listerdiesel

listerdiesel

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We left the UK on Thursday last week, we had the engine show over the weekend where our gazebo and trailer awning got trashed in one of the big storms, and a hole punched in the trailer roof.

Further south now, we are in Dijon tonight and should be in Carpentras tomorrow for a weeks stay.

Both D2's running well, LPG on the E25 out of Belgium is almost non existent, but better availability in France.

Greased from propshaft on mine tonight as I am towing the big trailer but without the engine inside, still goes 2.2 tonnes though.

33 degrees on the road today, cooler tonight and a bit of a breeze so probably a thunderstorm coming.

Regards to all,

Peter
 
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You probably already know this, but most of the larger super markets have lpg in France ,and cheaper than the regular petrol stations-all sounds good Peter-have good trip and enjoy
 
biolandy said:
You probably already know this, but most of the larger super markets have lpg in France ,and cheaper than the regular petrol stations-all sounds good Peter-have good trip and enjoy
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Can't get into most with the trailer, and no places near to unhook.

Got 12 local stations in 30 mile radius of Carpentras.

Peter
 
We stayed in Dijon one night, then drove down the last leg to Carpentras yesterday, about 280 miles.

Heat in the 34-35 deg C range, drove on just a pair of shorts, no shoes or underthings. Liquid consumption fairly high! Philip had the coolbox in the back of his Discovery running off the 12V accessory socket, so we had drinks when we needed it.

LPG not as readily available on the N and D routes, but we got through OK with some running on petrol.

Villey Le Sec was a really nice site, well off the beaten track and very quiet, located on the banks of the Moselle river, with an occasional péniche boat burbling by, quite big ones too!

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Dijon was OK and the bays were easier to get into for a long rig, Carpentras was a little awkward for a turntable rig as most had to be reversed into and the access roads are narrow.

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Driving down the N7 and other non-toll routes was slightly hard work with the trailer, but some of the places we went through were stunning.I'll get some frames off the dash camera later, hopefully the screen isn't too dirty to prevent a decent images.

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Temperature here is nearly 30 degrees, we have some shade where we are, but the cooling fan in one of the battery chargers is cycling on and off already.

Peter
 
DIFFLOCK66 said:
Liking the "Identical" Discos also! :D
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Drove through a village on the second day in France, guy in a black Disco at the side of the road looked a bit gob-smacked as we rumbled by :D:D

He did wave, give him credit.

Just sorting out the Mount Ventoux pictures.

Peter
 
34+ degrees today with a strong breeze, more like an oven door being opened!

'Bucket List' job for today was to take Philip's Discovery to the top of Mount Ventoux, the Holy Grail of cyclists the world over.

Having seen the profusion of cyclists in the area, I expected a few on the mountain but was totally unprepared for the numbers. A charity event was being held and there was almost no section of the route that didn't have cyclists on it.

We went up the 'difficult' side and came down the 'easy' side.

Afterwards we drove to Orange and did some retail therapy in the large Carrefour store there.

The fruits of that session are a nice box fan with timer and a reclining canvas chair, which we may buy more of before we go back. We also stocked up on beer (cheap) BBQ meat (expensive) and things like Orange juice, water and some yoghurts.

Selection of Mt Ventoux pictures, note in one of the shots that a cyclist is actually carrying a child on his back, plus a rucksack!

The wifi connection here is excellent first thing but slows to a crawl in the heat of the day, then picks up again in the cooler evening.

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The church is in Bedoin, the meteorological station is huge as you can see, there is a weather radar station off to one side on a golf ball type housing.

Peter
 
Thanks for sharing Peter,nice pics-good to know the D2's are behaving in that heat.Hate to think how hot the fuel tank is after the mountain climb
 
listerdiesel said:
the meteorological station is huge as you can see, there is a weather radar station off to one side on a golf ball type housing.
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Ah, that answers my questions. I can't help thinking the meteorological station looks like some kind of science fiction police precinct building :D :eek:
 
biolandy said:
Thanks for sharing Peter,nice pics-good to know the D2's are behaving in that heat.Hate to think how hot the fuel tank is after the mountain climb
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We are both on LPG, only use the petrol when we can't get GPL
(LPG in France)

Cheapest LPG was Luxembourg at 55.9 cents a litre, we have seen 95cents but drove by at that price.

Peter
 
DIFFLOCK66 said:
Ah, that answers my questions. I can't help thinking the meteorological station looks like some kind of science fiction police precinct building :D :eek:
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You can see it quite clearly from miles away and you think the mountain isn't that tall, but in fact the building is huge, quite unexpectedly so.

Peter
 
Forecast on Sunday evening after a day or rain showers on Saturday was for thunderstorms for Tuesday/Wednesday, we we decided that it would be appropriate to up stakes and go back to Villey le sec which was such a delightful site.

Come Monday morning, Philip's V8 developed a misfire from start-up and although we had spare plugs etc it wouldn't go away, so we elected to run the 400 miles or so on gas with the gas valve for that cylinder disconnected.

What stymied us was that LPG in rural France, or any service stations at all, are just not available after 5 o'clock! A few self-service places but no GPL, so we got about 220 miles up the road to a layby near Arbois, with 179 miles to go.

In the morning (today) Phil went round the rest of the cylinders and checked gaps etc., then we set off, running on petrol to start with but changing to LPG as soon as we could.

Probably ruined the Lambda sensors, but leaving the car in southern France wasn't an option. Philip's gearbox temperature light has been on and off almost all the time, even when doing nothing in particular, so it looks like that is toast.

In the meantime, a spare coil pack and some plug leads were sent out from the factory by UPS Express and were waiting for us when we arrived at Villey Le Sec at 13.00.

Philip is going to try the plug lead first, then the coil pack and connections, have checked the ECU plugs already.

My V8 with the trailer behind has done well, it just trundles on.....:D

Peter
 
Gosh, the scenery in your photos are simply breathtaking.... Lucky you.
Unfortunate development with your mate's disco.
Hope the parts sort out the problem.
 
ifloochies said:
Gosh, the scenery in your photos are simply breathtaking.... Lucky you.
Unfortunate development with your mate's disco.
Hope the parts sort out the problem.
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Philip is our youngest son, oldest has a Defender CSW.

We're going to change the lead first then the coil pack.

Peter
 
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