7th February 2024, 03:43 PM
Becoming Patrol-less is a new experience to me.
Had ours for 13 years. Until last week.
Bought for it's lack of electronic control of everything & thus it's inherent 'fixability' needed for...
5th February 2024, 12:07 PM
We have always used a solid carbon block filter (1 or 0.5 micron) just before the tap. It filters out most unpleasant flavours from water as well as protecting against various nasties which can make...
5th February 2024, 09:25 AM
A mystery. Doesn't sound like it is the water storage, the water or the billies you've boiled the water in.
Assuming you are boiling the billy on a fire - have you tried doing so on your stove...
4th February 2024, 09:09 AM
Must be what, 9 years that you've had it? Was a good little bike. MrsTea was very proud of the sticker she got for her achievement on it in 2008.
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3rd February 2024, 12:56 PM
...........Sold........
A sad moment as the new owners drove it away this morning. We & our Patrol had been together for 13 years & have had some fantastic adventures. We hope the same for the...
28th December 2023, 04:24 PM
A message recently received from a friend who lives between Mossman & Daintree Village in FNQ on a 100 acre rainforest property. He & his wife are in their mid 60's. Names changed to protect...
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