Gone in about an hour ago. Took our time coming back. Will post more later, gotta be at soccer by 8.30am here is a couple for now.
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Gone in about an hour ago. Took our time coming back. Will post more later, gotta be at soccer by 8.30am here is a couple for now.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2017/03/45.jpg
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2017/03/46.jpg
Nice John. Was there many at Sheepyards? Did you check out Frys aswell. Cool hut down there by the river.
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Sorry for the delay..
Got into sheepyard about noon, and drove straight to 8 Mile. Don't really like the look of sheepyard. Can lust image over busy time, not for us.
Stopped at 8 mile for lunch, much better. Just as we sat down for lunch a bloke comes over all sweaty and a bit puffed. Can you please help me, I've dropped my motorbike in a small ditch and can't get it up, it's just off the main road on the track that leads down here. Drove up to where his bike is (no farking way I was walking). My son and I helped him get his bike up and after a few attempts it started, followed him back down and after a couple glasses of cold water and a Thank you he moved on to set himself up. Finished up lunch and moved onto 7 mile.
Found our next camping spot. Close to the river and deep enough to swim. Happy with that we continued back to Sheepyard to cross over to get to Fry's Hut.
Fry's Hut. Nice, but still a bit to open for my liking. Onto Tabacco Flat again nice, but....
Time was on our side weather was not as it stated raining, but we decided to go to the Old slate mine lookout anyway.
Had V8 Landrover about 100m in front. I noticed his tracks that he was leaving that he was on road tyres and started spinning at the tops of the whoopies. He stopped and waited for me. Turns out he had no idea where he was going. Even with three different forms of maps, I showed him where I thought we were on my rooftop paper map, he wasn't sure and the rain was started to make it a bit slippy so he/wife decided to turn back. We continued on and the weather cleared.
Slate mine was nice, kids enjoyed it. Wife didn't like them getting close to the edge tho.
Made our way to running creek camp stopped there for dinner and then made our way back home.
The patrol performed excellent, except for the fact that the factory temp gauge didn't move at all. Even when the aftermarket one pecked at 107 degrees.
I know that the factory one isn't one to rely on, but the aftermarket one was reading between mid 80 to mid-high 90's throughout the day and the factory never moved. So is there something not 100%?
Anyway thanks for the input guys if all goes well we'll being there during the holidays.
Pics to come (there on my wifes phone)
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Got a couple of videos too, just need to find them and work out how to get them on here.
Fantastic !
Did you drive to the to of the mine ??
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Unfortunately this is generally by design. My old Hilux gauge would sit in the same spot from 80c to 125c. Once it got to 125c, it went from mid gauge to redline in a hurry.
Average Joe driving would freak out seeing his temp gauge dance around all the time, so they put these 'dead' spots in them.
My temp gauge stay just below half all the time.
I rely on the after market digital for readings
@jaysee how did you find the wood situation, plenty or picked dry????
I'm well aware of the dead zone in the factory gauge, I previously owned a Toyota Surf....
Just don't like seeing 100+ degrees.
Even though under pressure the boiling point is up around the 130 mark I believe.
That's were my sat all day. Actually it's always at the position regardless of outside weather conditions and what I'm doing.