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Vanorak 
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 Posted: 15 May 11 at 01:00 |
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Here i am driving at what i thought was 100kph and we gps'ed it at 90kph. No wonder it was taking so long to get anywhere. Can't go faster...damn
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Posted: 15 May 11 at 12:55 |
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what size tyres have you got on the van Canada? I put 215R14C tyres (ups the gearing by 7.5% over the standard 185R14c tyre size) on my LT35 camper when I had it to up the gearing a bit, and the speedo was reading correct to within less than 1mph (1.6kph) of the GPS reading at 60 mph (96 kph), older vehicle speedo's always tended to be over optimistic by between 5% to 8% on standard wheel/tyre sizes in my experience.
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Vanorak
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Posted: 16 May 11 at 00:19 |
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I've put 175/16 Nokiens on some used rims and adapters I made last fall. They are bigger than the 185/14s that the truck came with. I really don't get it.....
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Posted: 16 May 11 at 02:36 |
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, cheers, Jack.
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Vanorak
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Posted: 16 May 11 at 02:47 |
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Hi Jack,
I do get the size difference and I was really happy to find unused Nokiens at a scrapper for $100 including rims but what I don't get is why, with no other changes to the truck, I am actually getting lower true mileage then when the original tyres were on..... I had GPS'ed it before and the speedo was 5k off. Hence the . |
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Vanorak
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Posted: 16 May 11 at 02:54 |
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aahh, now I understand the
, theoretically if the wheel/tyre combo diameter is bigger (which it is) then the speed should be closer to true and not further away, assuming the GPS to be correct on both occasions then I would suspect the speedo to be playing silly bu**ers, can't really see any other explanation. |
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Vanorak
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Posted: 16 May 11 at 03:01 |
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Thats what I thought. There is a point where the speedo whips back and forth hovering between 90 and 100 and I think something might have buggered up in tranny, maybe the gear is stripped.
PS... looking for a truck like yours but I think its too sexy for me and I am sure there are few if any over here. Defo no diesels PPS...not trying for the last man standing, are you? Must be 2AM there. |
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Posted: 16 May 11 at 10:14 |
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definately not trying for last man standing
 , it was 3.00 am here and I'd just got in from work,went off to beddybyes after that post  |
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Posted: 01 Jul 11 at 20:22 |
 
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2006 LT35 2.5TDi SWB
 1999 Skoda Felicia (I love 'em!) 
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Posted: 02 Jul 11 at 10:50 |
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jokes
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Posted: 05 Jul 11 at 11:37 |
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Its no joke, we live in the ssslllooowwww lllaaannneee. I was going to put an "Eat my Dust" sticker on but it only applies to stopped bicycles.
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94 LT28 Doka 2.4D
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Posted: 05 Jul 11 at 18:29 |
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It may be slow, but I always smile when driving the Crustymobile
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Posted: 09 Jul 11 at 12:08 |
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Was bread sold out of your LT or do you have a clown stuffed under the seat?
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Germslayer
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Posted: 09 Jul 11 at 14:40 |
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LOL!
It's called that because of the hand enamel job I acquired it with. I was planning to repaint it, but it's rather grown on me, so I've just stickered it up instead.
Plus back in the 90s I was a bit of a crusty: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusties I shower more now Edited by Germslayer - 09 Jul 11 at 14:43 |
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Posted: 10 Jul 11 at 22:39 |
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Yea, hand jobs can be a bit messy (where is Stacey when you need her). I'm getting a low pressure spray kit from a big box today to cover the yellow submarine.
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Germslayer
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Posted: 11 Jul 11 at 19:17 |
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Excellent! What colour?
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Posted: 11 Jul 11 at 19:21 |
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It will be a bright yellow as before but a nicer shade. Seems my truck is a bit of an icon around Toronto. It is one of only 2 that I know of in Canada.
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