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7th August 2016, 07:37 PM
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Oh Bugga!
Well, let me tell you a story.
Yesterday I was running as support crew for a Dirt Bike Ride from El Cabalo to Beverly.
You know the drill, tow the trailer, carry all the fuel for them, carry the spares, and carry the medical kit.
Ride was going well and I was following their route along side on a gravel road. Road was corrugated as hell.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, the inevitable happened and a ride went down breaking his collar bone fairly badly. We got the call to come in so off we went.
Ah yeah, I would call it a fairly heavy 4WD trek in about 7km. Wet, rough, trees down etc.
All fine until my radiator cracked from the constant previous corrugations on the roads. Bugga!
Quick discussion with the wife and made the decision, people come first.
So I kept going and picked him and the bike up and pulled them all out to the gravel and ..........................BUGGA!
I managed to get the beast home through some real dodgie fix job.
Radiator is munted as are all the belts. Easy fix.
But the engine warning light will not go out. Any ideas?
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7th August 2016 07:37 PM
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7th August 2016, 07:42 PM
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I am he, fear me
Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
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7th August 2016, 07:45 PM
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Expert
Yes, the ZD30. Still runs. 330,000km never let me down once.
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7th August 2016, 07:50 PM
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I am he, fear me
Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
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7th August 2016, 08:35 PM
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mate sounds like the rider would have been really happy to see you, good one
2001 Patrol 4.2TD manual 2" lift; Beaudesert 3" Exhaust
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9th August 2016, 10:52 PM
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Dam it. Drove for most the day today. Temp went up after about 200km. Check radiator...levels low.
No water in the oil, no steamy exhaust.....mmmm, scratch that head.
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16th August 2016, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by
the godfather
Dam it. Drove for most the day today. Temp went up after about 200km. Check radiator...levels low.
No water in the oil, no steamy exhaust.....mmmm, scratch that head.
Had a hairline crack in my GQ radiator about 10 years ago. Only leaked on the freeway after about 10kms. Would idle all day and night and not lose a drop - took ages to work out where the problem was. Even held up to a pressure test at the radiator place without showing the crack.
Might be something similar?
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16th August 2016, 01:04 AM
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Turns out there was plenty wrong. She is at Brunswick Diesel now.
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16th August 2016, 01:06 AM
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Patrol God
Originally Posted by
the godfather
Turns out there was plenty wrong. She is at Brunswick Diesel now.
I thought you had another thread covering this , bummer eh.
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
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16th August 2016, 02:28 PM
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Expert
Originally Posted by
threedogs
I thought you had another thread covering this , bummer eh.
I did, it disappeared with my coolant. Bwahahaha!
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