Outer Limits 4x4 Board

-Scott- wrote: Interesting. 2.4kVA GPO, but 6.7kVA generator?

What's that all about?

Scott

Not sure, a bit to do with powerfactor, and a bit to do with inrush/strike current, but I wouldn't have thought that high!

Cheers, Dean

Yep, spraysolvo, that's it!

Bugger, I already have the new exhaust.... just got one delivered from Beudesert Exhausts in QLD.... but the chalenge is to remove the old one. Getting an oxy onto them is a tall order but the professional penetrating sprays... what are they and where the photon do you get them?? Cheers Rainsey I ...

Take it to a GOOD exhaust shop! They have experience with it! Alternatively, a good soak with an industrial penetrating spray is the ticket. WD40 and the likes are crap in comparison to the industrial jobbies. Also, a good hit of heat from an oxy should help. I've tried plenty of times to fix my own ...

Your stick welder really should run on the 6Kva. I'd be getting the genny and the welder tested. What sort of length extension leads etc were you running, and what else was on at the time. That said, an inverter welder should run on the genny, as they don't have as high a strike current as a ...

If you want to know how harmfull these auto darking helmets can be to you go and talk to you doctor or skin cancer specialist, my doctor warned me first before he sent me to the eye specialest (I now where glasses) and my skin cancer specialest told me that the latest reserch had shown over time ...

Interesting stuff Dean. I wander how long these ropes last in salt conditions, with high strain for long periods. I guess being wet does not matter too much. Water in itself is not an issue to these ropes. Salt water, on the other hand, is about as harsh an environment as it can get, as salt water ...

Hi, IIt seems that the construction of UHMWPE (Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene) rope varies between that used for mooring boats and that used for winching. Richard. I've never seen UHMWPE used for mooring boats. It is absolutely unsuitable for this task due to the lack of stretch, mooring ...

its actually illegal for "comercial 2 ways" to operate on cb frequencies. although a lot of people do it because they dont want to pay for a frequency to use so they just pick a frequency that they feel like use a subtone and annoy the shit out of repeater users highly illegal but nothing will be ...

I intend to make a compressed air adaptor out of a spark plug to heep the valves up DD Why do you want to bastardise a spark plug that is going to be under around 100PSI, when you can buy the proper machined fitting for about $8 from decent auto parts stores? If a piece lets go at this pressure ...

You did put new pads on with the new rotor didn't you? If you didn't, you can find that it's a really quick way to stuff a new rotor, especially if the old pads have glazed from excessive heat! Also, I wouldn't be driving around the block with a foot on the brake. Follow the procedure listed with ...

No Problems HnM,
My clutch and workshop manual should arrive tomorrow.

Cheers, Dean

Yes, It's hydraulic. I have fully bled the system, and there is no problem with master or slave cylinder. I can get full travel on the slave, to the point where the clutch fork hits the bellhousing. But thanks for the help!
You don't have a workshp manual do you?

Cheers, Dean

Hi All, Not quite 4x4 tech, but it still is tech. I have just bought an 87 magna (2.6, EFI, Manual) and the clutch isn't completely disengaging. After a few hours of trying various things, I'm at the stage where I think it has a broken spring in the pressure plate, so it's going to be a new clutch ...

I've seen a V8 paj SWB GEN1 pajero over here, but the guy is pretty vague on details. I believe it has a 350 chev and turbo 700!

Cheers, Dean

That seller sure has a problem with engine size!

3 letter! 3 litter! And of course 3,000 litre!

I'm confused! Does three letter mean GMC? and 3 litters of what? What vehicles came standard with a 3000 litre engine?

Cheers, Dean

Snap On hand cleaner. Available from ????? Thanks for the replies guys....... some of the names mentioned I've used in the past and have found to work ok....... just looking for differant product to try. My hands are dry and cracked and as a result the oil / grunge etc gets in the cracks so my ...

Snap On hand cleaner. It the only one that doesnt cause dermatitice (spelling?) or dry my hands out when I use it regularly. Snapon is the best hand cleaner I have ever used. Bloody expensive outright, but you use very little, it is medicated, protects your hands and works very well. If you decide ...

Are you certain it's a continuous duty solenoid and not a starting solenoid? They do come in an identical housing, but the starting solenoid has a much higher current through the coil, which will cause a) more heat, and b) the solenoid coil to burn out reasonably quickly. It would pay to check, if ...

Capacitor goes across active and neutral Would help not to post "tech" like this without knowing the proper way of connecting this. The way you say is correct for power conditioning, but not for split phase motor starting. The capacitor is EITHER a start or a run capacitor (most likely a start ...

They do carry a warrenty for atlease 12 months. With the electrophone gear they seem to be hit and miss, You may get one that will work forever and i have had heaps come back to me normally within the first month, I have had heaps come back to me with blown TX modules as they dont like being used ...

Any idea on the price per pair off the top of your head? Save me a phone call? Jason If you have a (pretty much any, they generally won't sell to the general public though) trade ticket you can get them through AED, ashdowns or ingrams. Though probably easier if you are close to get them elsewhere ...

It's a bit late, but better that than never! I have a fair idea, but am not 100% certain on how you have it hooked up. The main thing that could go wrong with this setup is that you could disconnect the alternator field terminal while switching over, and this can cause a voltage spike that will blow ...

My best piece of advice- AVOID shock sensors. They are a pita. Get something with a glass breakage sensor instead. cyclops are a good brand, but there are plenty of others. Get a full black-wired alarm, they are the only ones that insurance companies count, especially if the vehicle is in a high ...

You could wire a fuse block in your engine bay off the second battery terminal on your isolater if your battery isolater is in the engine bay!

Cheers, Dean

XD falcons run them, they are the starter solinoid to the starter motor. I have set them up for duel bats before and they work well. The starter solenoid in a falcon Physically is the same, but is only rated for a short period of time, probably about one minute. If used as a dual battery solenoid ...

I'd be fairly certain that the globes would be 55w low, and 60w high, if they are standard globes, as required by the ADR's.

Where's your currrent clamp???

Cheers, Dean

You'll get the best performance (Less likely to get interference/ignition noise) from your radio if you wire it straight to the battery (obviously you need to use an inline fuse), although using this method the radio will not turn off with the ignition. A cb on standby will take a very long time to ...

Yesterday I saw an 84 NA with a 253 V8 in it, but the owner didn't know much about it. He bought it already done, (apparantly from a mechanic), and didn't even know what box was in it.

It did have an engineers mod plate attached, so I guess it was a legal conversion!

Cheers, Dean

I've got asupercheap 2.5hp 40lt compressor, as well as the supercheap rattle gun pack (rattle gun, air ratchet and air chisel) and I found that the regulator was too small. When running the air ratchet, after I stopped I could hear the hose refilling. So I bought a decent regulator and it has ...