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- Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:34 pm
- Forum: Pinzgauer technical (old)
- Topic: military or civilian ?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7737
ignition
when i got my pinz the previos owner had about distroyed it because of a bad mil. spec cap. the cap was cross firing and the miss and backfire on excelleration was taken by him for a carb problem. after reduceing the carbs to a collection of stripped and missing parts he went to the either step.this...
- Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:15 pm
- Forum: Pinzgauer technical (old)
- Topic: my pinz failed emissions!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4504
jets
just a bit of recent experiance to pass on... i just had a set of pistons and rings installed in my 710 and the differance was so great! before the new top end i smoked and used oil as if i owned an oil well. with the new top end i can let the little beast sit and idle for as long as my paitence wil...
- Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:51 pm
- Forum: Pinzgauer technical (old)
- Topic: A taste of Pinzgauer reality
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4970
stay away from the ebay boots !
i bought my pinz last summer and it had three of the original yellow boots split. i got the cheep boots off of ebay and they took about three months to turn into ribbons . i guess its the material , but they seem to have instantly dry rotted. the one that i kept in a plastic bag still looks new and ...
- Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:47 pm
- Forum: Pinzgauer technical (old)
- Topic: Trxus tires in the milwaukee area
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6639
- Fri May 30, 2008 6:20 pm
- Forum: Pinzgauer technical (old)
- Topic: Trxus tires in the milwaukee area
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6639
june 21st
i read the notes on the party. my chicken legs have not seen sun, other than an occasional dip in the stock tank,since high school. i think ill try to make the party . warning.... bring eye protection for the glare.between my legs and my bald head there could be some severe eye damage. as for the ti...
- Thu May 29, 2008 9:29 pm
- Forum: Pinzgauer technical (old)
- Topic: Trxus tires in the milwaukee area
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6639
- Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:22 pm
- Forum: Pinzgauer technical (old)
- Topic: Fuel Leak at Fill Up
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6785
the first ime i tried to fill my 710 to the top with gas the beast started the spill of the lifetime.it leaked until the gas level was below the top of the tank, maybe a quart or two. the cork gasket at the gas guage sending sending unit was in about 6 pieces. a little gasket paper and no more leak.
- Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:11 pm
- Forum: Pinzgauer technical (old)
- Topic: ID
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2524
mine is the second one. the smaller one.ya im told im one of them cold country aussies.(not the warm counrty ones the ones from austria) my people came to flagstaff in the mid 80s (1880) i have my grandmothers birth cert. in german from the town of flagstaff az. my crest ( on the pinz is really fade...
- Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:44 pm
- Forum: Pinzgauer technical (old)
- Topic: ID
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2524
my 1973 710m came to me with a really weathered austrian crest that took me a trip through the internet to figure out what it was (googled national crests) it looks like a cross between a turkey and an eagle with a hammer in one tallon and a sickle in the other there is a broken set of shaclkles on ...
- Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:55 pm
- Forum: Pinzgauer technical (old)
- Topic: flywheel /starter ring gear can it be flopped?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1605
flywheel /starter ring gear can it be flopped?
i need a bit of info... ive got a worn ring gear on my pinz and i seem to be having trouble finding a replacement. ei doesnt list one on their web site and sav lists one for 3and change but none in stock. in the good ol days of no money and totally repairable vehicles i used to get away with heating...
- Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:18 pm
- Forum: Pinzgauer technical (old)
- Topic: NEW TIRES!!! YAHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5917
opps my mistake... iwasnt clear in saying that the tires i was talking about were the ones on my dodge diesel. my pinz has 265/75/16 on it and i like the ride an the slight gain in top end speed without losing much torque.they are high profile enough to give the max clearance . a problem that ive ha...
- Mon Dec 24, 2007 4:46 pm
- Forum: Pinzgauer technical (old)
- Topic: NEW TIRES!!! YAHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5917
short reply to the power thing . the larger the circumferance of the tire the greater the distance covered per rotation. maybe only couple inches per rotation but lots of rotations at say 60 mph. from experiance with a dodge diesel(the only reliable speedo ive got)the differance in speed with a 215 ...
- Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:05 pm
- Forum: Pinzgauer technical (old)
- Topic: oil consumption
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1539
oil consumption
new to this so forgive mistakes . question is about "normal" oil consumption with these beasties. the history of my pinz is unknown by me. its a 710m 1973. used carbs from jake made the creature breath its first in several ? years. last owner not maintenance or mech. inclined. the unit use...