[Angus Martin]

G'day guys, this coming summer a few mates and I are going to be going camping for a week or two.
Problem is it's going to be in 45 degree heat, bushbashing and driving up dry sandy river beds. This sand is stupidly soft so going to put quite a bit f load on the engine and reflects the heat straight back up onto the engine so I was just wondering what prep I should do to the cooling system to get it reliable for that.
Cheers

[30ONA]

Angus Martin wrote:

G'day guys, this coming summer a few mates and I are going to be going camping for a week or two.
Problem is it's going to be in 45 degree heat, bushbashing and driving up dry sandy river beds. This sand is stupidly soft so going to put quite a bit f load on the engine and reflects the heat straight back up onto the engine so I was just wondering what prep I should do to the cooling system to get it reliable for that.
Cheers

replace What you can afford and take replaced parts as spares. Eg radiator cap, coolant replace, clutch fan or go electric. Under Trays installed and radiator shroud installed. Maybe Aftermarket temp gauge. Replace hoses and clamps depending on age. Check Belt and tension.

[THE_DICTATOR]

As long as it is all in good condition I wouldn't do anything besides letting it cool down a bit before shutting it down.

[30ONA]

THE_DICTATOR wrote:

As long as it is all in good condition I wouldn't do anything besides letting it cool down a bit before shutting it down.

Agreed. But It's sometimes hard to know when caps clips and hoses are going to fail. Sometimes there is no sign before they go like a bulging hose or weak cap spring. So If they have more than 100k on those parts I'd be replacing them. Cheaper than replacing the engine.

[Angus Martin]

Thanks guys, it's all fairly new but I'll go over everything!