Member - Pesty (SA) posted:

Yeh REAL good decision, instead of the alternator blowing up when you least want it too, the nissan 3L will blow the whole motor.

Cheers Pesty

Member - Bucky (VIC) posted:

Be nice now Pesty, there must be some high km 3.0 TD Nissans around,,somewhere

Hope so anyway.

It would break my heart for you to see a post from me, about the Navara, blowing up

Cheers Mate
Bucky

ps ,,, still giving Roachie Heaps ??

Member - Ruth D (QLD) posted:

Have a look at my Rig pictures because I've made the alternator photo as Rig Picture No. 2.

Member - Traveller (QLD) posted:

Hello Ruth, do you have any numbers yet on your fuel consumption with the V8? Prior to and post the mods you have mentioned on the Rig page. I haven't heard any reliable numbers yet.

Thanks, Rod.

Member - outback2 (WA) posted:

Hi Ruth

Thanks for that..appreciate your comments.....still leaves me nervous..one thing is travelling successfully hrough water with a bow wave protecting the alternator....it is another thing to find yourself having to stop in water with it being so low

David N. posted:

Fact: (I agree with outback2)
No alternator will last long if it is regularly drowned.
It is really that simple.
Cheers

Gone Bush (WA) posted:

Traveller QLD, I've only used a small amount of fuel so far in mine and got 24mpg.

Member - Ruth D (QLD) posted:

Hi Traveller, prior to improvements got 8.4kl/litre obeying road rules! Making it work 7kl/litre. Not all improvements finished - hopefully, tomorrow. Very pleased.

Steve from Top End Explorer Tours posted:

There is nothing wrong with drowning your alternator, stop being a big girls blouse I put 4 Toyota alternators through water twice daily.

I've been doing it for years and haven,t had a problem yet, Just remember if you what to push a bow wave, you are more likely to put your fan blade through your radiator, learnt that one the hard way.

Go hard or by a Nissan.

Cheers Steve.

Member - outback2 (WA) posted:

Suggest you go and look at its position before comments like that. NO ALTERNATOR works underwater and that is what the word drowning implies. water splashed around the engine bay etc is not your quote "putting alternators through water"....

A water xing completed successfully and correctly is one thing......a situation were the vehicle has to move slowly for example on a rough bottom....or come to a stop is another.

I have done plenty of water xings as no doubt you and others have but not in a vehicle with the damn thing 5 or 600 mm off the ground

Steve from Top End Explorer Tours posted:

Outback2

My trucks with a 1hz motor go through bonnet deep water daily, trust me the alternators on my trucks go under water.

I have been doing this xing twice a day for 180 days a year for 14 years, so don,t tell me I don't know what I'm talking about.

The xing talking about is the one to Twin Falls, this has an average depth of 1mtr and 100 mtrs across, so if you have done as many water xings than that then I will listen to you.

I seriously have better things to do than make up bullsh1t, you asked for an honest opinion and I gave you one.

Take it or leave it I couldn't care less, by the way my info is free.

Steve.

Member - outback2 (WA) posted:

Steve

If you had been more specific in your first post about underwater ...(without the sarcasm reference to girls blouse)....as you were in your second post then I wouldnt have posted the article in the way I did...clearly your alternators do go underwater and I acknowledge your experience and competence in that.

I also know the crossing you mean and so that reinforces your point.

In fact I am delighted that you have been more specific because it has me totally rethinking my reaction to the alternator placement. I cant see why it doesnt cause problems electrically but I do believe you ....

What is your opinion of them standing in water for a period should that happen?

That is the benefits of this forum, people willing to tell others of their experiences and I appreciate your info which is of value....but we didnt start out well

Thanks

outback2

Member - Kiwi Kia posted:

It all depends on how 'thick' the water is ! Water on it's own should not be to much of a problem, a thick shake of mud however is very likely to cause problems sooner rather then later.