another 3l gu story

Submitted: Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 15:36

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GOB & denny vic member

goodday all
while laying on my back in hospital all this week after after a rather closer than wanted look at the long tunnel (a bad angina attack and chest pains i thought were just a chest cold) i have let the good doc tinker with my heart (there is one there believe it or not )put in a replacement part and back to work next week anyway swmbo and sister talking out of range said to missus later whats goin on
brotherinlaws 3l (better than 4.2??????) has done the diff turns out arb rear diff locker has sheared a bolt and stu???ed diff after abit of messing around arb finally accept responcibility under warranty but my sister rekons they are a pack of ar???soles and try ing to get it fixed is a problem car has been off road for over a week sitting on a nissan 4 poster taking up room finally arb offered a loan car and parts might arrive in melb today been shipped from qld by slow bow boat suppossed to have left last week .

adage is you dont almways get what you pay for even when you pay top dollar .

any way its great to be back

steve

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Reply By: Member - Jeff M (WA) - Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 15:42

Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 15:42

Sorry to hear about the ticker!
I was under the impression the the 4.2L and 3.0L shared the same diffs.

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Follow Up By: GOB & denny vic member - Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 16:44

Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 16:44

goodday jeff

he always tells me the 3 is better than the 4.2 but he was very quiet about this little breakage

steve

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Reply By: Member - JohnR (Vic) - Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 15:59

Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 15:59

G'day Steve,

Just as well you are not fitted with a 3 litre yourself and have the 4.2 heart fitted. I guess they have tuned your turbo up a bit. If you had electronc systems you could have just added a Dtronic though I guess. Steve, I hope you are feeling better there and get on top of your angina.

Best wishes to you and Denny,
Heather and John

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Reply By: Lone Wolf - Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 17:10

Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 17:10

... wondered where you'd got to.......

So....... Drugs? Stent? By Pass? What gives man?

Been there, it changes your attitude, for about 3 weeks, then we go back to our old ways........

Stay Well please.

Cheers

Wolfie

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Follow Up By: GOB & denny vic member - Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 19:49

Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 19:49

goodday wolfie
yeah they put the stent in pretty lucky the right artory was about flat but i am feeling ok now marvellous thing modern technology 10 yrs ago would probably have maent open heart surgery now i am just glad he didnt slip with the scalpelbut jese it was painful when they put the dye in anyway i am back in the fold again

steve

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Follow Up By: Lone Wolf - Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 20:04

Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 20:04

So let me see.........

here in S.A., it's 6 weeks I think before you can drive after that proceedure, could be wrong, but I know there is a small amount of time.

So............

I am asuming we can expect to see lots of you here on the forum mate!!

Oh, while your not using the Nissan, would you perhaps like to peel off the EO........

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Reply By: GOB & denny vic member - Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 20:10

Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 20:10

not that lucky
no driving 48hrs back to work this week no heavy lifting for 2 weeks but rehab 1 night per week 4 weeks
see specialist 4 weeeks head north on holidays 7 weeks today

steve

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Follow Up By: rickwagupatrol - Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 20:22

Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 20:22

hiya mate, good to gear you "back on the road".......:)
watch that wolfie with the EO thing,,,,he's a devil in disguise i think....:):)
is the Great Sticker God thing starting to catch on?????????

rick.

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Follow Up By: GOB & denny vic member - Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 20:26

Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 20:26

goodday rick
thanks for the wishes
my sticker god thing has been up for weeks
steve

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Reply By: Allan Mac (VIC) - Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 21:25

Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 21:25

Geez! Steve, Thats pretty drastic action to get off work for a few days.. Specially when The big "R" is close by.
Take it easy mate and sit back and plan the trip!

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Reply By: Member - The Cock (roach) - Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 22:24

Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 22:24

Steve,
Glad you only got the "tap on the shoulder/wake-up call" and not the "Steve has left the building" message.
I've never been there, but can only imagine it would make you sit up and think to yourself......"Cripes, this is no dress rehearsal, this is the real show......I think I'll make the most of my days from now on".
Good luck with your recouperation mate and if you've gotta be on the road, try to make sure it's the trips you WANT to do, not the ones you HAVE to do.
I think I'm waffling, so I'll shut up now.....get well soon.

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Reply By: Willem - Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 23:52

Friday, Jun 25, 2004 at 23:52

Hi Steve,

Good to hear that you have survived the point of no return. Get well soon!

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Reply By: Member - Captain (WA) - Saturday, Jun 26, 2004 at 00:10

Saturday, Jun 26, 2004 at 00:10

Hi Steve,

Sorry to hear about your enforced layup, but glad to hear all is well. I turn the big four zero this year and am learning fast that my body is not what it used to be. I once thought I was invinsible (like any teenager i suppose) but age has a certain way of showing you are wrong. I suppose one must learn to take heed of the warning signs.

Cheers

Captain

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