As it turned out i only made it as far as Karuah when the motor in the u-bewt commodore yoot disintergrated...
Red llights flashing on dash " Check engine" ... So i stopped ... and sure enough there was an engine...
But it was idling very rough. Checked all the vital fluids and all seemed OK ( at least the EH idiot lights on the dash will tell you what part of the engine is suffering).
Unable to see anything obviuos i turned around and came home at around 50KPH.
Now most people will say thats a hell of a way to avoid midgees.
However.. on arrival home i hired a trailer and loaded the bike on behind the panno. set sail for Hat Head arriving just over 3.5hrs since leaving home... good old panno done it with ease... Not like that late model piece of Sh1t laying in the mechanics at the moment.
Got a call yesterday to say it had done a coil pack on No4... OK .. go ahead and replace the coil pack
2nd call... we have check compression on No4... nothing....
OK.... whats it worth to rip the heads off ... service the valves .. replace timing chain while in there???
We will phone you back again shortly !!
3rd call... Hello mr Reddo.. all up you are looking at approx $5000...
I reply.... Will a 186 fit in there i have 3 @ $150 ea...
Thud...
I passed out shortly afterwards...........
Trish woke me up with smelling salts.. have tried all wreckers... apparently a 2010 VE sedan / wagon - L7Y motor is different to a 2010 VU L7Y Ute motor.
wreckers want $1500 when they can get one..
So.. engine rebuild on the way...Lots more painfull than any Midgey bite....
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