Newby from Rockhampton, Qld.

[ecrusty]

Hi all,
I'm a newby from Rockhampton, Qld. We are in the middle of a major flood at the moment and so the family and I haven't been able to get off the beaten track this xmas.
I have a silver '05 GU 3.0 TD ST wagon. I bought it second hand in '07 with 35,000 k's on it. All I have done to it so far is a 2.5" lift from TJM and 305/65R17 ProComp Extreme All Terrains on the original alloy wheels.
I have not had to touch it until last week when it decided to lose all the coolant. After servicing the system and the car I thought I had fixed it but a week later I noticed it had started to do it again. This time I think I can see that it is coming from the bottom radiator hose.
So that is the next job....replace top and bottom hoses, I may as well throw a new thermostat in as well while I'm at it and tighten the 'brazillion' clamps on all the other hoses and see how it goes.
I'll keep you posted!!

[Bob]

Hi and Welcome to the Forum
I feel for you in respect of the floods and hope that you are OK.

[DX grunt]

G'day ecrusty

Welcome to the forum. Glad to have you here. Lots about the QLD floods on WA TV.

Take care out there.

Ross
DX grunt

[Dhuck]

Welcome to the forum ecrusty. Always good to have another Qld member.

[ecrusty]

My thanks for all your well wishes.
The water isn't really affecting me as such but there are a couple of hundred homes here with water covering the yard at the very least.
Every day they reckon the water going through Rocky could easily fill Sydney Harbour at least once.
The Fitzroy River which flows through Rockhampton has the second largest catchment in Australia (I think the Murray/Darling is the biggest) so just imagine a river that is in flood for over a thousand kilometres and you can imagine the amount of people doing it tough. I heard one report say that the area of land covered by water is somewhere near the size of Victoria.
Again thanks for thinking of us. If you have a desire to donate to the flood appeal for those who need it, all the major banks are collecting.

[whitestickle]

welcome to the forum mate

[Woof]

Welcome Ecrusty, enjoy the forum mate

[wildgu6]

Hey buddy, Welcome aboard the Trol express,
Simply the best forum around. Heaps of handy information,
Great bunch of people with a s*** load of knowledge, experience and adventures to share.
Plenty of good laughs along the way as well and lots of pics to check out. We love em

Our thoughts are with you up there buddy, Stay strong and hang in there

Good luck, Welcome aboard and Enjoy the ride
Hope you have a great 2011.
Happy trekin buddy, stay safe

Cheers Pete

[Finly Owner]

Hi and welcome to Nissans Nut House Ecrusty. I will be donating. Just a thought, while replacing radiator hoses, do the heater hoses too. These are usually as old as radiator hoses and often fail some time after you do the big ones.

Tim

[ecrusty]

I wish I could do them all at the same time, Tim.
I think Nissan had shares in a rubber plantation when they designed the 3.0 TD.
I would much rather be replacing the hoses on my old man's 4.2 GQ.
That said, your advise is good and I will be replacing them all in the coming months.