Outer Limits 4x4 Board

yep anywhere from just under half to 3/4 mine goes. This is fine as long as the engine is full of water. Problems occur when at 3/4 temp you start to lose water.

Yep the auto trans fluid goes through both tanks on the radiator. i.e. there is 4 barbs sticking out of the radiator.
As suggested if you get a manual radiator you can mount a seperate oil cooler in the front. Early Magnas and EA or similar Falcons used to run these as factory and can be bought ...

$18 + GST from the dealer ... trade, just bought some (GQ)

quite possible that the manifold casting is the same, especially since the Diesel turbo manifolds apparently bolt onto the Petrol engines also.
The TB42 and TB42E ones are same dimensions but the early TB42 ones are missing that boss.... from memory.

Ill have to give that a try next time....

So there are two different types of VL caps? and you need the one to suit a spacer......

or the spacer you are referring to is the standard TB42 one, so the VL cap will suit TB42, but not TB42E's.

hmmm

Hey Nigel, that sounds like an awesome setup.

I Would love to see some pics.

Are you using an EF timing disk and coil pack also?

I want to do this even just for the spark as my 88 is straight gas anyway/ with the EFI intake already.

Setup info for the megasquirt would be great to see also ...

Should be joined there, that is the factory position for the 02 sensor on the TB42E

In the FSM it states, Load Sensing valve first, then the usual, furthest from the master cylinder ---> closest last.

Yep, you can hook up a switch and a couple of diodes to the Torque Converter Lock Up Solenoid wire, and have it lock up whenever you hit the switch, or if you dont want it to lock up at all you can hit the power swiitch.

hmm

The wear on the fingers wont matter (it is hard to see from the photos) unless it has been squealing for ages and the fingers are about to snap off.

but as nalucas said, you really need a 2nd input shaft off another gearbox (which you put into the new clutch disk while you tighten up the pressure ...

Yep it looks like your throwout bearing is seized. The outside of the bearing should spin freely with the centre fixed.

If the noise was the only problem then you might get away with just a new bearing.

If you have a clutch alignment tool, then you can take off the pressure plate (green) and take ...

nissan one (jecs)is about $380 trade, same as a Rodeo one but they are twice the price..... but you can adapt any 'in tank' pump, like a VP/vr/vs commodore one if you have the time. just need to cut the bracket and solder the wires etc.. to make it fit.

Just Wondering if anyone has pictures of a GU Petrol engine, either in or out of the car would be even better.

Wondering How closely they resemble the GQ engine....

Do all GU 4500 engines have a serpentine belt arrangement?

Do they have coil packs or Dizzy? and is the spot for the dizzy still ...

I got 15L / 100k's with the standard auto (at best)

Id look for a straight plug in one first like the Wolf. I know they make them for skyline R32, I think the plugs / pinouts are the same for GQ.

I have both Carby and EFI, and the EFI uses 25% less than the carby. Carby 20L/100km EFI 15L/100km (at best), oh and both Auto also.

EFI always runs nicer than the carby, but expect to do EFI pump and Injectors at this age.

Go the EFI!

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3.0 would be Jatco RE4R03A if its the same as earlier models, the 4.8 has the new 5-speed RE5R ??

And I dont think it is mated to a less powerful motor?, it is the auto transmission that is limiting the max towing capacity.

Hey brent, yes I checked out that link, thanks, but I think it is the version I have.... from Japan. I thought that it only had vin number listings for vehicles sold in Japan, and half the writing is unreadable. Is it possible to use the US software? How Large is just the program itself?


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Rb30 auto's were not a factory option in GQ.

Rb30 manual boxes are iternally similar to VL turbo.

4.2 litre Auto trans are same as 300zx Twin Turbo, and VH45

You might be best to swap a Whole TB42 and auto.

Also the VL and TB42 autos require an Auto ECM to be wired up also!

Yes 15's do fit on the GQ II's with the twin piston calipers, no probs, ive got em on my GQ1

Are these the Genuine Factory Workshop manuals on CD, or is it of some other (not as good) workshop manual??

The Factory ones would be very nice


While we're talkin cd's, whos got the nissan FAST australian on CD.

hmm from what I read, yes you can change the oil seal in your driveway, but not the grease seal on the outside of the bearings.... and if the bearings have had diff oil running through them then it would be an idea to repack them while the axle is out...........

brake band adjustment?

Ill third that Ive got 2 GQ petrols on Gas..... Best I get is 20 litres per 100k's, but with LPG at 32 cents, thats $6.40 !! and I do 600k's per week in mine.
Only thing is im not sure about the power aspect... the auto pretty much sucks all the power out of it

from memory the auto selector is just a piece of threaded rod, if the body lift affects this at all you can easily adjust the nuts/length to compensate

The spring that I have are off an 04 3.0l turbo diesel, mine is a 4.2 petrol.

Anyway my mates GU with standard springs, sitting next to my (not sagged) GQ with 2 inch lift, height of the wheel arches was roughly equal. At the time I thought it was because of the springs, but it may be due to body ...

I have a set of 2004 GU springs, anyone know if they are the same height as factory GQ springs? i.e can you raise a GQ by installing GU factory springs. Actually I have a set of sagged ARB 2 inch raised springs at the front, was hoping the factory GU ones would lift it back up again. When sitting ...

I replaced mine with a 200B/Bluebird bosch alternator, just need to drill out the rear mount from 8mm bolt to 10mm bolt.... been in there for years now. Only one fan belt though, havent tried to swap pulleys.