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Hi crew, thought I'd post a quick trip report from last year - I love that these old buses can still mix it out there in the bush. On this trip the Patrol clocked up 400,000kms.

We travelled up...

That's good to know - things are pointing toward something within the handbrake drum (or cable) that might have been knocked when the driveshaft got taken off to remove the gearbox.

Yeah so to...

Hmm thanks Mudnut, a bearing of some sort was in the back of my mind.

I took it back to the mechanic today. Apparently the sound is so intermittent they couldn't reproduce it at all, even after a...

...and an original glossy Patrol brochure from back in the day...
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Hey guys

For anyone like me who's interested in a bit of RB30 history... here is an article from 4Wheeler Magazine (Winter '93) comparing the RB30 Patrol to Landcruiser, Jackaroo and Pajero.
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Intermittent starting issues - update.

A bang with the hammer got the solenoid clicking (it wasn't before), but no sound from the starter and engine still won't turn over. Hopefully it's nothing...

Took the RB30 up Goog's Track, SA recently. This is a popular 'mini Simpson' dune/desert drive, and goes from Ceduna around 200km north to the trans-Australian railway line.

Had no trouble with...

CARBY REBUILD: Had my carby rebuilt and set-up yesterday by an experienced bloke. Had done 320,000kms so time for a freshen up. The Patrol ran fine, smashed other 4bys on the sand... but niggly...

UPDATE:
They were the original shocks in the back - and they were STUFFED! New shocks made big difference to handling!

Replaced June 2015 with KYB Skorched 4's. Can't argue with a 3 year...

Dug up this old article from 1990 - a 'first drive' when the RB30 Patrol came out in Australia. Good to see what they though about it then, a useful and interesting read.

In that very same issue...

Bloody awesome thread mudnut! has been infinitely helpful :)

Cheers everyone for the help. Mudnut I found a few split vacuum hoses under the air cleaner box, replacing these has helped the problem a lot. Also mate your RB30 "Helpful Hints" page has been...