What did you do to your Patrol today!

[mudski]

Got cut off on the Hume hwy this afternoon, then give me the bird after me swearing at him through the windscreen. I tried to chase him down but he got away. Lol

I'd be running too if you were after me...

[MEGOMONSTER]

I'd be running too if you were after me...

I was so angry at the time, I gave him a hand gesture of a finger running across my neck.
He gave me the bird again.

[mudnut]

Got a mech to do the carby kit. $60 for the kit. $20 labour. While the carby was off, I removed what was left of the heater grid that is between the carby and the manifold. Then I replaced a split breather hose between the filter housing and the tappet cover.

Now it only takes 18 seconds to get the Old Trol up to 100 kph, instead of 19 seconds.

[threedogs]

Be interested how your fuel figures go now MN

[mudnut]

It wont be good for this tank as I have been planting my foot because the engine is saying " YES!" instead of "Ok, just wait a bit."

[megatexture]

Took her in for a service

[Hodge]

Just had a 60k service done. And also replaced, the pulley tensioner as Nissan advised me thats what was making the noise. Will find out tomorrow morning.
S#it of a job. Lot of skin of knuckles gone.

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[Cuppa]

Nipped over to Lake Burrumbeet this arvo, with the intention to do some walking. Did a bit, but then decided to drive the Patrol round the lake. Deep washouts & potholes saw me having to use low range. However what should have been fun was horrible. *Every* time even the slightest amount of flex occurred the most awful & loud squeaking happened. I had suspected it might, I’ve noticed it occasionally when mounting kerbs etc & thought it was my rubber mounting of the pod when the chassis rails flex a bit. The noise was bad enough to spoil any enjoyment there might have been.

Got home & googled ‘4wd squeaks’ & found all references were to suspension. Went around the greasable shackles with the grease gun - have done this before, don’t forget *all* the suspension (springs - Leaf & coil, shocks & bushes) were new with the GVM upgrade, & not a heck of a lot of miles done since. Also liberally sprayed everywhere around springs & shocks with CRC - & then went for a drive through my local wood.

Came home with a big smile on my dial, the track was tight between trees, with a few deep puddles, plenty of washouts, drops over tree roots etc etc ...... & not a single bloody squeak! It would be nice if it is greasing the shackles which has done the job, but if the squeaks return I at least now know that it’s suspension & not pod related. I know CRC is not the answer, but it’s good to know where the problem lays.

[threedogs]

I used a treflon Dry spray on my leaves worked a treat,
Only need on or two pumps on the greasable shackles too

[DX grunt]

270k service and back in on Monday for rotors and wheel bearings.