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Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone can offer any advise on what's involved wih changing the rear disc rotor of GU Patrol.



Thanks.

This is how i did mine up.

"Homemade" bracket using about $1 worth of aluminium strip from Bunnings.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/GQ_GQ/GU%20Patrol/23082008005.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/GQ_GQ/GU%20Patrol/23082008006.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/GQ_GQ/GU ...

This is embarrasing..... its fixed now. Apparently the switch was "stucked" open it up and closed it back and its now working sweet.

Thanks MART for the word of advise... I am wiring mine up with a relay and 3 position switch.... the spottie is feeding off the Aux battery and the reverse light is ...

Its the kind of switch that is commonly used for purpose of reverse polarity. I bought the wrong switch (should have gotten a 3 pin type) but was hoping it can still be used.

The plan was to wire up the toggle switch so that 1) Can be manually switch on, 2) off and 3) automatic on when in reverse.

I am trying to wire up an additional reverse spotlight on the GU. I have got all the wiring sorted out with exception of how to wire the Double-Throw lever switch (the kind that has six metal contacts on the bottom).

much appreciated if anyone can help.

faintly recall you need to cross wire the ...

Guildford Spares
242 Guildford Rd Guildford 2161, (02) 9632 3888

haha.... likewise its the same shop i got mine from.

Thanks fellas. Not what i want to hear thus far but it is what it is.

I would like to add a reverse spotlight (100W Hella) to the rear of my GU but am not sure if its legal in NSW.

Can anyone offer some advice?

** The plan is to tap onto the current reverse light and wired to a relay and a 3 way switch. Light will be mounted in centre of spare wheel.

7k or thereabouts I reckon.... you wil be better off parting out the good stuff and selling it on the side.

Success

The fridge and fan have been in operation for 24 hours now. With the fan the fridge temp does get pulled down alot quicker.

Below is a couple of piccies of the converter with heat sink added and box cut and drilled to promote airflow. Thanks to Dooley, Scott and drivesafe for the ...

Makes sense to me scott.

Check to make sure everything is orientated correctly and all joints are good and not 'dry'. There is also the possibility that with the dodgy bridge your 7812 may be stuffed, although they are usually pretty solid.

edit:

Another thought, just musing, I'm a little tired ...

Double check your bridge rectifier (the four diodes connected to the AC.) I suspect one or more diodes is wired incorrectly, so the compressor sees a short at some point in the AC cycle.

Or I could be completely wrong again. :D

That did the trick but not for long... the fan ran for 2 minutes ...

Just measured and the voltage going into the compressor when the fridge is running and on mains read 18.8v - 18.9v.

Help please...

Being not the brightest light bulb when it comes to electrics.... anyway i have soldered the kit and wired up the the fan as per diagram below and it works fine when the input is via the car battery but with the fridge on mains and the kit wired up to the 2 black wires coming out of compressor the ...

Top Cat wrote:Why dont you just wire it up from the cars 12V supply?

If you want it to come on and off with something in the fridge then add a relay in.

too many wires... anyway rocked up to DSE this afternoon and got all the stuff for this.
http://www.gpsoz.com.au/faninstall.htm

Thanks everyone.

chimpboy wrote:
How come you need a fan?

To improve the efficiency of the fridge as i believe the amp sacrificed to the fan would result in a net gain as the compressor would be working less hard.

Not very cluey on electrics. Wouldn't 13.2v burnt the 12V fan?

The reason for saying so is that i have a burnt fan as a result of connecting straight to the positive and negative of the engel fridge compressor.

No. Most "12V" devices can handle 14 - 15V, as these are typical automotive voltages ...

Not very cluey on electrics. Wouldn't 13.2v burnt the 12V fan?

The reason for saying so is that i have a burnt fan as a result of connecting straight to the positive and negative of the engel fridge compressor.

Can anyone tell me where i can get my hands on a 18v - 12v converter? Need to be compact so that i can place it within the engel fridge. Purpose is for adding a 12V fan to the fridge.

After a few days of hard work with a nylon brush the condensor coils have finally been cleaned and the fridge now clocks a minmum temp of 23.6 celsius on an ambient temp in the low to mid 20's.


Engel Fridge Readings when empty.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/GQ_GQ/Engel%20Fridge ...

Not sure if it helps but my older style engel has a knob at the back for earthing the radio interference.

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Thanks to Madmac for the heads up on how to dismantle the fridge.

In answer to your questions from the other thread:
1) When the fridge dial is set at 5, it does cycles.
2) No idea how long it took to reach the -9.6 celsius reading when dial is set at 5.
3) The evaporator plate (the white ring ...

Hi,

Has anyone dismantled an engel fridge before?

Just after advise on how and what to look out for when dismantling an engel fridge. I would like to dismantle and clean the condensor coils as mine has silver paint on it.

Just got myself a second hand 40L Engel 2 nights ago. Not too sure what was the original colour as it had been re-painted but by the looks of it reckons its arnd 8-10 years old.

Stuck a fridge temp gauge in and the performance did not seem that impressive.

Observation/readings are as follow:
1 ...

Just wondering how many people uses Castrol J-Max and what are they paying for 10 litre and 20 litre drums.

I am using them on the Patrol.

Gents,

Do you need anything done to the engine (dyno tuning etc etc) if you were to just bolt on an IC to a TD42T?

Yeah called up to Proven and they have relocated to Melbourne .... anyone?

Hi,

Does anyone know where I can rebuild a leaking KONI shock absorber in Sydney?