Good to hear Parksy pain in the butt but worth knowing it's good now. Should run like a dream now. .
Good to hear Parksy pain in the butt but worth knowing it's good now. Should run like a dream now. .
Parksy (8th January 2017)
Cheers rossco. Took it for a spin and it does run like a dream. A lot smoother, engine temp runs cooler, oil pressure is higher despite running a lighter oil. Everything is good at this stage. Has that new engine feel though, so will need a good run in.
IMO and should be taken with a grain of salt.
Rossco (8th January 2017)
Have run the patrol for roughly 1000km give or take, including lots of maintain driving, so lots of low gear driving.
The other night I took it for a spin and ran it hard. The engine loved it and surprised me with what the tb42e can actually do. Despite giving it a boot full and mainly running in 3rd gear, I still somehow managed to achieve 14.5l per 100km.
I used gulf western oil to run the engine in because it was cheap. I used a 20/50w oil and it drained out like water. I don't recommend this oil at all. Back to HPR30.
IMO and should be taken with a grain of salt.
Rossco (21st January 2017)
Hey, that's a great looking little engine. You have to be proud about how that turned out.Originally Posted by Parksy
Thanks for the reply to the questions. 👍
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Parksy (27th January 2017)
Well the cheap fuel pump I purchased how ever long ago decided it couldn't put out more than 30 psi, even when I blocked the return line with pliers. This was disappointing as I replaced it after creating this thread(it's documented somewhere in here).
Anyway I purchased a Walbro 255lph fuel pump to replace it with. I was pleasantly surprised to find it has a metal gerotor type pump as opposed to what I assume is just a plastic impeller in the cheap Chinese pump.
Anyway it's fitted and the start up stumble is gone and hopefully I've gained a few extra hp.
This is the old pump where you can just see the impeller
IMO and should be taken with a grain of salt.
Clunk (17th February 2017)
Years ago when I first bought this patrol I gave the flares a touch up with a rattle can. Anyway, years of sunlight and weather eventually got to these and they turned chalky and aweful. Have had a few hot weekends here so took advantage and re-sprayed them properly with the same paint I did the patrol in and also a polyurethane clear that is full of UV inhibitors. They came out great. I wished I clear coated the patrol with the same stuff, but never mind.
Also fitted some led head lights which I haven't tested properly.
IMO and should be taken with a grain of salt.
Clunk (17th February 2017), gubigfish (23rd March 2017), NissanGQ4.2 (18th March 2017), Rossco (18th February 2017)
Driving along the other day and the drivers seat collapsed behind me. Not the nicest experience and when I pulled it off and checked it out underneath, it was very obvious that it had collapsed before and was repaired. Cracks everywhere. Anyway, I treated the patrol to new aftermarket seats and it feels magical driving the thing now. More comfortable and I'm not sitting on a flattened rickety piece of garbage.
IMO and should be taken with a grain of salt.
NissanGQ4.2 (18th March 2017)
Nice mate.... brand, cost, fit original brackets?????
Time is never wasted when your wasted all the time
WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
These are what I bought. They are autotecnica seats and utilise the original seat rails.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4WD-Adven...sAAOSwXeJYFnJT
IMO and should be taken with a grain of salt.
NissanGQ4.2 (18th March 2017), Rossco (23rd March 2017)
You did the right thing fixing it properly, after looking so far of your work ethics
I feel you would be disappointed if you took the short cut with Chemiweld.
Basically you now have peace of mind IMO, Still the best cleanest GQ in Aus I think anyway
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
Parksy (18th March 2017)
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