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Just found out that we have a buckled rim on our 89 GQ.

Question is when getting some new rims would we be better getting 15 or 16" rims, as rig does 80% road and thinking of going from 31's to 33's as well.

Thanks in advanced.

Mere

I have an MQ hand throttle cable etc, and someone off of here was after one for their GQ.

So my question is, would this one work in the GQ for length etc?

Mere

I sent the wifes car to heaven and we are thinking of upgrading the patrol, if we can get the funds together and have seen 2 that might be Ok but I'm not sure which would be better. Will be spending about 60% of time on road and not doing extreme off road. We do need a LWB as there are four children ...

Liked the train sounding horns and can understand to a degree why ppl are going to that extent, which how sound proof new cars are. They can't even hear police sirens when they have the windows up and the radios on. But alas I only have 2 sets of standard tripple air horns under the bonnet, one set ...

chimpboy wrote:Too low down for comfortable filling.

That's where those black gas keys come in handy, the ones to undo the caps. Just wedge it inbetween the trigger and the surround, keeps it on and don't have to hold the trigger. Aparently an old spark plug does the same.

I aksed this to V8patrol for a friend a while ago, and he stated that it should be ok, but might rub at full flex.

Hope it helps.

Mere

Starter motor itself is ok, as just put the orig one back in and it fired.
So I'd say the stuck part was correct, and now just wondering how to stop that from happening again if at all poss.

Mere

If that the case, what is the best way to free it up and to stop it happening again??

Mere

Sorry shakes don't have a multy meter, but did do jumpleads with Mrs car for dead battery. Have used one of those lead lights for power at the solinoid.

As far as I can tell there is power getting to the starter, and the battery doesn't seem flat.

By what I can tell the battery is ok, and the starter motor isn't even trying to kick over. Yes the solenoid is clicking.

Best way to check

Edit: Changed starter motor with another, result no joy

Mere

wire still at top of starter motor.

Thanks for that.

Edit: Tried diff starter motor, no joy

Mere

Also in Tech/Discussion Car ran yesterday. Just replaced power steer belt, and had brakes done a few days before that. Now I get all the dash lights, but wont turn over as if ignition wire at dizzy had come off. As once broken before, so hence checked that and it seems fine. Any ideas please ...

Car ran yesterday.
Just replaced power steer belt, and had brakes done a few days before that.
Now I get all the dash lights, but wont turn over as if ignition wire at dizzy had come off. As once broken before, so hence checked that and it seems fine.

Any ideas please????

Thanks in advance.

Mere

Might want to have a look at this, as Cheezy 4x4 doing something and is using the GU.

http://carl.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic.php?t=95320

Hope it helps.

Mere

Man I went even the cheaper version, and after the window is up I just wedge a tennis ball in between the lower part of the strut and frame. Haven't had it drop on me with that in place ever.

Mere

Thanks Patroldude. I wasn't sure if the metal/sil that the rubber goes onto was the same for the solild windows as the sliding windows. I've already gotten the solid ones out of an 83 MQ LWB, but didn't want to rip the ones out of the MK if not similar. The rubbers seem fine to me and in OK nik, but ...

Hasn't anyone taken the sliding windows out of the side rear of a LWB and replaced them with the solid ones??????

Just don't want to rip them out to find out that the sills for the rubbers are way diff and have to change toooooo much is all

Mere

Hi all

Thought I had better ask before pulling it out.
Are the sills for a sliding window setup in the MK the same as the ones of a solid window setup in a LWB MQ, as have pulled to solid window out of the MQ hoping it will go straight into the MK.

If not are the mods hard to do please??????

Mere

CRUSHU wrote:Go to Auto Gas Connection in Carrum Downs, they are guns with LPG, and can tune it properly in house on their Dyno.

I prefer Impco equipment myself, even over Gas Research stuff, and B2 convertors, which are made in moorabbin, are very good.

Crushu is that the one next to the brothel, Aster ave?

DR Frankenstine wrote:I don't know if you all know this yet but modification rules are now the same for all states in australia. You cant do a SPOA in vic or tas either.

Dr when did this come in??

RoadNazi wrote:scroll down to cool cruiser fj40 in the attached link...He is friggin everywhere.

We'll have to take those E-squared batteries out of him so that he can slow down

matsmad wrote:Do a springover.

Best mod i ever did!

With a spring over does having swaybar off have much trouble??

Oh ok
Just after seeing a lot of LWB with the tanks at the back, I didn't think that all would have had the petrol tanks changed or removed.
Thanks for the info guys.

Mere

Also gas mixtures are ment to be about a 70/30 mix when produced, and if the companies as a little sort of the 30% mixture they don't really care and make about an 80/20 mix. This could also be causing some probs too, don't know how they get away with it tho. Pitty something can't be done like the ...

Wanting to mount an LPG tank under the petrol tank, and just wondering if ppl could put up some pics so that I could get an idea of how. This will be for a second tank and I don't want to remove or reduce the petrol tank, as have the tank and craddle.

Thanks in advance

Mere

They look sweet.
Can't wait to hear what type of wear you get out of them, and then I'll find out how much for 35's are if they wear ok.

Mere

mwhitfield_2000 wrote:2 light force
2 spot lights
2 fog lights
5 spot lights on top of truck
6 rock lights for under the car

Who's got a mobile Xmas tree

Sorry couldn't help it.

Mere

Ty for the info guys.

Mere