How did you go after a hard run mate?
How did you go after a hard run mate?
Not much difference actually. 90'C to 80'C for the inlet and outlet. The fins were at 76'C at the top just in from the inlet, and the tank was hotter at about 104'C also at the top.
Between Patrols ATM. Had a beaut GU with 6.5 Chev TD. Next is a GU ute with a 4.5 litre Cummins conversion and a camper on the back.
Hey there mate are you still having problems with overheating? Or is it all sorted?
98 GU ST wagon 6.5TD chev 5 speed manual dual batteries storage drawers big red air compressor 9L tank millweld front and rear bars millweld 4" snorkel 4" air box 3" tough dog suspension lift drop box and hybrid radius arms 12000Lb winch ARB front air locker Alpine MP3 player amp and a good set of speakers GME 2 way The list goes on
I 'think' its come good. Brunswick sent me a truck oil cooler in November - two long tubes in parallel with cooling fins, and it mounted up along the chassis up nice and high.
I then totally removed the original oil cooler from the front of the truck and drove it up the Cape in high temps with high humidity. Engine Temp's got into the mid 90's at its worst, which was driving up the Byrestown Range and through all the hills around the Palmer River. This seemed pretty normal for those conditions, so I think the bigger cooler and better airflow, without the heat in front of the radiator, has done the trick.
I hadn't updated as I wanted to do another run when I get back from work, but I am pretty happy with it at present.
Are you having issues?
Between Patrols ATM. Had a beaut GU with 6.5 Chev TD. Next is a GU ute with a 4.5 litre Cummins conversion and a camper on the back.
Good to hear mate was going to suggest this http://www.summitracing.com/int/part...MobileSwitchNo and move your coolers away from the radiator this might still also aid your tranny temp as it adds nearly 4 litres of fluid
Cheers Kimbo
98 GU ST wagon 6.5TD chev 5 speed manual dual batteries storage drawers big red air compressor 9L tank millweld front and rear bars millweld 4" snorkel 4" air box 3" tough dog suspension lift drop box and hybrid radius arms 12000Lb winch ARB front air locker Alpine MP3 player amp and a good set of speakers GME 2 way The list goes on
MB (24th May 2016)
Nice to see some revs on a 6.5
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GKd6UfbHcOI
98 GU ST wagon 6.5TD chev 5 speed manual dual batteries storage drawers big red air compressor 9L tank millweld front and rear bars millweld 4" snorkel 4" air box 3" tough dog suspension lift drop box and hybrid radius arms 12000Lb winch ARB front air locker Alpine MP3 player amp and a good set of speakers GME 2 way The list goes on
MB (24th May 2016)
G'day 6.5er's, I took delivery of some TS's from 'Autobarn-USA-Online' some months ago now to try and stabilise temps up/down our local severe hilly highways. Finally found the time today to install and was quite shocked at what the 'ACDelco's' actually seemed to do! My intial Googleing found most Yank's swore by them being that they are GMC owned also I guess but temp/model op's varied greatly! Today's install were:
http://m.ebay.com/itm/Engine-Coolant...-/151581249066
By far, the most stable I've seen the beast run for years, just a shame now that Vic is another 6 months away from 35+ ambient temp tests here :-( !
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BigRAWesty (24th May 2016), Kimbo63 (18th May 2016)
Hi guys,
I'm looking at getting a 2002 GU III with a 6.5 Chevy in it. It's a naturally aspirated diesel with a manual gearbox and seemed nice to drive around the 'burbs near the dealer. I'm going to take it for a spin early next week and run it up a big hill on the Adelaide freeway.
The conversion was done in '09 and it's done 106,000 clicks.
The asking price was $34,000 but he's said he'll give to me for 30,000 with my '93 unmodified Maverick.
I'm just wondering if that sounds about right and if there is anything I should be looking out for?
Cheers
Dont buy it....
They arent great with the turbo and auto. A manual na will get boring quick
I paid 25K cash for mine and it is Turbo, conversion done in 2012 with less than 50 thou.
It is an extended cab Ute tho
IMHO 34,000 is waay too much
Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
MB (21st May 2016)
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