Naks Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Courtesy of 2 public holidays, I took 3 days off work and we went on a short/quick trip to the Mountain Kingdom :thumbsup: Itinerary was as follows: we went up Sani Pass, then through to Katse Dam, and finally a couple of nights at Semonkong: Total distance covered: approx 3400 km Avg speed: 106 km/h Avg fuel consumption: 10.758 l/100km A few clips of the scenery: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ5mcgXo9XLoQUM_nkvdVzLLoQ_q1nkgA pics to follow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naks Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Sani Pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naks Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Katse Dam, including a visit inside the dam and a drive on the dam wall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naks Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Semonkong, and a pony trek to the waterfalls: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naks Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 The most amazing road we drove: from Roma to Semonkong. Elevation changed from 1663m to 2985m in 60km. Some of the sections required 2nd gear to get up and down. Not a road for a Defender, more suited to a turbo sports car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naks Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 full album here: https://plus.google.com/photos/113955869079171179014/albums/6145092714829963793 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Looks like a great trip , some big climbs on those mountain passes . The water level in the dam looks low ? thanks for posting Steveb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 That's the other side of the dam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naks Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Steve, that photo is looking at the overflow dam. The actual dam was only 4m below full: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naks Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Landy did not come away unscathed though Hit a large pothole doing around 110kmh and impact was big enough to trigger the accident switch. Started drifting left after that, I think something is bent. I suspect the thermostat is stuck in open, coolant temps were very low even when driving in 34C heat with aircon on. And as soon as I tapped off, the coolant temps dropped very quickly. Even when going steep uphills in 2nd, coolant never went above 87C, normally it gets to 89C on my 6km daily commute. Clutch is definitely on its way out - rattle was very noisy while going downhill on compression. I also suspect the gearbox output/intermediary shaft(?) is fubar - getting in/out of 3rd in low range was hit and miss, and going from 5th to 6th is also grinding a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Thanks for that. We were on our way to Lesotho when the oil pump decided to pack up so we never got there. one of the places we wanted to go but didn't. Margaret (mrs G) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Ah, didn't look at that pic properly eh ...and me an Engineer as well..... How old is the project and how much water does it hold back ? any cool pic's of the inner workings? Great pic's Naks cheers Steveb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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