Mudski GU Build Thread

[mudski]

I did not know the 4.8came out with manual. The oil smells really burnt. This is where my burning smell was coming from on the last hour of the trip to Cape Jaffa. It was hot as hell outside, I was towing and really pushing the GU. Every time we slowed or stopped at an intersection the cabin would fill with this awful smell.
I’ve put new oil in, I’ll run it for an hour or so and then drain and put fresh oil in again. Transfer oil looked fine but I’m changing that, the diff oils look d perfect still.


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[mudski]

New battery in. Not an Optima but I can’t justify spending a lot so this one will do.
Also fitted these terminal blocks. A bit neater.



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[Sprock]

Yeah that gearbox oil doesn’t look good, how many Ks has that oil done? Those terminal blocks look shitot- I’ve never seen them before.

[mudski]

Yeah that gearbox oil doesn’t look good, how many Ks has that oil done? Those terminal blocks look shitot- I’ve never seen them before.

Gear box oils probably done 20-30thou.
But I know I cooked it on our last trip. Towing, it was hot and using 5th. Happened once before when I first got the TD transplant done. There is a shit load of torque going through the driveline when towing, and in 5th gear, the workshop warned me.
Changed the oil out and it all good now.


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[Brissieboy]

Also fitted these terminal blocks. A bit neater.

Where did you get those terminal blocks? Best looking solid meaty units that I have seen, and with plenty of connection points.

[PeeBee]

Where did you get those terminal blocks? Best looking solid meaty units that I have seen, and with plenty of connection points.

I thought the same and found these on ebay yesterday, now ordered!
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/17392469...4f7d%7Ciid%3A1

[Sprock]

I was told yrs ago not to labour tow In 5th- ie: don’t pull in 5th- fine to coast down hill & cruising along the flats but never pull in 5th because 5th gear is tiny in most 4wd gearboxes- about the size of a 50c piece ( that’s what I was told) anyway it gets hot & cooks the oil then it destroys everything. That was in Ranger/ BT50 gearboxes & im lead to believe most others aswell so I’ve just stuck with that. Happy to be told otherwise.

[BrazilianY60]

I'm with everyone else regarding the batery blocks, nice stuff! On a second look, what have you done for the fusible link? I believe it is incorporated into the positive block, isn't it?

[jff45]

New battery in. Not an Optima but I can’t justify spending a lot so this one will do.
Also fitted these terminal blocks. A bit neater.

Mark, to insulate the positive side I made a red acrylic cover with a heat gun. They just looked too easy to short circuit..


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[Hodge]

They just looked too easy to short circuit..

Yep. See ya later oil dip stick.



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