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Hey Shane 1 et al. Regarding your question about whether I put the replacement items to the test. Took off for an outback trip to Charleville over the Easter school holidays in April. I went up the Toowoomba by pass, exactly the same circumstances as when I had an overheat last year. This...

Hey Shane_1 It is a not a difficult job, drain radiator, undo hoses and transmission cooler on an auto, you have to unbolt the fan off the pulley wiggle the fan shroud up and out and then the radiator but if you are moderately mechanical you wont have a problem. Plenty of removal and install...

Hey Shane_1 I havent done a sustained climb while towing like that Toowoomba bypass time, but I would be surprised if the problem persisted after a new radiator and putting back an electric fan that had been removed. But you are right I really need to test in the same scenario. If it comes...

Hey Shane-1, I had the exact same problem, Toowoomba range by-pass in Queensland. The D40 was towing a 1200 kg Goldstream camper trailer, not a lot of weight really. No overheating problems until this sustained climb. Gauge then went right to red. Cooled down once I was on the downside...

Ok so an update on this problem. I had changed the suction control valve myself a month before this problem started so I did not think it was the scv. So i had tried all the advice, but problem persisted, and I finally gave up trying to work out what it was to fix myself, and I took it to a...

Thanks Tony, Outlaw and Gunmetal. One thing, mine doesn't have a bulb to prime. It has a very short hand plunger type arrangement on top of where the the fuel filter screws on. But I will try pumping the plunger and see what that does. I will also look closely around there for fuel leaks and...

Hi all, I have been reading everyone's posts for a few years but I am a newbie in terms of posting and asking for advice. I have a 2011 Thai built D40 Navara. Ive had it for a little over two years and it has always started real easy. Done some towing of a caravan long trips outback no issues...