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Hey Guys,

This issue has been discussed/resolved in various threads on the forums but thought it might be good to put in one writeup with explanation and pictures so that anyone else struggling...

Hi guys,

I spent some decent time on this forum a few years back before selling my beloved GQ (worst decision I ever made) after relocating to Brisbane city. I won't go into the details of my...

There's a few good TD42's knocking around on gumtree atm mate. Best to look at a non turbo as it's likely to be better for reliability. Been happy with mine, just a little slow around town haha.

Yeh the annoying thing is that I chucked out one in Perth before I drove over here! Was glad to see the back of it!

When I bought my GQ I had to drive through the biggest screwdriver I had, then had to use a 4 foot length of pipe to crack them loose. No lubrication on the O ring and tightened by a gorilla I...

Haha I need a good 5 km's of space to overtake anything!

I bought an alloy one this year mate, pretty happy with it for the price as I got it on sale about 400 bucks, delivered to the Kimberley for only $70 which must have been an error haha. They couldn't...

Watch out for the long bolt on the thermostat housing mate! It'll either come out easy, or youll have an intimate weekend with the Mav!

I will get a diesel mech to look at the fuel! Would try myself but I'm guessing its more of a specialist thing!

That will be a good starting point cheers mate. Would be great if its just a dodgy factory gauge!

Brand new, just serviced the car so new filters, oil, fuel filter etc.

Hey Wizard,

I live in the Kimberley and have done a lot of the tracks over the past couple of years. I had a set of Bridgestone Dueller AT's 33" (185/75/16's) that coped very well with the harsh...

A bit delayed on getting this sorted as I had a flat battery, then my headlight combination switch crapped itself... But finally got the Lightbar up and running!

The previous owner had wired in...

Not really an eBay/gumtree find... But posting it here incase anyone might be interested in buying a set of maxxtrax or similar soon.
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Got a set of maxx trax on my work ute they're an awesome bit of kit, very handy on sand as you don't have to dig much, so quick way of getting going again.

If you use them correctly i.e. just...

You can also get ready mixed coolant which is roughly same price as concentrate/de mineralised water as jff45 suggested. Red coolant is better quality in my opinion, more expensive though.
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Hey up mate, I chucked up a pretty detailed write up of working on the cooling system. Might be able to help you out a little, theres also a few warnings of things that can go tits up.
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Hey mate,

If you wanna check its definitely the light and nothing mechanical theres an easy test:
find a car park or somewhere you can turn the truck around easily, put it in 2 wheel drive, turn...

Been meaning to update this thread with a few figures seen after overhaul of cooling system. Just come back from several weeks camping around North Kimberley so been a little late to do this.

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Hi mate,

Gear box- about 4 litres, 80-90w gear oil
Front Differential (axle) - about 5 litres, 80-90w gear oil
Rear Differential (axle) - about 2.5 litres, 90-120w LSD oil. You need to check...

Pretty sure theres 2 beams that go across the whole engine bay front behind the grille. These are not removable so you cant get enough leverage to take out engine and gearbox in one go.

If I were...

Thanks AB,

Not been able to take the car on a good highway drive yet to test under load at high speeds. I run an aftermarket in hose temp gauge for more accurate readings so I will update this...

Gday guys,

Thought I would do a write up of a full cooling system overhaul I did recently, I took my time and took pics along the way. Only working part time atm so have way too much free time on...

Hey mate.

The REPCO ones will most likely do the job I guess, not had much experience with their glow plugs but there's a reason why the genuine ones last 340000 k's and more... Id say get...

Hi guys,

Thought I would chuck up a few pics of yesterdays work. I got given an off cut sheet of perspex so decided to make a drop down table out of it using bits from the shed. Only thing I...