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Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules !!!
"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."
> Very similar on my old S3 .. turned out that the new petrol tank we had
> fitted by 'experts in Landrovers' hadn't been cleaned internally and all
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> inside the tank. Cleaned it all off, swilled the tank out to clean it and
> it was absolutely fine .. ;)
Speaking of shelf dust ... I got a genuine parts inner wing for Alfie ,
ordered direct from Landrover.. Now given the state of the box I'm certain
it had been on the shelf since 1990. I've never seen branded dirt before.
Trust Landrover to think of everything. I've still got the box in the
garage.. It's like a status symbol.. look I bought a "genuine part" and it
cost a lorra lorra money.
Lee D
Paul - xxx - 11 Oct 2004 21:19 GMT
Lee_D vaguely muttered something like ...
>> Very similar on my old S3 .. turned out that the new petrol tank we had
>> fitted by 'experts in Landrovers' hadn't been cleaned internally and all
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> garage.. It's like a status symbol.. look I bought a "genuine part" and it
> cost a lorra lorra money.
Is that like the branded mud packs they sell shogun drivers ?

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"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."
Huw - 15 Oct 2004 12:12 GMT
>> Very similar on my old S3 .. turned out that the new petrol tank we
>> had fitted by 'experts in Landrovers' hadn't been cleaned
internally
>> and all the
>> accumulated shelf dust and sundry crap was clogging the fuel pick-up
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>
> Lee D
That is precicely why parts cost a lot of money. They don't make those
old parts any more and a whole lot of them have to be kept on the
shelf for a very long time to ensure availability in the future.
Luckily, LR do take spares availability for obsolete models more
seriously than most. However, given the sad state of their finances,
either they will have to lower stocks or charge accordingly to cover
the stocking. Personally, I prefer to have parts available for a long
time to being told five years after production stops "sorry mate, that
parts no longer available. Search the scrappies. There are plenty of
old LR's there due to unavailability of critical parts"
Huw
Huw - 15 Oct 2004 12:27 GMT
> Speaking of shelf dust ... I got a genuine parts inner wing for Alfie
> , ordered direct from Landrover.. Now given the state of the box I'm
> certain it had been on the shelf since 1990.
Just had a look in uk.rec.cars.4x4 and a chap there says that Nissan
can't supply a drag link for a '92 Patrol. Compare and contrast! Be
proud.
Huw
Tim Hobbs - 17 Oct 2004 10:06 GMT
>> Speaking of shelf dust ... I got a genuine parts inner wing for
>Alfie
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>Huw
Would the situation be reversed if you tried to do the same in
Australia or some other area where Patrols outnumber Landy's 10:1?

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