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by blacklion
Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:30 am
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: Modified high mount melting cables
Replies: 4
Views: 743

Re: Modified high mount melting cables

Earth, earth earth... everything!! as said above run an earth from body to batt, chassis to batt, than a good earth between the 2 batteries,earth the 2nd battery to the body and chassis also, then run the earth from your winch to the chassis earth from either battery...... Over kill on earths is the ...
by blacklion
Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:24 am
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: intermittent elec problem, help needed
Replies: 2
Views: 511

Re: intermittent elec problem, help needed

sounds to me that it's a prob with your flasher unit.
by blacklion
Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:40 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: GQ Headlight Wiring
Replies: 2
Views: 205

Re: GQ Headlight Wiring

Sounds like you'v got a switch prob. they have 5 contacts in them 2 for low beam (1 for each h/light) same for high beam and the center 1 is parkers. Take the switch out and clean the contacts first, gently with fine sand paper and some contact cleaner and see how u go.
by blacklion
Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:36 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Tight LSD or Lockright for GQ front??
Replies: 16
Views: 829

Re: Tight LSD or Lockright for GQ front??

That is right the front and rear have a differant no. of splines, othwise there would b a puck load of gq's running around with the rear lsd in the front. There is a navara/ pathfinder lsd that bolts straight into the front diff though. Do a search through the pages of this site, i remember seeing ...
by blacklion
Sun May 08, 2011 5:28 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: GQ SWB rear high pinion conversion
Replies: 21
Views: 1728

Re: GQ SWB rear high pinion conversion

I have gotten my hands on a complete damaged front diff to steal the bits out of i need, so i'll just cut the filler point out as well.. too easy
by blacklion
Sun May 08, 2011 4:42 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: New alt and belts now whiring noise
Replies: 5
Views: 304

Re: New alt and belts now whiring noise

it could just be that the teeth need to wear into the pullies a bit...
by blacklion
Sun May 08, 2011 4:32 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: GQ SWB rear high pinion conversion
Replies: 21
Views: 1728

Re: GQ SWB rear high pinion conversion

thanks for the info.. my safari is an auto and i'm still running the stock 4.11, does any1 think i'll have probs with this setup? I know it's not the best ratio for the 35s but i'v been running these gears for the 5-6 yrs that i'v owned it. 1 more question for the people that have done it, do you ...
by blacklion
Sat May 07, 2011 9:18 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: warning lights on dash
Replies: 4
Views: 403

Re: warning lights on dash

yup it's defiantly an alternator problem...
by blacklion
Fri May 06, 2011 10:49 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: GQ SWB rear high pinion conversion
Replies: 21
Views: 1728

Re: GQ SWB rear high pinion conversion

cheers mate...
by blacklion
Fri May 06, 2011 4:56 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: GQ SWB rear high pinion conversion
Replies: 21
Views: 1728

GQ SWB rear high pinion conversion

Hey guys long time listener, first time caller..... OK before you flame me for not searching, I have, but all I'm getting is bits and pieces of the answers i'm looking for and I thought If I ask and maybe get all the answers in 1 place then it may help some1 else find it quicker when they search ...
by blacklion
Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:22 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Tigerz11 New 9000lb Two Speed Winch
Replies: 31
Views: 1547

i'm up for a new winch in the new yr, does it come in 24v????
by blacklion
Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:53 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: turbo timer problems
Replies: 5
Views: 338

the gu's have stupidly small earth cables so when any extra's are added to the electrical system it stuffs everything up, run a nice thick cable from the neg battery post to the engine then from the engine block to the chassis, then run another earth from the neg battery post to the body... i fix ...
by blacklion
Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:23 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: re-assembling an EL alternator
Replies: 9
Views: 1130

i use a realy small drill bit or allen key
by blacklion
Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:22 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: Need help Dash Lights Flickering
Replies: 4
Views: 670

sounds to me like a loose battery terminal hence the bad earth that was mentioned, look around the engine for the main earth cable and check to see if it's tight, another way to tell is get a jumper cable and put 1 end of a cable on the batter neg and the other end to the bock and see how it goes..
by blacklion
Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:38 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Brake controller: which wire at brake pedal sender?
Replies: 9
Views: 449

all brake control wiring is the same Black batt positive, white batt negative red to switched wire from the brake peddle, white to the trailer plug.
by blacklion
Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:33 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: 35's with 4 inch lift? yes or no
Replies: 10
Views: 996

I'v got 35s on a swb with 3in springs and 30mm spacers I'v cut 20mm radius outta the rear guard and now they only scrub at full flex half way up the inner guards, the fronts only hit just b4 full lock on the front, but i guess if u play with different off sets you'll get better steering lock ( i'm ...
by blacklion
Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:26 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: frige wiring
Replies: 4
Views: 624

another thing with wireing is a bit of overkill never hurts either
by blacklion
Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:24 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: QG patrol parking lights problem
Replies: 6
Views: 401

HAHAHA yeah u'd b suprised how many ppl do that exact thing... I see it at work all the time
by blacklion
Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:49 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: QG patrol parking lights problem
Replies: 6
Views: 401

1st of all... have you put a new head unit (cd player) in it since you bought it?? Or has it got an after market cd player in it? If so cut the earth wire and earth the unit to the body.. we get alot of ppl in here who hook the earth wire frm the unit to the park light wire (has a neg feed to it ...
by blacklion
Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:04 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: Whine coming through speakers
Replies: 12
Views: 911

I had a weird 1 tday a customer came in with the same prob in an old chev the earth strap from the bonnet side of the hinge to the innerguard side had been broken, as soon as i fixd it the problem was gone, although this may not be directly associated with the fuse box. Just go around and have a ...
by blacklion
Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:44 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: Auto reset circuit breaker wiring
Replies: 2
Views: 418

there should b batt and Aux printed on the plastic base, pretty self explanitary but if there isn't the long terminal is aux and the short 1 is the batt . :D