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Hmmm. good, great, crappy weekend all in one

OK, time for write up !!!

Saturday went well and I was crusing up to Stockton at nice highway speeds of 110km (Wink ) and quite impressed with the 5 speed. I was working her hard (really hard ) so 165km, 34Litres, 20.6 l?100km or 17.2 MPG

Collected some firewood before arrival at the Lavis Lane Servo and got mauled by some mosquitos. We all aired down and then just as we took off I noticed Charlies GQ with tyres which looked a little to baggie, Charlie said they were 18psi, but when checked they were 8 psi . Just a little low.

Anyhow we decided to follow Gibbo?s GPS markers to the Sabre Wreck, which didn?t exist, sand blown over. Then to Tin City, see photos above. I?ve been to that beach many times and never seen it, also missed it. Then the Tank traps etc. After all that then to ship wreck and setting up camp, swim drinks, swim, drinks, drinks, food, drinks, drinks, fire, drinks, fire, drinks, sleep, you get the idea


By late Saturday afternoon I started getting a buzzing noise from the gearbox . As the noise still occurred with the clutch in, isolating the gearbox I?m confident that squealling clutch throwout bearing from a few months back, is starting to tell me to get stuffed and take him out.

Well after a late night and waking up to pi$$ing rain we had brekkie, packed up camp. I decided to try and place a little grease from underneath on the gearbox input shaft to help the bearing. hELPED FOR A WHILE BUT but after a bit longer was back, now have a buzzing sound almost permantley.

So after leaving camp we headed south looking for the old army firing range, had some good plays and after flogging the 78 a little to hard she started coughing and spluttering and not really idling. My 1st thought was over heated as still running water (had coolant onboard) anyhow decided to install coolant as had no more water leaks after Xmas.

The boys went for a 4wd and 30 min later she was still bad. Decided to head out as at higher revs she was still ok, was starting to think I had a timing issue, or something else.

After getting out and driving 15km on tar to a servo she was still crap. Checking over the plugs and leads, it seemed No 1 Cylinder spark plug was bad, we sent Ed of to get a new plug , started her up and she was good. But after driving 2km was crap again, so still heat related

Drive back on the freeway was stinking hot in the P powered heater, really have to love Mr Nissan for not putting insulation in and a cast iron motor playing heater, better still in 30 degree temps, just wonderfull.

Drove 1 hour on the freeway, stopped and engine still absolute crap, drove another hour back to Sydney and guess what ???? she was OK ? Temp guage was now around just under half, seems before it was just above half and my dramas continued.

Ute is now cleaned and driving fine except for the buzzing clutch throwout bearing and better still my rear shackles have loosened up and no longer squeaking !!! Much better over bumps














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