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    Please don’t think I’m being negative here Mr Mark Mate!
    Your 75C <> 85C quick test findings sounds perfectly normal for your newly purchased aftermarket thermostat.
    As best as I can recall the Dayco is labelled as 75C ?
    All 3 x OEM thermostats (76.5/82/88) I trialled extensively (pot boiling & truck running) all displayed very similar opening & closing characteristics.
    At said/labelled temperatures they commence opening ever so slightly.
    Within 10C they all complete their contraction to fully open.
    (Now it’s your radiators/fan turn to perform)
    On the downside/cooling off peddle say downhill neither would fully close until some 5C below their labelled setting.
    Relatively if your new Dayco is said 75C you will surely find fluctuations at the least between 70C <>85C and most likely over summer up to 105C if the rest is in order?
    I’ll never personally use an OEM 76.5C thermostat ever again in Victoria with at best 20C fluctuations and at worst found 60C fluctuations due to their ever flowing tropical variant jiggle pins completely missing :-(
    Please do be careful changing too many things at once as it may cloud your results and find one good thing could override another good thing underway



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    All good mate. The 75-85c was purely a comparison to how it used to react. Same incline, same revs, same gear same ambient temps, the water temps would never budge.
    Drove it yesterday. And it saw 90c on Ironbark rd Yarrambat at 60kph. Pulled over to have a look and the fan was locked. Where I thought it hadn’t. Mustn’t had got it hot enough prior.
    I’d hate to see what it would be like if it was actually hot outside.


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    I got the quickaz one and he's a good mate of mine. Much easier to install than the others from what I've read. I had no issues at all and even Darren found out how easy it was as I replaced a water pump on the beach in tassie haha

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    Mudski GU Build Thread

    Righto, bits are off. Rad, fan assembly and water pump. Gonna put a stockie back in.
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    Now something’s got me rattled. About at the start of the year I put on new belts. All Gates brand, as this is what I sell at work. To my surprise, upon removing the a/c belt, I find a Dayco branded belt on there. Near burnt my hands just touching the devils shit. Lol.
    So who put this belt on and why? It’s only been at one workshop this year for a dyno run and pump adjustment. Very strange. Hmm.

    Anyhoo, moving forward.
    Got the Quikaz setup coming hopefully in the coming days, new water pump tomorrow, and I’ll fit some Fleetrunner belts from Gates, super heavy duty belts, @Hodge ; and @PeeBee ; know about. Toughest belts on the market.
    Happy days.

    Just thinking back on what I’ve done in the last few weeks, yeah she still runs hot but she runs great now and I did notice too the temps dropped quicker too, so I think I’m getting there. Just a fine tune of the things that aren’t right.

    Last things I’d like to do is fit the oil temp sensor and an external oil cooler (just coz). But more research is needed for these.

    The bloody never ends though. Once I’ve done these things, I’m looking for the next thing. Changing the air box to something better than the Fatz pod box, rear locker, moving the aux battery into the rear and using better battery. Make up a swing away for the lhs of the rear bar where it’s permanently attached to the small barn door and both can be opened at once.

    Where does it stop people?! I think ISO life is starting to hit.


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    Quote Originally Posted by mudski View Post
    moving the aux battery into the rear and using better battery.
    Might have something for you in this department mate.
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    Late night, lost track of top progress apologies Mr Mark, how’d the OEM specy reinstall of injectors go firstly Mate?


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    Quote Originally Posted by MB View Post
    Late night, lost track of top progress apologies Mr Mark, how’d the OEM specy reinstall of injectors go firstly Mate?


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    Haha yeah funny about that. Got them in, all torqued up to spec, put the top mount back on, primed the fuel filter and then cranked it over. Ran rough as guts, Im thinking its just air it will clear itself out, nup, still running like it had a lumpy stage 3 Crow cam in it. Started to smell diesel fuel, looked under the Patrol and saw fuel everywhere on the ground. Upon inspection, I had forgotten to tighten up the injector line that happen to be right under the Intercooler. So off it all came again for a 5 second nip up.

    After all that she drives waaaaay better now, a lot less of the black stuff when it give it the berries. Happy days and a good $150 well spent getting them reset, cleaned and tested.

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    Mudski GU Build Thread

    New fan assy is here.
    Adjustments.jpg

    New water pump to replace the high flow jobbie.
    IMG_3576.jpg

    And new HD belts.
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    Time to start putting it all back in.

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    Personally reckon your good self and the family will soon fall truly back in love with that ripper (best ever seen & thankfully once driven) GU Beaut Wagon Truckster Mr Mark
    Bottom to Top:
    # Them Green belts are the toughest I’ve ever known
    # That high flow TD42 water pump about to be replaced are advertised I believe by the manufacturer for lower rpm crawling type torque only top needs
    # Fans, judging by what our nearest and dearest mates in person are finding sounds like a winner too


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    Quote Originally Posted by mudski View Post
    New fan assy is here.
    Adjustments.jpg

    New water pump to replace the high flow jobbie.
    IMG_3576.jpg

    And new HD belts.
    IMG_3577.jpg

    Time to start putting it all back in.

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