The EAS might be faulting due to too high a pressure demand in the bags to keep the car level, given the excessive tow ball weight. Or it may be that the car is struggling to stay level. Take a look at the handbook. 300kg is way over the limit.
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The EAS might be faulting due to too high a pressure demand in the bags to keep the car level, given the excessive tow ball weight. Or it may be that the car is struggling to stay level. Take a look at the handbook. 300kg is way over the limit.
four largish car batteries is close to 100kg, which, a metre or so behind the van axle would exert a reasonable moment to lighten the load. Have you thought about getting a couple of cheap plastic water tanks and using them as ballast in place of the batteries? As Davidsonsm points out, 300kg is far too much, indeed you are running a compliance risk as well if you are involved in an accident... just saying ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Striker
It's been a little while since there was any kind of an update. The car has been running fairly well, for the most part. Still having some problems with the temp needle going up, but the OBD2 dongle hasn't arrived yet, so I can't live-monitor the temperatures yet.
I'm currently up in Queensland, and the P38 made it here with nothing to report, though I am feeling a little sorry that my cruise control isn't working.
On the back of the vacuum unit that pulls on the cable, there are two barbs. There is no hose on the bottom one, and if I get the hose, I've got no idea where it goes to.. Ideas anyone?
On a bad note, there were a few drops of coolant on my carpet this morning. Heater core issues in my immediate future, I guess.
--Striker.
Striker - the coolant on the carpet by your left leg, is likely heater O rings, which is a more straightforward fix than the actual heater.
If it is leaking - keep checking your coolant level. Glad to hear you made it to QLD with no dramas. Did you get that ball weight down yet?
Great to hear it might just be an O-ring. Is this something I should get looked at fairly immediately, or is it safe(ish) to leave it for a week?Quote:
Originally Posted by davidsonsm
The food van is still in Sydney, I'm on holidays at the moment, but I'm organising a couple of sand bags for the time being, to drop in to the cavity where the batteries will go in the future.
I've also changed from a solid tow-ball tongue, to an adjustable, to allow the hitch to sit lower, and lessen the pressure on the ball/back of the car.
I did have an EAS fault on the way up here, it faulted before I hit Mooney Mooney, and I just drove it up like that. When I got here, I borrowed a windows laptop, and cleared the fault with the help of the software and cable that PaulP38a gave me (thanks again Paul!).
--Striker.
You have the option of bypassing the heater if the leaks develops. Keep checking the coolant level.
To bypass, buy some 3/4" elbows from a plumbers merchant and use a union to make them in to a U shape. With some hose clamps, you can bypass the heater, where the hoses enter/exit the firewall under the bonnet.
I stopped off at British Off Road, and they bypassed the heater core for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by davidsonsm
Yesterday, I stopped off at Mark Brown's place, and we discovered that my driver's side thermofan isn't functional, so I've had a chat to a friend to see if his spare set is functional or not.
This explains my rising temperature when sitting idle on hot days.
The car is having a rest for a couple of days, while I'm just hanging out with friends, and not doing much of anything, unless Richard's spare thermo works, then I'll be off to pick it up.
--Striker.