I know they are thirsty BUT GEEZ

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Originally Posted by FisherX

G'day Guys,


Sorry to keep you in suspense, but remember I did say I was have'n a few beers so I'm progressing at slow but steady pace :)


I've nearly got all the bushes done, just the front radius arms to go. I've fitted the new alloy upper tailgate, seal and latches. Had to space out the upper hinges to get it to shut, what a PITA. Now I'm waiting on my new set of Bilsteins to arrive before I take her back out on the road.


Ron I sound like you're on to something. I havn't read that before so thank you very much I'll give it a check tonight. I'll do the vacuum gauge checks tonight as well.


So the compression test came up pretty well. I was expecting much worse. So the left bank cylinders are pretty evenly spread between 140 and 150, and the right bank between 145 and 155 dry. All cylinders came up an even 10psi wet. The plugs are new Champions and were mostly covered in black soot with the exception of about 1/4 of each plug white.


Anyway so a long weekend a coming. I've got to break in a new BBQ/smoker tomorrow, drink some beers soaking in the spa and enjoy Australia Day :) (and play with the Rangie)


Hope everyone has a delightful, safe and fun Australia Day.

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If you want to know why it takes so long to throw a bush kit in ..... count them. I chucked a new bush kit in my rangie last week.... It took me 3 days ( working a few hours a day ) to do them. I counted forty old bushes on the floor when I was done.

The front radius bushes were the hardest as all the others I managed to find a socket close enough to use as a press tool. I ended up destroying my top ball joint socket to use as a press tool.

Peugeot/Citroen Lower Ball joint Socket J7215 T&E Tools

one of these sockets was the perfect (to the micro-meter) size to change those bushes. I just ground the prongs off it :( ... Lets hope I never have to change a poogoe ball joint again.

I wasn't expecting any difference in the way the car drives as none of the bushes in mine were collapsed when I removed them.... But I'll be damned if it doesn't steer and track noticeably better. It's also lost the slight shimmy that can sometimes appear as you accelerate past 85km/h (usually when going down hill and around a corner at the same time).

If your still suffering from having a borg warner transfer in there .... I swapped that out last week to.... The L230 has a little gear whine ... but it's fixed 95% of the drivetrain lash. It's way nicer to drive now (and I now won't be bogged with one wheel spinning).

seeya,
Shane L.

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Originally Posted by FisherX

G'day Guys,.................

Anyway so a long weekend a coming. I've got to break in a new BBQ/smoker tomorrow, drink some beers soaking in the spa and enjoy Australia Day :) (and play with the Rangie)...................

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And get hold of some NGK or Bosch plugs on Friday and put them in.

Enjoy Aus day!

DL

Ok I can't find my vacuum gauge. But checked the MAF resistance and it was 1116 ohms. Could that have been the problem? Probably. Anyway adjusted it down to 80. When my new shocks come on Monday I'll take it out for a spin and see how it goes. Thanks guys I'll come back with results.

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Originally Posted by FisherX

Look I know they are a thirsty beast and wasn't expecting much but 24L per 100km is it bit much I think. My 93 RRC Vogue was no where near that, although it had a Unichip piggy back on it.

Any thoughts, ideas or comments are most welcome.

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Over Christmas I spent a bit of time in my soft dash LSE just quietly burbling along some forest tracks in N/E Vic. I had two passengers of which one was a frailish but adventurous 98 year old so everything was done at a very sedate and gentle pace. It was very hot as well so the A/C remained on the whole time.

Fuel consumption worked out to be 14 L per 100 km [20 mpg]. I was expecting heavier consumption but not so. Incidentally the temp gauge never moved from its customary "16 minute to" mark either.

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Originally Posted by FisherX

Thanks guys I'll come back with results.

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Is there anything more Aussie than having a beer in the spa? :)

and yes,, how did the new smoker perform?

JC would love pics,,, ;):D