Garett's ford maverick 1990,

[garett]

Still faster than a Hilux up a hill lol
Wish I could add a picture got a decent load including a giant canoe

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Radiator/system pressure tested before departure Garret Mate


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FWIW: (safety wise) It’s always worth carrying a full set of 13A belts & top/bottom radiator hoses & ………..heater hoses IMHO!
Them sneaky rubbery lines over your rocker cover can shut an entire Adventure down


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[garett]

FWIW: (safety wise) It’s always worth carrying a full set of 13A belts & top/bottom radiator hoses & ………..heater hoses IMHO!
Them sneaky rubbery lines over your rocker cover can shut an entire Adventure down


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Cooling and brakes were tested prior to departure...in a cane paddock...
I had replaced all cooling rubber bits and belts 6 years or so ago... She'll be fine lol he says 1800 km in . 4 year old diesel is not the best. Lacked some power. Now it doesn't run on when you turn it off.

[garett]

Well 3300km done.. she is starting to sweat horsepower .. and a few other niggles. Like my factory clock. Some rattles to sort but nothing too major

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Glad You’re Safe & Sound Garret Mate
Faithful old dinosaurs our TD42’s, keep on trucking with some clean air/filter inspections for added power, no need to always replace, circumstantially can get away with a removable tapout roadside just for good measure
Damn bugs on forward facing Snorkels


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[garett]

I do need to make a shield for the clutch slave ... its gone walkabout, the pedal gets worse as the day went on then get better the next morning...
since removing all the weight I doubled the gap between the tyre and the wheel arch ...
ended up doing a fuel filter beside the road, but surprisingly the tyres held up..
I do think the old girl could benefit from some new shocks I've put over 100k km on these Monroes

[Cuppa]

I do need to make a shield for the clutch slave ... its gone walkabout,

It was this caused our need to be put on a tow truck half way up the Kuranda Road from Cairns. Clutch jammed, slave cylinder wouldn't release. Car was not driveable. Dropped at the mechanic's after hours. Next morning clutch worked & we drove it into the premises. Mechanic's first & only question was "Do you have a 3" exhaust"? Symptoms & answer of "Yes" had him say "It'll be the clutch slave cylinder. ........ & it was.

[garett]

It was this caused our need to be put on a tow truck half way up the Kuranda Road from Cairns. Clutch jammed, slave cylinder wouldn't release. Car was not driveable. Dropped at the mechanic's after hours. Next morning clutch worked & we drove it into the premises. Mechanic's first & only question was "Do you have a 3" exhaust"? Symptoms & answer of "Yes" had him say "It'll be the clutch slave cylinder. ........ & it was.

I got some headers bout 2.5 inch at the slave, when the pedal went I just shifted without the clutch until I got to town. although not much changing down the highway sitting on 90km/hr.
sadly its not the first time I have changed gears in cars without clutches ...

[garett]

grr see a trail of fluid running down the front left .... gotta investigate but I think I've blown a calliper ....
top tip don't let your old car sit for a long time ...