Since we left the Pantanal, Curt's been on a mission to get me to the big city of Sao Paulo and into the arm of a LandRover specialist. I'd been reluctantly cooperating, until something caught my eye. When we passed by a town called Lins, I promptly overheated and called it quits. My valves were rattling louder than my exhaust, and I ran the temperature to red instantly on start up. I was not moving until I got my fill of Lins. So in to Lins we crawled.
We were shown the royal treatment by two wonderful Lins 4x4 fanatics. A shower for Curt, and a heavy duty diesel mechanic for me.
We were shown the royal treatment by two wonderful Lins 4x4 fanatics. A shower for Curt, and a heavy duty diesel mechanic for me.
I had been thinking about this sort of treatment since 2000kms ago when I had a complete engine rebuild in Buenos Aires. Sure there was that head gasket replacement in between, but it was time for something a bit more intimate; a full overhaul. Curt took the bus 7 hours to get parts in Sao Paulo for me. I got to spend one full month in the capable hands of these mechanics; why they even put one head gasket on backwards, warped my head, and put on two head gaskets to compensate. After my month long massage and therapy, we drove out with only slightly less black smoke. Destination Curitiba!