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Geez Dean, offloading her already!?

I only log in here every few months these days to see what everyone is upto as work gets in the way of my wheeling too, but I didn't expect to see that!

Good luck with it pal, i'd love it, but not really a touring oriented truck from memory ;) And the old girl ...

Have you tried turning the key off?

sorry, I know that wasn't helpful but I like my petrol engine :)

haha love it!

yeah the 2.8tdi isn't exactly the most quiet of diesels.

I'd be looking at timing chain too. check the usuals, oil (obviously) and belts as it's amazing the noises a worn fan ...

Ah gotcha,

really just design basics I suppose, I'm just going back to the tafe days knowledge.

The main problem with diesels is poor combustion, they are a very cool running engine and therefore designed around that. A common problem that occurs is people try to wring the last little bit of power ...

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Hey Guys,

I've just finished looking at this myself, and the numbers looked good, but I was mainly wanting the power for my heavily laden Paj. Mine is the 2.8tdi and I get 12/100 round town and 14>15/100 on the highway due to the weight/wind resistance/revs at 110k.

Diesel gas looked very good ...

Damn nice job dean. I so rarely pop my head in here these days that I had to do some back tracking to figure out how Frank's truck ended up in your hands.

Sorry for Frank, but at least it has a real home in NSW now.

Is there anything hard enough left in the wattos these days that will actually ...

Hey Burty,

I was chatting to the guy at the local battery world shop a few months ago and I asked him whether these were still available as I remembered them from when i was a mechanic about 10 years ago.

He agreed they were a good idea but suffered failures apparently so were discontinued.
I also ...

Oh nice, I really like that job you've done.

Very envious. certainly something I'd like for mine!

Hmmm,

good question, i have had to replace a few of them because of carcass damage from sharp rocks (get in between the tread blocks). but I'm not saying they're necessarily weak, i just think my truck is a little overladen so i can't drop the pressures as much as i really need to

I suppose i get ...

The series 2 GL paj had the Non turbo 4M40, maybe have a look at that manual and see if it's similar to your setup.

we used a chassis grease by castrol in the workshop, but now i just fill up my grease gun with a decent bearing grease. probably not perfect but seems to do the job nicely.

can't ...

Hey all,

don't post very often anymore, but wanted to share some info which might help someone seeing as there isn't much around about the 2.8.

Just replaced the timing chain on the Paj (big job, sump and diff dropped to help access!)
It was original and with 350k km on the clock so really needed ...

Hey Dean,

I'd have a talk to a couple of the RT tent companies, I'm not sure they'd recommend putting a tent on those types of racks at all. I think they're only suitable for the gutter style rails. the static weight would be fine, it's the shiteload of corrugations that'll do the damage.

I know ...

If service records are good (including timing belt and water pump change at 200k km) and you're still keen, consider paying for an oil test - you organise it, you pay for it, you get the results sent to you. Just in case they've added something to disguise a smoky engine (I presume they can test ...

96 NJ 2.8td
347,000km orig donk, gearbox, diffs and turbo. doesn't use oil.
transfer was pulled apart around 100k km ago as 4wd selector jammed,
Still really happy with her, altho pump is due for a service I'd say.

Rob.

Hey guys, Long time no post. Still reading here and there though....

Shem,
there is also a 50L auxilliary one for the LWB NJ etc that goes under the drivers floor area by LRA. They also offered to custom make it for me in stainless for drinking water, about $800 in stainless for a price guide ...

here's another thought Glenn,

if the front propshaft is moving when unlocked and it shouldn't be, then maybe it could be something like a spider gear bearing? the theory is that one axle on the super select stays connected and the other is disconnected, so the easiest thing for the still driven ...

I've just had a look at mine dan,

no luck here either though, there's nothing like that on my 4m40. definately suggest trying the delica forum, it's probably Jap emission equipment, and those delica guys like finding ways around that stuff from what I've seen ;)
Our 4m40s are missing a few things ...

well we're back after our short trip, mainly black top, but we did a few days dirt and 4x4ing. enough to test the rock crawlers.

we weren't fully laden this trip so it was a little firm, but Wow, the difference in high speed driving is massive over the OME's. stability is good onroad, large bumps ...

Fantastic work boys,

mightn't post too much anymore but i definately lurk around seeing what everyone's upto, and the FAQ comes in handy, especially helping out mates for info!!

a great little bible.

Rob.

How do you find the pirhana battery monitor frank? is it able to be fitted to any setup? I have never really bothered with anything like that except an ammeter on the 2nd battery connected up on the drawers in the back of the truck. prolly will change it to a voltmeter though as the corrugations on ...

To be honest I'm not 100% sure what they are,

i've had the car for a few years, and told by the previous owner they were TJM tow springs which are supposed to be lifted, seems to be abt 2", but they feel fairly soft still. I might just be used to the weight in the rear now though and they feel soft ...

Hey blueheeler,

I just chucked on the 41mm rock crawlers, I mainly do long trips now with a heavily laden truck. off on a little trip next week through the high country which will be their first off road run.
So far they are definately firmer than OME, it's made a large difference onroad in ...

Yeah it's amazing how it adds up.

weighed ours before a 2 month trek, broke the 3tonne mark! still managed nearly 150km/h too (couldn't help the novelty on a quiet territory highway.) great little trucks.

Rob

These were a korean import weren't they??

hey Mat,

what speed are you doing on the highway, I find as soon as I push mine over 100k she starts to use a bit extra.

with all the weight in mine i average about 12>13L/100k i spose. i don't notice a great difference off road, but where i can i keep it under 2grand and it makes it much more ...

Hey guys,

not doing much 4x4ing lately unfortunately (life and work has been too busy) since our big trip so haven't been on the forum much.

Anyways, just replaced the shocks again. the last set were OME and were very soft, car weighs about 2.8T and has polyairs. they did alright on the ...

Hey guys,

Anyone know this one? been keeping my eye on it for a mate that's looking at a Paj. (about the only internet type thing I've had time for a long time!)

Sounds pretty cool, there's been a few good ones on Ebay lately depending on what you're looking for.

Rob.

IMHO,

Totally disagree with that.

It will impress you where a petrol motor will go with a well waterproofed coil, dizzy and connections to them. wack a new set of leads on and they'll go through some VERY deep crossings. My old 4 runner regularly went through a crossing about 20m long with water ...

Hey guys,

Mine is similar weighing at 3T with rooftop tent and spare tyre on top. but just a tiny bit better on fuel (abt 13.5l/100km) she's got 325,000km on the clock too. would just like it to reduce the smoke a bit down low so still playing around. Cleaning it now and will try the boost check ...

Damn that's expensive for a run of the mill alternator!!

It doesn't even have the vacuum pump on it which normally makes diesel Alernators exy!!

Might think a bit harder before the extra big mud holes now!

Rob