diesel leakage in bethlehem

[Chris Skinner]

Frank seems to have disappeared!
Hope he got his issues sorted

[ricster]

Hope so too...... what you offered was really very generous Sir Chris,

[martyn]

Hi Chris. I have an A frame that you can use to tow with. That will eliminate the problem of trying to control the towed car without power brakes and steering. If you want I can give you a hand as a crew member, gaffer, brawn no brain.

[Chris Skinner]

Thats a really cool offer Charles. Thx.
But the guy seems to have disappeared off teh face of the planet...
I am still keen to help out though as I would hate to be in same situation in a foroeign land.
Lets see what develops.

[stobi_de]

Hi!
I'm now back in Germany since one week.
The problems are still the same, better: have become more.
I drove the car to the farm of a friend outside Bethlehem (and I was lucky, was not stopped by the police because of the leakage) and began to repair by myself.
ALL injectors are completely spoiled, the pipes are damaged, the nuts are cut, bähhhh....

I hope, that the head is still ok. The last mechanic used injectors of a Toyota Highlux 2.4D with different dimensions.
I removed the injectors in my german Patrol and saw, that there is no space for the thicker Toyota injectors. It is possible to tighten them, but the head will be damaged.

At the moments I collect many new, remanufactured und used parts. I have to come back to your country in some weeks and repair it.
I don't want to think about the costs.

The car MUST run next time, because I have to leave the customs union to get my carnet papers. Otherwise it would be an illegal import, the car would be confiscated and I would have to pay a fine of 10000 EURO minimum!! Ha, thanks to Diesel Electric!

Frank

[ricster]

I am happy that you are safe, and that you are coming back to South Africa to fix it properly. However, if you do go down to Cape Town area, and can arrange to leave the Patrol with Frans Fourie ( known as Tour de Frans here) for a bit, I am sure he will get it repaired PROPERLY for you at a reasonable cost. He will also not talk rubbish to you, he is very honest.