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- 05 Feb 2024 19:36
- Forum: 29. Events
- Topic: Dyno Dag - 17 Feb
- Replies: 6
- Views: 923
Re: Dyno Dag - 17 Feb
Ek bring een Patrol.
- 10 Jan 2024 09:19
- Forum: 09. Engines
- Topic: Cooked Ignition Coils
- Replies: 11
- Views: 55566
Re: Cooked Ignition Coils
Makes sense: melting comes from heat, heat comes from excessive current, excessive current comes from low resistance or a short.
- 24 Dec 2023 19:28
- Forum: 09. Engines
- Topic: 4.8 GRX air con belt tensioning
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3359
Re: 4.8 GRX air con belt tensioning
Undo the idler pulley's center nut, adjust with the tensioner bolt, then tighten the center nut again. Cold belt deflection is specified as 9mm between the aircon & crankshaft pulleys at the bottom.
- 12 Dec 2023 19:49
- Forum: 15. Other Patrol Stuff
- Topic: Retirement bakkie
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5931
Re: Retirement bakkie
Jakes, what Peter said :thumbup: Also, the TD42 has no ECU (as you well know!) so it can't manage its fuel mixture. If you run it hard with aggressive fueling and insufficient air, it will overfuel & temps will go up. The simple fix is to reduce the fueling on the diesel pump. If you see black s...
- 25 Nov 2023 19:07
- Forum: 15. Other Patrol Stuff
- Topic: Kut Snake Flares
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7438
Re: Kut Snake Flares
Hats off Izak - those fender flares are very nicely aligned!
- 04 Jul 2023 20:04
- Forum: 28. Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Username Change - mdg
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5277
Re: Username Change - mdg
Theo, jou user name is verander soos versoek.
- 10 Feb 2023 19:11
- Forum: 21. DIY Projects
- Topic: Solar panels on the roof
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15057
Re: Solar panels on the roof
I have a solar panel that's permanently installed on sliders underneath the front of my Patrol's roof rack. The controller lives under the dashboard behind the cubbyhole and there's a remote display/console mounted in the back by the barn door (shows battery voltage, charge current and discharge cur...
- 29 Sep 2022 18:25
- Forum: 13c. Headlights and Replacement Lights
- Topic: Headlight Bulbs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2833
- 01 Aug 2022 20:03
- Forum: 26. Techniques
- Topic: Fatal tow-ball recovery failure
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7760
Re: Fatal tow-ball recovery failure
I have a very decent pull strap that's helped a few stuck folk become unstuck in its life, but I do not own a snatch strap for all the reasons mentioned before. If someone is so badly stuck that they require a snatch recovery (and by that I mean they've progressed through tow strap, tow strap & ...
- 01 Aug 2022 19:42
- Forum: 14. Rims & Tyres
- Topic: Mounting Bike Rack To Old Spare Wheel Bracket On Back Door
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1387
Re: Mounting Bike Rack To Old Spare Wheel Bracket On Back Door
I simply built an angle iron bracket (more of a spacer, really!) to move the spare wheel carrier slightly higher & further away from the door...