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Reply #20 - Oct 26^th, 2021 at 5:51pm

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Hope you improve soon Robert.
Being away and in pain is not pleasant.

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Reply #21 - Oct 26^th, 2021 at 10:56pm

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Thanks Aart large improvement in the last 24 hours, heading home Thursday morning cheers Robert

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Reply #22 - Oct 27^th, 2021 at 6:19am

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Hi Robert
I glad your health is on the mend
Take care
regards Kev Wink

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Reply #23 - Oct 29^th, 2021 at 4:47am

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Left Humpty Doo NT for the return trip yesterday, stopped at Adelaide River for a chat with an old mate and a footpath look at our house. Filled up at Katherine and took the bypass rd to avoid the main drag.

Temperature rising again between 40/41 c and sitting on about 94 klm/h average. Come 5 pm and still 40 c pulled into Dunmarra roadhouse and booked into the van park to use the 240v and run the aircon. Took over 2 hrs to bring the temperature to a reasonable level but worth it.

Will fill up this morning and continue on to Ti Tree as it is expected to hit high again. Ute traveled well and no overheating of the transmission fluid. Must be the down hill run making it better.

Nuthing exciting just a wish to be home after the conditions up north. Take care Robert

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Reply #24 - Oct 29^th, 2021 at 7:57pm

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Another 40c + day down the track and 2klm from Ti Tree the ute started to go into limp mode due to overheating of the transmission oil. Main caravan park full and after some reluctance mentioned the Ti Tree farm stay across the road.

This is through the store over the road who was glad to offer a paddock to park in but no power available. Set up and run the gen set for the 240 fan and battery charger.

6pm and reset the computer and now have full revs again. Temperature is expected to be 21c tonight so that is fine.
Will head off early tomorrow morning to try for better temperatures south of the border.

Have to decide if we are keeping the ute and if yes will be getting a transmission cooler on. Need it with the combine weight we are with this van. Take care Robert

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Reply #25 - Oct 29^th, 2021 at 9:09pm

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Hi Robert
Sorry to hear about the problems you are having car wise.
At least you found a camp site away from a rest area.
Hope your health is going OK. and you are on the mend.
At least with each K you travel to getting you closer to home.
Take care travelling tomorrow
All the very best Kev.. Wink

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Reply #26 - Oct 29^th, 2021 at 9:19pm

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What a bummer. Would be so frustrating.

I take it you got the 12 volt system sorted??

Safe travels.

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Reply #27 - Oct 30^th, 2021 at 6:36am

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Kevvie shoulder is good with minor problems which will be sorted when I see my chiropractor next week.

Derek the car power I hope will know when I go to start this morning. Ran the generator yesterday for about 4 hrs and that also runs the battery charger for the house batteries. Now I am sitting with flat batteries in the van again so major over haul of charging system when we get home.

Either car is not charging,
fridge is drawing to much
Or battery charger is stuffed as well.

Home on Monday just have to get out of this heat if outside is 40c + hate to know the tarmac temperature.

Have a great weekend cheers Robert

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Reply #28 - Oct 30^th, 2021 at 6:51am

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Hi Robert
Thanks for the update. Glad health going OK.
If we don't hear from you before you get home We will listen from you next week.
All the very best to you both.
regards Kev

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Reply #29 - Oct 31^st, 2021 at 10:28pm

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Back home and glad to be, had a good run today and continued home. This will give us tomorrow to clean the van out. Will write up a bit more later thank you Robert

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