God bless your brother and all those who helped him through that indecent. Sometimes there's no rhyme or reason for why people make it through, but you usually figure out the reason a little while thereafter.
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God bless your brother and all those who helped him through that indecent. Sometimes there's no rhyme or reason for why people make it through, but you usually figure out the reason a little while thereafter.
Where has all the boost gone?
This weekend we went away Thursday night in the truck to escape a tropical Cyclone that was going to hit the whole of NZ with a major effect on the East Coast and the Bay of Plenty.
Checked with friends in the Far North and they confirmed that the cyclone had missed them and the rain had stopped. turned out that the cyclone did not cause as much trouble as expected.
Loaded the fridge, some gear, the dogs and the wife into the truck and off we went.
Pretty soon it became apparent that there was something wrong with something under the bonnet.
Boost looked OK but Pre Turbo EGT's were getting out of hand under hard acceleration on long uphill runs. Easing off the throttle which usually brings things back under control if we are pushing on a bit hard did not make the expected difference like it always has in the past. Funny though still got 14 psi of boost. It is dark out so hard to see what is happening at the exhaust end of things but it does not seem to be too bad. Just can't work the truck as hard as I used to be able to up the hills.
Did nothing on Friday. No shops open so we just played at being couch technicians watching Youtube clips of this guy. 4xOverland
On Saturday morning I thought I had better have a look to see what was going on under the bonnet.
Nothing was immediately obvious so I took the truck for a couple of runs adjusting the boost controller to see what was going on. no matter what the adjustment I was only getting 10 psi boost. I finally blanked off the line to the waste gate and still only got 10 psi boost no matter what I tried.
So while reconnecting the boost controller I noticed a few threads poking out of the intercooler hose near the AC Compresor. Closer examination revealed a hole in the hose. AHA that is probably the problem. Still getting pressure at the boost gauge but loosing air volume out the hole. Good thing that I have the EGT gauge or things might have gotten out of hand.
This looks like it could be a problem in a country town with no ARB shop and definitely no Safari Intercooler shop.
A quick trip the the local Auto Parts store REPCO and I was able to source a piece of 63mm silicone hose in a fetching Blue colour. Around the corner to the Empire Mart (one of those places with almost everything cheap) and I found some hose clamps that would do the job.
Around to a local panel beater that was there for some strange reason, a quick fossick in his scrap pile found a piece of 60mm thin wall steel tube.
Take all the bits back home and replace the split section with a new bit with a steel sleeve inside it.
Then I had to get the boost controller set back to where it was so that I did not overboost things.
Got it close before we were off to lunch and then down to Shipwreck Bay (Ahipara NZ) for a trip south down the coast to the Herekino harbour.
We wanted to see what had happened to the beach after a huge outflow of sand had occurred a month ago that swallowed a double cab Nissan Pickup that had been stuck and was in the way when the sand all came flowing out.
There are some pictures of it stuck with just the top 4" showing. We found it on Saturday afternoon by probing with a spear. It is buried with the top of the roof under about 18" of sand and is about 30m from the edge of the sand flow.
The hole that you can see in the above picture is probably 5 yards deep and 20 yards wide and goes back into the sandhills for a long way. We attempted to find out how far but only got about 1 mile as none of us were willing to drive our trucks in the potential quicksand bottom of it.
We also saw a few of the wild horses that frequent the coast in the area.
And of course somebody got stuck
So after all of that we had a great day and drove home today.
Had to stop a couple of times to make very small adjustments to the boost controller to stop overboosting on the big long hills and during upshifts.
Got home late afternoon after avoiding most of the holiday weekend traffic.
I will have to spend some time this week trying to order some new intercooler hoses from the dealer that installed my intercooler 14 years ago.
This weekend we went away Thursday night in the truck to escape a tropical Cyclone that was going to hit the whole of NZ with a major effect on the East Coast and the Bay of Plenty.
Checked with friends in the Far North and they confirmed that the cyclone had missed them and the rain had stopped. turned out that the cyclone did not cause as much trouble as expected.
Loaded the fridge, some gear, the dogs and the wife into the truck and off we went.
Pretty soon it became apparent that there was something wrong with something under the bonnet.
Boost looked OK but Pre Turbo EGT's were getting out of hand under hard acceleration on long uphill runs. Easing off the throttle which usually brings things back under control if we are pushing on a bit hard did not make the expected difference like it always has in the past. Funny though still got 14 psi of boost. It is dark out so hard to see what is happening at the exhaust end of things but it does not seem to be too bad. Just can't work the truck as hard as I used to be able to up the hills.
Did nothing on Friday. No shops open so we just played at being couch technicians watching Youtube clips of this guy. 4xOverland
On Saturday morning I thought I had better have a look to see what was going on under the bonnet.
Nothing was immediately obvious so I took the truck for a couple of runs adjusting the boost controller to see what was going on. no matter what the adjustment I was only getting 10 psi boost. I finally blanked off the line to the waste gate and still only got 10 psi boost no matter what I tried.
So while reconnecting the boost controller I noticed a few threads poking out of the intercooler hose near the AC Compresor. Closer examination revealed a hole in the hose. AHA that is probably the problem. Still getting pressure at the boost gauge but loosing air volume out the hole. Good thing that I have the EGT gauge or things might have gotten out of hand.
This looks like it could be a problem in a country town with no ARB shop and definitely no Safari Intercooler shop.
A quick trip the the local Auto Parts store REPCO and I was able to source a piece of 63mm silicone hose in a fetching Blue colour. Around the corner to the Empire Mart (one of those places with almost everything cheap) and I found some hose clamps that would do the job.
Around to a local panel beater that was there for some strange reason, a quick fossick in his scrap pile found a piece of 60mm thin wall steel tube.
Take all the bits back home and replace the split section with a new bit with a steel sleeve inside it.
Then I had to get the boost controller set back to where it was so that I did not overboost things.
Got it close before we were off to lunch and then down to Shipwreck Bay (Ahipara NZ) for a trip south down the coast to the Herekino harbour.
We wanted to see what had happened to the beach after a huge outflow of sand had occurred a month ago that swallowed a double cab Nissan Pickup that had been stuck and was in the way when the sand all came flowing out.
There are some pictures of it stuck with just the top 4" showing. We found it on Saturday afternoon by probing with a spear. It is buried with the top of the roof under about 18" of sand and is about 30m from the edge of the sand flow.
The hole that you can see in the above picture is probably 5 yards deep and 20 yards wide and goes back into the sandhills for a long way. We attempted to find out how far but only got about 1 mile as none of us were willing to drive our trucks in the potential quicksand bottom of it.
We also saw a few of the wild horses that frequent the coast in the area.
And of course somebody got stuck
So after all of that we had a great day and drove home today.
Had to stop a couple of times to make very small adjustments to the boost controller to stop overboosting on the big long hills and during upshifts.
Got home late afternoon after avoiding most of the holiday weekend traffic.
I will have to spend some time this week trying to order some new intercooler hoses from the dealer that installed my intercooler 14 years ago.
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Welcome back, go buy some steak's, a few cases of beer, invite good friends and celebrate life
Nice bush fix! Just jump on Ebay, plenty of silicone options there. Go t-bolt clamps on everything too, good insuranceWhere has all the boost gone?
This weekend we went away Thursday night in the truck to escape a tropical Cyclone that was going to hit the whole of NZ with a major effect on the East Coast and the Bay of Plenty.
Checked with friends in the Far North and they confirmed that the cyclone had missed them and the rain had stopped. turned out that the cyclone did not cause as much trouble as expected.
Loaded the fridge, some gear, the dogs and the wife into the truck and off we went.
Pretty soon it became apparent that there was something wrong with something under the bonnet.
Boost looked OK but Pre Turbo EGT's were getting out of hand under hard acceleration on long uphill runs. Easing off the throttle which usually brings things back under control if we are pushing on a bit hard did not make the expected difference like it always has in the past. Funny though still got 14 psi of boost. It is dark out so hard to see what is happening at the exhaust end of things but it does not seem to be too bad. Just can't work the truck as hard as I used to be able to up the hills.
Did nothing on Friday. No shops open so we just played at being couch technicians watching Youtube clips of this guy. 4xOverland
On Saturday morning I thought I had better have a look to see what was going on under the bonnet.
Nothing was immediately obvious so I took the truck for a couple of runs adjusting the boost controller to see what was going on. no matter what the adjustment I was only getting 10 psi boost. I finally blanked off the line to the waste gate and still only got 10 psi boost no matter what I tried.
So while reconnecting the boost controller I noticed a few threads poking out of the intercooler hose near the AC Compresor. Closer examination revealed a hole in the hose. AHA that is probably the problem. Still getting pressure at the boost gauge but loosing air volume out the hole. Good thing that I have the EGT gauge or things might have gotten out of hand.
This looks like it could be a problem in a country town with no ARB shop and definitely no Safari Intercooler shop.
A quick trip the the local Auto Parts store REPCO and I was able to source a piece of 63mm silicone hose in a fetching Blue colour. Around the corner to the Empire Mart (one of those places with almost everything cheap) and I found some hose clamps that would do the job.
Around to a local panel beater that was there for some strange reason, a quick fossick in his scrap pile found a piece of 60mm thin wall steel tube.
Take all the bits back home and replace the split section with a new bit with a steel sleeve inside it.
Then I had to get the boost controller set back to where it was so that I did not overboost things.
Got it close before we were off to lunch and then down to Shipwreck Bay (Ahipara NZ) for a trip south down the coast to the Herekino harbour.
We wanted to see what had happened to the beach after a huge outflow of sand had occurred a month ago that swallowed a double cab Nissan Pickup that had been stuck and was in the way when the sand all came flowing out.
There are some pictures of it stuck with just the top 4" showing. We found it on Saturday afternoon by probing with a spear. It is buried with the top of the roof under about 18" of sand and is about 30m from the edge of the sand flow.
The hole that you can see in the above picture is probably 5 yards deep and 20 yards wide and goes back into the sandhills for a long way. We attempted to find out how far but only got about 1 mile as none of us were willing to drive our trucks in the potential quicksand bottom of it.
We also saw a few of the wild horses that frequent the coast in the area.
And of course somebody got stuck
So after all of that we had a great day and drove home today.
Had to stop a couple of times to make very small adjustments to the boost controller to stop overboosting on the big long hills and during upshifts.
Got home late afternoon after avoiding most of the holiday weekend traffic.
I will have to spend some time this week trying to order some new intercooler hoses from the dealer that installed my intercooler 14 years ago.
I no longer need to worry about further destruction.
I have a replacement plug in hand, so chisel, welding, etc are on the table.
New wheels n tires today. Before and after pics.
Today finally had some time with the 80.
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LS1FJ40
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I no longer need to worry about further destruction.
I have a replacement plug in hand, so chisel, welding, etc are on the table.
I think @Cruiserdrew was referring to damaging the diff housing itself. Not the plug.
went to Harding Dam, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, got a quick snap of a Dingo running in front of us. Then had fish n chips on the beach at Point Walcot in Wickham. Of to Port Headland today to swim at Pretty Pool, then back to Karratha to try and find the elusive Red Dog Gorge
Box Rocket
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Spent the weekend doing a bit of prep for Cruise Moab. Lots of small stuff. Finally installed my LCP front swaybar disconnects. I've been driving around with the front sway bar disconnected for a few days now including a couple hundred miles of highway with no scary behavior. I don't notice much change in body roll. I know there is a little more roll but nothing dramatic. I'm going to keep driving it this way for a bit longer before I decide for sure but I may not hook the sway bar back up at all.
Replaced the rear swaybar links. Mine were worn out and making lots of clunking noises in the joint.
Replaced all the ujoints in my driveshafts. I had a couple that were getting sloppy. Probably could have left a couple alone but decided to just replace them all while I was there.
The time consuming project was repainting my SCS wheels. I had painted them a "stainless steel" color last summer but have decided that I prefer them black so I stripped them and repainted them black.
lastly was a spring cleanup of the truck from all the winter grime. Full polish and wax. Definitely no show queen but for 22 years old, she cleans up alright.
Replaced the rear swaybar links. Mine were worn out and making lots of clunking noises in the joint.
Replaced all the ujoints in my driveshafts. I had a couple that were getting sloppy. Probably could have left a couple alone but decided to just replace them all while I was there.
The time consuming project was repainting my SCS wheels. I had painted them a "stainless steel" color last summer but have decided that I prefer them black so I stripped them and repainted them black.
lastly was a spring cleanup of the truck from all the winter grime. Full polish and wax. Definitely no show queen but for 22 years old, she cleans up alright.
Got her ready for spring break. New starter, wires, plugs, cap n rotor. PHH. Fresh wheel bearings on new spindles & 100 series pads. Now on a spring "dirting" (anti spring cleaning) mission as my boy calls it. Desert, beach, snow trifecta (moto/surf/ski). Part 1, photo cred Gonzo age 12:
MrMoMo
That's not rust, it's Canadian patina...
I have shuddered several times considering how close it was. It can all change in an instant. This was clearance of millimeters, there is a line on my rear wheel flare, from the flatbed of the truck. So close, that it would not surprise me at all if this line was a friction burn from superheated air between the two vehicles. Yes, that close.
On a lighter note, had a used $50 window delivered to me at work today, this evening I removed the rusty metal bracket and installed mine, then put it in the 80. Now I just need the mirror (ordered) and some paint. Might even paint the door handle to match (finally!)
Just need to clean some tint glue off and it's good.
At least I can park outside again!
Steve D
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Been there, done that. Just make sure when you reassemble you get the door lock relay connector plugged in solidly. Otherwise a couple months laterI lost, thanks for all the feedback guys.
*snip*
Anyway, the Sunday Morning project, sanding, cleaning & zinc spraying..........now.
your windows and sunroof might stop working any you'll spend 3 hours with wiring diagrams, testing the fuse panel, window relay, door wiring, etc. only to later discover the damn plug fell out of the bottom of the lock relay.
Or maybe that's just me.
bloc
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If you are careful with the chisel it's easy to avoid housing damage.
I agree a welder is a better option but not everyone has access to one.
So I was out at Demo Point yesterday (local beach) when I spotted a Tahoe and a Chevy pickup buried in the sand being winched out by a Toyota pickup.
The Toyota seemed to have everything under control, but when I returned to the same spot about ~25 minutes later, everyone was gone except for the Tahoe, which was still semi buried, but didn't really appear to be stuck (he should been able to get out easily)
The driver said everyone tried to pull him out, but he kept getting stuck.
So I winched him out and that's when I realized he didn't have FWD, only RWD (perhaps a busted T-case?) and was digging himself in with every stab of the gas.
I asked if he had aired down and he said yes, which turned out to be BS, but whatever.
I decided to just break out my tow strap (his apparently snapped) and just drag him all the way back to the entrance.
As I pulled past the air stations to air up, he just drove past me and I could clearly see he didn't air down at all.
Had he aired down properly, he probably would've made it back on his own with RWD alone.
I soon found out that no good deed goes unpunished cause as I was airing up, it started raining and all my gear got wet and cruddy.
Anyhoo, I didn't really plan on making this video cause the mechanical failure could've happened to anyone, but the fact that he didn't air down at all really irked me, so onto YouTube he goes.
The Toyota seemed to have everything under control, but when I returned to the same spot about ~25 minutes later, everyone was gone except for the Tahoe, which was still semi buried, but didn't really appear to be stuck (he should been able to get out easily)
The driver said everyone tried to pull him out, but he kept getting stuck.
So I winched him out and that's when I realized he didn't have FWD, only RWD (perhaps a busted T-case?) and was digging himself in with every stab of the gas.
I asked if he had aired down and he said yes, which turned out to be BS, but whatever.
I decided to just break out my tow strap (his apparently snapped) and just drag him all the way back to the entrance.
As I pulled past the air stations to air up, he just drove past me and I could clearly see he didn't air down at all.
Had he aired down properly, he probably would've made it back on his own with RWD alone.
I soon found out that no good deed goes unpunished cause as I was airing up, it started raining and all my gear got wet and cruddy.
Anyhoo, I didn't really plan on making this video cause the mechanical failure could've happened to anyone, but the fact that he didn't air down at all really irked me, so onto YouTube he goes.
I wanna get home soooo bad to install the bumpers but I gotta make some money first! Getting closer though. I may even actually do something on the weekend for once. Then off to lake tahoe area for a trade show for work..
Gave her a bath. She's been neglected for over 6 months 
Then showed her off to watch the sunset
Then showed her off to watch the sunset
