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At those temps, the air is usually very dry with little humidity left to precipitate. The air is very dense and thick and the stars at night are sharp - I can see so much better in the cold - maybe...

Broke the power steering belt en-route to work this morning; so, there needs to be a thread called "what will you do to your patrol tomorrow?"

MT

That looks like the best option for me given that I must park it where there is no power to plug in a block heater. I wonder how much this type of heater would cost and if there is a place in...

I am in Semey, Kazakhstan. Perhaps we are close?

What about powering your heater? You plug it into external power?

I am not even sure what gear oil is in the transmission in mine...

Will...

Getting cold here. Was -26C this morning. Should get another 20 degrees colder in another month. I am pleased my manually fired glow plugs will help the engine start at this temperature especially...

No marshmallows needed - all is going well so far though some idiot did back into the truck on Sunday and bet the hell out of the bumper and broke a lamp. But there are no shortage of idiot drivers...

All is well. Out on the steppe now setting up camp and the HF. So far fan is working normally, just as it was before. No fire yet...

MT

The pin soldered back in place easily enough

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2015/10/103.jpg

I'll see if it lasts or if the resistor is getting so hot it will melt again. ...

Ok; I'll hook the multi-meter up and see how many amps it is drawing... It was squealing a bit before and I put some light oil on it. It is super old and could likely use a good cleaning too.

MT

Yes, I understand. I know resistors will get hot; but this one was getting super hot. How hot is too hot? I really don't know.

So, you don't think the pin coming off is designed to work akin...

The cab heater fan is only running on high speed. I removed the blower motor resistor:

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2015/10/95.jpg


It is obviously faulty. There...

Once I take out the bolts will it slide off easily or will it need to be pried off? Are the pieces locked in place or is there a danger of all the pieces spilling out onto the ground?

As for...

My machine is in Kazakhstan. From stickers on the inside of the frame it looks like it may have spent some time in Germany. Other than that I have no idea of its pedigree.

Maybe in a few days I...

I was reading about people manually locking the hub with a wheel brace. Maybe I am missing something; but there does not seem to be anything to attach any tool to on the outside of the hub (the hub...

Been noticing a noise.
So, here are some symptoms:

When I switch into 4 wheel drive and go I don't notice much. But when I switch back into two wheel a grinding sound will start up - very fast...

Coin - from the sound of him it looked like he had already had a fair share of the local vodka...:)

I had drove through that spot dozens of time; but I guess there is still a lot of water in the ground from spring. I don't have a lift jack - though I think it would have just sank in the mud too;...

Was that your first time getting it stuck? If so, perhaps we both need a medal!

Got my old Patrol stuck in the mud. First time since I bought it three years ago. A soft spot in the much allowed my machine to sink in up to the bottom of the door. I assume everyone has heard...

It is good to hear that I am not the only one resorting to the hot water on the filter; I am sure some of my neighbours thought I was crazy.

I have not added motor oil to the fuel before.

When...

I am in north western Kazakhstan and I have never seen anyone with a plug in block heater like I would see on many cars in Canada where I am from. Most people have auto-starts for the engine; but my...

My old patrol was doing fine the last five weeks. It was starting, albeit roughly, at temperatures down to -30 C. But one night it dropped to about -37. The next morning it would not start. Two...

I am not sure what you mean by 'change over relay.' But the relay for the first and second are wired in the same way (according to the scheme I posted earlier).

I think they used the old busbar;...

I did clean everything up; buffed it with sandpaper until it shined. I'll tighten it up and check again - perhaps is it something simple that I overlooked.

Thanks

MT

The secondary glow plug relay on my machine was fried and given where I am a new one I have not. Plus the wires are old and frayed and I suspect shorting out somewhere too. So, I wired up some...