RB30 Facts, Figures and Helpful Hints

[Throbbinhood]

Who's trashing RB30s??!! I'm ready for a bear knuckle fight!
Show this to anybody trashing your RB30, I did.

If you don't have any A/C, it must have been removed.

Don't think it's been removed. There is nothing at all for the AC there. No buttons. No wires. No pipes. No condenser.

[dom14]

Anyone fitted one up after the fact? Wonder how hard it would be to add on.

It would be a "heavy" job even with all the gear.
Professional job will be pretty expensive definitely.
I reckon it's ok if you salvage all the A/C gear from a wrecking GQ and slowly add the bits in your spare time.
Once finished you can get it checked for leaks and have it regassed by a professional.
Just need to make sure the compressor is a good one.
In my one, I re-gassed it myself.
But, not too sure how to go about finding the leaks.
It's not a dying need for me atm with freezing winter.
Last summer I was going to do it, then got slack 'cos Melbourne summer was like the spring last time.
If you are planning to do it as a project, let me know.
I can send photos of all the bits and pieces as well as well as the tools you might need.

[Throbbinhood]

It would be a "heavy" job even with all the gear.
Professional job will be pretty expensive definitely.
I reckon it's ok if you salvage all the A/C gear from a wrecking GQ and slowly add the bits in your spare time.
Once finished you can get it checked for leaks and have it regassed by a professional.
Just need to make sure the compressor is a good one.
In my one, I re-gassed it myself.
But, not too sure how to go about finding the leaks.
It's not a dying need for me atm with freezing winter.
Last summer I was going to do it, then got slack 'cos Melbourne summer was like the spring last time.
If you are planning to do it as a project, let me know.
I can send photos of all the bits and pieces as well as well as the tools you might need.

Thanks Dom - I made it through last summer without it, it wasn't the hottest summer, and I'm not a big believer in being in the middle of a dry forest on a hot day!

Have a few other plans for the moment, and as it's not my daily I've lost the urge to do it somewhat!! Slack, I know!! :P

[CaptainNewman]

Bloody awesome thread mudnut! has been infinitely helpful

[mudnut]

The GQ heater core has a
small catchment area below it.

If you have accidentally dropped
an object down the windscreen
demisting duct it and it has gone
down the main heater duct
is simple to get to.

Take the centre dash panel off,
the radio out and undo the screw
in the heater module. The whole
bottom plate / feet warming duct
then unclips and reveals the heater
duct. A small inspection camera
which comes with a magnet and a hook
is needed as the catchment is
up, behind a blind corner and
down again.

I taped a soft rubber 3/8 hose
to the camera and joined the
other end to a vacuum cleaner.
With the aid of the camera it
was easy to suck the dust
and sand out.

I added a large diameter hose
as a nozzle to grab the non-magnetic
objects.
Good luck.

[dom14]

This is a sketch of RB30 Patrol vacuum lines as it is in my RB30 Patrol

I will add the photos of each part as I go.

I would be grateful if the RB30 aficionados out there can have a look at this diagram and see if their RB30 vacuum lines are any different.
I referred to the vacuum lines diagrams in the Patrol factory manual, but couldn't find a one for RB30. It seems to cover TB42, TD42, but not RB30.

This diagram partially represents the real physical layout of the vacuum lines.

For example, carby throttle body and thermal vacuum switch vacuum lines are depicted as it's viewed from the driver side of the open bonnet.
Throttle body has two vacuum lines go into it, left and right. The diagram shows the same orientation.
TVV(Thermal vacuum valve) has two vacuum lines go into it. Top and bottom. The diagram shows the same orientation.
The three T-joints of the vacuum lines that are showing in the diagram represents the actual location of the T-joints as well.

[NissanGQ4.2]

Craig is that better???

[mudnut]

A lot of work has gone into that thanks Dom.

[pat in a troll]

don't know if they've already been posted, but I have RB30 ECCS information from the factory R31 skyline service manual if it's not on here already (as well as engine information like torque figures etc.)

[dom14]

Yep, but nowhere near the work you've done on this thread. Few more photos and then I'm done.
Of course, I'll be moving into other areas of the Patrol.
I'll have to go through my old threads and see if I can bring anything here from there as well.
I'll be doing lot of work on my RB30 for next few weeks. I'm hoping to add as much as I can.
Just like my IT work, it takes more time to document than it takes to do the actual work.
Time for a beer.