19th April 2011

I started with the waste pump thinking this is going to be a breeze, as it turned out there are no instructions in the file given to me by the previous owner. He assured me all was there yeah right all I have are 4 black rubber valves shaped like duck bills go figure. I eventually get it done after much puzzling and washing of hands and various other pump bits urgh what a job… so now for the next problem the so called small air leak I have heard is coming from the hand brake (I decided to replace it as I was going up St Bernard’s pass. I just might need it), after a call to mike of Atkinson Vos who guessed it immediately I had a good idea of how to get it started. First tilt the cab now this sounds easy till you start this job took me at least 2hrs before I even got to the actual removal of the offending part. Then I managed to bum a ride into town but the local merc agent didn’t have stock of a 28year old Unimog hand brake!! Surprise but it will be there by 08h00 tomorrow and that when I want an early start to the pass via Mont Blanc and Chamonix .so I will just be there to get the ball rolling .spent the rest of the afternoon at the pup drinking rad wine and not understanding a thing anyone said, interesting to say the least.