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On 07/11/2021 at 22:38, Valiant said:
There was talk of getting rid of LPG recently.
Won't happen for a bit. Lpg is made in the naki in a few plants. Its road, rail, and sea tankered around the country.
The reticulated gas in chch and other places comes this way. Wont get turned off for ages
Also CNG sharn, is only compressed methane cos we took the lpg out of it. Has way lower energy density/cant be liquified easily so needs heaps of steel to contain it.
/ling we have a trailer that weighs 25 ton empty and holds 3 ton of compressed methane. 7 cylinders about 500 diameter, 40foot long, 2 inch thick.....
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5 minutes ago, oldrx said:
If I am wiring a 20 Ohm resistor in line between oil pressure sensor and dash, how many watts should the resistor be?
For an oil light?
If you have a dead short for a lamp, 7.2w will flow at 12v.
What is the resistance of the lamp?
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7 hours ago, flyingbrick said:
You'd like stainless stick welding. Super easy and it comes out delicious looking
Yea just mash it in there and it looks like a pro did it..
+1 for a bit of ss wire on some crusty mild.
Also, like sheepers said, dont need a foot pedal. Just set the downslope and when things start getting a bit spicy, let off the trigger and back on before it shuts off. Couple of them to get you out of trouble and youre away again
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Is it possible to just set a max acceleration ramp? And have a knob to change the slope depending on available traction?
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4 hours ago, SOHC said:
People reckon i need a soft starter for the motor? Its a 3 phase 3 HP, i plan. To run it on 240v with my phase converter but it may not have enough power on 240v?
Got a photo of the motor nameplate or any tag showing voltage and stuff?
3 hours ago, h4nd said:Put spike catcher on the input, seeing as you're out in the wopwops.
Na, the long supply line will act like a soft starter......
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25 minutes ago, chris r said:
Could the random miss be fuel supply issues due to the the burnt fuse holder? Going back down to idle let's pressie build back up?
Do you have logging of fuel pressure when it's playing up?
This.
The fuse holder probably just china'd out. Have seen it a few times in various applications.
I always check the the fuse is a nice tight fit into the terminals. If not, give it a bit of a pinch up with the pliers to close the female parts up.
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3RZ+T 2.7L
they can make all of the power. Paradiseracing.com or something
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Workmate got £780 squid for his mazda NB mx5 cat.
Edit- in geezer land
Has been telling me stories all week about cat thefts nearly writing off cars as replacement ones are £££€€££¥¥¥£
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interested as i have the same size on my gs350. it came with near new lingys/hifli or something that seem ok for now. pretty effective at turning in to smoke with an accidental overzealous application of the accelerator- checked and are HFB05, some kind of jack ma special
have had a few sets of r003a on my front tug vq35 maxima with good life if i kept an eye on the pressures.
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Possibly could sponsor a differential pressure transmitter.
4-20mA. I think I have a 10kpa one that is surplus. It has damaged thread on the cable entry so its certification is not valid.
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On 07/05/2021 at 12:02, Sambo said:
That shape Xtra Cab is such a dream spec vehicle.
As a D21 owner I'm mega jelly of 5 stud too.
2wd hilux hubs fit d21 front axles with a little machining, and redrill the rears.
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Worked in victoria and Queensland a few years back.
Nearly got 1 of each.
Worst damage was a wombat in a holden adventerra wagon thing. Lucky I was only doing 50 or 60 through some windy bit. Car nearly stopped dead.
Most hilarious was a wild pig in a hilux at about 80 on some mine access road. I was passing(racing, possibly airborne) another hilux and hit a pig out of nowhere. Fucken drilled it.
The compression blew all the shit out of his ass and sprayed the side of old mates ute green.
Also couple of snakes on haul roads. Was sure one was hung up in the suspension so tried to drown him in the truck wash before getting out. Got laughed at by all the aussies in the workshop.
Saw a few koalas but weren't close enough.
Punted a few kangaroos off the road. Trick is to aim for them as the bastards run off in the same direction you are going then jump straight into your path as you try to go round them. Got to try and get them ad they land or they come through the windscreen.
My wagon bumper is still bent from a small one out the back of sydney.
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Thanks guys, I'll get hold of ya when I hear back from the guy.
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Im looking at a lexus gs350 somewhere near Berhampore? In wgtn.
Just got to wait for the seller to get it back from storage.
I'm ready to pull the trigger, but just want someone local to check it's not a dog/hidden damage.
I'd anybody able to have a quick look for me? I'll post you some beers or something else to enjoy during the coming lockdown
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Not far behind....
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Took the kids to the caroline bay festival today. A solid 4 boring hours of flat out straight road. Well on the way there it was flat out, the way back was full of bloody caravans
Done about 1100 or 1200 miles so far. Hasn't missed a beat. Just rolled over 105,000. Still got the sticker on the windscreen saying next service due @105 or june 2010. So hasn't done a lot of work the last 10 yrs
Edit, soz upside down pic. Dunno why. Easier to turn ya phone around.
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Action shots!
Well some photos at least. I'm shit behind a camera, and forget to take them.
Currently in chch on a family holiday of the sth island. Been to Nelson for a bit, over to Takaka, down to Westport then Hokitika and across to chch.
Went up to the Denniston Mine. Was quiet so snuck through the barrier for some photos.
Did some other stuff too. Discovered the rubber boot thing on the wiper on my side leaks and drips on my foot
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@anglia4 I'll be back mid Jan, got a mudbug lined up.
Keen to do some exploring.
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Those things are thirsty as and have the weaker boxes.
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yea maybe a bit cheap, but its no 240z..
Unfortunately i need the space and the time. Not that this takes a lot of my time.
Going to the south island for a month in december, but the wif does not love getting stuck to the vinyl seats. Have been measuring up to fit A/C. Got a vintage air unit i was going to fit to another project so might mash that in
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The front spring change made it handle better but made the soft rear springs stand out a lot more.
@Bistro had some leaves lying around that looked like they might fit so i engaged the safety squint and split some springs from the parts car
Spot the difference
No real change in height when relaxed, but around 10mm higher in the car which is what i wanted.
The bolt through the leaves was too short, but fyi a chinese honda gx390 headbolt is perfect, even same thread.
Had to engage the safety prop under the diff to change the springs out too. has been load tested under heavier things so is only slightly bowed
Took the family to the mount for the nth island Datsun Nats over labour weekend. Did heaps of driving. most of it at a fair clip too. Under 10L/100km too.
didnt take any photos, but saw this one of FB
Im thinking about selling this as i need the space and time to work on my next one.
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14 hours ago, ajg193 said:
It'll take a lot to bend a hay tyne, they are pretty strong
If your only doing hay, then yes, it will take a lot.
But who on here is only going to use them for what they were intended for?
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Dusted this off last week to use it next month for a family trip.
Wof man did not approve of my 'custom' shocks. I found some old ones from some holden that were a bit short but did the trick.
no pics, but you can see the bump stop has been working a fair bit. I was looking at getting some of those air shocks that you can pump up to take some weight, but might trim the bumps a bit first, and look at some new springs
I also changed the front springs to HQ super lows. They are 17.5mm vs 16mm wire diameter so a bit harder. the stock trimmed ones felt a bit soft.
Done a few kays on them, not sure yet.Think the rear needs to be harder
Getting good at changing them, only 15mins a side now so can change back easily.
got a bit of a lineup going on....
Probably got enough now.
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Have you got a regular set of pullers?
I have a China set and bought 2 lengths of 3/8 threaded rod to extend the clamshell bit to allow me to do the same as you have pictured.
You might be able to buy some locally. I think I paid $10 for 2m of it
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I'm pretty sure those lockout pins only go in 1 spot. Not all 4 cavities.
I was investigating a Subaru one once and they have a pin that limits the advance until it has enough oil pressure to retract the pin. That was only on one of the cavities