20th December 2023, 07:43 PM
2006 4.2Tdi Well appointed rear leaf sprung cab chassis, with extended GVM & extensive modifications for touring & some modest improvements to capability & comfort.
Everything included, from...
20th December 2023, 07:13 PM
The time has come.`
We are now the legal owners of an OKA expedition vehicle - details later when we actually have posession of it. (Hopefully we'll be able to collect it in January).
So our...
5th December 2023, 08:34 AM
If the primer won't stay hard I'd say an air leak is just about certain. Where that leak is, is the issue. What is odd about this though is the pattern of not starting when hot, but starting ok when...
27th November 2023, 05:38 PM
A very good question. I'm not sure, but it would be good to know, Could have saved a fair bit of siphoning with the jiggler hose on the Old Telegraph Track!
I've read that if you can zip tie the...
27th November 2023, 12:39 PM
Woohoo! We have a fully functioning sub tank fuel gauge & fuel transfer system again.
Once the tank had been dropped & the sender unit removed the problem was pretty obvious.
The entire float...
26th November 2023, 08:15 AM
Never knew such things existed. Just a length of exhaust pipe? Couldn't any exhaust place make one up for you?
26th November 2023, 08:10 AM
Seem to be getting an increase in the resurrection of older threads usually with a single new post from new Russian posters who post something lengthy & unintelligible.
24th November 2023, 12:01 PM
Update - with a bit of useful info for anyone who suffers the same problem of the subtank gauge not working & the fuel transfer being disabled.
Had an auto sparky look at it last week.
I...
3rd November 2023, 01:27 PM
5th October 2023, 05:39 PM
Cost us $600 to get 4 zips replaced in our Tvan a couple of years ago in Cairns, which is more expensive than down south - was told Melbourne price at the time would have been $450. (I removed &...
4th October 2023, 08:00 AM
3rd October 2023, 02:33 PM
The 'system' where fuel can only be supplied direct to the motor from the main tank, which is situated right at the rear of the vehicle, & is controlled by rudimentary computerisation is the...
24th September 2023, 07:35 PM
21st September 2023, 08:29 PM
Belatedly bringing you up to date with our lives via our latest blog post. Have been back in Vic since late May.
https://cuppa500.com/Blog/back-to-the-modern-world/
6th August 2023, 07:36 PM
Bought ours to 'see us out'.
Telstra had oil & filter changes at 5000km services from new, I've continued that, but a couple of times have taken that up to 7,000kms when we have ben somewhere...