Stimulate with a hammer

Lately, I’ve had to stimulate Milady with a hammer a few times while out and about… Sometimes, very occasionally, she wouldn’t start, and with a few well-aimed thumps on the starter motor, she’d fire back up. Not a big deal, but if you’re at a gas station and you block the pump, or in the … Read more

Maintenance to Milady

We need to do some maintenance to Milady. For some time now, Milady had been experiencing the so-called “death wobble,” an uncontrollable vibration in the steering wheel at speeds over 70 km/h. I had replaced the Panhard rod bushings several times, and that helped for a while, but not permanently. Now it was time to … Read more

Maintenance for Milady; we need patience.

We met Rolf and Mark earlier, at Khalifa’s “Land Rover Heaven”. We stayed there for several nights, earlier this year and also when we recently arrived in the Emirates. We have the necessary maintenance done to Milady, but our patience is being tested. Rolf told us recently, when we were staying with him and Mona, … Read more

United Arab Emirates | a new heart for Milady

In recent weeks, the rattling in the engine of our Milady Landy has become increasingly noticeable. After a thorough inspection in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we drove 1,000km further, to Falaj al Muallah, north of Dubai, to provide our faithful companion with a new heart. In two days, the experienced Indian mechanics exchanged the old one … Read more

Saudi Arabia (3) | Milady Landy’s Engine Problems (1)

On December 2023 we are on our way from Taif to the south of Saudi Arabia, we want to go to Farasan Island. On the way the engine stops, so big problems. We let ourselves be brought back to Taif by a tow truck. A first diagnosis is made there and it turns out that … Read more

Turkey | “Death Wobble” finally solved

When we continue driving through Turkey after the repair in Alanya, the “Death Wobble”, the shaking and vibrating of the steering wheel, has not yet been solved. Again I therefore consult the Land Rover Prikkers on Facebook and with their advice I visit a number of companies in Konya, where we are now. Thanks to … Read more

Turkey | Problems with vibration in the steering wheel, “Death Wobble”.

When driving in Turkey I sometimes have problems with Milady Landy’s steering wheel. There is a vibration when I drive about 90 km/h, the famous “Death Wobble”. In this blog I describe the steps I took to fix this “Death Wobble”. At Ölüdeniz Aydede Camping, an initial approach to the problem has been undertaken, without … Read more

The Norwegian Land Rover Club, North Section

We have been invited by the Norwegian Land Rover Club, North Section for their end-of-year gathering in Setermoen on November 27 and 28, 2021. Remi, the North Section President, approached us at the Biltema car park in Finnsnes. We gladly accept the invitation and drive on the 27th to the location indicated by Remi on … Read more

How we arm against the Arctic winter

In our recent posts it was already clear that we have entered winter in Northern Norway. In this blog we describe how we arm ourselves against the Arctic winter. Our bodies and our car are well protected against the cold we experience here. How do we protect ourselves? Our food First of all, luckily we … Read more

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