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  1. 27th June 2014, 08:37 AM #21
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    Filled up with 'alpine' diesel last night at the Woolies on the Monaro Hgy at Hume.

    So, yes it is available in Canberra if you know where to look.
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  2. 27th June 2014, 03:29 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dougal View Post

    Does a D4 have an electric boost element in the heater box? All VAG cars have space for one.
    I believe that Australian D4's don't have a diesel pre-heater. It normally sits in front of the battery where there is a square hole in the wheel arch.
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  3. 27th June 2014, 03:43 PM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dougal View Post
    Off topic but what's that on the road in front of the car? Looks like ET?!?!?!?!
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  4. 27th June 2014, 04:01 PM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by letherm View Post
    I believe that Australian D4's don't have a diesel pre-heater. It normally sits in front of the battery where there is a square hole in the wheel arch.
    The diesel preheater (webasto or fbh) is different again. I really want one of those. Considering buying one off eBay.

    The electric element sits in the heater box and provides fast heat for defrost and comfort once the engine is running.





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    Off topic but what's that on the road in front of the car? Looks like ET?!?!?!?!
    Frost moa.
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  5. 28th June 2014, 10:20 PM #25
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    The blanket was a joke - more for the driver ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by FeatherWeightDriver View Post
    Off topic but what's that on the road in front of the car? Looks like ET?!?!?!?!
    Looks like a fisherman walking up the road with an oncoming giant Discovery :-)
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  7. 30th June 2014, 09:46 AM #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by Meken View Post
    The blanket was a joke - more for the driver ...
    I put a joke up on Pirate about fitting LT230 internals to an altas transfer case and using a pajero super-select lever to give you rwd, fwd, locked 4wd or full-time 4wd.

    The target believed it.
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  8. 30th June 2014, 08:19 PM #28
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    I was buried last year up at Hotham and it took a good few tries for it to kick over, went into engine fault and eventually kicked over with a heap of smoke, and that was with alpine diesel. My only advice is don't freak out, if it doesn't kick give it a few minutes and try again
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  9. 4th July 2014, 10:39 PM #29
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    Back from Perisher and Thredbo.... Great skiing and a faultless D4... On the coldest morning after removing 4 inches of snow off the car only one small cough before all 6 cylinders fired... Low range, off road height and rock crawl, got me out of the snow where all around me either had to fit chains, or just went nowhere... The only fault the whole holiday was with my wife's ACL :-(
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  10. 5th July 2014, 07:14 AM #30
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    Likewise BP, just back from Perisher and Thredbo, very good snow this year ! No starting probs for me (V8 in a Garage so external temperature no issue).
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