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how many ks

Post by jared »

should i get out of my 92 safari 4.2 petrol it has 180000 ks ont it now
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Post by Doggy »

Depending on how well you look after it...as in service it every 5000kms, dont flog the arse out of it and look after it sweetly then you will get a shiteload 400 - 500000 maybe. My safari only has 165000 on it so Im not entirely sure, Im just going on what other guys have said
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Post by blkmav »

Be prepared to replace the head gasket and the head (if it's on gas) at approx 200,000klms

Mine was 210,000 and blew the gasket out of #6
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Post by Josh n Kat »

that wouldn't work out that bad, if it blows again in another 200,000 then you'll have 400 on it which gives you an excuse to rebuild and make bigger, better, stronger, faster! but i guess by the time you see 400 on the clock there isn't gonna be any petrol left in the world to run the f#@kin thing :bad-words:
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Post by Doggy »

Ahhha its a petrol...I missed that :oops:
I just saw safari and presumed it was deisel
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Post by bogged »

Sir Rollsalot wrote:Ahhha its a petrol...I missed that :oops:
I just saw safari and presumed it was deisel
yer there aint many TB42s with that many klms without serious issues!
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Post by bilby »

so what you all are saying is once a TB42 gets up round 200 -210 thou u should be looking at preventative maintenece ????
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Post by blkmav »

You need to watch the water level in them constantly. If it gets hot once it's enough to burn the gasket.
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Post by bilby »

blkmav wrote:You need to watch the water level in them constantly. If it gets hot once it's enough to burn the gasket.

so mines at 205 000 at the moment and due to be serviced

is it worth getting the head gasket done before it goes ??

its a 90 LWB TB42 ?/
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Post by Daisy »

bilby wrote:
blkmav wrote:You need to watch the water level in them constantly. If it gets hot once it's enough to burn the gasket.

so mines at 205 000 at the moment and due to be serviced

is it worth getting the head gasket done before it goes ??

its a 90 LWB TB42 ?/
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Post by blkmav »

My gasket went and didn't take out the head but mine is not on gas. On gas they seem to take out the gasket and head. Mine had no other damage other than the gasket. While the head was off I had the valve stem seals etc. replaced as it was starting to blow some smoke.

Is your overflow bottle filling up?
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Post by bilby »

blkmav wrote:My gasket went and didn't take out the head but mine is not on gas. On gas they seem to take out the gasket and head. Mine had no other damage other than the gasket. While the head was off I had the valve stem seals etc. replaced as it was starting to blow some smoke.

Is your overflow bottle filling up?
nope isnt using any water either . bout the filler neck of radiator dissapears over 2 month period and temp never gets over half on the gauge.

its carb and not on gas
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Post by blkmav »

Shouldn't use any water. Get a pressure test but I'd say your gasket is on it's way out.
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Post by bilby »

ok checked the radiator level today and hasnt dropped at all . ( after 4 weeks :roll: )
all clean and green :lol:

overflow is just below min level

sounds like its all good ? :armsup:
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Post by blkmav »

Yep, that's how it should be. I'm hoping mine will be like that when I get it back next week.

Make sure you check the radiator often.
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Post by awill4x4 »

Bilby, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Some cars have head gasket issues, some don't. My efi 92 GQ has done 270,000 kms the last 160,000 kms on LPG. All the doomsayers about LPG don't run it. The money saved on LPG will pay for any possible repairs down the track many times over.
I'm not anticipating any head gasket problems, but if it happens I'll just get it fixed. Hopefully I'd have a V8 conversion done before any potential problems occur just for a better tow vehicle.
TB42's are basically identical to TD42 diesels and are usually very reliable, I've seen petrol TB42's with over 400,000 kms on them at the workshop next door to us.
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Post by Hoonz »

the TB42 in mine had 320000kms on it before the head shat
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Post by slacker »

my TB42 has done 330000k's and it doesnt miss a beat or burn a drop of oil and i flog the crap out of it :D
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Post by turps »

Seen a mag article about a SWB Mav that had well over 1.5 million km's on it and they say they had spent bugger all on it. It was one of those lead cars (or whatever they are called) for oversize loads. So most where highways k's as it was a WA car that used to do trips to darwin tp perth.

But then again it could have been like that got axe that dad has had for 30 years with no issuse. Except for the 5 heads and 10 handles.
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