D2A towing 500kms Snowy Mountain trip with a 3.5T tail

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Originally Posted by maxperformance

and the temperature gauge was just at the middle.

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Factory gauge? They all do that, until it's too late. Don't trust it.

I hate to be a pariah, but given my experience with mine and towing, I'd have that car down to a transmission place for a proper service.

I killed mine:

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I know the Snowy Mtn Highway and the Princess Highway pretty well and I think I would have gone back to Sydney via the Princess. For sure overall a lot more windy but other than Mt Ousley which is a straight climb you dont have those tight climbing bends going up Brown's Mountain but is a good drive once on top.

A nice read and thanks for sharing.

Garry

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Originally Posted by 101RRS

A nice read and thanks for sharing.

Garry

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Indeed. I meant to say that.

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Originally Posted by Tins

Factory gauge? They all do that, until it's too late. Don't trust it.

I hate to be a pariah, but given my experience with mine and towing, I'd have that car down to a transmission place for a proper service.

I killed mine:

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It's a manual, John.

Reading this thread & looking at the pictures I have decided which of the 2 is the best looking car.
And it isn't the fat one!
Jonesfam

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

It's a manual, John.

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So it is. I get a little fixated on this topic, Ian.

You made me thinking hard. LOL. I was thinking of selling the car and get something more power like a D3 manual or a Landcruiser 100 series TD, however everything i drive her I thought I will love her a bit longer :)

Now I'm looking to tune her first and see how she goes with my 3.5T dual hulls boat and trailer.

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Originally Posted by jonesfam

Reading this thread & looking at the pictures I have decided which of the 2 is the best looking car.
And it isn't the fat one!
Jonesfam

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Originally Posted by maxperformance

You made me thinking hard. LOL. I was thinking of selling the car and get something more power like a D3 manual or a Landcruiser 100 series TD, however everything i drive her I thought I will love her a bit longer :)

Now I'm looking to tune her first and see how she goes with my 3.5T dual hulls boat and trailer.

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I have seen one D3 manual for sale in Australia, it was a UK import. Very rusty underneath.

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Originally Posted by maxperformance

You made me thinking hard. LOL. I was thinking of selling the car and get something more power like a D3 manual or a Landcruiser 100 series TD, however everything i drive her I thought I will love her a bit longer :)

Now I'm looking to tune her first and see how she goes with my 3.5T dual hulls boat and trailer.

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Well, transmissions aside, mine is chipped. The old ECU, so it's hard chipped. But that car and trailer in the pic I posted to this thread would have been close to the 3.5, and the car hardly knew it was there. I still has SLS and it evened the load beautifully. I reckon D2s are great tow vehicles. And you have the newer ECU, so there are tunes that give heaps more power, and TD5s handle it well.
If it was mine, I'd consider getting a cooler for the gearbox. It's simple enough to do on a R380, and it doubles the oil capacity.

I still love my D2a too much, just so sexy to me like a real woman for the right man. LOL

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Originally Posted by Bohica

I have seen one D3 manual for sale in Australia, it was a UK import. Very rusty underneath.

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