What have you done to your car today?

Finaly worked out why the tailgate light wont turn off, all the paint has rubbed back to bare metal on the door open switch so its thinks its open.
 
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On the way home from work my temp guage went to 3/4, very unusual. Popped the bonnet - one fan is not working.
 
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Sorry about your fan Kevin, but better to discover it on the way home from work than up the scrub somewhere, I guess.
 
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Thats not good to hear Kevin, buy like Ratbag said, better to find out in suburbia rather than out in the bush somewhere.

I take it you're referring to your Forry, or was it the Triton ?

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
Kevin said:
On the way home from work my temp guage went to 3/4, very unusual. Popped the bonnet - one fan is not working.
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It seems to be going around at the moment. They are not cheap either, eBay seems to be the way to go if you can hold off while you wait for delivery. I have only fixed one fan in the liberty at the moment but my wife does not really have traffic on the way to work so she has constant air flow. And I will get my second one on line because as far as I am aware you may need the second fan if you use your car as a stationary engine in the desert.:lildevil:



I got 2 new tyres today :discomonkey: yay
 
Yokohama C-Drive
They were on the car when I got it but due to an alignment problem my rears scrubbed out 10mm toe in, they are awesome on the road great on sand but I reckon by the look of the tread useless in the mud :lol:
They are fine on dirt road aswell not that I have tried them out tooooooooo fast :iconwink:
 
Thanks guys - yep the fan issue is with the Foz. (The Triton has a mechanical fan) I've done the simple test at the relays and fuses; it's probably just a bad connection at the fan itself which I will sus out on the weekend.
 
^ had a bit of a win; was just a loose/dirty plug. Bit of WD40 & all is good! I was not looking forward to pulling the fans out especially with another 40C degree day headed our way!
 
Sold the Forester last night. Was happy to see that thing go.
Have a turbo diesel 4runner now in immaculate condition and it goes far better offroad so I'm happy.

Went and picked up a 1996 Liberty GX wagon for my girlfriend today. Got an absolute bargain with only a few minor things to be done on it. Nothing NEEDS doing but at the price I got it, I figured I would give the car a birthday.

So, coming up will be a power steering pump reseal kit install, new shifter bushings, new front right CV shaft and a front main oil seal install...which means I'll probably do the timing belt for 5hits and giggles.
 
Gidday CF

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Sold the Forester last night. Was happy to see that thing go.
Have a turbo diesel 4runner now in immaculate condition and it goes far better offroad so I'm happy.
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Congrats on your new wheels, mate. May it serve you and your needs excellently well :) :ebiggrin: :biggrin:

Foresters are great for what they are. If I were using my vehicle for farm work or out in the bush, no way would I choose a Fox ... Nowhere to put a 44 gallon drum of diesel, just for starters ... :rotfl:

OTOH, no way would I want to drive a 4Runner from Melbourne to Brisbane, anymore than I would have wanted to drive the station ute from Cunnamulla to Brisbane ...

Horses for courses, and all that :cool:.

Went and picked up a 1996 Liberty GX wagon for my girlfriend today. Got an absolute bargain with only a few minor things to be done on it. Nothing NEEDS doing but at the price I got it, I figured I would give the car a birthday.

So, coming up will be a power steering pump reseal kit install, new shifter bushings, new front right CV shaft and a front main oil seal install...which means I'll probably do the timing belt for 5hits and giggles.
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The Liberty sounds terrific.

But :ttiwop, or should I say "post" :iconwink:?
 
Congrats on the new rides Cluster Fock :) Enjoy :raz:

Would love to see a couple of pics of them when you get a chance :iconwink:


Regards
Mr Turbo
 
Got back last week from 8 days towing the camper trailer through 40+ degree heat in South West Victoria and over the border to Mt Gambier.
Left Lower Glenelg National Park just ahead of the bush fire at Mt Richmond.
Towed into Mt Gambier on their hottest day on record. Returned via Penola and the Grampians, a couple of days in Stawell then down through Beaufort and Ballarat and back home, just ahead of the Western Highway being closed due to another fire. We could see heaps of smoke to our south as we travelled into Ballarat.
Three adults in the Outback and a HEAVY 40 litre eutectic fridge - 'think' 40 litres of freezer surrounded by GIANT frozen blocks of salt water... towing approx 800kg of camper, probably used about 12 litres / 100km on average, and topped up the oil most days. Really pleased with how Charlie performed.

Dropped Charlie off this morning for 235,000km service - albeit it about 2,000 km overdue.

Am using Penrite 30 - 70 mineral oil, hopefully this will reduce the oil loss.
 
Sounds like a great trip, Barry :).

All the better for not being barbecued ...

I cannot understand why people are so surprised when it gets flaming hot with huge bushfires in this country. I recall driving across from Adelaide to Brisbane via Broken Hill in the 1970s. For about 800 kms, all one could see was burned country. Even from the top of the ridge road the eastern side of BH - black as far as the eye could see on both sides. A young local firefighter had been killed the morning we stopped at a servo for some lunch; always sad, and we should honour the dead by our remembrance of them for their sacrifice to their (our ... ) community. I do.

I also pause and give thought at every war memorial I see. I really couldn't give a stuff about Anzac Day or Remembrance Day, even though I pause then to remember them. I often think that we are only here at all due to the sacrifice of those who lost their lives so that we may live free; and specially for those who lived, but gave everything they had for us - their sanity and humanity especially - nonetheless ...

{shuffle; soap box returned to storage, for the moment ... ;) }.

Getting back to cars ...

I used ordinary mineral oil in Roo1 all its life, and on the trip to Brisbane in late 2011, it used no oil or water in about 4,500 kms, even though the temps were around 40°C for all except a couple of my driving days. It had around 230,000 kms on it then, so considerably "younger" than your Charlie. Also towing the camper and the weight wouldn't have helped.

I am using full synthetic in Roo2 and RonnyRoo. Neither of them use any oil AFAICS. Wouldn't expect them to either, Roo2 is at about 107,000 kms, and RonnyRoo is coming up for 70,000 kms - not properly run in yet.

SWMBO collected her first speeding ticket in about 20+ years on New Year's Day ... 69 in a 60 zone. I will be pleading for them to reduce it to an "Official Warning" notice instead. She has always said that it is very easy to go fast in RonnyRoo ...
 
Best of luck with the plea Ratbag (for your SWMBO)
Having a 20+ year clean driving record I'm sure you'll be fine & have it turned into an official warning :iconwink:

I know a few people who have gone down this path & as long as you've been good for 10+ years (you've certainly done that with 20+) you'll be fine :)

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
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