)
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Yes good luck Bear. If you are going up the Newell I reckon the cops out in the QLD boonies might have a chat to you because red cars are always speeding 8-).

If at first you dont succeed then skydiving is not for you.
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#5 Posted : Saturday, 20 June 2009 5:50:03 AM(UTC)
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well..!!!
hey gts308, i put the grey in to make me look distinguished..!! grey nomad my eye!!
heheeh..
just checking oils, water, lights,, first stop is get the exhaust done bonza,, its a tadd, tacked together at the mini.
after that i have to see how far out the speedo is?? get it organganizdeded.
will pull over and take some pics, of>> from this to that,, throw it in that post in holden,, show all ewes blokes, what a fair dinkum synaptic impaired ex carpenter can do, without drink and drugs!!! and one spanner in his hand instead of a hammer and chisel..!!! WHOA!!!
CHEERS
BCB
p.s.
yes jim red camperervans do go fasterer, than any other colours..



it was but yesterday, i thought myself a fragment, quivering without rythum in the sphere of life.
now i know i am the sphere, and all of life quivers in rythmic fragments, within me!
kg.
more than basketcase than a bear!
DOH!!!
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#6 Posted : Saturday, 20 June 2009 7:54:49 AM(UTC)
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well..!!!
without drink and drugs!!! WHOA!!!
CHEERS
BCB


JEZUS mate, Dont go over doing things !

"Junk is something you throw out three weeks before you need it"
Fossil fuels are YUMMY !
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#7 Posted : Tuesday, 23 June 2009 5:48:15 AM(UTC)
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day 1.
part 1.
it was a still cold foggy morning, no creature dared make a sound, my heartbeat was the only sound.
jumped in l van,, turned her over,, and BINGO!! she started!! amazing grace.
got her onto the road and ever so gently spurred her down to the corner, nice, smooth,, no grunting to go anywhere.
onto the highway,, and O/oh! wont get up to revs in 3rd??
battled on, she stopped at 15k,s??
got her started again, limped to moama,,had mech look,, and shiver me timbers! 2 leads back the front!!
you gotta laugh..
so onto get exhaust done good,,
found brake leak,, fixed that,, then on to shepp atill wont rev in top,, carries on,, not good,,20k,x top speed.. the pipe that coms from back of carbee,, has broken from top of manifold.. so i put scrw in it,, and mucho bettre,, but off to carbee bloke tomorro,, at least i made it to shepp..
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bcb

it was but yesterday, i thought myself a fragment, quivering without rythum in the sphere of life.
now i know i am the sphere, and all of life quivers in rythmic fragments, within me!
kg.
more than basketcase than a bear!
DOH!!!
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#8 Posted : Tuesday, 23 June 2009 11:54:41 AM(UTC)
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Gee how long is this trek going to take? Im 47 now like to get to the end of the story before I hit 50..Ha Ha!
And by the way what sort of van is it?

Cheers

"We are but a grain of sand on the beach of life"
"We are but a grain of sand on the beach of life"
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#9 Posted : Tuesday, 23 June 2009 2:40:00 PM(UTC)
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BCB thats a lot of trouble for a short hop to Shepparton, maybe do some small trips until you get on top of the teething problems before tackling Mount Everest?
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#10 Posted : Tuesday, 23 June 2009 10:31:38 PM(UTC)
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day2
pt1.
slept next to roadworks!! [bruddy iriot]
straight to carby bloke,, put another carb on, took her for drive,, and same thing,, breaks done once in 3rd..?
so put my carb back in, off to engine tunerer?? coil??? elec ignition??
also had real bad tappett noise again,, valve sticking? bugger.. it has been good?
bcb
p.s. i hope i make it too,, my teeth are way way too long..

pt 2.
a few probs encountered,, wires to coil not on tight enough, fixed that, went for drive,, did not fix it? also had new noise to contend with,,
back to mech,,, fuel blockage?? so after lots hoo haa,, mucking around, too 1/4 pipe of pump,, put 3/8 rubber pipe on,, and BINGO!!!
found other prob noise>>> alt bolt sheared off,, new bolt in, but will get bracket made to morro in wodonga,, it is running at just under 100c on temp gauge?? will give it a complete flush out tomorro as well, ran good, but a little underpowed on hills with trailer.
cheers
bcb
still on my way!!!
more than basketcase than a bear!
DOH!!!
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#11 Posted : Wednesday, 24 June 2009 9:04:30 PM(UTC)
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day 3
pt1
pulled over in nice quiet stop nearly to holbrook,, set the comp tv up.. no signal,!!
bugger.. she ran real good,, had a big sleep.
woke up,, started her up,, and beudy newk,, started nice,,, checked oils etc,, all good.
made cuppa, combed hair, made meself look beautiful,, jumped in started her up,, put her into drive and>>>>>>> no selection!!!!!! s***e!!
had a look underneath, and the tack weld i put on her to secure the worn selector arm to pin,, had not been strong enough, and had given way..
waiting for nrma,
i did want to put an push button selector system, but havent been able to save up enough,, just needs a new pin, and or a good weld.
tell ya, what can go wrong, has?
cheers
bcb

it was but yesterday, i thought myself a fragment, quivering without rythum in the sphere of life.
now i know i am the sphere, and all of life quivers in rythmic fragments, within me!
kg.
more than basketcase than a bear!
DOH!!!
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#12 Posted : Wednesday, 24 June 2009 9:19:06 PM(UTC)
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Geee basketcasebear remind me never to buy a vehicle off you...Ha Ha!

"We are but a grain of sand on the beach of life"
"We are but a grain of sand on the beach of life"
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#13 Posted : Thursday, 25 June 2009 3:40:34 AM(UTC)
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its ok mate, you should have it all sorted by the time you get home, lol
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#14 Posted : Thursday, 25 June 2009 5:55:13 AM(UTC)
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day 3 part2
had nrma come out, he sat in car, i got underneath with multigrips to select drive, the auto isso smooth he could not tell when it went in????
after yelling out heaps, he finally had to let his foot of brake to see if it was in d,
jumped into her drove to holbrook, drove into furst tyre shop mech,, and then waited for 4 hours for the bloke to finsh doing a diff swap.
it took 4 minutes, but i found the auto trans cooling pipe, had a leak, so redid that!!
got in drove to gundagai,, drove well,, will find a betterer way to do auto trans pipes, tomorro.
ready to have more beauty sleep. [dont need it though]
cheers
bcb

it was but yesterday, i thought myself a fragment, quivering without rythum in the sphere of life.
now i know i am the sphere, and all of life quivers in rythmic fragments, within me!
kg.
more than basketcase than a bear!
DOH!!!
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#15 Posted : Thursday, 25 June 2009 5:57:10 AM(UTC)
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Geee basketcasebear remind me never to buy a vehicle off you...Ha Ha!

"We are but a grain of sand on the beach of life"

remind me never to buy a car from me either.
heheheh
cheers
bcb

it was but yesterday, i thought myself a fragment, quivering without rythum in the sphere of life.
now i know i am the sphere, and all of life quivers in rythmic fragments, within me!
kg.
more than basketcase than a bear!
DOH!!!
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#16 Posted : Thursday, 25 June 2009 10:37:05 PM(UTC)
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Come on BCB you can do it. Do you reckon you will make it up here by the weekend??

Cheer,s.

There Is No Replacement For Displacement.
There Is No Replacement For Displacement.
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#17 Posted : Thursday, 25 June 2009 10:42:20 PM(UTC)
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day 4 pt1
drove without breaking down!!! unbelievable, touch wood,,!
checked fuel usage,, with towing trailer, etc,, 7 klms to litre?? i am not sure, but i dont think that is too bad??
van weighs about 1700kilo,s trailer 750kilos,,hhmm?
if it had a good tune, and the air fuel was set correctomundo..
the carbee is not 100% either, as the big air flap, is very sticky,, i am sure the auto is not cooling the trans fluid well neither..
so need to do the following>
1. get ali trans cooler,
2. get brakes bled
3. see if i can set air fuel set.
4. get laid
5. sleep
6. get laid
cheers
bcb

it was but yesterday, i thought myself a fragment, quivering without rythum in the sphere of life.
now i know i am the sphere, and all of life quivers in rythmic fragments, within me!
kg.
more than basketcase than a bear!
DOH!!!
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#18 Posted : Friday, 26 June 2009 7:57:48 AM(UTC)
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day 4 pt 2.
have made it to nearly newcastle,,
didnt get anything done on her today, she is using a little oil,, about 1/2litre so far,, 1000clicks approx.
will definately get trans cooler done tomorro, and plan on flushing out radiator..
apart from that she goes good,, i dont normally speed, too dangerous, but on the newcastle freeway,, smooth road,, planted it a bit,, was nice driving, up to 140k,s if speedo is correct,
had a few harleys cruise around me, certainly turning heads!!
tell ya, mad max has nothing on this.
cheers
bcb

it was but yesterday, i thought myself a fragment, quivering without rythum in the sphere of life.
now i know i am the sphere, and all of life quivers in rythmic fragments, within me!
kg.
more than basketcase than a bear!
DOH!!!
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#19 Posted : Friday, 26 June 2009 8:41:43 AM(UTC)
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Newcastle thats good progress in one day.

If your present fuel economy is on petrol then you are doing quite well if its on LPG you are doing brilliantly.

7km/litre I calculate to be about 19.5mpg in the old money or 14.3l per 100km. My Falcon does around 15L per 100km on LPG around town unladen.

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#20 Posted : Saturday, 27 June 2009 4:49:43 AM(UTC)
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Unbelievably bad luck. Sure someones not following you and messing with your car when youre asleep?
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