Reply With QuoteWhen I crossed the Simpson I reckon my mind was in neutral some of the time.......although happy hour activated the mind, juggling a drink while negotiating the dunes.Originally Posted by trout1105
More like "Car in gear mind in Neutral"
Swaggie
My d2 travelled most of the well known outback tracks for 8 years. I never had one problem because I always did pre-embarkation checks on everything , several weeks before I went. I think I replaced every hose on that vehicle a couple of times whether it was needed it or not and became good friends with British Offroad.
I still do two extended trips into SA desert each year in my Ranger (which is really nothing more than a Defender130)and I still do the checks each time. Theres a turbo hose and an intercooler hose go soft , isn't there defer owners? I've done the Simpson and with the preparation was a doddle for the D2, but a fantastic experience.
So what I'm really saying is don't expect hoses to last 100,000km , that is rediculous and is probably why people come to grief. When I sold my D2 the guy was given a couple of plastic bags of spare hoses, which I had carried 'just in case'.
I haven't started my plastic bag spare collection on this vehicle yet but every time someone in their defender have a hose problem I go out and check mine.
Swaggie
When I crossed the Simpson I reckon my mind was in neutral some of the time.......although happy hour activated the mind, juggling a drink while negotiating the dunes.More like "Car in gear mind in Neutral"
OldBushie
SupporterThat sort of mindset will get you into all sorts of strife in the bush.
At 250K most radiators are stuffed let alone the hoses.
You only get one shot at life, Aim well
2004 D2 "S" V8 auto, with a few Mods gone
2007 79 Series Landcruiser V8 Ute, With a few Mods.
4.6m Quintrex boat
20' Jayco Expanda caravan gone
I’ll bet money they are under consumer law!
In a D4 you wouldn’t smell it, in the work Hilux you wouldn’t smell it, or feel it. The gauge would give now warning, and the engine would just nip up and that would be it done.More like "Car in gear mind in Neutral"
All said and done 2-300mtrs and it would be ruined.
Current rubber compounds should mean hoses last warranty without an issue. And then some by significant margin.
A compound hose running at 2500psi at 90c will easily last 5 years. A radiator hose (a modern one and not a pattern part) will easily exceed that, the material is rated well above 130c and a whole 20psi won’t hurt
Modern gauges are normalised. So you don’t see that anyway. Since about when the VN Commodore was new!
Master
I would think a D4 would shut itself off?
I seem to recall one vehicle having a limp mode, even without coolant you could drive up to say 15km/h for some period of time, maybe not much.
Master
Normalised?
What i meant is that, for example, when a radiator blocks up enough, there will be times where you tax the system by say pulling a trailer up a slow steep hill and the gauge will go over the normal regulated point, indicating that the thermostat is fully open but the system isnt able to keep the temp within the preferred range. You can learn this before it gets so bad as to boil off.
OldBushie
SupporterYou will need a lot of luck and deep pockets to go down That road
You only get one shot at life, Aim well
2004 D2 "S" V8 auto, with a few Mods gone
2007 79 Series Landcruiser V8 Ute, With a few Mods.
4.6m Quintrex boat
20' Jayco Expanda caravan gone
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