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Bummer - I have iPhone. Something permanently mounted like ecutalk would be preferred thou.

I think a raspberry pi and a nice high quality HDMI touchscreen and some tricky software would make an awsome car stereo. Currently there are some software front ends for Windows based PC's - but these are impracticle for car use, to big and clunky. Somthing needs to be built from the ground up on hardware like this.

Looking at getting ecutalk but I think because my 4.2tdi has consult port I can't use others like scan gauge or ultra-gauge which are odb compliant. Are there any others out there or is ecutalk the only option? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Ah so that's what it is. It would explain the venting air when I took the hoses off. :-)

Any one care to tell me what that can thing is ??

Only for about a year or so... Then we will get a say

Got the car detailed - and then put new 4.2 stickers on the driver doors.

Over the last few days ive been working on installing the BCDC 1220 into my new patrol after taking it out of my previous Patrol. The install was a pain in the arse as I first had to remove an old Pirhana Dual battery system (which was a basic isolator rather than sofistocated DC-DC charger like the redarc). After removing the pirhana I had to mount the redarc and then re mount an existing fuse box. I ended up using a piece of angle aluminium and stainless steel bots/nuts to hold it in place. The fuse block has heavy guage wire soldered to each fuse terminal and I covered the whole lot with flexible conduit to insulate it and hot then glued it into place. Here are the pics:

Hi Glort - Keep in mind, it was the first time Ive played with it since install.. There may still be an air bubble in the exchanger which wont help things. To answer your question regarding the flow - See attached pic.. This is how RCA connected it. The red is the hot radiator water IN The blue is the radiator water OUT Given that the red comes directly from just above the water pump I would assume its getting the hot water direct? or is it connected arse about? White shows the direction of flow of the river water, which is opposite to the hot water flow - Which sounds fine. Im assuming this is setup correctly? (i.e the hot water is entering the unit from the hottest/best place?)

From what ive heard, the piranha power shower is the same as the OLD model Glinds. You need to check with your mate what his flow rate was like - If it was using a 2.5 to 3L per minute pump then that would explain why he gets hot water compared to my 6L + flow rate which isnt hot enough on the first run through. By slowing the rate down thou using the shower nozel, its fine.

Well, I was under the same impression Glort.. However I think it has a bit to do with a) Temperature of the water your getting from the river Temperature of the car's engine.. I believe petrol engines run hotter than the 4.2 TD. How much water is flowing through the unit. With the big pump supplied, its over 6L per minute going through the exchanger and I think thats a bit much for it given the temperature of the water to start with. If I slow down the flow to half that, then the temperature of the water is much better - If I had to compare the flow, it would be about the same as a coleman gas heater cube thing.. I think they flow at about 2.5L per minute - Which is quite slow. At that same flow rate you could heat the water enough using the glind to shower in it.. But Im a big bloke and I like LOTS of water, so preheating might work better for me as I prefer lots of flow. I was a bit dissapointed that it wouldnt heat 6L per min - :-( Mind you, it is winter and tap water is cold, but then again, so is river water in summer :-P

P.S Thanks to RCA at Wyoming for the install. They did a good job, nice and neat and the hose connectors are awsome.

I filled the 60L container with cold water from the tap and timed how long it would take to bring it upto shower temperature. I went for a drive first to get the car upto temp and I kept the car at 1400 rpm with the hand throttle. To warm ~55L of water from bloody cold to shower hot took between 15 and 20 min. I then timed how long it would take to empty the container with the shower rose fully on.. 9 min 22 seconds. Thats good for two decent showers or three short and to the point ones :-) If I tried to shower with water direct from the tap through the system without preheating it first, it was to cold with the shower rose fully on, but if I restricted the flow to about half the water is hot enough. Im not sure if this is normal or not. I may still have air bubbles in the heat exchanger which would reduce the exchange effect - I will need to follow the instructions on the Glind site to try any remove any trapped air. If your after a Glind system, Tim at Glind can help out - Mention your a member of mypatrol4x4 and he can deliver the full Glind system to anywhere in Australia for $475.00.

Got the car back with the Glind installed.. Here are a few pics..

That was no earth quake Ray! I just farted.

Never been In the outback, so would like to know more about hf. Are they usefult long distance? Dx. :-)

We will rebuild!

Just need a long hose :-)

Car is in getting tierod ends, caster correction kit, rear sway bar extension kit, glind shower install and wheel alignment. Cant wait to have a shower in the front yard to test it out..

The drifta kitchen is fantastic - Cant speak highly enough of it. The pull out draw is also brillent however if I was starting from scratch I would prefer that the trailer had a slide out draw INSIDE the trailer for clothes and a smaller slide out draw at the rear of the trailer with a smaller draw. Sometimes pulling the draw all the way out to get the stuff right at the back is a pain because it pulls out right up against the bench. Honestly thou, if your trailer is allready built and you want a draw solution the drifta is the go.

Haha yeah. I cooked lamb for one on my spit last night :-)

Haha heart attack pending. Sounds yum