I also forgot to add my idle problem, started on the track, just occasionally, but by the time I hit the city wouldn't idle below 1800rpm, not a fun drive once I left the freeway.Phantomzook wrote:Carnage report left out Martin's Camera he tried to break his fall in the mud with.![]()
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Anglesea/Paddy's Swamp Sat July 19 Leaving 0730
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Re: Anglesea/Paddy's Swamp Sat July 19 Leaving 0730
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Re: Anglesea/Paddy's Swamp Sat July 19 Leaving 0730
I think I'd enjoy mud more, if frog wasn't a daily driver.
I get financially strained by alternators, brakes and bearings etc.
I get financially strained by alternators, brakes and bearings etc.
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Re: Anglesea/Paddy's Swamp Sat July 19 Leaving 0730
Sounds like you wished you had the Swampers onmightymouse wrote:I'm still trying to decide if I enjoyed myself...... idle problems, stuffed alternator, very WRONG tyres and bogholes that were deep.


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Re: Anglesea/Paddy's Swamp Sat July 19 Leaving 0730
I'd have given my right CONTENT DELETED to have them fitted and the front diff done at SEVERAL points of the day.
Just NO GRIP from the Coopers in the greasy mud and too wide to cut in. And stalling all the &^%$# time didn't add to the experience.
Just NO GRIP from the Coopers in the greasy mud and too wide to cut in. And stalling all the &^%$# time didn't add to the experience.
Re: Anglesea/Paddy's Swamp Sat July 19 Leaving 0730
Had that problem couple months back. A right PITA in traffic and at lights. Ended up having to get the carb reco'd.Matthew wrote:I also forgot to add my idle problem, started on the track, just occasionally, but by the time I hit the city wouldn't idle below 1800rpm, not a fun drive once I left the freeway.Phantomzook wrote:Carnage report left out Martin's Camera he tried to break his fall in the mud with.![]()
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Like you, it all started after bogholes

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Re: Anglesea/Paddy's Swamp Sat July 19 Leaving 0730
Some pics
The first was taken before it all went wrong



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The first was taken before it all went wrong



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Re: Anglesea/Paddy's Swamp Sat July 19 Leaving 0730
You can just about see the CHARGE FAIL light about to come on in the last pic
And that was on top of no idle.......

And that was on top of no idle.......

Re: Anglesea/Paddy's Swamp Sat July 19 Leaving 0730
Looks as though the "charge" is going pretty well to me Ross!mightymouse wrote:You can just about see the CHARGE FAIL light about to come on in the last pic![]()
And that was on top of no idle.......

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Re: Anglesea/Paddy's Swamp Sat July 19 Leaving 0730
Perhaps your right, It ( vehicle not battery )certainly was charging at that very point in time.
Maybee I was just following the dashboards directions
I'll tell that to the nice officer.
Maybee I was just following the dashboards directions

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Re: Anglesea/Paddy's Swamp Sat July 19 Leaving 0730
One more pic of when things went wrong.


