4.2 Turbo or not ???

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Cedric
I'm still waiting for the seller to send me pics and details before I contact Frans.
Jeez... I've been reading your thread on the Maiden's engine rebuild.
Frans is like the Yoda for Patrols :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Hmmmm... strong the force is.....hahahaha

Yeah, I honestly wouldn't have tackled this without his encouragement and technical knowledge.... all via telephone !!! I have a lot of respect for that man !!
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This patrol belongs to Gustav Roux now a very good friend of me and Mr Connan ....he will be driving it back from Cape Town early tomorrow morning all the way to clocolane in the united free states :blonde: :blonde: :blonde:
Took some convincing for about 10 years but he bought one :salute:
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Nou's dit nog net Mariekoekie wat die lig moet sien...
Mag ons ons kenniskry met lekkerkry aanhoukry.
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Daai gannie gebeur nie......
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Wapsupp with all the 4.2 diesels up for sale ???? All of a sudden ?????? Iam starting to get worried :confused: :rolleyes:
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En to ek (nog) een gesoek het was daar niks nie....
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I think the masses are tired of 4.2TD reliability and have saved so much money over the years that now they want to buy something unreliable :rolling: :rolling: :rolling:
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Jip very funny :rolling: Gustav is driving back from Cape Town today he keeps on telling me he doesn't understand how but he puts it in 5 gear and it just goes up down all over......lol :lol: coming from a man that is used to driving a n/a cruiser 4.2 bakkie i can understand .
Also the boost aneriod does its thing without him knowing that there is more feul ..... :biggrin:
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