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 Desert Bug
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| posted on June 22nd, 2004 at 08:45 PM |
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Desert Bug is back on line in remote Northeast WA.(Now with pics)
G'day All,
Well we made it!! Approx 4,500 ks in the Desert Splitty towing a trailer from Bendigo in Vic to Billiluna Station in remote northeast WA (180 ks south
of Halls Creek on the junction of the Tanami Rd and The Canning Stock Route).
The Desert Splitty performed very well considering the load we had onboard and that it is a 1600. We averaged 18 to 20 MPG (about 13/14 lt per 100 ks)
which I was very happy with. The motor performed well and after adding some Wynns oil treatment used only .75 lt of oil for the whole trip. I found
the best fuel combination was Premium Unleaded with an upper cylinder lubricant, including trying Auto Trans Fluid which worked very well.
We only saw one other Kombi on our trip which was disappionting, I was expecting heaps.
Will post some pics some as soon as we get them of the camera.
Cheers, Ian.
Pic at Coober Pedy at sunset.
[Edited on 1-7-2004 by Desert Bug]
[Edited on 1-7-2004 by Desert Bug]
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dak dak ute
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| posted on June 22nd, 2004 at 08:48 PM |
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i have been told to use 2 stroke oil........ as it not only lubricates. but it also helps control the combustion......... which is what lead use to
also do...
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| posted on June 22nd, 2004 at 09:03 PM |
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yes I use two stroke as well in all of my gas conversions , just get the cheap one .
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dak dak ute
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| posted on June 22nd, 2004 at 09:04 PM |
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it seems to be wat the use in some aircraft aswell....... and it is meant to work beta then upper cyl lube... also cheaper
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| posted on June 22nd, 2004 at 09:10 PM |
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so desert bug, is this a holiday or you up and moved for good?
whats the temp up there like ?
love to see a pic of a desert splitty
Rob
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| posted on June 22nd, 2004 at 09:47 PM |
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uh
uh where do you put upper cylinder lubricant or the two stroke oil and why ?
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| posted on June 22nd, 2004 at 09:50 PM |
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good on ya ian, please to here you arrived safe matey
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| posted on June 22nd, 2004 at 09:51 PM |
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uh where do you put upper cylinder lubricant or the two stroke oil and why ?
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In the fuel tank. Helps lubricate the valves...:thumb
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| posted on June 22nd, 2004 at 09:51 PM |
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mix with fuel.... due to leaded fuel being completly phased out you use two stroke oil to
a) slow down valve seat recession
and b) to help control the combustion of the fuel
it is best to use only premium
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| posted on June 22nd, 2004 at 10:05 PM |
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what sort of petrol/oil ratio are we talking about?
marcel
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| posted on June 22nd, 2004 at 10:07 PM |
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100ml to the tank
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| posted on June 22nd, 2004 at 10:17 PM |
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Can't wait for the pics!!!:bounce:bounce
When did they leave...how long has it taken???
What spares are they carrying?
A splittie towing a trailer sounds a pretty good achievement...think of how old it is....modern 4WD's break down out there....
I hope it makes the new VW mag 
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| posted on June 23rd, 2004 at 12:05 AM |
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Hey Ian, Great to hear you guys made it ok......Hope all is well!
Nectar.
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| posted on June 23rd, 2004 at 12:10 AM |
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Hi,
Thanks for the well wishes, we left on Wed 9th June about midday and traveled up the Stuart Hwy through the Centre as far as Katherine then turned
left and headed for Kununnura and as this is our nearest main town we stopped for a couple of days to have a look around and do the BIG grocery shop
(approx $1300) as we may not get out again for 3 months to stock up again. Then we headed down to Halls Creek and left the bitumen to travel 180 ks
down the Tanami Rd (dirt) to Billiluna and arrived about 4.00pm Friday 18th June, so about 9.5 days for 4,500ks.
The weather up here is great at the moment, about 26 during the day and about 10 overnight due to being in the desert.
I have a 12 month renewable contract here so who knows how long we'll be up here.
Cheers, Ian.
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| posted on June 23rd, 2004 at 12:22 AM |
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Hi its possable my cousin will be heading your way in the next two weeks , I think there will be three 4 x 4 going alone for the run .
some where you the is a Hk monaro if you find it send me a U2U please it was at the tip = supermarket to me
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| posted on June 23rd, 2004 at 01:49 AM |
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G'day Desert Bug
Welcome to the other side....... :thumb
btw all of WA is remote 
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| posted on June 23rd, 2004 at 09:58 AM |
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Great to hear from you Ian, glad to hear the trip went smoothly. :thumb
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| posted on June 23rd, 2004 at 10:01 AM |
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yeah, I second that.....
But the bonus is that its dry too, so those 'barn finds' over here are usually not too crusty
By the way, you really are in the middle of nowhere arent you ? Are you doing station managing work ?
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| posted on June 24th, 2004 at 09:45 AM |
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Yeah Doug I'm in charge of the Communuty building program, etc. |
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| posted on June 24th, 2004 at 09:58 AM |
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Sounds interesting. Hope you enjoy !
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| posted on June 29th, 2004 at 03:56 PM |
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Hi all,
currently in an Internet cafe in Halls Creek, Things are going well, will post pics soon.
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| posted on June 29th, 2004 at 08:26 PM |
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hey ian
great news to hear you arrived safe and that the splitty didnt play up!!! u might have to send me blueprints of your desert splitty to copy it!!!
mate all hope it goes well!!!
cheers
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| posted on June 29th, 2004 at 09:33 PM |
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good on you desert bug
Sounds like an awesome trip and a massive change of scenery from old bendigo town. We are planning a four week kimberley jaunt next year after the wet
in our dual cab kombi. Travelling light will be the go for us but we will have a 120lt fuel tank and 60lt water tank for a bit of remote camping.
I've been dreaming of a trip to the kimberleys for 5 years and we are finally putting the wheels in motion to be ready next year
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| posted on June 29th, 2004 at 11:18 PM |
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Thanks Folks,
dubcab, keep in touch, we're hoping to a bit of tripping around while up here and the Kimberlys' are high on the list. We are planning a 100k run
down the Canning Stock Route to lake Gregory very soon so will be interesting to see the looks on the faces of people travelling the CSR when they
come across a Splitty comming towards them.
If anyone is coming this way drop in and look us up we'd love to see you.
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