What did you do to your Patrol today!

[Avo]

drove it..it sucked.....like a brick tied to an anchor....my harley has more horsepower......and it doesn't have tpo tow 3 tonne around

[PeeBee]

Just exploring www for pretty nice lift kits, any guess on the lift kit provided by https://www.perfectlift.com.au

Hey there, are you a spammer? None of these kits appear to suit patrols, and you seem on a promotional journey? happy to be corrected.

[GQtdauto]

Nothing to the patrol apart from more fuel but did the wheel alignment on the camper trailer , both wheels scrubbing on the inside but independent suspension pretty easy to do .

[PeeBee]

swapped over a new viscous fan coupling - ugly ugly ugly, 3 hrs, 6 beers and bleeding knuckes. Don't remember the deal with the old patrol engine but the chev is very tight - need fingers like ET and uni-jointed 5 ways to get the bolts in and started. Hope this is the last time I have to do this. Attacking the shredded difflock hoses and wires tomorrow along with the mangled cruise control cable

[PeeBee]

Repaired the wiring and airlines from difflock compressor. Made an extended fan shroud to improve efficiency of the new fan blade. DSC01934.JPGDSC01935.JPG Before and after shots of fan shroud.

[PeeBee]

Earlier in the week when I changed over the fan coupling I 'lost' a 13mm open ender under the bonnet - it slipped out of my hand, went clank a couple of times and then could not find it. Anyway, still missing today and when i backed the truck out of the garage to reposition it, there was the worst vibration, then moved forward, nothing, reversed, vibration, did this a couple of time, thinking there was a porblem with the gearbox. Anyway got out and stuck my head under the vehicle and there was the spanner, sitting on a ledge partially exposed. Removed it and problem went away - if only every issue was as simple.

[Bush Ranger]

I replaced the deep cycle battery, with a SSB 100Ah Dry Cell AGM Deep Cycle.

[PeeBee]

I replaced the deep cycle battery, with a SSB 100Ah Dry Cell AGM Deep Cycle.

Hi BR, couple of questions for you if I may;

1) why did you go for this 'style' of deep cycle, as opposed to the wet cell plus. Are they faster recovery or better life under deep depth of discharge?

2) I am confusd with the description - dry cell AGM - what exactly is the format - I thought agm was a gel type of filling, and dry cell, closer to a carbon battery with limited moisture? I don't know enough about battery chemistry to tell the difference.

[Yeti's Beast]

[PeeBee]

Thanks for that, really solid info.