I happened to find a bit of a bargain last night, I jumped onto GQ owners forum on Facebook at just the right time.
Found an Exceedy Tough Clutch for a TD42 with hardly any use and a brand new...
I happened to find a bit of a bargain last night, I jumped onto GQ owners forum on Facebook at just the right time.
Found an Exceedy Tough Clutch for a TD42 with hardly any use and a brand new...
http://www.spoolimports.com/engine-parts-oem-type/nissan/tb42
gasket is made like that to control water flow, alot of the ports you can see in the deck arent there for cooling but as part of the casting process
cheers for the info Parksy :)
After looking at it the new gasket and thinking about it for a while i might just leave the gasket as it comes as it appears it pushing water to the back and the...
If the car has only done many short trips, and not really had time to warm up properly, condensation can form under the rocker cover.
Why are you saying there's coolant in the rocker cover? Is there signs of milky oil? How does the engine run when you disconnect say number 6 or 5 ignition lead(anything but 1 or 2)?
Trying to get...
The guy who bought my old one had an RB30 patrol with 600,000kms with just a head rebuild, same bottom end. My cousin had 540,000 on his TB42 before it did a head gasket.
Gday mate, my mate and I have done both of ours. Quite easy to do yourself. First remove the dissy (ofcourse marking where it was) then put it in a vice sideways so that the shaft spins freely. Then...
It's advisable to change head bolts as they do stretch over time, so for the extra few bucks, it's a worthwhile investment.
Make sure you use a steel rule or a flat level bench and set your head...
so yesterday i installed my pertronix 1762LS (lobe sensing) electronic ignition system. i reckon this job should take about 10 minutes but the instructions were not very good, and seeing as ive never...
mates farther has a 93 coil cab with 760 on the clock. had a reco put in it 30,000 ago. here's the kicker though, its on gas and has been for a LONG time.
Tony this is FANTASTIC!!!!! Thank you mate, and thanks for starting so quickly. I am going to make a start on some of the things you suggested straight away. I have been trying to get my head...
SUSPENSION;
RADIUS ARMS; The front radius arms are the arms which extend from the chassis forward to the front diff. Look for cracking or perishing of the bushes. To do this you will need a...
**BRAKES AND STEERING ARE CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEMS DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THESE SYSTEMS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING**
BRAKES; The vast majority of GQ/GU Patrols (and Mavericks) were...
DRIVE LINE;
DIFFERENTIALS; First thing to check is oil leaks (note: oil leaks may also be caused by blocked breathers, see third paragraph). Oil leaking from the front of the diff where the tail...