Recent content by OzJohn

Update, it was pissing out of the thermostat housing but didn’t look to be coming from the joint! I’ve ordered a new housing and will fit that when it gets here. I replaced the water pump, that’s all good. Used the gasket and a smear of blue to hold it in place.

I'm away at work, back home on Thursday I'll see if I can get a pressure kit from somewhere

No, its got the green coolant tinge to it. Its running from somewhere finding its way to the diff and dripping from there

Long story as short as possible; Was on the beach, 3k from the entry/exit and the radiator boiled, opened the hood and the top plastic had disintergrated. I got a tow back to the exit but the last 300 meters is really soft deep sand and the tow vehicle couldn't pull me through so I topped up...

Thanks for the help and advice, much appreciated. I'll get some photos this weekend, have to make it look pretty to go in for the inspection so I can register it in South Australia. If the inspectors are having a bad day they could give it the complete work over which would mean I'd have to...

Hi there, I finally got here via Land rover (20 years) Land cruisers (5 years) and Hi-lux (5 years). I must say I'm impressed so far although I haven't covered many km. The TJ is tatty having been a second car all its life with the only off road trips being 2 wheels on the grass verge. Its...