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    You realise the headlights in a GQ are earth...

    You realise the headlights in a GQ are earth switched.
    That means the "normal" earth lead runs 12v power through the fuses, and the leads for low beam and high beam are earths through the column...
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    Have use moly grease in the slide pins for years...

    Have use moly grease in the slide pins for years (cv joint grease). Doesn't seem to bother the rubber pin seals
    Tried silicone grease once and they gummed up before the next oil change - silicone...
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    To clear TB42E ecu, remove battery terminals, and...

    To clear TB42E ecu, remove battery terminals, and put the terminals together to discharge any current left in the system.
  4. Good to clean out the threads in the block with a...

    Good to clean out the threads in the block with a thread tap if you've got one. Surprising how cruddy they get.
    Remember to make sure there is nothing (grease. oil, crud, gasket debris) in the...
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    Picked up mine as a new head and valves -...

    Picked up mine as a new head and valves - $1,300.
    Re fitted the springs and collets from the old head.
    Kinda went that way for the TB42 because of how bad old heads get.
    My oldie had 5x cracks...
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    Pretty smart old fella. The dowels are a good...

    Pretty smart old fella. The dowels are a good idea.
    I'm in the same boat - when I did mine i put the head on the radiator with a block of wood, then sat where your battery is with the legs down...
  7. By the look of it Crusty, it's surplus to your...

    By the look of it Crusty, it's surplus to your needs.
    It's an electrical controlled vacuum solenoid. Could be for a dozen different uses including your suggestion for the vapour cannister.
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    With the colder months, the tyres park up warm...

    With the colder months, the tyres park up warm and cool overnight. So where tha tread sits on the ground the nylon of the plies and the compound can "set" a flat spot.
    The colder the temperature and...
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    Crossed plug leads - check your firing order.

    Crossed plug leads - check your firing order.
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    I've checked this out (in theory) A commodore...

    I've checked this out (in theory)
    A commodore external pump puts out sufficient flow and pressure to run the TB42E
    Divert the wiring to it and you would have to put a bit of fuel hose in place of...
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    See the little washer nozzle above the clearance...

    See the little washer nozzle above the clearance light ??
    When cyclists piss me off, .......... I piss on them !
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    Do you own an Auto ?.............. Dodgy...

    Do you own an Auto ?.............. Dodgy inhibitor switch?
  13. Thread: Hi all.

    by Arfa Brayne
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    You stalk, you learn, and eventually you...

    You stalk, you learn, and eventually you contribute.
    Welcome.
    Lucky to have your Troll from new. Nice.
  14. Had the same issue with my GQ when I bought it. ...

    Had the same issue with my GQ when I bought it.
    Would run on petrol, but rev to only 2500 and no power.
    FUel pump was running - and sounded like it was "working fine". Wasn't until I put a...
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    When out bush with poor radio signal (am/fm),...

    When out bush with poor radio signal (am/fm), knock a tent peg into the ground and pour a billy of water over it.
    Hook a jump wire between the radio aerial base and the tent peg.
    Works brilliant...
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    Good one Plas. Always done similar using the...

    Good one Plas.
    Always done similar using the wheel brace or breaker bar under the tyre.
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    Pictures here might help...

    Pictures here might help
    http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?38190-GQ-TB42E-manifold-valves-amp-hoses-pictures-explanation-thinning-the-useless-stuff
    What are you trying to do?
  18. Hey Patrolman and crusty - sorry, just found my...

    Hey Patrolman and crusty - sorry, just found my old password and was able to log in again after ages.
    Patrolman - sounds like you have an air leak into the manifold or hoses that feed it. The oxygen...
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    A bit more work, but mount them in the bullbar...

    A bit more work, but mount them in the bullbar like this
    http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?45945-Replacing-headlights-GQ&p=795339&viewfull=1#post795339
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    I'm running 35w 3000k hid's in 2.5 inch projector...

    I'm running 35w 3000k hid's in 2.5 inch projector lights, mounted in the bullbar. Going up over Hotham at night in cloud/blizzard when I first fitted them , turned them on and the headlights off =...
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    From the old bloke down the street who used to...

    From the old bloke down the street who used to wake up the neighborhood with his night screams,
    The gentle "uncle" who couldn't have kids because of his treatment in POW camps, but would have been...
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    One of my favourites was already posted on this...

    One of my favourites was already posted on this thread "The Coachman's Yarn" by E.J. Brady
    ...
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    RIP Bob. Here's one for when you get to heaven....

    RIP Bob.
    Here's one for when you get to heaven.

    BRAWLING IN THE NAME OF GOD

    I was at a church convention
    sitting quietly on my seat
    As I listened quite intently to the throng
    For their...
  24. Shane - give us an update in a month or two after...

    Shane - give us an update in a month or two after 1,000km.
    Seems the only thing changed was the toe-in, and relationship between tyres and rims.

    Not convinced........... time will tell how the...
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    So you have spark at the plugs?, petrol at the...

    So you have spark at the plugs?, petrol at the rail?, and gas at the converter?

    Squirt some "aerostart" or "start ya B***ard" into the inlet and see if it fires.
    If it kicks, it's fuel, if it...
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