D21 and new to 4wdriving

[navman1234]

Hi everyone,

I am new to this forum and also new to 4wdriving. I recently bought a D21 dual cab 4x4 to take the wife and kids on some adventures. The D21 is an old 95 model fairly standard.
one thing I have noticed that when the vehicle is under load for example traveling up a long hill the temp gauge goes up to about 3/4 but once over the hill drops back down, a mechanic friend said this is normal but I dont think it is as I dont believe it would have done this when it left the factory.
Any help would be appretiated.

Thanks matt

 

[scottybobcat]

G'day mate and welcome to the forum

 

[Pinelli]

Welcome along mate. My old 86 D21 doesn't skip a beat. Took three adults, two kids and a dog, fully loaded tray and roof cage up the range to Atherton last year no worries other than being a bit slow. Maybe post the question in the D21 forum, with which engine you got, and we'll see what we can do.

 

[Dion]

Another guy had the same problem just recently. He discovered it was a combination of his air con condensor being blocked, and the bullbar obscuring a lot of the radiator.

 

[navman1234]

Thanks everyone for being so welcoming thats awesome, I will take all that onboard and will also post up inD21 thread.

Thanks again matt

 

[Dave]

What Dion said.