Outer Limits 4x4 Board

brown davis in Bayswater Victoria sell them, last time I bought a 3 port it was $75 - but you might want a 5 port to ensure ther fuel returns to the tank it came from, not sure on cost though. My 3 port system works fine for two tanks though.

I think for small appliances you are fine via the chassis. If it is a big current draw, and remember to do the current multiplication for the 12V - 240V exchange, then direct to the battery is better. Reason I say this is the path via the body/chassis is from cables and they all have connection ...

I think you will find the name plate rating is what you get out of the panel, so if its 190 W, that its output. I base this on my experience of 120W of solar panels on the 4wd. I have an in line ammeter and in direct sunlight get around the 9 amps out of them at best. It doesn't last for long though ...

I had a 1983 3l diesel LWB auto, standard mechanical fitout. I can echo what Steve said about the front wheel brgs - a real problem. Having said that, I found it a realy well balanced 4wd off road - as long as you have enough time in your calender to get there! Had the auto rebuilt after it burnt ...

If you look at the runva winch thread, there is a guy - thrashlux - from memory who has a good setup running off a PTO - on a hilux though

If its the Marks Adapter gearset you will notice a significant increase in noise from the transfer case over standard. Not an issue with the comp guys, but can get a bit annoying if a touring rig.

Agree with the above regarding storage behind seat and declaration if about to be searched. Would add also that the bolt needs to either be out of the action or open, and the ammo stored in a locked container. If the bolt is closed, the firearm is considered loaded, which you are not allowed to have ...

Dont fall for the mistake of spraying crc or the like in there as this will just make your brushes wear out real fast,

Is this because the CRC attacks the brushes or because it causes dirt and dust to stick to it and turn the area around the brush in a globby lapping compound?

Derek, when you go the donaldson, go the 10" dia unit, not the 6". The 6" doesn't have enogh air flow rating for even the 2.8 in my mind, having purchased one and looked at the amount of large material carried over onto a new filter. Pet hate hearing the 'black magic ' statement. Absolute rubbish ...

Dan, all this sounds like we are heading towards a sensible solution. The racing guys have high duty cycle loadsfor short periods of time and no doubt are right onto their maintenance. The finer filter style units work really wel when they are clean and they do have a better capture and filtration ...

Dan, sounds like a camp fire outburst to me! As the filter clogs up, the flow decreases thru it - and a turbo is not what you would call a 'positive displacement device', so whilst it continues to spin, it just gets less air to pass thru it, so on that basis I would say its highly unlikely to suck ...

Trudy, I am putting it down to voltage right now. The panel will likely be putting in more than 12V, probably around 15-16V at a guess. This keeps your float voltage above the threshold for the tv to operate happily. The 100a/hr battery should be heaps big enough, as long as it is charged up ...

Trudy,

what did you find out? Is the problem resolved?

Phil

Dan, micron rating is part of the issue. The other components are air to cloth/filter ratio, face filtration velocity and construction format of the filter itself. I have spent a lot of time in the application area of fliters with vacuum and positive pressure air system over the years and these all ...

Michael, tried to paste the link, but it dropped the completed message out - operator error I suspect! Jump onto ebay, punch in 'oil cooler' and scroll down thru the list for a 'polished aluminium finned cooler, 18" long, price $125 - gone up a bit, but different vendor - AH Components is the seller ...

Trudy, have you spoken to Kogan about this? That should be your first call. I suspect you are getting enough voltage drop to drop the screen out. You say the voltage regulator is set at 12v, but what is the voltage at the tv, or at the end of the plug? You might find the cable is small enough to ...

Sloshy, I have to admit I have never burnt out a ps pump before - what are you doing for this to happen? Anyway, regarding temps, I have just gone thru the installation of a new hydraulic winch running off a second PS pump. I have measured the temp of the pump and winch motor and valve block without ...

I think the devil will be in the interpretation of the 'style' of the battery. Some battery manufacturers call their units, sealed, low maintenance or sealed no maintenance, and its a battery that stops you topping it up, but it still has a very small venting system for any gassing activity. The ...

Yep, didn't pick up that the fan would not be running also. Agree with the comments you made.

Date, I have had this happen in NT when the aircon in the room is left on 24/7, but the room is a lot more sealed up than a vehicle, which has lots of air leaks and venting, plus the constant heat load from the engine and the environment. I would have thought it wouldn't matter too much unless the ...

Joel, thanks for the comments. Its a GQ, so cannot be chipped. The econony has dropped over time, no doubt as the weight has increased. The motor is pretty poor from a torque perspective as you know. I have also installed a Marks reduction kit to the transfer kit and its made a hell of a difference ...

Guys, great read, so here is my question. I have 97 GQ 2.8TD LWB 110,000klm. Its pretty heavy with gear,and economy has droppedright dowm over the last 3 months. I am suspecting the injectors is part of the problem. The vehicleis stock engine wise, and I don't really want to do any major mods or try ...

I have a safari snorkle fitted to my 97 2.8lTD GQ. It has a safari filter box as part of the kit because the original filter housing is both moved forward and has different inlet and outlet orientations. I don't know if the 4.2 filter housing is the go or not. Either way, its a bugger to get the ...

I have a fitted stainless steel tank similiar to GU Johnno, but its 130L capacity. The thing does have baffles but still sloshes around, more so as it gets empty. It has a single 50mm screwed fill point, 4mm vent and two 12mm outlets that exit either side of the rear doors, but the hoses stay inside ...

There you go, learnt somrthing new today!
Thanks

crazy eyes, this is a new one for me. If its a cone brake it should not make a difference. I understand the cable is normally wound onto the drum from the under side, but thought this was more for alignment with the fairlead. So the brake on a low mount only works when you are pulling up a hill ...

Uhf for normal group comms, 27mhz am/usb/lsb, mostly redundant from earlier days, HF with VKS737/Radtel phone connect for remote area contact plus Thuraya Satellite/GSM phone, and Next G phone - yep, a bit anal about having contact in an emergency.

Alistair, I think the big clamping plates on both sides will not give you a very good firm mounting. Reason being, you are spreading the clamping force across a wide area, so the location pressure will be much lower than if you used nuts on the inside and had the heavier mounting plate on the ...

When my 75 series was fitted with a Kaymar rear bar, they cold chiselled off the nuts - real easy, and replaced them with standard nuts. For the nuts further down the frame that were difficult ti reach, they welded a piece of 3mm steel wire to the hex face of the nut to allow the nut to be located ...

Sounds like a problem with the brake assy inside the drum. I assume it is a low mount winch? Could be a range of things - oil and/or mud inside the drum and coating the brake cone, broken brake assy, worn friction surfaces. I would pull it apart and have a look - pretty simple assy. If there is ...