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Good posts....BUT....these are only temporary repairs and for a vehicle to continue to be roadworthy (and third party compulsory insurance and your comprehensive insurance, etc. to continue to be...

I had a similar problem with the GQ (1998) - what happens is that the grease on the plastic bits dries out. All of the "bits" have to work together without binding for you to be able to select the...

A 2" lift is almost an after-market standard for springs (coils and leaves). Have a look at Ironman and use their 1300 number to speak to a human for direct advice regarding their product.

Its...

Don't know that I can talk you out of it - to me it makes a lot of sense.

You might add to your thinking that if you're going to throw big bucks into rebuilding an engine, run it on petrol! Gas...

I think the Nissan manuals for each model all give oil pressure figures in kilopascals and pounds per square inch (psi).

If my memory serves, for the TD42 at 3000rpm (engine hot) the range is...

I paid about $500 for changeover set for TD42 about 9 months ago. The set included new "crush" spacers and washers.

Be careful when taking the injectors out and especially when handling the...

Sounds as though it might be temperature related - my first thought is choke, but it looks like you are fuel injected?

Depending on how your gas is set up, the choke might not affect gas...

Not an accountant nor a lawyer neither.

But not against saving a couple of thousand dollars a year
e.g. 60000km @ 6km/litre = 10,000 litres of fuel used and 60000 @ 7km/litre = 8571 litres of...

Yeah, thats about it.

Especially in sand, fuel usage goes from say 7km/litre down to as little as 3km/litre. Desert holidays can get real expensive.

Grab a bathroom scale - they will usually weigh items up to about 140Kg - then weigh all the bits and pieces, toolboxes, air compressor, generator, tent(s), tarps, etc., etc.

Some things have...

SFSG. Its only running 8psi boost, but I'll probably tweek that a bit. Even so, it gave the 4.2 a good kick in the pants - specially up hills.

Yeah, got to agree they do "amble" behind turbos. Must be they spend a lot of time drinking - or should that be "guzzling!" - petrol or butane or other non-diesel substances.

For us turbo...

When I bought my GQ cab chassis, the owner said “If you lose anything in the cab, look under the driver’s seat.”

He was absolutely right. But there is only a limited number of times you will put...

Thanks for the explanation of the relationship between EGTs, boost pressures and throttle openings.

If I have really understood what you said –

1. EGTs increase because of unburnt diesel and...

G'day,

My Patrol is a 1998 cab chassis with a TD42 with a Garret turbo fitted and dual batteries in the engine bay. Two batteries in the tray run the fridge. There is an ARB bar at the front...

For the fuel figures I used what I am getting out of a GQ diesel cab chassis that weighs about 2400Kg on the road most of the time. 14L/100km is about right, up (or down) to about 16L/100km uphill...

Sorry, Bob.

Decided to put this here because Ute/Tray Back section seems "unknown" - but it applies to all vehicles.

Fuel prices will get to $1.50 per litre (for real fuel, probably $0.85 for gas) pretty...

If you mount one in a well built cradle (e.g. ARB or similar) there should little stress on the guard.
The cradle should be mounted as near the front of the engine bay as possible - so cool air...

Sounds a bit steep. I bought a set of 3 x 40 panels with controller and 10metre lead in aluminium case for about $750.00 about 3 months ago. Working fine.

Contact is Goldsearch Australia (03)...

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"I looked into getting a solar panel but I haven't got a spare $900 - $1k for a 120watt panel yet."

Sounds a bit steep - depends on what they are.

But I bought can get...

I've just pulled a driver out of a creek on a track that was taped off both ways with red and white tape - by SES or DSE, which I understood to be "no go" or "stop" or something like that.

But it...

Agree with YNOT, best engine revs for a majority of diesel engines is between about 1900 and maybe 3400.

In my experience, petrol engines operate at higher revs e.g. 2200 to 4000

As a "rule of...

Two or three maybe not so silly thoughts -
1. How clear are the fins in your radiator?
2. How clear are the fins in your air conditioning radiator?
3. Is there anything in front of your...

Also, have a look at MAXXIS tyres.

I'm running Bighorns and they have done about 30,000Km and look as though they might last 70 - 90,000.